Matt Mignanelli

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Matt Mignanelli
Born1983 (age 4142)
Education Rhode Island School of Design
Known forPainting Large-Scale

Matt Mignanelli (born 1983) is an American artist whose work focuses on large-scale abstract paintings. Mignanelli lives and works in New York City. [1]

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Early life and education

Mignanelli was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1983. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree [2] . After graduation, Mignanelli moved to Manhattan.

In 2011, he received a grant and was an artist-in-residence at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT.

Work and critical reception

Mignanelli's paintings explore the interplay between structure and nature, using graduated light and geometric forms that reference both urban and natural environments. His technique involves freehand-painted geometric shapes, splattered paint, and diluted washes applied over gestural underpaintings. According to the artist, his use of enamel and the color blue is inspired by utilitarian objects commonly found in municipal and industrial settings, such as mailboxes and dumpsters.

In the 2018 monograph Blue Paintings, [3] published by Denny Dimin Gallery, curator Aaron Levi Garvey described Mignanelli’s work as focusing on the tension between structured daily life and subconscious exploration.

His work has been reviewed in publications including Interview Magazine , [4] ARTnews, [5] Vice , Galerie Magazine, [6] San Francisco Arts Quarterly (SFAQ), Whitewall Magazine, Robb Report , [7] La Repubblica , San Francisco Examiner , GalleristNY, POST NEW, Complex, NY Arts Magazine, Dazed & Confused , and The Art Dossier.

Mignanelli has lectured at Parsons School of Design and appeared in the 2013 season of VICE Magazineʼs Art Talk video series. In 2008, he collaborated with director Michel Gondry on Björkʼs music video "Declare Independence", where he appears painting.

Exhibitions

Mignanelli has exhibited his work in both solo and group exhibitions in the United States and internationally. His solo show Nocturnes was held at Denny Dimin Gallery in New York in 2018. [8] He was featured in the group exhibition The Hidden Hour at the SCAD Museum of Art in 2018, [9] and in Made in America at the Goss-Michael Foundation. [10]

Collections

His work can be found in private collections and also in the public collections of The Estée Lauder Collection, New York, The Morgan Stanley Collection, New York, The Ernesto Esposito Collection, Naples, and The Red Bull Collection, London.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. "Perceived Realities at Hollis Taggart Contemporary". ArtfixDaily. New York City. June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. Archives, RISD; Involvement (CSI), Center for Student (January 1, 2005). "Yearbook, 2005". RISD Yearbooks.
  3. "Matt Mignanelli | Blue Paintings Monograph". Denny Dimin Gallery. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. Mignanelli, Matt (June 8, 2016). "Artists at Work: Matt Mignanelli". Interview (Interview). Interviewed by Emily McDermott. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  5. Selvin, Claire (March 20, 2019). "Denny Dimin Gallery to Open Hong Kong Space". ARTnews.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  6. Montes, Geoffrey (September 14, 2020). "Poltrona Frau Unveils an Art-Filled Apartment in Renzo Piano's First New York Residential Tower". Galerie. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. Madden, Helena (September 24, 2020). "Inside a $17 Million Residence in Starchitect Renzo Piano's First NYC Residential Tower". Robb Report. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. Selvin, Claire (March 20, 2019). "Denny Dimin Gallery to Open Hong Kong Space". ARTnews. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  9. "The Hidden Hour". SCAD Museum of Art. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. "Made in America". Goss-Michael Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

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