Today we’d like to introduce you to Anica Shpilberg.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
In I952, I was born in Lima, Peru. I am the daughter of Eastern European parents who emigrated in search of a better live. Six years later, we moved to Piura, a sleepy, dusty town, 800 miles north. They sent me to the best all-girls school in town, a Catholic school run by Dominican nuns. I hated it all…until I met miss Montero in 1960. She was my first art teacher. Formal, proper, well dressed. I feared her, but she changed my life. She taught me colors, textures, and shapes; paper, parchment and canvas; and art engulfed my life.
In 1970, I got married and moved to Boston. Studied Interior design and created Mixed-Media projects inspired by the work of Morris Louis. In 1975, our family moved to Caracas, Venezuela, for a year that became 8. I had my first major art show in a real gallery.
In 1983, we moved to the New York City area. I started studying painting and steel sculpture at The Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, and at Pratt Graphics in NYC. I showed regularly in Connecticut and NYC galleries and in places around the world. To my delight, some collectors began to acquire more than on piece!
In 2005, we moved to Miami where I became a resident artist at the Bakehouse Art Complex. I continued to show my work around the world and developed collectors in Europe, Israel, South America, China and India. In recent years have showed nationally in California, Iowa, Massachusetts, NY, Miami, Texas, and Internationally in Lima, Krems, London and Shanghai.
In 2017, I opened Anica Art Studios, my own studio in Hollywood, Florida, and two Bakehouse artists joinedme: Amalia Brujis y Donna Lee Steffens. Thru the years, I have continued to add variety of mediums to my portfolio, from Steel and Stone to acrylics with mixed media and photography with and without intervention. What will be next?
Please tell us about your art.
Drenched in color, inspired by experience, shaped by emotion, my art has always been the language of my thoughts. Through my work I seek to bring awareness of the social and cultural clashes that are patent in our world today.
The starting points are digital photographs that I have taken during my travels, images of people and places that hope to capture their spirit, their beat, their struggle, and the feel of it all. I photograph them aiming to capture the reality and uniqueness of their lives and their environment, instants of a changing world.
Some of the photographs are then printed on canvas. Later with the help of mixed media (paper, fabric, wood, etc.) I collage them into the photograph to create the textures and layers to achieve the intended look or message. Some are printed on paper and are just left pristine.
Underlying this work are the unexpected joys that arise from transformation: extracting and magnifying uniqueness while creating something altogether new.
We often hear from artists that being an artist can be lonely. Any advice for those looking to connect with other artists?
Art can be lonely, I have always look for either communities, when you around people you get inspired, dialog starts and ideas flow. Every city I have lived in I have join either meet ups or their art association. Now I enjoy working in my studio with my 2 friends, we met at the Bake house Art Complex and moved our studios to Hollywood FL.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
ANICA SHPILBERG
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012: Voice Art Projects Contemporary Art Gallery, Miami, FL, Nov 2012-Jan 2013
2011: Art Gallery at Tne Quogue Library, Quogue, NY, Sept.
Maor Gallery, ″Life Laberynth″, Miami, FL, June – Aug.
2001: Papp Galery, New York, NY, May.
1999: The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Atlanta, GA, Nov.
Galeria Cecilia Gonzalez, Lima, Peru, March.
1995: New Haven Center for The Arts, Mixed Media, New Haven, CT, June.
1994: Galerie des Hamptons, West Hampton Beach, NY, June-Aug.
1993: “Colors of The Mind″, Landmark Lobby Gallery, Stamford, CT, May .
″South America″, Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, Stamford, CT, April.
CURATORIAL EXHIBITIONS
2017:
“Variations on the same Subjects: People, Nature & Geometry” Young Ciurcle Gallery, Hollywood, FL. Aug
Artist Alliance Of East Hampton, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton NY. July
Boca Raton Art Fair, Contemporary Art Projects USA, Miami, Fl March
Women Artist Coast to Coast – East, Prince Street Gallery, Ny. March
“The Four Elements”, Sol Taplin Gallery @ Miami Country Day School, Miami, Fl. Jan
Art Palm Beach, Contemporary Art Projects USA, Miami, Fl. Jan
2016:
“Crossing Boundaries”, The Armory Center-Montgomery Hall, West Palm Beach, FL, Dec
Art Concept, Contemporary Art Projects USA, Miami, Fl. Dec
“ A Sight for Sore Eyes”, online exhibition by NAWA, Oct
“Blazing New Trails: Women & Discovery”, Marco Island Center for the Arts, Marco Island, Fl. Oct.
“Rise Up” “ The Mansion at Strathmore, N Bethesda, MD, Sep
Palm Beach Photography Centre, Palm Beach, Fl .Sep.
The Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Art Gallery, “Members Show”, NY, NY Sep
East End Annual National Juried Art Competition & Exhibition, Riverhead, NY. Aug.
“Summer Small Works”, NAWA Gallery, New York. NY July.
Artist Aliance of East Hamptons, East Hampton, NY. July.
“Continuum”, Fountain St Fine Art Gallery, Framingham, MA. June.
“Breaking Ground”, Beverly MA , Beverly MA. June-Sep.
“Creative Muse”, The Crayola Factory, Bethlehem, PA, Mar.
Renaissance Women, Traveling exhibitions at 5 NY Public Libraries, NY, Mar-Jun.
A Juried Show of Decorative & Contemporary Applied Arts, NYC, NY. Feb.
“Women of Vision”, NAWA FL Armory Annex, Lake Worth, FL, Jan.
2015:
“INVOKING THE MUSE” Coral Spring Museum of Art, Coral Spring, Fl. Dec.
“Works in the Atrium” BAC, Wynwood, Miami, Fl, Dec.
“HELP-HOPE-NEPAL” Paul Fisher Gallery, West Pal Beach, Fl. Dec.
“Small Format/Affordable”, Paul Fisher Gallery, West Palm Beach, Fl. Oct.
NAWA at The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, New York, Ny. Sep.
Palm Beach Photographic Centre’s 19th Annual Member’s Juried Exhibition, Palm Beach, Fl, Aug
“The Figure, 4th Annual Show , East End Art Gallery, Riverhead, NY, Aug
“Summer Small Works Exhibit”, NAWA NY, Jun-Sep 2015
“Art Expo NY” Current Art Group USA, New York, NY, Apr.
“National Art Encounter” Naples Art Association, Naples, FL. March
2014:
“Spectrum” at Contemporary Art Projects, Miami, Fl. Dec
“In Response”, Audry Love Gallery, Miami, FL. Dec
“Finding your Vision”, Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Quincy Market, Boston MA, Nov
“Dia de los muertos”, Swenson Gallery, Miami, Fl. Nov
“Cosmic Connections”, Contemporary Art Projects, Doral, Fl, Nov 1st prize
“125th Anniversary, The Sylvia Wald & Po Kim Gallery, New York, NY. Oct
“A Current Vision”, Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA. May
“Sea Fair Yacht”, Miami, Fl. April
“Visions and Revelations” Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, March
“Visions of the Mind”, HUB-Robeson Galleries in University Park, PA, Feb
“BAC & Coral Gables Museum” Urbanism: Perceived and Interpreted, Wynwood, Fl. Feb
“Visionaries” Marco Island Center for the Arts, Marco Island, Fl. Jan
2013:
“Mirror Image” Swenson Gallery, Wynwood, Fl, Dec
“Visual Contrasts” Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Fl. Dec
“Digressions & Detours”, Curators Voice Art Projects, Wynwood, Fl, Nov
“Oneiric: Beyond Conciousness”, Audry Love Gallery @ Bakehouse, Wynwood, Fl, Sep
Saatchi Gallery on line Exhibition, London, UK, Sept
Florida Museum for Women Artist “4th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Deland, Fl. Aug
“Celebrating the Art & Design of the Automobile, Salisburg House, Des Moines, IO, July
“Clothing Optional”, NAWA Gallery, New York, NY, July
“The Women of NAWA Exposed”, Goggleworks, Reading, PA, June
International Biennale Artists Exhibition Miami 2013, Miami, FL, June
Camera USA 2013, Naples, Fl June.
Icons & Images” Curators Voice Art Projects, Miami, Fl, May.
Magnaetz Gallery,Ny. presents Anica Shpilberg in “Lima International Art Fair”, April.
Arte Latino “LuminArte, Dallas, TX, March.
Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY, Feb-March.
Curators Voice Art Projects “Modern-Post Modern”, Miami, FL, Feb.
2012:
“Image Makers” NAWA Fl at City Hall, Palm Beach, Fl, Dec
″International Art Exhibition″ by Nina Torres Fine Art at 1800 GALLERY, Miami, Fl, Nov– Jan.
Latin Views 2012 A Biennale Exhibition, Gales Ferry, CT, Sept.
Zenith by Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX, July
LMNT Gallery “International Biennale Artist Exhibition”, Miami, FL, June.
Galerie Daliko Krems, ″The Labyrinth″,Austria, May.
″Open Gallery Editions I″ The Lure of the Local, Miami, Fl, May.
″Open Gallery Editions I″ Voice Art Projects Contemporary Art Gallery, Miami, Fl, April.
″Insights″ NAWA FL at the Crest Theatre, Delray Beach, Fl Jan 31-April. Juror Recognition Award
“Art Wynwood” International Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, Fl, Feb.
“Artful Evenings”, Bakehouse featured artist, Aventura, Fl Feb.
2011:
International Biennale Artists Exhibition” in Dallas, TX, hosted by LuminArte Art Gallery, Nov.
“Herencia Hispan”, Elite Fine Art presents Miami, Fl, Oct.
“2nd Annual ¨Raices: The Root of All Things” presented by RODEZart.com Gallery, Miami, FL, Oct.
″Structured”, BAC Gallery, Miami, Fl, September.
Elite Art Galleries @ Shanghai Art Fair American Pavillion, Shanghai, China, Sept.
“World Tour Exhibition of Contemporary Art London” @ The Gallery in Rechurch Street, London, UK, Aug.
″Midsummer Night”, BAC Gallery, Miami, Fl, August.
″Miami Beach Sister Cities International Expo″, Miami, Fl ,May.
″Art and Sole″, BAC, Miami , Fl May.
Elite Art Editions Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, Fl, March.
“The Conversation Starts Here”, Salon Miami @FIU Miami, Fl, March.
Arte Americas 2011¨@ Convention Center, Miami, Fl, March.
Broward Art Guild @ Gallery 101, “Black and White”, Ft Lauderdale, Fl, Feb.
NAWA Fl @ Northwood University, West Palm Beach, Fl, Feb.
NAWA Small Work, New York, NY, Feb.
Tom Rosetty Gallery, ″The Black Heart″, Pompano Beach Fl,Feb
NAWA Fl @ Village Studio, Delray Beach Fl, Jan.
Broward Art Center @ Tarpon River, Ft Lauderdale, Fl, Jan. Best in the Show
2010:
“5 x 7 Works”, Swansen Gallery, Miami, Fl, Dec.
Arto Connecto Exhibit, Safe Text, Miami, Fl, April.
2009:
″Nuestra Cultura″, Mes de la Hispanidad Tower Theater, Miami, Fl, Oct.
2008:
″Paraphernalia“ Show curated by Carol Damian and Bernice Steinbaum, Miami, Fl, Nov
“Form-Function”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Fl, November.
“Herencia Hispana”, Art Editions Gallery, Miami, Fl, October.
“Walls without Boundaries”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Fl, Sept.
“Paper Mate”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Mixed Media on Paper, Miami, Fl, March.
2007:
“Cupcakes“, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Mixed Media, Miami, Fl, Dec.
”Private View”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Mixed Media, Miami, Fl, Sept.
″After Pieces″, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Mixed Media, Miami, Fl, Sept.
2006:
“Hortt 45”, Broward Art Guild, Mixed Media, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, June.
“Sculptural Objects”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Sculpture, Miami, Fl, June.
2005: “Member’s Show”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Mixed Media, Miami, Fl, Sept.
Contact Info:
- Address: 112 South 20th Avenue
Hollywood, FL 33020 - Website: www.anicaonline.com
- Phone: 7862615522
- Email: anica@shpilberg.com
Image Credit:
All pictures were taken by me.
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