Tina La Porta

Tina La Porta; 26 September 1967 is an American mixed media artist, photographer, painter, sculptor, printmaker, sound designer, and poet who spent most of her adult life in New York City. Regarded as one of the most enlightened artists of contemporary times, she is known for founding the deep psychological insight movement in sculpture, collage, medication art and for the wide variety of styles that she helped develop and explore. Among her most famous works are the Triptych, From the Edge of Darkness (I Lost Myself), Hand to Mouth, All The Pills In My House, Side Effects, Falloff, Medicine Ball, Happy Pills, Relapse, Split, Speaking to a Voice Unknown (a dramatic portrayal of the torment of mental illness.)

Tina demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in her early years, painting and assembling in a naturalistic manner through her childhood and adolescence. During the last decade of the 20th century, her style changed as she perfected different theories, techniques, and ideas. After 9/11, the event motivated La Porta to explore more radical styles, beginning a series of dreamy pieces made with resin coated anti-depressant pills, layering resin, acrylic ink, and spray paint on board.

La Porta's work is often categorized...

1994
Master of Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY.
1990
Independent Study, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
1989
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL.

Solo Exhibitions
2018
Side Effects, FAR Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
2003
Total Screen, Whitebox/Annex, New York, NY.
2002
voyeur_web, Universal Concepts Unlimited, New York, NY.

Group Exhibitions
2019
Web-Retro: Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the World Wide Web, SeMA, Buk-Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL.
2018
What's Your Elephant?, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL.
2017
Looking Back, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL.
White Jeans, Florida International University Washington Gallery, Miami, FL.
More Women Painting, Design Sublime, Miami, FL.
Gritty in Pink, Bailey Center for Art, Pompano Beach, FL.
Annual Interest 2017, Young At Art Museum, Davie FL.
Hot House, Design Sublime, Miami, FL.
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL.
2016
Five Centuries of Prints from Rembrandt to Picasso: Drs. Walter and Mildres Padow Collection, NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Nocturnes VI: The Lost and Found, The Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Annual Interest 2016, Young At Art Museum, Davie FL.
2015
eXXpectations, Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL....