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CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTS

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Arcadia Contemporary

51 Greene Street

New York, NY 10013

t: 212.965.1387

e: info@arcadiacontemporary

www.arcadiacontemporary.comA

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APRIL 23 ˗ MAY 20, 2015OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY APRIL 23TH, 6:00-8:00 PM

CELEBRATING WOMEN ARTISTSJess Riva Cooper • Nancy Depew • Deon Duncan • Dianne Gall • Alessandra Maria • Romina Ressia

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ROMINA RESSIA “Fish”Archival Pigment Print, 201523 x 35 inches ed. 1 of 5

ROMINA RESSIAPresented here is the work of Argentinian, avant-garde fashion photographer Romina Ressia (b.1981). Making her foray into fine art photography, Ressia has become an internet sensation. Her work marries Elizabethan-era subjects and Renaissance sensibilities with modern anachronisms, playfully collapsing time to document an imagined past. This body of portraiture playfully raises questions about the roles of women in history and also the present day. What was life like for women in the Renaissance? What impact would modern conveniences have had in their lives? Can the viewer imagine conflating a modern life with this bygone past?

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ROMINA RESSIA “Popcorn”Archival Pigment Print, 201469 x 45 inches ed. 2 of 5

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ROMINA RESSIA “The Queen”Archival Pigment Print, 201459 x 39 inches ed. 2 of 3

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ROMINA RESSIA “Double Bubble Gum”Archival Pigment Print, 201412 x 8 inchesed. 2 of 8

ROMINA RESSIA “Double Bubble Gum”Archival Pigment Print, 201436 x 23 inches ed. 3 of 5

ROMINA RESSIA “Popcorn”Archival Pigment Print, 201412 x 8 inches ed. 4 of 30

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ROMINA RESSIA “Skull”Archival Pigment Print, 201418 x 11 inches ed. 2 of 6

ROMINA RESSIA “Oval Portrait”Archival Pigment Print, 201417 x 10 inches ed. 3 of 6

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ROMINA RESSIA “Black Box”Archival Pigment Print, 201424 x 16 inches ed. 1 of 6

ROMINA RESSIA “Boring”Archival Pigment Print, 201423 x 36 inches ed. 2 of 5

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ROMINA RESSIA “Woman with Flowers”Archival Pigment Print, 201436 x 23 inches ed. 1 of 5

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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Moirai”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201522 x 28 inches

ALESSANDRA MARIAThe signature works of Alessandra Maria (b. 1990) combine ethereal drawings of female subjects with a lace-like overlay of gilded decoration which are flattened, like icons, into a field of gold. This emerging artist, currently working in Brooklyn, New York, represents the show’s youngest talent. Her dream-like subjects reside in a fantastic world, both fragile and equisite.

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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Chrysanthemum 3”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201513 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches

ALESSANDRA MARIA “Chrysanthemum 4”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201514 x 12 inches

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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Dust”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201411 x 9 inches

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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Finish”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201520 x 14 inches

ALESSANDRA MARIA “Rebecca”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201526 x 16 inches

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ALESSANDRA MARIA “Revelations”Oil, Graphite, and Gold on Panel, 201530 x 23 inches

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DIANNE GALL “Violet Blonde”Oil on Panel, 20147 × 9 inches

DIANNE GALLPainter Dianne Gall (b. 1964) from Australia makes her Arcadia debut with cinematic oil paintings featuring femme fatales of a bygone era. Eschewing the expected black and white palette of 1940’s cinema, Gall immerses her heroines and scenes in acid-dipped colors more indicative of the 1960’s Pop era. Sited in domestic interiors, the tight compositions of these paintings underscore their intimacy. With their backs turned and their faces hidden, the strong women subjects of Dianne Gall’s work assert their strength to the viewer.

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DIANNE GALL “Introspection”Oil on Linen, 201544 x 54 inches

DIANNE GALL“Glimpse”Oil on Panel, 20147 x 8 inches

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DIANNE GALL “All Is Always Now”Oil on Linen, 201548 x 60 inches

DIANNE GALL “Cornered”Oil on Canvas, 201432 x 30 inches

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DEON DUNCAN “Clarity” (details)Bronze and Gold Leaf, 201532 x 12 x 8 inchesed. 3 of 9

DEON DUNCANDeon Duncan (b. 1963) presents bronze sculptures depicting swimmers athletically poised; their tensed musculatures are accented with gold and blue hues. Educated in painting and critical theory with a graduate degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Duncan turned to sculpture later in her career. In the tradition of classical sculpture, her works investigate the body and ideal beauty. Here, her athletes demonstrate a rigorous study of human anatomy and a fluency of sculptural techniques, cast and gilded.

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DEON DUNCAN “Ascension”Bronze and Gold Leaf, 201333 x 9 x 6 inches ed. 5 of 9

DEON DUNCAN “Blue Lotus II”Bronze and Gold Leaf, 201441 x 16 x 8 inchesed. 3 of 9

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DEON DUNCAN “Clarity”Bronze and Gold Leaf, 201532 x 12 x 8 inches ed. 3 of 9

DEON DUNCAN “The Interval”Bronze and Gold Leaf, 201338 x 6 x 6 inchesed. 8 of 19

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NANCY DEPEW “An Embarrasment of Riches #2”Oil on Panel, 201312 x 9 in

NANCY DEPEWNancy Depew (b. 1965), whose large-scale nudes and florals are masterworks of hyper-realism, paradoxically imbues her works with a dreamlike otherworldliness. These atmospheric works depict flora and female figures in repose as if frozen in a moment in time. Masterfully rendered, Depew’s gossamer-like surfaces demonstrate a keen attention to detail, utilized to subtle and graceful effect.

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NANCY DEPEW“Merge”Oil on Panel, 201440 x 60 inches

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NANCY DEPEW “Inside Out”Oil on Panel, 201540 x 60 inches

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NANCY DEPEW “Premonition”Oil on Panel, 201520 x 16 inches

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NANCY DEPEW “Sway”Oil on Panel, 201514 x 11 inches

NANCY DEPEW “Premonition”Oil on Panel, 201520 x 16 inches

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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series I “Leaves”Painted Ceramic, 201418 × 11 × 9 inches

JESS RIVA COOPERFrom North America come the hauntingly beautiful ceramic works by Toronto-based Jess Riva Cooper (b. 1981). As part of her celebrated “Viral Series,” these uniquely sculpted busts depict female figures with flowers, leaves and creatures emanating and enveloping their heads and shoulders, expertly rendered in surface relief and painterly filigree. Each unique porcelain bust combines hand sculpting and delicate painting with appliqué reminiscent of fine china, evoking a theme of domesticity. The figures become fecund vessels, reminding the viewer of nature’s abundant fertility and the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.

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JESS RIVA COOPERViral Series II, “Blue and Green Flowers”Painted Ceramic, 201515 1/2 × 11 × 7 3/4 inches

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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Autumn Flowers”Painted Ceramic, 201518 1/4 × 11 × 9 1/2 inches

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JESS RIVA COOPERViral Series II, “Yellow and Pink Roses”Painted Ceramic, 201514 3/4 × 11 × 7 3/4 inches

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JESS RIVA COOPER Viral Series II, “Red Flower, Green Buds”Painted Ceramic, 201519 × 11 × 10 1/4 inches

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JESS RIVA COOPERViral Series II, “Green Buds, Crocus”Painted Ceramic, 201516 1/4 × 11 × 9 inches

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