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Luciana Abait is a South American artist who was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She attended the National School of the Arts in Buenos Aires where she studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and printmaking.[1] Abait immigrated to the United Stated at the age of 26 in 1997.[2] She has exhibited in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States, and numerous of museums, and international art fairs.[3] She currently lives and works in Los Angeles California and is a fellow artists at 18th Street Art Center.[4]
Luciana Abait | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971, 52 years old Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentinian |
| Alma mater | National School of the Arts Buenos Aires |
| Website | https://www.lucianaabait.com |
Career
editFrom 1997 though 2005 live Luciana lived in Miami, Florida where she was the Artist in Residence at Oolite Arts Center (formerly known Art Center South Florida). In 2005 Abait relocated to Los Angeles, California. In 2019 Luciana exhibited with Los Angeles World Airports where she debuted her exhibition titled A Letter to the Future. A phrase taken from a plaque dedicated to the glacier named Okjokull which also included text inscribed by Icelands most prominent writer Andri Snaer Magnason, "stating that within the next two hundred years all glaciers will follow the same path". Okjokull became known as the first melted glacier due to climate change in 2014.[5] The artist is dedicated to exploring Anthropocene and climate change engages in thorough research, venturing into the most remote locations to meticulously document the state of the environment.[6]
Commissions
editMajor Exhibitions
edit2023 - Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California[7]
2022 Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles[8], California Museum of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, California[9], Brand Library, Glendale, California[9]
2021 Culver City Arts Commission, Helms Bakery District[9], Cantabria Museum of Nature, Cantabria, Spain[9]
2019 Cerritos College Art Gallery, Cerritos, California[9], Los Angeles World Airports, Terminal 7[10]
2012 Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania[9]
2011 Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, part of SUR:Biennial[11]
2005 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, Illionois[9]
2004 Houston, Texas and Art Chicago[12]
2001 Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago[1]
Public Collections
edit- Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State[13]
- University of Miami Florida[citation needed]
- Lehigh University Museum[citation needed]
Awards and Nominations
edit- 2013 - 2023 Artist in Residence 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, California[4]
- 2022 ArtNight Mini-Grant, City of Pasadena, CA
- 2021 Art Lives Here, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA[7]
- Projecting Possibilities Grant, Culver City Arts Foundation, Culver City, CA
- Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, CA 2020 Shares, Grant for Limited Edition, Oolite Arts, Miami, FL
- Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, CA
- 2016 Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship Award[14]
- 1999 - 2005 Artist in Residence Oolite Art Center (formerly Art Center South Florida) Miami, Florida
- 2015 Santa Monica Individual Artist Fellowship - Year 2016
- 2005 ArtBank, Purchase Award/Grant, Miami- Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL 2000 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, Tallahassee, FL
References
edit- ^ a b Dambrot, Shana Nys (2021-05-10). "Meet Multimedia Artist Luciana Abait - LA Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Blum, Paul Von (2023-08-11). "The Beautiful and Disconcerting Climate Art of Luciana Abait". Truthdig. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Luciana Abait". Interviews from Yale University Radio WYBCX. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "We The Artists: How 18th Street Arts Center Creates Creative Spaces and Provokes Public Dialogue". PBS SoCal. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Detail Luciana Abait". www.lawa.org. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ world, STIR. "Luciana Abait’s exhibition ‘A Letter to the Future’ is a call to save the planet earth". www.stirworld.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "Escape – Route – Laguna Art Museum". Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Looseleaf, Victoria (2022-12-08). "Luciana Abait". Art Now LA. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Luciana Abait 18th Street Campus". 18th Street Arts Center. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Isolated Landscapes". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ Lombera, Brian. "Rio Hondo College Art Gallery SUR:biennial 2011". Cerritos College. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Luciana Abait - Arte Al Dia". www.artealdia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Luciana Abait – U.S. Department of State". Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Luciana Abait". Oolite Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
External Links
edithttps://artillerymag.com/gallery-rounds-luciana-abait/
https://www.lawa.org/art-program/past-exhibits/2019/a-letter-to-the-future