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Battery Journal Review of Vanitas

Thank you, Anna Ehrsam and Battery Journal, for reviewing Vanitas.

Link:

https://www.batteryjournal.org/artculture

Vanitas at The Painting Center February 4 - March 1, 2025

LAURIE RICCADONNA

EXHIBITION DATES: FEBRUARY 4 - MARCH 1, 2025
RECEPTION: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 5 - 8 PM
POETRY EVENT & CLOSING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 4 - 6 PM
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The Painting Center is pleased to present Vanitas, a solo exhibition by Laurie Riccadonna in the Main Gallery. The exhibition opens on Tuesday, February 4, and runs through March 1, 2025. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 6, from 5 to 8 pm, and a closing reception will occur on Saturday, March 1, 2025, from 4 to 6 pm.

Vanitas presents a series of paintings by Laurie Riccadonna that delve into the intersection of environmental crisis, mortality, and the human condition. The term "vanitas comes from the Latin word for vanity and refers to a genre of art that highlights the transient nature of life and the insignificance of material wealth and possessions. Riccadonna's works offer a deeply personal perspective on the current environmental crisis, reflecting on the degradation of the natural world.

Laurie Riccadonna earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University School of Art and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from Pennsylvania State University. Laurie exhibits her paintings nationally and internationally. Her work is included in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Art Collection, Hudson County Community College Foundation Permanent Art Collection and private collections in the United States. Ms. Riccadonna has attended artist residencies at Art Center Padula, Italy; Kolai Artist Residency, Scotland; Fudación Valparaiso, Spain; the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; Vermont Studio Center; and the Women's Studio Workshop. Ms. Riccadonna has received awards such as the Elevation Advanced Artist Grant, Jersey City Arts Council Artist Fellowship, Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Northeast Region Faculty Award, the Philip Johnston Award for Excellence in Teaching, and NJ State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships. Laurie Riccadonna is a Professor of Fine Arts and Studio Arts Program Coordinator at Hudson County Community College in Jersey City, NJ.

View Exhibition on Artsy and on Instagram @thepaintingcenter for updates, sneak peaks, and behind the scenes content leading up to the exhibition.

Shifting Horizons, Dineen-Hull Gallery

I am happy to have curated the fall exhibition at Hudson County Community College's Dineen-Hull Gallery. Shifting Horizons explores landscape as subject matter for artists and features the work of Michele Fenniak, Nikki Lindt, Jason Minami, Lina Puerta, Christopher Schade, Riley Strom, and Rachael Wren.

September 16 - November 4, 2024

Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11 am - 4 pm, and by appointment.

Dineen-Hull Gallery, Gabert Library Building, 6th Floor, 71 Sip Ave., Jersey City, NJ. 07306

Kolaj Institute: Castles as Buildings, Metaphors, and Systems of Power in Sanquhar, Scotland

Thank you to Kolaj Institute for the fantastic opportunity to attend Castles as Buildings, Metaphors, and Systems of Power in Sanquhar, Scotland, this September. Here are some images of work created while there.

Art Center Padula, Summer 2024

Thank you, Art Center Padula, for hosting me for an excellent and productive residency this summer! It was a pleasure to meet so many incredible artists from all over the world, and the town of Padula, Italy, was a unique, welcoming, and gorgeous place!

June 2024, Botanica, Galerie Lucida, Red Bank, NJ

Botanica is a group exhibition of diverse media, transforming the gallery into a lush summer garden of botanically themed artworks. Each exhibiting artist features botanical material in their work, either explicitly or implied, to address issues related to our intricate entanglement with and reliance on the plant kingdom.

Botanica includes work by Betsy Alwin, Natali Bravo-Barbee, Jon Bunge, Catherine Copeland, Pat Dunigan, Alia El-Bermani, Jada Fabrizio, Wynn Gay, Molly Goldfarb, Allison Green, Jeila Gueramian, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Christina Massey, Anne Muntges, Jessica Ramirez, Laurie Riccadonna, Melissa Webb, Matt Wieczkowski, Amy Wilson, Natalie Colette Wood, and Deborah Yasinsky.

2024 Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund Individual Artist Fellowship

The Individual Artist Fellowship program provides residents of Jersey City who are exploring a career in the arts with an unrestricted grant to support and supplement their creative output over the year.

2024 Jersey City Arts Council Elevation Advanced Artist Grant

The Elevation Advanced Artist Grant offers financial support for 10 artists with 7 plus years of career experience, seeking to continue education, training, and/or career in the visual and performing arts. Awards are based on artistic merit, evidence of commitment to a career in the arts, and financial need.