Gianna Commito
b. 1976, Sea Level, NC
Lives and works in Kent, OH
EDUCATION
2003 MFA, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA
2002 MA, University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, Iowa City, IA
1998 BFA, Alfred University, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, NY
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Gianna Commito & Giselle Hicks: In Place, Harvey Preston Gallery, Aspen, CO
2018
Dates, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
Gianna Commito, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Gianna Commito, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Gianna Commito, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Windows and Doors, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2008
Recent Work, Moreau Art Galleries, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
2006
Artist of the Week, from Flatfiles, May 19-27, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
Small Works, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2019
Tremble, River House Arts, Toledo, OH
Small Gestures, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)
2018
Restraint and Limitation, Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE
Ten Years, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, curated by Michelle Grabner, Cleveland, OH (catalogue)
Full Fathom Five, Progressive Art Collection, Mayfield Village, OH
2017
Soft Geometries, curated by Andrea Myers, Hammond Harkins Galleries, Columbus, OH
Restraint and Limitation, Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
2016
New Geometries, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Finding Your Way, Monya Rowe Gallery, St. Augustine, FL
Gallery Artist Group Show, Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York, NY
I Came So Far for Beauty, The Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
2015
Neo Geo, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
Looms, Lucien Terras, New York, NY
Higher Learning, Lehman College Art Department, New York, NY
Pure Paint for Now People, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
2014
de materia, Waterloo Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Commito and Harnischfeger, Native Cleveland Annex, Cleveland, OH
2013
AUGUST a Haze Amniotic Our Dream Aether & Lens of Distance, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Unhinged, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
Tenth Anniversary Show, Wallspace, New York, NY
Poetics of Patterns, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2012
Painting Painters Paint, MTSU Todd Art Gallery, Murfreesboro, TN
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.–The Symbiotic Relationship Between Teacher And Student, curated by Susan Chrysler White, Peter Paul Luce Gallery, Mount Vernon, IA
Flashback, curated by Elizabeth Blomster, Alfred University, NYSCC, Alfred, NY
2011
Double Vision, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Ruptures, curated by Michael Wille, Hoffman Lachance Contemporary, St. Louis, MO
2010
Metallika, Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY
Anti-Anti/Non-Non, Hal Bromm Gallery, New York, NY
Geometric Constructs, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Mustang Sally, curated by Bill Donovan and Kate Smith, TCB Art Inc, Melbourne, Australia
The 185thAnnual: An Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy, New York, NY
Untitled (Painting), with Scott Olson, Brian Sharp, and Zak Prekop, Shaheen Modern and Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
2009
The Living and the Dead, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York, NY
The Great Impression, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2008
Union Square, Taxter and Spengemann, New York, NY
Exquisitude, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Art on Paper Biennial, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Perfect Strangers, curated by Jon Lutz, Daily Operation, Brooklyn, NY
2007
Fall Selections: Non-Declarative Drawing, curated by Luis Camnitzer, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
Side by Side, curated by Ana Vejzovic, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
2006
Space-Domestic, curated by Jiha Moon-Wilson, Emerson Gallery, McLean Center for the Arts, McLean, VA
COLLABORATIONS AND CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2008
Call and Response, Patrick Brennan, Mary Lum, Carrie Pollack, Suzanne Silver, and J.D. Walsh, curated by Gianna Commito, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
The Last Book, compiled by Luis Camnitzer, housed in the National Library of Argentina
The Old Gold, online interview with independent curator Jon Lutz, August 24, 2008
2005
Listings, collaboration with author Rick Moody, Indiana Review (Volume 27, #1) Summer 2005
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2018
Artist in Residence, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
2017
Ohio Arts Council Award
2015
Emerging Artist Award – Visual Arts, Cleveland Arts Prize
2009
Artist in Residence, Cite Internationale des Arts, November – December, Paris, France
2005
Artist in Residence, St. Michael's College, June – July, Colchester, VT
2004
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Yaddo, January 5 – Februrary 22, Saratoga Springs, NY
The MacDowell Colony, Febrary 26 – April 19, Peterborough, NH
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, May 1 – July 28, Omaha, NE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2018
Gedert, Roberta, "Unique art 'treasure hunt' spans dozens of Ohio venues," The Toledo Blade July 28, 2018
Litt, Steven. “FRONT’s ‘Great Lakes Research’ show, including 6 artists from NEO, may have a chip on its shoulder (photos),” Cleveland.com, May 13, 2018
Litt, Steven. “A glimpse of Cleveland’s global exhibition in the making with FRONT director (photos),” Cleveland.com, May 13, 2018
Wampler, Zach. “Architectural Balance: Paintings by Gianna Commito at Rachel Uffner,” PROVOKR, January 18, 2018
2015
“Neo Geo at Akron Art Museum explores geometric abstraction”, Akronist.com, November 17, 2015
Davis, Ben. “Ben Davis picks his 10 best booths at a bubbling EXPO Chicago 2015,” Artnet.com, September 18, 2015
Morris, Matt. “EXPO Chicago returns, with big ambitions, and some exhibitor turnover,” ArtNews.com, September 18, 2015
Usmani, Josh. “55th Annual Cleveland Arts Prize Awards Set to Celebrate Dynamic Winners,” Cleveland Scene, June 22, 2015
Connors, Joanna. “Mike and Jules Belkin, Julian Stanczak among 2015 Cleveland Arts Prize Winners,” Cleveland.com, June 2015
Torres, Jesus Manual Rojas. “WUM News NYC: Rachel Uffner’s First 2015 Exhibitions,” WUM.com, January 2015
Smith, Roberta. “Gianna Commito,” New York Times, January 22, 2015, p. C28
2011
Rosenberg, Karen. “Gianna Commito,” New York Times, March 25, 2011, p. C31
Vartanian, Hrag. “Jagged Strips of Paint, Two LES Shows,” Hyperallergic, March 16, 2011
Zevitas, Steven. “Body, Landscape, Space: Top Ten Painting Shows in the U.S.,” The Huffington Post, March 9, 2011
Harris, Gareth. “Lower East Side Story,” Financial Times, February 25, 2011
“Gianna Commito's Paintings At The Armory Show,” The Huffington Post, February 25
2010
Kurzner, Lisa. “Gianna Commito,” review of Windows and Doors, Art in America, September 10, 2010
Utter, Douglas Max. “No Way Out,” review of Windows and Doors, The Cleveland Scene, March 3, 2010
Litt, Steven. “Gianna Commito's works at William Busta Gallery,” review of Windows and Doors, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 18, 2010
Donovan, Bill. “Gianna Commito,” Beautiful Decay Magazine, January 2, 2010
2009
Halperen, Max. “Art on Paper 2008,” Art Papers, March/April 2009
2008
Tan, Lumi. “Critic’s Pick,” Artforum.com, July 17, 2008
2007
Baker, R.C., “Recommendations,” The Village Voice, October 9, 2007
Utter, Douglas Max. “Juxtapositions: Side by Side at MOCA,” Angle: a Journal of Arts and Culture, Issue 31, March/April 2007
Lit, Steven. “Daring Pairings,” The Plain Dealer, January 30, 2007
Lewis, Zachary. “On View-Side by Side,” The Cleveland Scene, February, 6, 2007, p. 27