Gina Occhiogrosso
In my work, the hallowed and often masculinized tradition of painting is subverted through the cutting and sewing together of painted surfaces. The act of cutting leads to new forms, dynamic connections and illusions of depth, and the seams disrupt colorful forms that are carefully rendered and then sutured together. Intention and chance fuel this process of alignment and repositioning. Spaces and forms interact ambiguously, seemingly in flux and in conversation.
I compose through the application of wet color on a surface and through the process of disassembly and realignment. Throughout the paintings, slightly raised seams are made where freshly painted edges join, creating both linear and sculptural elements. The seams suggest ties that are tenuous yet sturdy, fragile yet unified. Bright colors, shifting shapes and the visibility of seams connect to notions of pattern, fashion, crafts, and the history of “women’s work.” The toughness and thinness of the fabric is a reminder of the tension inherent in that history.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Surfacing, Gina Occhiogrosso, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2020 Gathering and Easing, ZINC contemporary, Seattle, WA
2020 The Absence of Presence, Wilson Art Gallery, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY
2013 “Nobody wants to be here, nobody wants to leave,” Roos Arts Rosendale, NY
2010 The Road, Nicole Fiacco Gallery, Hudson, NY
2007 Someday, Amrose and Sable Gallery, Albany, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Big Little Color, Donise English, Gina Occhigrosso, Vincent Pomilio, Stephen Walling, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
Artists of the Hudson Mohawk Region, Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, Elisa Bertaglia, Gabriele Grones, Leslie Kerby, Gina Occhiogrosso, David Syre, Dov Talpaz,Osaretin Ugiagbe, Sasha Vinci
Curated by Sara Carona, The Yard, 60th Street
Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, Elisa Bertaglia, Gabriele Grones, Leslie Kerby, Gina Occhiogrosso, David Syre, Dov Talpaz,Osaretin Ugiagbe, Sasha Vinci, curated by Sara Carona, SARAH CROWN gallery, NYC, NY
Spring Mix, William Bullard, Gina Occhiogrosso, Tia Maggio, The Gallery at Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
2021
Sunrise/Sunset, Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program, Albany, NY
2020
Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, organized by Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, and Minita Sanghvi, Assistant Professor of Management, Marketing, and Business, Skidmore College.
Cut and Color, Paolo Arao, Melissa Dadourian, Jean Feinberg, Beth Humphrey, Michael Milton, Gina Occhiogrosso, Ruby Palmer, Tamara Zahaykevich, Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program, Albany, NY
Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art, juried by Susan Cross, Senior Curator at MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts.
2019
Small Works, Zinc Contemporary, Seattle, WA
Juxtaposition: Contemporary Collage, Barret Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Blind Study, Zinc Contemporary, Seattle, WA
Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Regional, Hyde Museum, juried by Victoria Palermo, Glens Falls, NY
2018
MacDowell Now: Recent Abstract Painting, Curator Gallery and MacDowell
Colony Offices, New York, NY
Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Regiona, University Art Museum, Albany, NY, juried by Jean Shin
Wonderland, Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY
MADE in Granville, Work from the Inaugural Invitational Summer Residency of the Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Collar Works, Troy, NY
2017
Following the Thread, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NYC, NY
Stack, curated by Deborah Zlotsky, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NYC
Black and White, Emerge Fine Art, Saugerties, NY
Doubt, curated by Nadine Wasserman, SPACE, Pittsburgh, PA, 2017
Masters of War, curated by Brian Cirmo, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
2016
Scenes and Variations, curated by Rebecca Shepard, Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Wonderland, curated by Sue and Phil Knoll, No. 6 Depot, West Stockbridge, MA
2015
CASHEESH, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Howdy Doody, curated by Jenny Kemp and Leona Christie, Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY
New Directions ’15, juried by Juror: Janet Bishop, Weisel Family Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Barrett House Gallery, Poughkeepksie, NY
Exquisite, LABspace, Hillsdale, NY
Axis Mundi: New Work by Gina Occhiogrosso, Anne Austin Pearce, Frank Poor, and Jonathan Sharlin, Hunt-Cavanaugh Gallery, Providence College, RI
Shifting Ecologies 2, curated by Marianne Van Lent, Athens Cultural Center, Athens, NY
Bellingham National Art Exhibition and Awards, Whatcom Museum, WA
2014
Shifting Ecologies, The Painting Center, New York City, NY
Memento, Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Lay of the Land, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, Demarest, New Jersey
The Continuing View, Tyler Art Gallery, State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego. NY
Mid-Atlantic New Painting, University of Mary Washington Galleries, Virginia
2013
Unhinged, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Terra Incognita, Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle
Our Backyard, Artists Consider the Environment, Roos Arts, Rosendale, NY
2012
Natural/Constructed, The Painting Center, NYC, NY
Grey Matters, The Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program
Flux: Gina Occhiogrosso, Kathleen Thum, and Cein Watson, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
2010
The Other End of the Line, a Francis Cape project in collaboration with curator Ian Berry, The Highline, Chelsea, NYC, NY
Hemispheres, Lana Santorelli Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Fence Show Select, juried by Sarah Cunningham, curator, The College of New Jersey, at Trenton, The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
Group Show, Brenda Taylor Gallery, NYC, NY
On the Surface, Drawings on Paper Invitational, Clement Art Gallery, Troy, NY
2008
Conceits of Idle Hours, Gina Occhiogrosso and Katherine McDowell Patterson,
Saratoga Art Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
Locally Grown, The Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program, Albany, NY
2007
Mohawk Hudson Invitational, Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
Sugar Buzz, curated by Susan Hoeltzel and Nina Sundell, Lehman College Art Gallery,
Bronx, NY
Exhibition by Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region, Albany International Airport Art & Culture Program, Albany, NY
EDUCATION
MFA in Painting, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
BFA in Painting, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
AWARDS
2018 Juror’s Award, Artists of the Hudson Mohawk Region, University Art Museum, Albany, NY
2011 Juror’s Award, Artists of the Hudson Mohawk Region, Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
FLAT FILES/ SLIDE REGISTRIES
2015- present Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2019- 2020 Collar Works, Curated by Deborah Zlotsky, Troy, NY
RESIDENCIES/FELLOWSHIPS
2018 The Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency, Granville, NY (Pilot year, by invitation)
VCCA; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts,
2017 MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
2016 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2014 The American Academy of Rome, Rome, Italy (Visiting Artist)
Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
VCCA; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Winter Shakers residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Inc, Austerlitz, NY
2013 The Millay Colony for the Arts, Inc, Austerlitz, NY
2012 VCCA; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
2011 Constance Saltonstall Foundation
2010 VCCA; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
PODCAST INTERVIEWS
Gina Occhiogrosso, in conversation, Collar Works Radio, hosted by Justin Baker, Feb 15, 2022, http://collarworks.org/collar-works-radio
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 “Colorful art for dark times: Occhiogrosso's talent pulls it off,” by William Jaeger, Times Union, Mar 2
“On Exhibit: Occhiogrosso’s art reflects pandemic, women in her family,” Indiana Nash, Feb 20-26, 2022, The Daily Gazette
“Gina Occhiogrosso: Surfacing at ACCR,” Feb 15, 2022, by David Brickman, Get Visual blog
2021 “Art Gallery’s “Sunrise” show imbued with hope,” by Patrick Tine, June 3, 2021
“Connected by a Thread, Artist sees lineage of working women in newest creations,” by Joseph Dalton, Jan 21-27, 2021, Times Union, Preview cover and section.
2020 The Other End of the Line(book), a project by Francis Cape, by Francis Cape, photographs by Paul Kennedy, essay by Ian Berry. Homework by Gina Occhiogrosso, Page 144-145
2020 “Airport Art Gallery gets real and textured with ‘Cut and Color,’ by William Jaeger, Times Union, Aug. 31, 2020
2020 “On Exhibit: Everyday materials are put to new use at Albany Airport,” by Indiana Nash, The Daily Gazette, Aug. 5, 2020
2019 Stone Canoe, Syracuse, NY
2018 “Wacky, Whimsy center stage at ACG’s “Wonderland,” by William Jaeger,” Times Union, June 6, 2018
2013 “Skin and Earth, Suddenly Unrecognizable,” ‘Terra Incognita,’ on Exhibition at the College of New Rochelle. The New York Times, Mar, 2013
“Paintings dominate entries selected for Mohawk Hudson Regional, by Karen Bjornland,” The Gazette, Nov, 13
2012 “Works by Gina Occhiogrosso, Kathleen Thum, Cein Watson on exhibit at Arts Center’s ‘Flux,’ “by Amy Griffin, Times Union, Jan 25, 2012
2010 “Francis Cape, The Other End of The Line,” by Charles Schultz, Brooklyn Rail, Dec. 2010
VISITING ARTIST/ LECTURES/GALLERY TALKS
2019 Bennington College (Art New England, Mass Art Summer Program)
2019 Barret Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 University Art Museum, Albany, NY
2016 Scenes and Variations exhibit panel, Schick Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY (panel discussion)
2013 State University of New York at Oswego
2010 Hyde Collection Museum, Glens Falls, NY
2010 Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
2008 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2007 Saratoga Arts Council, Saratoga Springs, NY
2007 Union College, Schenectady, NY
