JOSETTE URSO Along the Way

Josette Urso Along the Way

(On the cover, cropped) Say Yes, 2016 oil on canvas 60 x 48 in

Josette Urso Along the Way May 12th – June 18th 2016

Lake Side, 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.

Vitamin See, 2016 oil on canvas 60 x 48 in.

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is pleased to present Along the Way, an exhibi7on of new work by Jose;e Urso.

Jose;e Urso’s pain7ngs are driven by a sense of urgency to record a flee7ng moment. She translates the sensory experience of inhabi7ng a space through her manipula7on of the paint, ac7va7ng the surface in an energe7c, tac7le representa7on of her percep7on. All of the elements of place from every direc7on are captured in one plane, exploring its forms, light, and energy.

Urso’s surroundings serve more as a jumping-off point rather than subject, the details of her ini7al inspira7on becoming more and more abstracted as the piece progresses. Urso’s primary fascina7on is the edge of where the outside meets the inside, a separa7on yet melding of the natural and man-made worlds. Her work has also become more physical and tac7le, her layers of paint building up in peaks and waves throughout the surface.

Urso begins her pain7ngs with big sweeps of color, working in the direc7on of the flow of the space she is inspired by. Constantly turning her canvas as she works, Urso revels in the unknown and the gradual discovery of the piece as it reveals itself. Guided by intui7on, she con7nues to build up the surface from large, bold shapes to a cacophony of color, pa;ern, and form. The juxtaposi7on of intricate detailing with swaths of color leads the eye on a constant journey around the canvas, the sense of explora7on paralleling its crea7on.

Jose;e Urso received her MFA in Pain7ng from the University of South Florida in Tampa. Urso’s work has been exhibited widely across the country, including the New York Public Library, The Drawing Center, and the Bronx Museum for the Arts. She has been awarded numerous grants and residencies, in par7cular, from the Na7onal Endowment for the Arts, Basil H. Alkazzi, and the Pollock-Krasner Founda7on as well as the Camargo Founda7on and Yaddo, The Alma B.C. Schapiro Residency in Sarasota Springs, NY and the Adolph and Esther Go;lieb Founda7on Grant. Urso lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Road Trip, 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 60 in.

Without Interrup2on, 2014 ink brush pen on paper 23 x 29 in.

Wednesday, 2014 ink brush pen on paper 23 x 29 in.

On a Dime, 2016 oil on canvas 48 x 36 in.

Hoof It, 2016 oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.

Say Yes, 2016 oil on canvas 60 x 48 in.

EDUCATION MFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Pain2ng) BFA, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Drawing) SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Along the Way, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, NY Non-Stop, Manha;anville College, Purchase, NY 2015 Treehouse, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY High Five, Main Window Project Space, DUMBO, Brooklyn 2014 So Far - Not So Far, Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY 2013 Ar2st-in-Residence ONE: JoseHe Urso, Art and History Museums of Maitland, Maitland, FL Mul2ple Choice, The Anthony Giordano Gallery, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY Recalibrate, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, Bridgehampton, NY Sense and Nonsense, Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Snow Day, Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY 2012 Here and Then, 110 Church Street / CFEVA, Philadelphia, PA Taking Place- Drawings by JoseHe Urso, Gallery 221, HCC, Dale Mabry Campus, Tampa, FL 2011 More Than You Know, Art Wall on Third, curated by Arezoo Moseni, New York Public Library, NYC I See Now, FiPh Avenue Windows, New York Public Library, New York, NY 2009 biT by Bit, Young + Rubicam, New York, NY 2008 Sparkasse Schwandorf, Schwandorf, Germany 2006 Landscapes-Cityscapes, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL (catalog) On Loca2on, Anita S. Wooten Gallery, Valencia Community College, FL (catalog) 2005 Ar7sts at Weir Farm, Weir Farm Trust, Wilton, CT Circle, Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL 2004 The Ireland Pain2ngs, gescheidle, Chicago, IL Collage, Holhauzer Gallery, Okaloosa-Walton College, Niceville, FL (catalog)

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES 2014 Ucross Founda7on, Clearmont, Wyoming 2013 Adolph and Esther Go;lieb Founda7on, Inc., New York, NY Art and History Museums of Maitland - Research Studio, Maitland, FL 2010 Lod Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain (1996, 1995) 2009 Yaddo, The Alma B.C. Schapiro Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY Ar7st in Residence & Project Director, Mural & Workshop Site: Mary & Martha House, Ruskin, FL 2008 The Pollock-Krasner Founda7on, Inc., New York, NY (2007-2008) Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc., Germany (Architectural Glass and Mosaic Studio) Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany 2006 Stock 20, Taichung, Taiwan 2005 Lambent Fellowship Nominee, New York, NY Full Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT 2004 American Ar7sts Abroad, Art in Embassies, Phnom Penh, Cambodia SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH Mint Museum of Art, Charlo;e, NC The Tampa Museum of Art, FL University of South Florida Museum of Art, FL Polk Museum of Art, FL Leepa-Ra;ner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL The Deland Museum of Art, FL U.S. Department of State, Washington DC Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano, San Jose, Costa Rica Poynter Ins7tute, FL The Maitland Museum of Art, FL The Ballinglen Archive, Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland Stadt Schwandorf, Germany

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