CAROLANNA PARLATO

Lives and works in Brooklyn and Kinderhook, New York

carolannaparlato.com  |  carolanna.parlato@gmail.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023        SLIP, The Lobby Gallery at 860 Washington Street, New York, NY

2019        Catch and Release, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY

2016        A Delicate Balance, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2012        Behind the Sun: New Paintings, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2010        Vortical, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2008        Nature Games, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

              Antiphony, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA

2006        On Becoming, The Phatory, New York, NY

2004        Supersplat, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA

2003        Liquid Landscapes: Works from the Perfume River Series, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

SELECTED PUBLIC PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS

2025        Steller’s Jay, Morgan Stanley One Post Office Square, Boston, MA. Commissioned through Heskin Projects

2020–2021          Current, Arts Brookfield, One New York Plaza, New York, NY. Site-specific mural installation

2020        Four multipart paintings, Peachtree Center, Atlanta, GA. Corporate commission

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024        A Legacy of Making: 26 Contemporary Italian American Artists, Connecticut College, New London, CT. Curated by Joanne Mattera

              Winterexpositie, Galerie JoLi, The Netherlands

2023        Let’s See, Galerie JoLi and Art The Hague Fair, The Netherlands

              A Legacy of Making: 21 Contemporary Italian American Artists, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, New York, NY

              Radiate, Garvey|Simon, New York, NY

2022        XX: Twenty Year Anniversary Exhibition, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY

              Slow Motions, Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT

              Among Friends, Equity Gallery, New York, NY

2021        Magic, Metaphor Projects, Brooklyn, NY

2020        Marigold, 490 Atlantic Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

              Unfolding Dialogue: Four Voices, Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT

2019        Seeing It Through, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA

              Circles and Squares, Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY

2017        Brushless, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, NY

              New Gallery, New Work, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2016        Festivus, Elizabeth Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2015        Twofold, The Gallery at Industry City, Dedalus Foundation, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Cecile Chong

2014        Sideshow Nation, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2013        Pour, Asya Geisberg Gallery and Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY

              Pour, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. Curated by Elisabeth Condon and Carol Prusa

2011        Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State, Guatemala City, Guatemala

              30: Brooklyn Salon Exhibition, BRIC Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, NY

2008        Material Color, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ. Curated by Mary Birmingham

2004        Open House: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Charlotta Kotik

2002        25th Anniversary Selections Exhibition, The Drawing Center, New York, NY

              Jump, The Painting Center, New York, NY

2000        Fluid Flow, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

              Eye Candy: West and East Coast Contemporary Women Painters, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum and Grand Central Art Center, CA. Curated by Sue Joyce

1999        Outer Boroughs, White Columns, New York, NY

1998        Fashioned, White Box, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA

1997        Current Undercurrent: Working in Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

              Surface and Shadow: Abstraction Revisited, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

1989        Strange Attractors: The Spectacle of Chaos, traveling exhibition. Curated by Klaus Ottmann

1987        Selections 42, The Drawing Center, New York, NY. Curated by Peter Drake

SELECTED PRESS

2020        Akers, Tory. “The New Abstraction: 8 Artists to Start Collecting Now.” Artspace, February.

2019        McGlynn, Tom. “Carolanna Parlato’s Sporting Informe.” Two Coats of Paint, December 6.

              Hutchinson, Cori. “The Floatable Formations of Carolanna Parlato.” Whitehot Magazine, December 13.

2016        McGlynn, Tom. “Carolanna Parlato: A Delicate Balance.” The Brooklyn Rail, February.

              Butler, Sharon. “Sweet Direction for Carolanna Parlato.” Two Coats of Paint, February 10.

              Panero, James. “Gallery Chronicle.” The New Criterion, February.

              Halasz, Piri. “Appealing Duo: Parlato & Walker at Elizabeth Harris.” From the Mayor’s Doorstep, March.

2015        Acha, Beverly. “On the Threshold of Perception: Carolanna Parlato at Morgan Lehman Gallery.” Artcritical, January 23.

              Nichols, Matthew Guy. “Carolanna Parlato: Threshold.” Art in America, February.

2014        Meyer, Richard. “Great Show, Great Artists: Sideshow Nation.” Art in America, January.

2013        Einspruch, Franklin. “Oil as Water: Pour at Lesley Heller and Asya Geisberg.” Artcritical, September 19.

2012        Acha, Beverly. “Bringing the Hand Back into Play: Carolanna Parlato at Elizabeth Harris.” Artcritical.

              Halasz, Piri. “Carolanna Parlato.” From the Mayor’s Doorstep.

2010        Landi, Ann. “Carolanna Parlato at Elizabeth Harris.” ARTnews, April.

              Panero, James. “Gallery Chronicle.” The New Criterion, March.

2008        Maine, Stephen. “Call-and-Response.” The New York Sun, January 17.

              Mattera, Joanne. “Carolanna Parlato at Elizabeth Harris Gallery.” Joanne Mattera Art Blog, March 1.

2006        Nichols, Matthew Guy. “Carolanna Parlato at the Phatory.” Art in America, May.

              Cohen, David. “Prada Boxes & Motherboards: Zucker, Isensee, and Parlato at the Phatory.” The New York Sun, January 26.

2004        McQuaid, Cate. “Finding Fascination in Blots, Splats, Bubbles, and Shimmer: Jazzy Supersplat.” The Boston Globe, May 14.

              Cohen, David. “Open House at the Brooklyn Museum.” The New York Sun, April 22.

              Kalm, James. “A Boom Grows in Brooklyn.” The Brooklyn Rail, July.

2003        Seidel, Miriam. “New York Abstracts Energetic with Color.” The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 12.

2002        Johnson, Ken. “Jump.” The New York Times.

              Lombardi, D. Dominick. “Spill.” The New York Times, July 7.

              McQuaid, Cate. “Critics’ Picks: Carolanna Parlato Vivid.” The Boston Globe, April.

2000        Johnson, Ken. “Fluid Flow.” The New York Times, August 11.

              Kalm, James. “Carolanna Parlato: Perfume River @ Cheryl Pelavin.” NY ARTS, March.

1998        Schwabsky, Barry. “Abstract Painting, Though Not Entirely.” The New York Times, October 25.

              Scott, Sue. “Carolanna Parlato: Jeffrey Coploff Fine Art.” COVER Magazine, May.

COLLECTIONS

Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Library of Congress, Washington, DC

ArtBank Collection, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

Art in Embassies Program, U.S. Department of State

Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY

NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY

Morgan Stanley, Boston, MA

Capital Group

Pfizer Inc.

Public Art for Public Schools, New York, NY

Percent for Art Program, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, NY

Francis Greenburger Collection, New York, NY

Princess Cruises

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Science in Art Education, University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY