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Artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield, explore questions on the human construct within the forest and its inhabitants. They present a serious and provocative series of collaborative paintings and installations that create a sense of wonder evoking questions on, and of, the interaction between human life and the forest environment. The pair split their creative time traveling between studios in both Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia in order to create their wondrous pieces.
In past exhibitions, the artists' focal point have not only been a philosophical one but also one that emphasizes on an aesthetic balance that resonates in their current exhibit. The heart of the series embarks on a journey in which the viewer is presented with a narrative but not a conclusion. This is an attempt by the artists' to create an interaction between the participants and the works.
Artist Statement
"This grouping of works focus on the interaction between modern day human society and the forest. Our intentions are to see past the obvious environmental issues and concentrate more on an existential point of view." ~ Luis Garcia-Nerey
"Our ultimate goal is for the viewer to achieve a personal conclusion that is not based on the idea of an Other but rather a conclusion that is constructed by the viewers themselves." ~ Anke Schofield
Anke Schofield Resume
Born in Ithaca, New York1972
Lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design: Atlanta [2008] Master in painting program Art In Amsterdam [2001] Boston College of Art Summer program Savannah College of Art and Design: Savannah [1990-1994] B.F.A. Maine Photographic Workshop [1995]
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Mattress factory Art Complex 1995-present ,Atlanta GA
Stichting Kunst Academie Ruudt wackers ,Amsterdam summer 2001
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS:
Art Basel- Miami, 2010.
EXPERIENCE:
Art Department Gallery owner founder and director
2005-2009 Professional studio artist: 1997-present
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
10 ft x 40 ft mural Sheraton hotel, Shanghai, China.
Savannah College Of Art and Design (permanent collection- 8 pieces)
Sheraton Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Lowes Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
ADHD, Ty Pennington
EXHIBITIONS
San Francisco Art Fair May 2011
Affordable Art Fair NYC 2010
Gilman Contemporary- "Bosque 3:" with Luis Garcia -Nerey 2010
Astolfi Art - Atlanta Ga" BOSQUE 2 " with Luis Garcia -Nerey 2010
Art Department -Atlanta Ga " BOSQUE " with Luis-Garcia-Nerey 2009
Art Department - Atlanta Ga ,Group show 2009
Art Papers Auction , Atlanta ga 2008
Art Department - Atlanta Ga Group show 2008
MIcheal Murphy gallery - group show 2007
Lansdell gallery Atlanta Ga "Abstract " 2007
Lansdell Gallery Atlanta Ga " Abstracts 2006
Lurie Gallery Maimi fl,- Group show 2006
Mattress Factory Art complex open studios 2005-2010
Don o' Melveny - Los Angeles 2005
Luis Garcia-Nerey Resume
BORN in Santurce, Puerto Rico 1973
Lives and works in Miami, Florida
EDUCATION
Long Island University, CW Post -Long Island, New York
New World School of the Arts -Miami, FL.
RESIDENCIES
2012 - (upcoming spring) Banff Centre - Banff Art in Residency program (BAIR) Alberta, Canada
2007- 2011 ArtCenter/South Florida, 810 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
2004-2007 Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS
2012
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum - Aesthetics and Value Exhibit - Miami, Florida
2011
Pulse Art Fair - SFAC Small Wonderz
Texas Contemporary Art Fair - Houston, Texas
Wynwood Art Fair - Miami, Florida
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
San Francisco Art Fair, Gilman Contemporary, SF, California
ArteAmericas, SFAC Gallery, Miami, Florida
2010
Florida Contemporary 2010, Naples Museum of Art, Florida
Affordable Art Fair, Myers Contemporary NYC
Red Dot Art Fair, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florid
Circa Art Fair, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto, Rico
Verge Art Fair, Art Formz Gallery, Miami,Florid
2009
ghetto BIENNALE Haiti: A Salon des Refuses for the 21st century, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
ArteAmericas 09' Miami, Florida
2008
Prospect 1 New Orleans, Lyon & Lyon Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Scope Art Fair Miami, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art
Bronx Museum Project Space, New York
MoLAA Awards 08, Museum of Latin American Art, California
Bridge Art Fair NY, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, New York
2007
Bridge Art Fair, Miami, Florida
MoLAA Awards 07, Museum of Latin American Art, CA
CIRCA Puerto Rico, Viota Gallery, PR Convention Center, San Juan, PR
ArteAmericas Art Fair, Naomi Silva Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
2006
Museum of Art Miami/Bakehouse, (MAM) Miami, Florida
CIRCA Puerto Rico, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR
ArteAmericas Art Fair, Viota Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
2005
University of Miami/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
Knoxville Museum of Art/Christies Auction House, Knoxville Tennessee
Palm Beach3, R.Duane Reed Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
Art Miami, R. Duane Reed Gallery, Miami, Florida
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) at the Bakehouse Miami, Florida
2004
Bass Museum/Bakehouse, Miami Florida
Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Bosque IV - Kollabs @ Gilman Contemporary, Sun Valley, Idaho
2010
Urban Flight, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
Bosque II, Astolfi Art, Atlanta Georgia
2009
Bosque, Art Department Gallery Atlanta, Georgia
Self & the Other, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter Florida
2008
Babylon, Cuidad Portatil, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico
Babylon, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
2007
Home of the Self, Naomi Silva Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Interpreting the Narrative, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
Casa del Ser, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Towers, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami, Florida
2006
Recent Paintings, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
Collage/Assemblage, Estefano Art Center, Miami, Florida
2005
Clicks, Tick & Silence, Gardner Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Abstraction, Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
2004
Works on Paper, Shawn Vinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Contrast, Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2003
Conversaciones Colectivas, Art Basel Miami 03, B2 Studio, Florida
SELECTED GROUP & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011
Under a Big Sky, Visions West Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Diehl Gallery, Kollabs, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Gilman Gallery, Kollabs, Sun Valley, Idaho
Meyers Gallery, Kollabs, Park City, Utah
Whistler Village Gallery, Kollabs, Canada
Black Forrest, SFAC, Miami, Florida
Astolfi Art, Atlanta, Georgia
10th Annual Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC
Formas y Tradiciones, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010
Bosque III, Gilman Contemporary, Sun Valley, ID
Bosque II, Astofi Art, Atlanta Georgia
Studio Artists Summer Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC
Small Wonders, Artformz Gallery, Miami, FL
2009
9th Annual Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
Into the Wild, Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami, Florida
Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, Florida
Dirty Linen New Orleans, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, LA
The Green Show, Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Earth Day, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami, Florida
Spring Sequence, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
New Phase, Viota Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico
2008
Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Form-Function Miami,Florida
20TH Anniversary Exhibition, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico
Just the Mischief made its way outside�, South Florida Art Center, Miami, Florida
Against the Grain, Bakehouse Gallery, Miami, Florida
Abracadabra, Art & Cultural Center of Hollywood
2007
Beneath the Surface, Miami-Dade College, Florida
FARBE, S. Florida Art Center, Miami, Florida
Writings on the Wall, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, New York
Small Format Exhibit, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego: Latin Amaerican Art of the 21st Century,
MasonMurer Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2006
Spring Show, Soho Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Hampton Fresh, CDR Gallery, South Hampton, New York
MasonMurer Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
ATL{06}, ARThouse, Atlanta, Georgia
B10, Miami-Dade College, Miami, Florida
2005
Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Miami/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
Gardner Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
R.Duane Reed Gallery Chelsea, New York
Fredric Snitzer Gallery/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
2004
A.Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Shawn Vinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Denise Bibro Gallery, Chelsea, New York
Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2003
ShawnVinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
A.Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES (REVIEWS, PRESS, CATALOGUES & BOOKS)
2011
Revista Cruce - Escuela de Ciencias, Humanidades y Cominicationes de la Universidad Metropolitana
"La Casa Del Yo Y EL Otro" - Luis Garica-Nerey. October 3rd, 2011 Issue
2010
Naples Post -Florida Contemporary 2010 -Naples Museum of Art
2009
The Self and the Other; Luis Garcia-Nerey, (Book) Published by John D. MacArthur Campus Library Florida Atlantic University
2008
Una Cuidad Portatil, El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico, (Feb)
Against the Grain, Miami Herald, Miami Florida, (May)
2007
Museum of Latin American Art, Auction/Exhibition Catalogue, Long Beach, CA
Revista ARTES Republic of Santo Domingo No. 23 April/Junio
Filosofico Garcia-Nerey en Viota, El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico, (Mar)
Miami Dade College Forum,Volume 11 No 9, A Dialogue with Home Grown Artist
Art Galleries & Artist of the South, Volume 5, Issue 2,
Atlanta Journal, Georgia 2007
2006
Buena Vida Magazine, Casiano Publishing , San Juan, PR
2005
Knoxville Museum of Art, Auction Catalogue
Artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield, explore questions on the human construct within the forest and its inhabitants. They present a serious and provocative series of collaborative paintings and installations that create a sense of wonder evoking questions on, and of, the interaction between human life and the forest environment. The pair split their creative time traveling between studios in both Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia in order to create their wondrous pieces.
In past exhibitions, the artists' focal point have not only been a philosophical one but also one that emphasizes on an aesthetic balance that resonates in their current exhibit. The heart of the series embarks on a journey in which the viewer is presented with a narrative but not a conclusion. This is an attempt by the artists' to create an interaction between the participants and the works.
Artist Statement
"This grouping of works focus on the interaction between modern day human society and the forest. Our intentions are to see past the obvious environmental issues and concentrate more on an existential point of view." ~ Luis Garcia-Nerey
"Our ultimate goal is for the viewer to achieve a personal conclusion that is not based on the idea of an Other but rather a conclusion that is constructed by the viewers themselves." ~ Anke Schofield
Anke Schofield Resume
Born in Ithaca, New York1972
Lives and works in Atlanta, GA.
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design: Atlanta [2008] Master in painting program Art In Amsterdam [2001] Boston College of Art Summer program Savannah College of Art and Design: Savannah [1990-1994] B.F.A. Maine Photographic Workshop [1995]
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Mattress factory Art Complex 1995-present ,Atlanta GA
Stichting Kunst Academie Ruudt wackers ,Amsterdam summer 2001
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS:
Art Basel- Miami, 2010.
EXPERIENCE:
Art Department Gallery owner founder and director
2005-2009 Professional studio artist: 1997-present
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
10 ft x 40 ft mural Sheraton hotel, Shanghai, China.
Savannah College Of Art and Design (permanent collection- 8 pieces)
Sheraton Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Lowes Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Hotel Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
ADHD, Ty Pennington
EXHIBITIONS
San Francisco Art Fair May 2011
Affordable Art Fair NYC 2010
Gilman Contemporary- "Bosque 3:" with Luis Garcia -Nerey 2010
Astolfi Art - Atlanta Ga" BOSQUE 2 " with Luis Garcia -Nerey 2010
Art Department -Atlanta Ga " BOSQUE " with Luis-Garcia-Nerey 2009
Art Department - Atlanta Ga ,Group show 2009
Art Papers Auction , Atlanta ga 2008
Art Department - Atlanta Ga Group show 2008
MIcheal Murphy gallery - group show 2007
Lansdell gallery Atlanta Ga "Abstract " 2007
Lansdell Gallery Atlanta Ga " Abstracts 2006
Lurie Gallery Maimi fl,- Group show 2006
Mattress Factory Art complex open studios 2005-2010
Don o' Melveny - Los Angeles 2005
Luis Garcia-Nerey Resume
BORN in Santurce, Puerto Rico 1973
Lives and works in Miami, Florida
EDUCATION
Long Island University, CW Post -Long Island, New York
New World School of the Arts -Miami, FL.
RESIDENCIES
2012 - (upcoming spring) Banff Centre - Banff Art in Residency program (BAIR) Alberta, Canada
2007- 2011 ArtCenter/South Florida, 810 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
2004-2007 Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS
2012
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum - Aesthetics and Value Exhibit - Miami, Florida
2011
Pulse Art Fair - SFAC Small Wonderz
Texas Contemporary Art Fair - Houston, Texas
Wynwood Art Fair - Miami, Florida
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
San Francisco Art Fair, Gilman Contemporary, SF, California
ArteAmericas, SFAC Gallery, Miami, Florida
2010
Florida Contemporary 2010, Naples Museum of Art, Florida
Affordable Art Fair, Myers Contemporary NYC
Red Dot Art Fair, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florid
Circa Art Fair, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto, Rico
Verge Art Fair, Art Formz Gallery, Miami,Florid
2009
ghetto BIENNALE Haiti: A Salon des Refuses for the 21st century, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
ArteAmericas 09' Miami, Florida
2008
Prospect 1 New Orleans, Lyon & Lyon Fine Art, New Orleans, LA
Scope Art Fair Miami, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art
Bronx Museum Project Space, New York
MoLAA Awards 08, Museum of Latin American Art, California
Bridge Art Fair NY, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, New York
2007
Bridge Art Fair, Miami, Florida
MoLAA Awards 07, Museum of Latin American Art, CA
CIRCA Puerto Rico, Viota Gallery, PR Convention Center, San Juan, PR
ArteAmericas Art Fair, Naomi Silva Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
2006
Museum of Art Miami/Bakehouse, (MAM) Miami, Florida
CIRCA Puerto Rico, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR
ArteAmericas Art Fair, Viota Gallery, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
2005
University of Miami/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
Knoxville Museum of Art/Christies Auction House, Knoxville Tennessee
Palm Beach3, R.Duane Reed Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
Art Miami, R. Duane Reed Gallery, Miami, Florida
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) at the Bakehouse Miami, Florida
2004
Bass Museum/Bakehouse, Miami Florida
Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011
Bosque IV - Kollabs @ Gilman Contemporary, Sun Valley, Idaho
2010
Urban Flight, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
Bosque II, Astolfi Art, Atlanta Georgia
2009
Bosque, Art Department Gallery Atlanta, Georgia
Self & the Other, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter Florida
2008
Babylon, Cuidad Portatil, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico
Babylon, Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
2007
Home of the Self, Naomi Silva Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Interpreting the Narrative, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
Casa del Ser, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Towers, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Miami, Florida
2006
Recent Paintings, Lurie Gallery, Miami, Florida
Collage/Assemblage, Estefano Art Center, Miami, Florida
2005
Clicks, Tick & Silence, Gardner Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Abstraction, Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
2004
Works on Paper, Shawn Vinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Contrast, Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2003
Conversaciones Colectivas, Art Basel Miami 03, B2 Studio, Florida
SELECTED GROUP & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2011
Under a Big Sky, Visions West Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Diehl Gallery, Kollabs, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Gilman Gallery, Kollabs, Sun Valley, Idaho
Meyers Gallery, Kollabs, Park City, Utah
Whistler Village Gallery, Kollabs, Canada
Black Forrest, SFAC, Miami, Florida
Astolfi Art, Atlanta, Georgia
10th Annual Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC
Formas y Tradiciones, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010
Bosque III, Gilman Contemporary, Sun Valley, ID
Bosque II, Astofi Art, Atlanta Georgia
Studio Artists Summer Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, NYC
Small Wonders, Artformz Gallery, Miami, FL
2009
9th Annual Red Show, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
Into the Wild, Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami, Florida
Smash and Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, Florida
Dirty Linen New Orleans, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, LA
The Green Show, Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Earth Day, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami, Florida
Spring Sequence, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
New Phase, Viota Gallery, San Juan Puerto Rico
2008
Art Department Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Form-Function Miami,Florida
20TH Anniversary Exhibition, Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico
Just the Mischief made its way outside�, South Florida Art Center, Miami, Florida
Against the Grain, Bakehouse Gallery, Miami, Florida
Abracadabra, Art & Cultural Center of Hollywood
2007
Beneath the Surface, Miami-Dade College, Florida
FARBE, S. Florida Art Center, Miami, Florida
Writings on the Wall, Cheryl Hazan Gallery, Tribeca, New York
Small Format Exhibit, Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego: Latin Amaerican Art of the 21st Century,
MasonMurer Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2006
Spring Show, Soho Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Hampton Fresh, CDR Gallery, South Hampton, New York
MasonMurer Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
ATL{06}, ARThouse, Atlanta, Georgia
B10, Miami-Dade College, Miami, Florida
2005
Viota Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Miami/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
Gardner Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Lurie Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
R.Duane Reed Gallery Chelsea, New York
Fredric Snitzer Gallery/Bakehouse, Miami, Florida
2004
A.Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Shawn Vinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Denise Bibro Gallery, Chelsea, New York
Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
2003
ShawnVinson Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
A.Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES (REVIEWS, PRESS, CATALOGUES & BOOKS)
2011
Revista Cruce - Escuela de Ciencias, Humanidades y Cominicationes de la Universidad Metropolitana
"La Casa Del Yo Y EL Otro" - Luis Garica-Nerey. October 3rd, 2011 Issue
2010
Naples Post -Florida Contemporary 2010 -Naples Museum of Art
2009
The Self and the Other; Luis Garcia-Nerey, (Book) Published by John D. MacArthur Campus Library Florida Atlantic University
2008
Una Cuidad Portatil, El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico, (Feb)
Against the Grain, Miami Herald, Miami Florida, (May)
2007
Museum of Latin American Art, Auction/Exhibition Catalogue, Long Beach, CA
Revista ARTES Republic of Santo Domingo No. 23 April/Junio
Filosofico Garcia-Nerey en Viota, El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico, (Mar)
Miami Dade College Forum,Volume 11 No 9, A Dialogue with Home Grown Artist
Art Galleries & Artist of the South, Volume 5, Issue 2,
Atlanta Journal, Georgia 2007
2006
Buena Vida Magazine, Casiano Publishing , San Juan, PR
2005
Knoxville Museum of Art, Auction Catalogue