Gianna Commito

b. 1976, Sea Level, North Carolina
lives and works in Kent, Ohio

Education

2003 MFA, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, Iowa
2002 MA, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, Iowa
1998 BFA, Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011
Gianna Commito, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, New York

2010
Windows and Doors, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio

2008
Recent Work, Moreau Art Galleries, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana

2006
Artist of the Week, from Flatfiles, May 19-27, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.–The Symbiotic Relationship Between Teacher And Student, Peter Paul Luce Gallery, curated by Susan Chrysler White, Mount Vernon, Iowa
Flashback, Alfred University, NYSCC, curated by Elizabeth Blomster, Alfred, New York

2011
Double Vision, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Ruptures, Hoffman Lachance Contemporary, curated by Michael Wille, Saint Louis, Missouri

2010
Metallika, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, New York
Anti-Anti/Non-Non, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, New York
Geometric Constructs, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Mustang Sally, TCB Art Inc, curated by Bill Donovan (NYC) and Kate Smith (Melbourne), Melbourne, Australia
The 185th Annual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy, New York, New York
Untitled (Painting), with Scott Olson, Brian Sharp, Zak Prekop, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary, Cleveland, Ohio

2009
The Living and the Dead, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York, New York
The Great Impression, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

2008
Union Square, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NY
Exquisitude, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Art on Paper Biennial, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina
Perfect Strangers, Daily Operation, curated by Jon Lutz, Brooklyn, New York

2007
Fall Selections: Non-Declarative Drawing, The Drawing Center, curated by Luis Camnitzer, New York, New York
Side by Side, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, curated by Ana Vejzovic, Cleveland, Ohio

2006
Space-Domestic, curator: Jiha Moon-Wilson, Emerson Gallery, McLean Center for the Arts, McLean, Virginia

Collaborations and Curatorial Projects

2008
Call and Response, Patrick Brennan, Mary Lum, Carrie Pollack, Suzanne Silver, and J.D. Walsh, curated by Gianna Commito, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
The Last Book, compiled by Luis Camnitzer, housed in the National Library of Argentina
The Old Gold, online interview with independent curator Jon Lutz, posted August 24, 2008

2005
Listings, collaboration with author Rick Moody, Indiana Review (Volume 27, #1) Summer, 2005

Awards and Residencies

2009
Artist in Residence, Cite Internationale des Arts, November – December, Paris, France

2005
Artist in Residence, St. Michael’s College, June – July, Colchester, Vermont

2004
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Yaddo, January 5 – February 22, Saratoga Springs, New York
The MacDowell Colony, February 26 – April 19, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, May 1 – July 28, Omaha, Nebraska

Bibliography

Rosenberg, Karen. “Gianna Commito,” New York Times, March 25, 2011, p. C31
Vartanian, Hrag. “Jagged Strips of Paint, Two LES Shows,” Hyperallergic, March 16, 2011
Zevitas, Steven. “Body, Landscape, Space: Top Ten Painting Shows in the U.S.,” The Huffington Post, March, 9, 2011
Harris, Gareth. “Lower East Side story,” Financial Times, February 25, 2011
“Gianna Commito's Paintings At The Armory Show,” The Huffington Post, February 25, 2011
Kurzner, Lisa. “Gianna Commito,” review of Windows and Doors, Art in America, September, 10, 2010
Utter, Douglas Max. “No Way Out,” review of Windows and Doors, The Cleveland Scene, March 3, 2010
Litt, Steven. “Gianna Commito's works at William Busta Gallery,” review of Windows and Doors, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 18, 2010
Donovan, Bill. Beautiful Decay Magazine, online profile, January 2, 2009, http://beautifuldecay.com/2010/01/02/gianna-commito
Halperen, Max. “Art on Paper 2008,” review of Art on Paper Biennial, Art Papers, March/April 2009
Tan, Lumi, “Critic’s Pick,” online review of Union Square, Artforum.com, posted July 17, 2008
Baker, R.C., “Recommendations,” review of Non-Declarative Art, curated by Luis Camnitzer, The Village Voice, October 9, 2007
Utter, Douglas Max. “Juxtapositions: Side by Side @ Moca,” review of Side by Side, curated by Ana Vezjovik, Angle: a Journal of Arts and Culture, Issue 31, March/April 2007
Lit, Steven. “Daring Pairings,” review of Side by Side, curated by Ana Vezjovik, The Plain Dealer, January 30, 2007
Lewis, Zachary. “On View-Side by Side,” review of Side by Side, curated by Ana Vezjovik, The Cleveland Scene, February, 6, 2007, p. 27