Nicole Wittenberg

The highly anticipated first survey of the work of American painter Nicole Wittenberg

Over the past two decades, Nicole Wittenberg has developed an expressive body of work that includes paintings of landscapes, portraits, and erotica. Best known for her vibrant and energetic mark making, Wittenberg creates seemingly spontaneous images from studies and drawings – oftentimes from life – which she synthesizes into much larger paintings on canvas.

Weaving together painterly gestures across subject matter – some published here for the first time – this debut monograph features essays by the art historian Suzanne Hudson, the curator Devon Zimmerman, and the contemporary painter David Salle, as well as an extended conversation between the artist and writer Jarrett Earnest. These texts create an insightful portrait of Wittenberg as an artist. Presented in a beautiful cloth case showcasing details of one of her floral compositions, this book explores the full range of Wittenberg’s artistic vision and represents the most significant publication of her work to date.

The publication of the book coincides with two solo exhibitions of the artist’s work, at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art.

Nicole Wittenberg was born in San Francisco, CA, and received her BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003. She received the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ coveted John Koch Award for Best Young Figurative Painter in 2012. From 2011–14 she served as a teacher at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture, and the Bruce High Quality Foundation University, and in 2017 she was a professor in the Critical Theory Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Wittenberg’s works are included in prominent collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; The Albertina, Vienna; the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Aishti Foundation, Beirut; and others. She has enjoyed recent solo exhibitions at Massimo de Carlo, Milan (2024); Fernberger Gallery, Los Angeles (2024); Journal Gallery, New York (2023); Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami (2023); and Acquavella Galleries, Palm Beach (2022). She is based in New York and Maine.

Jarrett Earnest is a writer, editor, and curator based in New York.

Suzanne Hudson is Professor of Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Southern California.

David Salle is an artist based in New York.

Devon Zimmerman is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

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