Heidi Lanino

Heidi Lanino works in themes of beauty, the figure, movement, environment, and purpose through drawing, painting, clay and sculptural installations. Her work is characterized by expressive lines and shapes, influenced by various cultures, and the combination of both figurative and abstract elements.

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors in 1989 from Pratt Institute, one of four recipients of a full-tuition merit scholarship. Born in New York and raised on Long Island, Heidi lived in NYC for 18 years, studied drawing and painting nationally and internationally, was an art director for L’Oréal where she honed her aesthetic for beauty and design. Lanino’s work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions including Flatiron Prow Art Space, New York, NY; A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, NJ; Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY; Gibbs Museum, Charleston, SC; and Albert Wisner Library Sculpture Park, Warwick, NY, and The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY.

Her work is included in several public and private and corporate collections including ACLU, NY; HBO, NY; The Carlyle Hotel, NY; Orange County Trust, White Plains, NY; Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown NY; Thang Long TLE Gr...

Pratt Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, 1989
(full-tuition merit scholarship)

Worked closely with professor Beerman, a student of Joseph Albers, famous for his color studies in the Bauhaus group. Also worked with professor Passalacqua, who had been a student of Rico Lebrun a key figure in the early Los Angeles modern art scene. Continued to study with Professor Passalacqua in his NYC school of Drawing and Illustration, also studied abroad in Italy.

Residencies
August 2019, Salem Art Works, Salem, NY

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2020
The Figure, Sotheby’s Institute Gallery, curator; Jessi Tatievski, New York, NY.
2019
Figurative Landscape, Mindy Ross Gallery, curator: Dorothy Szefc, Newburgh, NY, January 10th – March 9th
Ceramic works, Mindy Ross Gallery, curator: Dorothy Szefc, Newburgh, NY, February 20 – May 8th
2018
The Folded Female, Flatiron Prow Art Space, curator: Cheryl McGinnis, New York, NY, May 20 – October 20th
Figurative Landscape, Silverwood Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY, September 2 – November 21
Cubist Renditions, Spotte Art, curator: Nelba Valenzuelas, New York, NY, March 13 – April 13
2017
Equestrian Movement, Spotte Art, curator: Nelba Valenzuelas, New York, NY, June 15 – July 30,
Equestrian Movement, Artsy, July 15 – July 30
Celebration of Spring, PLAYA Gallery, curator: Jessica Tracy, Warwick, NY, May 6 – June 29
2016
Field Painting, Gallery at ORMC, Orange Reginal Medical Center, curator: Sarah Johnson, NY, Jan 22 – March 4 (catalogue)
Fields, Coldwell Gallery, Woodstock, NY, Nov 1 – Nov 28 (catalogue)
2014
Movement, Gallery W, curator: Michael Gaydos, Warwick, NY, Dec 5 – Jan 11, 2014 (catalogue)
ArtFest Exhibition, Saratoga Center Gallery, curator: Kathleen Fyfe, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 6 – July 9 (cat...