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Artist Statement:
To view my website, please
visit www.nparente.com
My abstract paintings are
expressive. My work is not
about what I see, but what I
feel and cannot say. My art
emanates from inspiration.
Andre Breton captures my
thoughts, "Beloved
imagination, what I most like
in you is your unsparing
quality. When I am painting,
I have the expansive
experience of a soul
expressing and creating beyond
its horizons.
I work with unexpected
mediums, expressed in acrylic,
oils, charcoal, graphite, ink
and pencils, on synthetic
panels, sheets of glass,
wooden boards, concrete, paper
and canvas. Most of my works
are in large formats, and
often presented in series.
At present, I am working with
the circle image. Circles and
their intersections have
always inspired me, often
representing the intersection
of souls. My current series
conveys, through the circle
image, the universal
phenomenon of human encounter.
My ubran series examines human
encounter with the urban
environment.
I desire to experience and
explore what I can create with
my hands and my mind. I am,
and always will be, in the
process of learning. Every new
work is somehow expected and,
in more ways, surprising.
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Exhibitions for Nicola Parente:
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Exhibition History:
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Art and Architecture, Shadehouse Development, Houston TX
2007 Reflections, 1200 Post Oak Gallery, Houston TX
2006 The Edge of Urban Time, Thornwood Gallery Colquitt, Houston TX (2 person exhibition)
2006 Circles, Inner Connection, Thornwood Gallery Birdsall, Houston TX
2005 Inner Connections, Omni Houston Hotel Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Sensations, Culture Club Gallery, Mola di Bari Italy
2005 Movement Without Borders, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Houston TX
2005 Reaction, Morris Architects Lobby, Houston TX
2004 Mediterraneo, Morris Architects Lobby, Houston TX
2004 Mind Matter, Omni Houston Hotel Gallery, Houston TX
2003 Art in Unsuspecting Places, Six Gee, Houston TX (2 person exhibition)
2003 Nuances of Emotions, Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston TX
Select Group Exhibitions:
2007 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2007 Arts Houston, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston TX
2007 In Focus, Visual Arts Alliance, Sugar Land Regional Airport, Houston TX
2006 Art Crawl, Mother Dog Studios, Houston TX
2006 Fire & Water Invitational, Arnaudville LA (Curated by George Marx)
2006 Gallery Artist, Ann Connely Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2006 Visual Arts Alliance, Continental Airlines Building Lobby, Houston TX
(Juried group exhibition, Clint Willhour, Juror)
2006 Arts Houston, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2006 Monthly Group Exhibitions, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Year End Group Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2005 Visual Arts Alliance, Bank of America Building, Houston TX
(Honorable Mention Award, juried group exhibition, Harvey Bott, Juror)
2005 Faces, Artcar Museum, Houston, TX
2005 Summer Group Exhibition, Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston TX
2005 A Feast for the Soul, Alex Daniyel Gallery, Houston TX
2004 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2004 Art for Art's Sake, MFAH, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Cypress Creek, Houston TX
2004 Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Art Car Museum, Houston TX (Juried show)
Select Public Collections:
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, Austin, TX
Boston Consulting Group, Houston, TX
Memorial Herman Hospital, Houston TX
Neos Architects, Houston TX
Triad Resources, Houston TX
Palantir Capital Management, Houston TX
Vineyard on the Square, Sugarland TX
Press:
Dwell Magazine Off the Grid November 2007
NY Arts Magazine Artist Voice July/August 2007
Centro Studi di Diritto, delle Arti, del Turismo e del Paesaggio, July 2007
002 Magazine The Gallery, Thornwood Gallery February 2006
ASID Angle Diverse Works of Art July/August 2005
Lo Spiraglio Sensations- Feature Story May 2005
Houston Chronicle Preview - Feature Photo April 7, 2005
Romance Writers of America Report Artwork Featured on Cover February 2005
Houston Chronicle The Town Downtown January 23, 2005
002 Magazine The Parente Movement Featured Artist January 2005
Houston Chronicle Preview Six Degrees November 25, 2004
Fox 26 TV Live with Lanny Griffith Houston, TX (interview) 2004
Fox 26 TV Morning News Featured artist of the week- 2003, 2004
Awards:
2005 Visual Arts Alliance, Bank of America Building, Houston, TX (Honorable Mention)
Education:
M.B.A., 2004, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
B.A., 1988, Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Teaching Experience:
2007 DeMedici Art Academy, Houston TX
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