Nina Chanel Abney

PARSONS ALUM

I'm profiled on Parsons website, check it out... :-)

http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/profiles_program.aspx?id=42425&ProgramFilter=PGFA,PUDD,PLAD,PLAH,PLEN

ESSENCE!

I'm really excited about this... :-)

Check me out on Essence.com, 10 Female Artists You Should Know About.   

Here's the link... 

http://photos.essence.com/galleries/10_female_artists_you_should_know_about/entry_image/335781-nina_chanel_abney

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER 

Sunday January 10, 2010 - Sunday February 28, 2010

from 11:00am - 5:00pm

Nassau County Museum of Fine Art

One Museum Drive
Roslyn Harbor, New York 11576 Get Directions

 

Eye of the Beholder showcases six of the most intriguing female artists working today. Work by Nina Chanel Abney, India Evans, Marilyn Minter, Sara Rahbar, Christy Singleton and Aya Uekawa will be on view in a multimedia exhibition that includes sculpture, photography and works on paper and canvas. What unites these artists is their fresh, often provocative, take on life. The exhibition is curated for the museum’s Contemporary Collectors Circle by Elaine Berger.

Ticket Info: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (62+) and $4 for students and children ages 4-12; includes admission

Website: http://www.nassaumuseum.org/

CHECK MY PULSE

COME SEE MY LATEST PAINTING "PARADISE FOUND" AT PULSE MIAMI...

 

FRED 2010 PROGRAM - PULSE MIAMI ART FAIR

Fred [London] Limited is delighted to announce a new and exciting direction for 2010!

During a long period of research we have been looking at work by African artists, African-American artists, and artists of African descent based in Europe. In particular, we have examined the socio-political issues facing these artists in post-colonial and western immigrant sub-cultures - including those of race, gender and sexuality. It is our belief that some of the most interesting work being made today comes from such artists; many of who have not previously exhibited in the UK. Working within a framework of race-based dynamics and differences, these artists explore notions of categorisation in their work - be it the idea of identity, nationhood, ethnicity, sexuality, religion and belonging.

At PULSE ART FAIR in Miami this December we will preview our 2010 program with a group of significant work by artists of and from the African Diaspora. On this occasion, and ahead of a series of major monograph shows we are delighted to announce representation of:

NINA CHANEL ABNEY (USA)
ZANELE MUHOLI (South Africa)
CONRAD BOTES (South Africa)
GODFRIED DONKOR (Ghana/UK)

THE EDIBLE WOMAN

COME CHECK OUT MY LATEST PAINTING, A COLLABORATIVE PIECE WITH ARTIST SYDNEY CHASTAIN-CHAPMAN.

THE EDIBLE WOMAN

October 22, 2009 - November 25, 2009

Nina Chanel Abney, Dhruvi Acharya, Sydney Chastain-Chapman, Sara Rahbar, Aya Uekawa,Mariëtte van der Ven, Katayoun Vaziri

 

Margaret Atwood's 1969 novel The Edible Woman provides inspiration for the exhibition including a new generation of vocal artists coming of age in a global culture. Nina Chanel Abney and Sydney Chastain-Chapman have created a monstrous collaborative "Alice in Wonderland" tea party with diverse portraits of both artists in attendance. Dhruvi Acharya's lustrous women lend insight into her own psyche living and working in her native Mumbai. Sara Rahbar personally documents staged scenes in an elaborate palace abandoned after the Revolution in Tehran. Aya Uekawa's contemplative women bridge the East/West divide insightful of her upbringing in Tokyo and her current home in New York. Mariëtte van der Ven's mysterious sculpture of androgynous human forms simultaneously exhibits both fragility and stability. Katayoun Vaziri creates a multi-paneled work indicative of her interest in how individuals come of age amidst a plethora of political turmoil in the Middle East.

PAPER MAGAZINE

I was given a great opportunity to be interviewed for Paper Magazine's first Art Issue.  And it gets even more exciting...

I will give you a hint:  Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

I don't want to spoil the article, so I will only give you a small sneak peek...

This photo has been edited and is not actually the cover (I had high hopes, lol).  Please pick up a copy, it should be on newsstands now through the first week of November.  My article is on page 52 :-)

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

This is my first post.  YAY!  Here's a video of me talking about my painting Forbidden Fruit which is now on view in the Extended Family Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.  I typically don't explain my work in much detail.  I prefer the viewer to bring their own experiences and references to the work in order to come up with their own interpretations.  However, on occasion I do make some special exceptions... 

I have to admit that I was pretty nervous during this video, and even more nervous anticipating the finished product.  It's pretty awkward having to watch yourself on video.  I went from not wanting to hit the play button to not being able to stop replaying it.  I think I watched it over ten times when I first got it.  Though I scrutinized my every move, word, fidget, and stutter, I am pleased with outcome.