Stephen Cimini

BIO—
Recipient of the Pollack-Krasner Grant, Cimini primarily identifies as a self taught artist although he briefly studied at the the San Francisco Art Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work is held in various corporate and private collections internationally. He is represented by Carter Burden Gallery, in New York and exhibits in various other galleries throughout the United States.

ARTIST STATEMENT—
Building on the architectural origins which have been the basis of my work for over a decade, I have started referring to my compositions as random symmetry. That is, creating a balance on the canvas with no discernible pattern allowing a symmetrical, meditative composition to emerge. I employ the golden mean as a reference which can often be seen in the composition.

I use oil paint with a cold wax medium, layering the paint, as organic surfaces evolve within the restrained lines of the composition. During the process an environment develops giving an emotional story to the thoughtfully planned out compositions. My color choices vary, sometimes deliberating creating a series with particular color decisions and sometimes allowing the color choices to impulsively appear fueled by intuition and ex...

My fine art education is from east coast and west coast schools, studying at the San Francisco Art Institute in California and School of Visual Arts in New York City. I must say that most of my learning has come from the 20 plus years of my commitment to painting.

2024
Resolutions, Selected Painters, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
27th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY

2023
Friends of Pleiades Group Exhibit
Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Friends and Family—Self-Curated Group of 9 Artists
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2022
Featured Artist, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
25th Annual Invitational Exhibit, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Small Works Exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2021
Looking Forward, Juried Exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Small Works Exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2020
Inhabit, featured artist virtual exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Consolations I, a virtual group exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Altered Sates, a juried exhibition, Pleiades Gallery
2019
COLD, a group exhibition,
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Monochrome, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Small Works Show
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Market Art + Design 2019, Bridgehampton, NY
"Uncontrollable" a group exhibition
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Art New York at Pier 94, New York, NY
Friends of Pleiades: Invitational Exhibition
Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY

2018
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