Carmine Santaniello

Carmine Santaniello:

Neo-Expressionism Brut

Carmine Santaniello’s art can be seen as Brut Neo-Expressionism with strong street art roots. Between abstraction and figuration, his artwork is highly expressive. Reminiscent of Basquiat, as shown in his work Queer Collage I, there is no doubt that Carmine is a NYC artist to follow closely
-ArtWe Fall pick.

Based in New York, I have exhibited nationally and internationally with work appearing in numerous publications and collections in the US and Europe. Homosurrealism magazine and The Art of Man magazine USA, Mascular magazine UK, Boner magazine Germany, Character magazine France, Noisy Rain and Spunk magazines to name a few. My art is in the collections of The Library of Congress, the private collection of Charles Leslie as well as the permanent collection of the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, New York City. In addition, I show with Mooi-Man Male Art Gallery, The Netherlands, the Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam, Ioco Studio Gallery, Barcelona, Spain and the ChimMaya Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

Artist Statement:
Collage is an integral part of my art and is usually the starting point for each work. Employing the traditional method of cut and paste paper, I create new serie...

His formal education includes the High School of Art and Design and The School of Visual Arts, and he holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2024-2010

Art Lover Ground 2023 - Triptych and Art At RAIMA, Barcelona, Spain

LIC@Atlantic23, Atlantic Gallery, NYC

DANVILLE MUSEUM OF FINE ART, Hillary Fitzgerald-Abington Square Exhibition, Virginia

POSCARDS FROM THE EDGE, Visual AIDS Annual Benefit, Ortuzar Projects, NYC

The Other Art Fair Brooklyn
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Agger

Clio Art Fair NY, September 2022

Maybe I am Your Mother Who is Generating Who? Special Edition Exhibit @ Clio Art Fair, NY September 2022 Curated by Asya Rotella

The Colors of Change, Art Dealer Street Online Exhibition. Curated by Bianca Mofodda

The Queer Cuts: Reimagining Queer Collage The Center, New York, NY curated by Richard Morales

Heritage, Queens College, Flushing, NY

The Firefly Art Gallery, Art on Paper, Northport, NY

Drawings in a Time of Renewal, The Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY, Curated by Carol Crawford

The Studio Door, Pride+ 2021, San Diego, CA

The Firefly Art Gallery, Honey I Shrunk the Art, small works exhibition, Northport, NY

SALMAGUNDI CLUB, New York Open “Figuratively Speaking” 2021 Exhibition, New York, NY

The Atlantic Gallery, Long Island City Artist members exhibition. New York, NY

"ARTIST NAVIGATING 2020", an online exhibition i...