Works
Biography
Gianna Commito (b. 1976, Sea Level, NC) earned a BFA from The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. The artist has been included in exhibitions at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Lehman College Art Department, New York, NY; Webster State University, Ogden, UT; MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; National Academy, New York, NY; and the Drawing Center, New York, NY; among others. Commito is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Ohio Arts Council Award; the Cleveland Art Prize; Artist in Residence at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; Artist in Residence at nido, Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy; and the Wayne P. Lawson Prize. In 2018, her work was featured in the inaugural edition of the FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art in Cleveland, OH. Her work is also placed in prominent collections such as the Akron Art Museum, Columbus Art Museum, and the Progressive Art Collection. Commito lives and works in Kent, OH.
Exhibitions
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Upstairs Gallery: Ten Years
September 12 - October 28, 2018 -
Gianna Commito
January 5 - February 25, 2018 -
Upstairs Gallery: Gallery Artist Group Show
February 28 - March 27, 2016 -
Upstairs Gallery: Gianna Commito
January 11 - February 22, 2015 -
Gianna Commito
February 27 - May 27, 2011
News
Art Fairs
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Armory Show
September 9 - 12, 2021Bianca Beck, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Anne Buckwalter, Gianna Commito, Bernadette Despujols, Joanne Greenbaum, Hilary Harnischfeger, Maryam Hoseini, Arghavan Khosravi, Anya Kielar, Pam Lins, Sara Greenberger Rafferty,...Read more -
December Online Viewing Room
December 2 - 6, 2020Press Release Rachel Uffner Gallery is pleased to present December OVR: Gallery Artists. Live online December 2 -6, 2020. Anya Kielar Arghavan Khosravi Bianca Beck...Read more -
Felix Los Angeles
Gianna Commito, Maryam Hoseini, Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Arcmanoro Niles, Hilary Pecis, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Roger White, Joanne Greenbaum & Sara Greenberger Rafferty February 13 - 16, 2020 -
Chicago Invitational
Gianna Commito, Maryam Hoseini, Shara Hughes, Pam Lins, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Sally Saul, Curtis Talwst Santiago, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung September 18 - October 21, 2019Chicago Invitational Presented by NADA September 18-21, 2019 Chicago Athletic Association Hotel Rachel Uffner Gallery - Room #431 12 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603...Read more -
Dallas Art Fair
Bianca Beck, Gianna Commito, Shara Hughes, Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Arcmanoro Niles, Sara Greenberger Rafferty April 11 - 14, 2019 -
Felix Los Angeles
Bianca Beck, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Gianna Commito, Rachel Granofsky, Joanne Greenbaum, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Maryam Hoseini, Shara Hughes, Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Arcmanoro Niles, Sally Saul and Roger White February 14 - 17, 2019 -
Dallas Art Fair
Gianna Commito, Shara Hughes, Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Pam Lins, Arcmanoro Niles, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Sally Saul, & Molly Zuckerman-Hartung April 12 - 15, 2018 -
NADA Miami
Roger White, Leonhard Hurzlmeier, Hilary Harnischfeger, & Gianna Commito December 1 - 4, 2016NADA Miami Beach 2016 December 1 - 4, 2016Read more -
NADA Miami
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Gianna Commito, Joanne Greenbaum, Hilary Harnischfeger, Sean Kennedy, Sam Moyer, & Mary Simpson December 3 - 5, 2015Strauss Bourque-LaFrance Gianna Commito Joanne Greenbaum Hilary Harnischfeger Sean Kennedy Sam Moyer Mary SimpsonRead more -
EXPO Chicago
Gianna Commito & Sara Greenberger Rafferty September 17 - 20, 2015 -
Art Los Angeles Contemporary
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Gianna Commito, Joanne Greenbaum, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, & Sam Moyer January 29 - February 1, 2015 -
Armory Show
Gianna Commito & Sam Moyer March 3 - 6, 2011