Lisa Stefanelli
	exhibition: 25 february - 3 april, 2000     installation view of the show @ pierogi: 25 february - 3 april 2000         Bad Hair Day, 2000 50" x 44" enamel on vellum       Augustus John, 2000 50" x 44" enamel on vellum Triple Toe Loop, 2000 78" x 108" enamel on board       see additional lisa stefanelli paintings
	It's an amazing experience, to be on the center of a plane of ice, moving through the air at 10 - 20 miles per hour, spinning through the air and landing on the edge of a blade, maintaining the same speed. A salchow was one of the funnest jumps to do...a double salchow. I doubt I'll ever do it again in real life...I suppose that's what they call the Glory Days. Before getting into the "Glory Days," I'd like to say that Pierogi 2000 is pleased to present the first one person show of Lisa Stefanelli in New York, opening Friday, February 25, 2000. This show will consist of eight or nine paintings in different scale and intensity, all but one done with enamel on vellum (goat and calf skin). The largest painting is done with enamel on panel. Most of the paintings do connect with a common "edge." This edge is literal as well as figurative. This edge is still the same one that is quoted from Stefanelli's "Glory Days," only her glory days are here and now, within her painting. The edge she is painting has that same lyrical line that was cut into the ice when she was skating. I don't want to get too romantic about this influence, but it does play a large part in her composition and our comprehension of this group of work. Stefanelli's use of surface and line create a unique sense of the sublime, but you never feel satiated. You always want to see more. She's got the touch...and the moves. When you see the work you will quickly realize that her main color preference is red, not in all, but in most of the pieces. It does evoke a real sense of passion and intensity. Using a single dominant color creates clarity, or a constant, throughout the work not unlike, let's say, Robber Ryman with his white minimal paintings. This focus develops a strong and immediate dialog with the structure of Stefanelli's work, and in doing so gives us a visual ride we won't soon forget.     One Person Exhibitions 2000 Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, New York (February) 1995 Porta Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1994 Porta Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1993 The Paterson Museum, Recent Paintings, Paterson, New Jersey Selected Group Exhibitions 1999 Gale Gates et al, Size Matters, NYC DFN Gallery, Road Show, NYC Sixth@Prince Fine Art, A room with a view, NYC 1998 Deutsche Bank, Winterland, NYC Jeffrey Coploff Fine Arts, Little, NYC Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, Pets, NYC The Art Exchange Show, Showroom, NYC 1997 The Pennsylvania Project, Site-specific installation, Easton, Pennsylvania The Art Exchange Show, NYC 1996 The Pennsylvania Project, Site-specific installation, Easton, Pennsylvania 1995 The Pennsylvania Project, Site-specific installation, Easton, Pennsylvania 1994 Crawlspace Gallery, Phase One: Self-Portrait, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Crawlspace Gallery, Phase Two: Environmental-Commentary, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 111 Building, Sex, Abuse, Control, Desire , Jersey City, New Jersey Trans-Hudson Gallery, Garden Pick, Jersey City, New Jersey Bibliography 1999 selected portifolio, Article Magazine, September 1999 www.articlemagazine.com Exhibitions Produced 1999 Xthetic, Curated by Giles Lyon, S.E.S., NYC 1998 Bodies, Rest & Motion, S.E.S., NYC Edy Ferguson, The Non-Dramatic Dramatic, S.E.S., NYC GLYPHRIFF 2, The Art Exchange Show, Curated by Max Henry, NYC Anatomy Intellect, Curated by Max Henry, S.E.S., NYC GLYPHRIFF, Curated by Max Henry, S.E.S., NYC 1997 Race Cars and Other Fast Art, S.E.S., NYC The Art Exchange Show, NYC Works by Paulo Suzuki, S.E.S., NYC GIRLS!GIRLS!GIRLS!, S.E.S., NYC 1996 Bob Seng-Seng State, Shoe String Gallery, Jersey City, New Jersey Pier Pressure, Site-Specific Installation, Pier 21, NYC Egon Zippel: Paintings, S.E.S., NYC Deep Chill: Works by Renate Wolff, S.E.S., NYC Bibliography (in regard to exhibitions produced) 1999 Mumford, Steve, "Xthetic", review, Review, April 1, 1999 1997 Smith, Roberta, "The Art Exchange", review, The New York Times, May 30, 1997 1996 Servetar, Stuart, Lisa Hein and Bob Seng, Roe to Hoe, "Pier Pressure", Critic's Pick, Time Out, August 21, 1996 1996 Cotter, Holland, "Sculpture That Basks in Summmer", review, The New York Times, August 9,1996 Education 1989 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
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