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ARTIST & GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • Collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '24/'20/'17/'13) featured in the 28th Presence Almanac.
  • Painter Augustina Droze (solo exhibits '23/'18) presents her solo exhibit "Metazoa" at Yijiang Art International Exhibition Centre (no. 1) in Beijing.
  • BoxHeart selected to exhibit at Art on Paper 2023 in New York City with exhibiting artists Karen Antonelli (solo exhibit '21), Mary Becker (solo exhibit '21), Tiffany Budzisz, Seth Clark, Joshua Hogan, Andrew Ooi, Clara Fialho, and Augustina Droze (solo exhibits '23/'18).

  • When considering a curatorial guest for BoxHeart’s exhibition schedule, BoxHeart seeks out the collaborative energy that has always existed in the art world. Guest curators must make a case for how they envision adding to BoxHeart’s exhibitions in the most relevant ways possible. BoxHeart partnered with guest curators Rafael Migoyo to present Del Caiman: With Eyes of Stone and Water (’22) featuring 10 of Cuba’s best contemporary artists, Cindy Lisica to present What We Know - an exhibition of three artists from three coasts: Stephanie Gonzalez (Houston), Tobia Makover (Savannah), and Claudia Parducci (Los Angeles (’21), and Natalie Shahinian to present Allsorts (’18), an exhibition of artwork by five Canadian artists - Carmelo Arnoldin, Robert Davidovitz, Andrew Ooi, and collaborators John Armstrong and Paul Collins – whose distinct application of pattern offered many ways to experience and make sense of life.

  • Ceramic artist Hannah Pierce (solo exhibit '18) presents her solo exhibit "Unsound" at The Canton Museum of Art in 2022.

  • Painter Heather Heitzenrater (solo exhibits '22/'17) featured in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, All She Makes, Visionary Arts Collective, and Create! Magazine Podcast.

  • Painter Nicole Renee Ryan (solo exhibits '21/'18) will exhibit "As Everywhere of Silver" at the Southern Allegheny Museum of Art in 2022.

  • Ceramic artist Hannah Pierce (solo exhibit '18) awarded 2021 Emerging Artist by Ceramic Monthly.

  • Mixed Media artist Nzuji De Magalhaes (solo exhibits '21/’05) curates the exhibition 'Hairtage' at Cypress College Art Gallery.

  • BoxHeart Gallery celebrates 20 Years of Art & Artists all throughout 2021.

  • Mixed Media artist Gavin Benjamin (solo exhibit '20) featured on Black Art in America for creating multifaceted representations of black masculinity in his artwork.

  • Painter Todd Pinkham (solo exhibits '16/'06/'01) unveils large-scale mural at Fredericktown Ferry in Bethlehem PA. 

  • Ceramic artist Sara Catapano (2-person exhibit '17) selected for a ceramic residency at The Clay Studio of Missoula, Montana.

  • Collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/'17/'13) selected by Hannah Turpin, CMOA's Curatorial Assistant for Modern and Contemporary Art and Photography, for Counterpressures, the 83rd installment of Carnegie Museum of Art’s Forum series.

  • Painter Kirby Fredendall featured in the Spring 2020 Issue of Luxury Magazine.

  • Mixed Media artist Sherry Rusinack (solo exhibit '20/'18/'13) goes viral with over 100,000 likes and re-posts for her paintings on the popular tumblr blog MOSTLYCATSMOSTLY.

  • Painter and Paper Sculptor Andrew Ooi (solo exhibits '19/'17) featured in UPPERCASE Issue 44.

  • Painter Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13) selected for an international artist residency at the Old School House, Hrisey, Iceland.

  • BoxHeart returns to Miami for exhibition at AQUA ART Miami Beach 2019 with a collection of artwork by Gavin Benjamin, Annie Heisey, Katie Stone, and Renee Tay.

  • Joshua Hogan's (solo exhibits '19/ ’16/’13/’09/’01) painting "You are My Sun, My Earth" selected by Juana Williams for inclusion in the 107th Annual Associated Artists of Pittsburgh at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and receives the Abraham C. Frank Award.

  • Painter Crista Pisano (solo exhibit '19/'13) received First Place at Art on the Avenue for her painting "Annapolis Harbor", Second Place at Paint the Bay, Annapolis Maritime Museum for her painting "Marina Before the Bay", and Second Place at Paint Annapolis for her painting "Harbor from Naval Academy".

  • Collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/'17/'13) receives $35,000 grant from The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments for a residency project sculpture with The Children's Museum's new MuseumLab.

  • Mixed Media artist Gavin Benjamin (solo exhibit '20) received First Prize in the MvVO 2019 Digital Contemporary Art Show in NYC.

  • Painter Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13) selected for an international artist residency at the Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia.

  • Painter Nichole Gronvold Roller (solo exhibit '18) selected for a solo exhibition at the Dubuque Museum of Art in 2020.

  • BoxHeart returns to Los Angeles for exhibition at LA ART SHOW 2019 with a collection of works from returning exhibitors Joshua Hogan and Daria Sandburg as well as LA first timers Gavin Benjamin (solo exhibit '20) and Augustina Droze.

  • BoxHeart included on BlouinArtInfo's list of "Top Ten Galleries" exhibiting at AQUA ART Miami Beach 2018.

  • BoxHeart returns to Miami for exhibition at AQUA ART Miami Beach 2018 with a collection of works from returning exhibitors Joshua Hogan, Andrew Ooi, and Daria Sandburg as well as Miami Beach first timers Sara Catapano, Hannah Pierce, and Nicole Renee Ryan.

  • Biophilia Enhanced Through Art (BETA) project expanded in the fall of 2018 to Phipps Conservatory's Exhibit Staging Center. Artwork by Hiromi Katayama (solo exhibit '19), Sylvester Damianos (exhibit '17), and Irina Koukhanova (solo exhibit '14)  selected for the BETA Collection.

  • BoxHeart selected to exhibit at the 2018 Fall Edition of the AFFORDABLE ART FAIR in New York City with exhibiting artists Augustina Droze (solo exhibit '18), Joshua Hogan, Andrew Ooi, and Nicole Renee Ryan.

  • BoxHeart partners with SUPERFINE! DC to present Heartlandia - a curated section of 13 North American galleries with programs committed to exhibiting artwork by new contemporary artists with individuated vocabularies. Hailing from regional art capitals of the future including Ottawa, Philadelphia, and Wichita, the exhibiting galleries of Heartlandia set the curatorial tone of Superfine! DC by exploring the intricate patterns of creative hybridity that are powering a cross continental art revolution. Exhibiting artists: Sara Catapano, Seth Clark, Kyle Ethan Fischer, Annie Heisey (solo exhibits '20/'17) Joshua Hogan, Heather Kanazawa, Andrew Ooi, Hannah Pierce, Crista Pisano. Daria Sandburg.

  • BoxHeart returns to NYC for SUPERFINE! Art Fair 2018, the 2nd edition of the Superfine! Art Fair to hit NYC with exhibiting artists; Andrew Ooi, Sherry Rusinack (solo exhibits 18'/13), Nichole Gronvold Roller (solo exhibit '18), and Nicole Renee Ryan (solo exhibit '18).

  • Painter Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13) selected for an international artist residency at The Cromarty Arts Trust, Cromarty, Scotland.

  • Ceramic artist Sara Catapano (2-person exhibit '17) featured on HiFructose and selected for a ceramic residency at Studio 740 in Helena Montana.

  • "Ephemeral" a MFA Thesis Exhibition featuring ceramic artists Sara Catapano (solo exhibit '18) and Hannah Pierce (solo exhibit '18)  was one of twenty-one projects selected as a Concurrent Exhibition during the 52nd Annual Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), CrossCurrents: Clay and Culture, which takes place in Pittsburgh March 14 - 17, 2018.

  • Painter and Paper Sculptor Andrew Ooi (solo exhibits '19/'17) selected for exhibit at the Karsh-Masson Gallery, Ottawa City Hall. His exhibit, Anatomy of Resilience, chronicles the evolution of time, space, and perspective. (Made possible with the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council.)

  • BoxHeart is honored to have been selected as part of LA ART SHOW'S crowd-favorite "Littletopia" section.  "Littletopia" offers an accessible mix of works from emerging voices and is consistently among the most-trafficked areas of the fair. Distinguished as the West Coast's foremost celebration of the visual arts, LA Art Show's upcoming 23rd edition includes the participation of The Broad, LACMA, The Hammer, MOCA, and The Getty.

  • BoxHeart returns to Miami for exhibition at AQUA ART Miami Beach 2017 with a collection of works from returning exhibitors Seth Clark, Kyle Ethan Fischer, Joshua Hogan, Irina Koukhanova, and Daria Sandburg as well as Miami Beach first timers Andrew Ooi, Crista Pisano (solo exhibits '19/'13), and Heather Kanazawa (solo exhibits '20/'17).

  • Glass artist Jason Forck (solo exhibit '18) and collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/'17/'13) collaborative series "Dissolution"  invited for exhibition as a special project at SOFA2017. Forck also exhibited with the PGC: Idea Furnace at SOFA2014.

  • Painter Joshua Hogan (solo exhibits '19/'16/'13/'09/'06/'01)  one of twenty-eight artists selected  for the exclusive partnership between Crate and Barrel and UGallery to present artwork from top emerging artists on the Crate and Barrel online platform.

  • BoxHeart exhibited at Superfine! Art Fair 2017, the first rendition of the SUPERFINE! Art Fair to hit NYC.

  • Hand-painted and free folded paper artist Andrew Ooi (solo exhibit '19/'17) selected for exhibit at SOFA2017 with Option Art Canada.

  • Collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/ ’17/’13) artwork selected for exhibit at ART ON PAPER, NY with Paradigm Gallery Philadelphia in 2017.

  • Mixed Media artist Kyle Ethan Fischer (solo exhibits 12/’09) was the lead sculptor on the Motion Picture Where'd You Go, Bernadette?. The production features his large-scale, sculptural artwork as props and set installations.

  • Painter Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13) selected for an international artist residency at Tao Hua Tan, Anhui Province, China.

  • Painter Alice Raymond (solo exhibit '20/’17) selected for New American Paintings Issue #127 Pacific Coast in 2017.

  • Painter Joshua Hogan (solo exhibits '19/ ’16/’13/’09/’01) selected for representation by The Vault Gallery in 2017.

  • BoxHeart exhibited at AQUA ART Miami Beach 2016 alongside 47 international exhibitors showcasing fresh new works, and set in the intimate exhibition rooms found within the classic South Beach Aqua Hotel.

  • The exhibition "Ashley Cecil, Augustina Droze, and Deirdre Murphy : Emergent Patterns" (3 person exhibit '16) was featured in Widewalls Magazine, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Pittsburgh Magazine. The exhibition celebrated wise conservation, specifically the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, bringing into focus a generative and incisive dialogue regarding the patterns found in collective behavior and the significance of chance observations through innovative forms of expression.

  • Free folding paper artist Andrew Ooi (solo exhibit '19/'17) artwork selected for exhibit at SOFA2016 with Option Art Canada.

  • Michael Walsh's (solo exhibit '16) The Cosmic Carousel exhibited at the Bay Area Maker Faire and featured in Architectural Digest for Innovative Design, a Work of Sci-Fi Art.

  • Collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/ ’17/’13) artwork selected for exhibit at ART ON PAPER, NY with Paradigm Gallery Philadelphia in 2016.

  • Irina Koukhanova (solo exhibit ’14) was a Creative Workforce Fellow 2016. The Creative Workforce Fellowship is a program of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, made possible by the generous support of Cuyahoga County residents through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

  • January 2016 was the anniversary of the "15th and final Art Inter/National Exhibition", an exhibition that explores how our world influences the artistic process and how the artist influences our world. The annual exhibition has featured artists from over fifty countries including: Angola, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Korea, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Vietnam, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States.

  • Painter Alice Raymond (solo exhibits '20/ ’17) artwork selected for exhibit at MIAMI PROJECT with Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco.

  • Irina Koukhanova (solo exhibit ’14) received a Cleveland Foundation Grant, "Creative Fusion", in collaboration with the CSU Sculpture Program in 2015.

  • Curatorial proposal “The Unspoken” exhibited at the Penn State New Kensington Art Gallery June - September, 2015. “The Unspoken” features eight artists working in visual collaboration.

  • Mixed Media artist Kyle Ethan Fischer (solo exhibits ’12/’09) was the lead sculptor on the Motion Picture The Last Witch Hunter which was released October 23, 2015. The production features his large-scale, mixed media sculptural artwork as props, set installations, and wardrobe.

  • Mixed media artist Nzuji De Magalhaes (solo exhibits '21/’05) exhibited at the Hammer Museum, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and the California African American Museum in 2015.

  • Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/ ’17/’13) was named “Pittsburgh’s 2015 Emerging Artist of the Year”.

  • Completed the project Biophilia Enhanced Through Art (BETA)in the spring of 2015. Curated and managed the selection of large-scale, site specific artwork at Phipps Conservatory's The Center of Sustainable Landscapes.

  • Acrylic Construction artist Kal Mansur's (solo exhibit ’16) artwork selected as one of the 2015 Architectural Digest Home Design Show's most exciting new products.

  • Painter Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13) exhibited at the Bakersfield Museum of Art in 2015 and the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art in 2014.

  • Multi-media artist Irina Koukhanova (solo exhibit ’14) exhibited at both the Snite Museum of Art and the South Bend Museum of Art in 2014.

  • Painter Joshua Hogan (solo exhibits '19/ ’16/’13/’09/’01) selected for representation by UGallery in 2014.

  • Painter Erin Treacy (solo exhibits '20/’15/’11/’09) received a Fulbright Fellowship in Painting as well as residencies at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation of the Arts and the Vermont Studio Center.

  • Curatorial proposal “The Way and The Wayfarers” exhibited by The Westmoreland Museum of Art in 2014, featuring artists Joshua Hogan (solo exhibits '19/ ’16/’13/’09/’01), Jay Knapp (solo exhibit ’14), and Kuzana Ogg (solo exhibits ’15/’13).

  • Seth Clark (solo exhibits '20/'17/'13) selected to exhibit in the 2014 Pittsburgh Biennial.

  • Mixed Media artist Isabelle Garbani (solo exhibit '11) artwork selected for exhibit at SCOPE ART FAIR, NY with Chashama NY.

  • Mixed Media artist Meghan Olson (solo exhibit ’13) and collage artist Seth Clark (solo exhibits'20/ ’17/’13) selected for New American Paintings Issue #110 Northeast in 2013.

  • Mixed Media artist Nzuji De Magalhaes (solo exhibits '21/’05) selected to create public artwork for the Santa Monica Bundy and Exposition Metro Station in 2012.

  • Curatorial proposal “Urbanic III” exhibited by Future Tenant Gallery in 2011.

  • Curatorial proposal “Urbanic II” selected by The Pittsburgh International Airport and exhibited in conjunction with the G-20 Summit in 2010.

  • Comprehensive Public Art Plan “Connecting Community to a World of Visual Knowledge” selected as a finalist for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sports Arena in 2008.

  • Digital artist Reinhardt Sobye (solo exhibits '11/’08) described by Pittsburgh art critic Kurt Shaw as “an artist of undeniable talent and remarkable tuition, the kind that rivals anyone getting attention on an international scale.”

  • Mixed media/textile artist Nzuji De Magalhaes (solo exhibit '21/’05) selected and exhibited by the Harlem Studio Museum in New York City as part of “Frequency” an exhibition organized by Thelma Golden and Christine Kim who selected thirty-five of the hottest, emerging, black artists from around the world. Her artwork was purchased for their permanent collection.

  • Video-sound installation artist, John Henry Blatter (solo exhibit ’04) created the zine, The Daily Constitutional, which featured artists taking back their forum and writing about art themselves.

  • Ilana Raviv’s (solo exhibit ’04) paintings became part of the permanent collection of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. and the International Convention Center in Jerusalem Israel.

 

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