Gianna Commito

Gianna Commito (b. 1976, Sea Level, NC) earned a BFA from The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY and an MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Commito’s recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Slip Lanes, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH; Knot Garden, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Gianna Commito and Elise Ferguson, Gazebo Gallery, Kent, OH; Gianna Commito & Giselle Hicks: In Place, Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO; and Dates, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH. The artist has been included in exhibitions at Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI; Fleisher/ Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; The Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Lehman College Art Department, New York, NY; Webster State University, Ogden, UT; MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH; National Academy, New York, NY; and the Drawing Center, New York, NY; among others. Commito is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Ohio Arts Council Award; Artist in Residence at the Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH; the Cleveland Art Prize; Artist in Residence at Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY; the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; Artist in Residence at nido, Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy; and the Wayne P. Lawson Prize. In 2018, her work was featured in the inaugural edition of the FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art in Cleveland, OH. Her work is also placed in prominent collections such as the Akron Art Museum, Columbus Art Museum, and the Progressive Art Collection. Commito lives and works in Kent, OH.