Artist: Vanessa Conte
Exhibition title: Up to Your Neck
Venue: Ginerva Gambino, Cologne, Germany
Date: February 1 – March 30, 2019
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Ginerva Gambino, Cologne
Vanessa Conte (b. 1977 in Yonkers, New York) lives and works in Glendale, California. She holds an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MA in Linguistics from Cal State University in Long Beach. Conte‘s work has been shown at JB Jurve, Los Angeles; Hester Gallery, New York; Various Small Fires, Los Angeles; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York; Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Commonwealth & Council, Los Angeles; Delmes & Zander, Cologne et.al.
Conte published several short stories of corporal punishment fiction using pseudonyms, before releasing “Cures for Pouting Girls” (New York, 2016), under her own name. In the fall of last year she published “Heavy Penalties” with Random Man Editions (New York), which consists of a selection of her latest graphite drawings. Both publications are available through the gallery.
Vanessa Conte, Up to Your Neck, 2019, exhibition view, Ginerva Gambino, Cologne
VANESSA CONTE, “The Fool,” 2019, Acrylic on panel, 14 × 11 inches (35,56 × 27,94 cm)
Vanessa Conte, Up to Your Neck, 2019, exhibition view, Ginerva Gambino, Cologne
VANESSA CONTE, “Target,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
VANESSA CONTE, “Rebellion Fail,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
VANESSA CONTE, “The Guru,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
VANESSA CONTE, “Grounded,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
VANESSA CONTE, “Friday’s Trial,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
VANESSA CONTE, “Tardiness,” 2018, Graphite on paper, 60,96 × 45,72 cm (24 × 18 inches), 66,4 × 51,1 cm (26 1/8 × 20 1/8 inches) (framed)
Vanessa Conte, Up to Your Neck, 2019, exhibition view, Ginerva Gambino, Cologne
VANESSA CONTE, “Bottomed,” 2019, Acrylic on panel, 14 × 11 inches (35,56 × 27,94 cm)
VANESSA CONTE, “Mother,” 2019, Acrylic on panel, 14 × 11 inches (35,56 × 27,94 cm)
Vanessa Conte, Up to Your Neck, 2019, exhibition view, Ginerva Gambino, Cologne
Vanessa Conte, Up to Your Neck, 2019, exhibition view, Ginerva Gambino, Cologne