Antoinette Wysocki

Antoinette Wysocki has been awarded a Sante Fe Artist Institute grant, and nominated as Best Emerging Artist by GLADD in 2009, she exhibits her paintings internationally with over 50 group shows and 10 + solo exhibitions including: New York, London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Miami and Los Angeles. Her work is in private collections including Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC City Museum and the former Corcoran Gallery of Art, now part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Gallery of Art collection.

“I've worked to develop a process combining various materials, chance, control and analysis. Part of my focus is the balance of media and absorption rate so that the various materials interact, binding or refracting from each other or the canvas itself. Each work begins with action painting, with focus around gestures and washes, balancing chance and consciousness. The second stage of control defines the abstracted imagery pulling out elements, while balancing the raw with saturated. The mixed media can alter the pieces beyond repair or become the focus of the piece itself. The process is concluded in the analysis stage where the preponderance of symbols are defined through detailed drawings and brush strokes, insertion of dialog and deciphering of imagery.”

Antoinette painted the label for our 8MM 20th Anniversary special edition Gin, and is a contributor to the visual installation at Synästhesie presented by Sector 7G at the festival. We are honoured to have her in attendance this year.

www.antoinettewysocki.com. @antoinettew