CURRICULUM VITAE | LENA VIDDO
876 Hancock St #1
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Cell 917-517-4475
lenaviddo@gmail.com
www.lenaviddo.com
BORN
1966 Washington DC, USA
EDUCATION
1990-1996 Art Students League
1989-90 Accademia Delle Belle Arti Firenze Italia
1986-1989 State University of New York @ Fashion Institute of Technology
EXHIBITIONS & CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023
Chashama Gala | Red Pill Blue Pill | Solo exhibition and performance A Philosophical
Treasure Hunt | June 8
Tulum Crypto | Installation | Tulum Mexico | May 4-7
Wonder Fair 6.0 | Digital Twin | Group Exhibition & Curator | Ideal Glass Studios NYC | April
14-15
2022
Wonder Fair 5.0 | The Source | Group Exhibition & Curator | Factory Town Art Basel Miami |
Dec 1 - 4
Wonder Fair 4.0 | Natural Intelligence | Group Exhibition & Curator | NFT- NYC | Water Line
Square NYC | June 20 - 23
2021
Wonder Fair 3.0 | HYPERLINK | Group Exhibition & Curator |Factory Town | Art Basel Miami |
Dec 4 - 8
2020
Angela Davis Mural for Black Lives Matter | Public Art Mural | Russeck Gallery | West
Broadway NY June - August
2019
Wonder Fair 2.0 | The Shrine | Group Exhibition & Curator | Magic City ~ Art Basel Miami
December 6 - 10
Inter-Space Gallery | Body Ego | Solo Exhibition 1 Grattan St Brooklyn September 5 - 26
WallPlay | Osmunda Exhibition | Our Waters | Group Exhibition 265 Canal St NY December 13
- January 13
2018
Wonder Fair 1.0 | Her(e) and Now | Anatomy Building | Group Exhibition & Curator | Art Basel
Miami December 3-9
Novo Arts | Lenissima's Wonderland | Red Pill Blue Pill | Solo Exhibition | 276 Bowery NY
September 5-25
Stephen Romano Gallery | Noctem Diaboli | Group Exhibition | W4th St NY October 25 - Nov 2
2017
David Bowie Residence | Moon Age Daydream | Solo Exhibition | May 1- July 30
2016
Gallery 128 | The Fun Food Show | Group Exhibition | Dec 1-Jan 1 128 Rivington St LES
Soho 20/20 Gallery | The Women Show | Group Exhibition | 56 Bogart St Brooklyn November
10-17
BLAM Gallery | Materia Prima curated by Stephen Romano | Group Exhibition | 56 Bogart St.
| November 4 - 28
Goldish Projects | Transfigurations | Solo Show | 71 Murray St. NY | June 9- August 1
House of Yes | The Beasts | Video Installation | Caravan Gitane | Wyckoff Ave Brooklyn |
April
2015
The Other Art Fair | London UK Oct 15-19
Lepore Savage Gallery | Rose is a Rose | Group Exhibition | West Village NY October 3 -
November 1
Lyons Weir Gallery | Kaleidescope | Group Exhibition NY July 6 - 14
Inter-Space Gallery | Protect and Serve | Group Exhibition & Curator | Brooklyn, NY May 16 -
27
Luhring Augustine | Postcards from the Edge | Group Exhibition | NY, NY January 29 - Feb 2
2014
Heliotrope Collective | The Animal Show | Solo Exhibition 526 W26th St NY May 8 - 12
IAMBIT8 | Hidden | Group Exhibition | W. Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026 May 9 - May 18
Arch Enemy Arts | Encyclopedia Botanica | Group Exhibition | Philadelphia Pennsylvania May
2 - 31
Luhring Augustine | Post Cards From the Edge | Group Exhibition | NY January 24- 27
2013
Scope Art Fair | Hanger Gallery | Art Basel Miami Dec 3 - 8
Bosi Contemporary | Head | Group Exhibition | 28 Orchard St NYC July 6 - August 14
Heliotrope Collective | Me Myself and I | Solo Show | 526 W26 St. May 8 - 22
Highline Loft Gallery | Incarnations | Trio Group Exhibition | 508 W 26th March 7- March 21
Family Business Gallery | Cold Castle | Group Exhibition | 520 W 21st St February 21- March 9
2012
Verge Art Fair | Hanger Gallery Art Basel Miami December 3 - 6
Brookhouse Gallery | Femmes Fatales | Group Exhibition | Barryville, NY October 27-
November 21
Shizaru Gallery | Bad You London curated by Beth Rudin De Woody | Group Exhibition | UK
October 9- November 23
West Chelsea Arts Gallery | The Grande Finale | Group Exhibition | 11 Ave NY Sept 13 - 30
G-ZARTBASEL | Basel Switzerland | June 13 - 17
West Chelsea Gallery | Cut | Group Exhibition | 601 West 26 St. | May 10 - 14
M. I. T. | Troubadour Humanity in Action | Group Exhibition | One Marina Park Dr, Boston, MA |
May
Monk Bar Installation | Solo Installation | Williamsburg Brooklyn NY February - April
Chelsea Art Crawl | 551 W 21 St. NY | April 21 2012
ET Modern Gallery and Museum | The Playground | Group Exhibition | 547 W 20 St. NY |
March 7 - 30
2011
Bill Hodges Gallery | New Visions | Group Exhibition | 24 W 57 St | December 2 - 20
Rush Arts Gallery | Dystopian Light | Group Exhibition | NY December 1 - 10
Florence Biennale | 2011 Fortezza di Basso Firenze Italia | December 2 - 13
West Chelsea Arts Gallery | The Girls of Ganesh | Group Exhibition | 552 W 21 3rd floor | Oct
West Chelsea Arts Gallery | Earthly Delights and Rapturous Imaginings | Solo Exhibition
551 W 21 St
2010
Armory Show | Highline Open Studios | 551 West 21 St New York
Le Poisson Rouge Gallery | Group Exhibition | Fire Burning Rain Bleecker St
Splashlight | Beyond The Pale | Group Exhibition | 1 Hudson Square 75 Varick St. NY
2009
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Gallery | RED | Group Exhibition | 529 W 20 St NY
2008
Tribeca Studios | T.O.A.S.T. | 401 Washington St NY
2007
I-20 Gallery | Little Red | Group Exhibition | 557 W 23 St NY
American Thread Building | The Other of the Side of Mirror | Solo Exhibition Beach St. NY
2006
I-20 Gallery | Little Red School House | 557 W 23 St New York NY
2005
Jan Larsen Fine Art | Super Girl Psychedelic | Solo Exhibition DUMBO Brooklyn
Jan Larsen Fine Art | Down Under | Group Exhibition | Jay St Brooklyn NY
I-20 Gallery | Infinity W 20 St New York NY
2004
Puffin Room Gallery | Desert Storm | Group Exhibition | Broome St NY
The Expo Gallery | Back in the Day | Group Exhibition | Brooklyn NY
Puffin Room Gallery | Loft VII | Group Exhibition | Broome St New York NY
The Expo Gallery | Graf Artists | Group Exhibition | Brooklyn October
Crobar Installation | W 27 St New York NY December
I-20 | 557 W 23 St New York NY
Le Corset Boutique Installation | Venus in Furs | Solo Show | Thompson St NY
New York Independent Art Fair | W 59 St New York NY
07 Bond Gallery | Ties that Bind | Solo Show | New York NY
Selima Boutique Installation | Optical Illusionist | Solo Show | Madison Ave New York NY
Volume | Urban Avant-Garde Wythe St. Brooklyn, NY
I-20 | Gallery Kid’s Sake 557 W 23 St NY
2002
Milk Studios | The Art of War and Peace | Group Exhibition & Curator | September NY
Lotus | Installation Tie Me Up Tie Me Down | Solo Exhibition | W 14 St New York NY
Next Gallery | Chimera | Group Exhibition | Varick St New York NY October 7
2001
Moschino Boutique Installation | Internal Unfolding Madison Ave NY Septmeber
Next Gallery | The Other Side Varick St NY
Thompson Hotel | Installation| Wish You Were Here Thompson St NY
I-20 | Gallery Red Rum 557 W 23 St NY
ART EXHIBITION EVENT PRODUCTIONS & CURATORIAL PROJECTS
Wonder Fair 5.0 | The Source | Factory Town | Art Basel Miami December 2022
Wonder Fair 4.0 | Natural Intelligence | Water Line Square Park NYC June 20-23
Wonder Fair 3.0 | Hyperlink | Factory Town | Art Basel Miami December 2021
Wonder Fair 2.0 | The Shrine | Magic City | Art Basel Miami December 2019
Wonder Fair 1.0 | Her(e) and Now | Anatomy Building | Art Basel Miami December 2018
Protect and Serve Inter-Space Gallery 56 Bogart St Brooklyn May 16-26 2017
Incarnations Highline Loft Gallery | 508 W 26 St NY | 2013
The Art of War and Peace | Milk Studios New York NY | 2006
Emerge | Crobar Night Club Immersive Installation Experience | 27th St New York NY | 2004
Urban Avante Guarde | Volume | Wythe St. Brooklyn, NY | 2003
Tie Me Up Tie Me Down | Lotus | 14th St New York NY | 2002
PULSE | weekly Artist Installation| Lotus | W 14th St | 2000 - 2003
PANELS/LECTURES
ET Modern Gallery The Playground, & Museum 547 W20th St. NY | March 7 2012
AWARDS
Curate NYC 2011
BIBLIOGRAPHY
TAINTED MAGAZINE - LENA VIDDO & ERICA SIMONE'S climate curation community
WONDER FAIR
WHITE HOT MAGAZINE | WONDER FAIR | LENA VIDDO & ERICA SIMONE
The Know Culture |Lena Viddo’s Assets
FORBES - LIVE EVENTS BOUNCE BACK (Lena Viddo and Erica Simone mention)
The Know Culture |Lena Viddo’s Assets
BUZZ WORTHY | The Dark and Sensous Paintings of Lena Viddo
HACID MAGAZINE | LENA VIDDO
FORBES | LEPORE SAVAGE GALLERY
https://news.artnet.com/people/nanette-lepore-savage-gallery-337049
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/t-magazine/nanette-lepore-savage-gallery.html?_r=0
http://www.remotegoat.com/uk/review/12350/outstanding-affordable-inspirational-art-sho
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HI- FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE | LENA VIDDO'S SURREAL MEAL PORTRAITS
THE UNLIMITED MAGAZINE | SHE'S HER SUBJECT | paintings by LENA VIDDO
http://www.wsimagazine.com/uk/browse-by-continent/north-america/united-states/head
_20130701113646.html
Soho Life Magazine Cover Story August 2013
Chelsea Life Magazine Cover September 2013 issue
http://artmiami.tv/art-2/artists-2/the-beasts-and-earthly-delights-of-lena-viddo/#more-'
http://www.rexolucionvectorial.com/pintura/lena-viddo/
INCARNATIONS | High Line Gallery Show | Lena Viddo, Maria Kreyn & Pablo Guarderas
"New York Magazine | Cold Castle @ Family Business Gallery
TELEGRAPH
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/9594440/The-best-anti-Frieze-in-London.h
tmlLink:
"BAD FOR YOU"
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1618235/0/vicio-arte/malo-para-ti/exposicion/
THE OMEN MAGAZINE VOLUME 8 featuring paintings by Lena Viddo
http://culturecatch.com/art/head-bosi-contemporary
Art & Animism: The New Magical Surrealism Paintings by Lena Viddo written by Dr. Faye
Ran December 2011
Art Log Chelsea Art Crawl, http://artlog.com/posts/394-chelsea-art-crawl
The Eyes Have It, In Conversation with Lena Viddo by Linda Digusta, Pearing the Apple
November 2011
http://peartheapple.blogspot.com/2011/11/earthly-delights-paintings-by-lena.html
She Is French Magazine http://www.sheisfrench.com/lena-viddo/art/
http://culturalite.com/article/view/id/1377862