Artist Statement:
Italian-born, California-based Anyes Galleani is an award-winning visual artist whose work has received international recognition.
A former fashion photographer and video director, Anyes has created art throughout her life using paint, collage, digital manipulation, photo and film montage and has been a full-time artist since 2012.
For many years, Anyes’ studio and art gallery were located in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles and her work consisted of pop art influenced by street art and by her fashion background and urban surroundings. In 2021 Anyes moved to the countryside where she has been inspired to create abstract art. However, her core style has not changed and is still reminiscent of pop & street art, featuring bright colors, paint drips and an unmistakable rawness characteristic of her work.
Education:
Born and raised in Italy, Anyes Galleani came to the US to study film and photography and received a Bachelor of Arts from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Shortly after, she moved to Los Angeles where she established her photography studio shooting fashion and later directing fashion videos.
When it came to painting and making mixed media art, Anyes, who had taken drawing classes during high school in Italy, mainly credits her fellow artists in the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District for teaching her about collage and painting. She also drew inspiration from the street artists and muralists working on the buildings across from her studio, which are now part of the Hauser & Wirth Gallery. And, over the years, became particularly fascinated by the look of worn-out street posters and graffiti paint mix, which became a trade mark of her early mixed media art.
Regarding her digital art, while working as a photographer and video director, Anyes learned from a group of early adopters of Adobe Photoshop and digital video pioneers, pushing the envelope on all fronts. This innovative attitude remains a trait of her art making today as she creates high definition images through complex photography manipulation and video frames extrapolations techniques. Anyes has also experimented with AI but, for now, prefers to utilize her own, more organic methods based on creating "accidental combinations" rather than images based on verbal descriptions.
Exhibitions:
SOLO SHOWS
2020
"Who Owns You?"
Fathom Gallery, Los Angeles
2019
"The Perils of Good Intent"
Anyes Galleani Art Gallery, Los Angeles
(Showing art created with text by Mantessa as VERO VONN)
"Strong" The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
2014
"Beautiful Decay", Bustamante-Gill Gallery, Culver City
2012-2013
"Beautifully Broken", Upper West, Santa Monica
2007
“Beyond Beauty II”, Il Moro, Los Angeles
“Beyond Beauty”, Continental Gallery, Los Angeles
2004-2006
"XPOSIV TV" monthly video showcases, Los Angeles
2001
“Sci-Arc Moves Downtown”, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Los Angeles
1993
“Have No Fear” - Xhibit Gallery, Los Angeles
GROUP SHOWS
2019
"Works with Paper", Castelli Art Space, Los Angeles
(Showing art created with text by Mantessa as VERO VONN)
"REMIX", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
2018
"Wish List", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
"ACA Award Show" - ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Gallery Veronique, Cincinnati, OH
2017
"Wish List", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
"ACA Award Show" - ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"She Inspires" The Untitled Space, New York
"Structural Polarity", Sonya & Co Gallery, Laguna Beach
Arts Leaders, West Bloomfield, MI
Gallery Veronique, Cincinnati, OH
2016
"Wish List", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
Arts Leaders, West Bloomfield, MI
Gallery Veronique, Cincinnati, OH
"ACA Award Show" - ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"Los Angeles Art Fair" with Art Unified, Los Angeles
"From the Streets", Saatchi Art, Santa Monica
2015
"LA Vision" - Bergamot Station, Los Angeles
"ACA Award Show" - ADC Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
"7 Extraordinary Artists", FABStudio, Venice
"Kool Layed", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
2014
"Wish List", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
"Urban Playground", The Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles
"2 Sides of a Coin", Bustamante-Gill Gallery, Los Angeles
"Photo LA", Modern Art Etc. Gallery, Los Angeles
2013
"ROC Building Exhibition" Saatchi Art, Santa Monica
"Spirit of Healing Celebration", Doubletree by Hilton, Los Angeles
"Dwell On Design" with Saatchi Art, Los Angeles
"Dwell On Design" with Fabrik Magazine, Los Angeles
"Slice of Life", Linus Gallery, Pasadena
2011
"Group Show" Bob Ore' Gallery, Beverly Hills
"3 Women Artists", Space A, Multimedia Art Salon, Los Angeles
"Dissilience 2", Space B, Los Angeles
2008
"MTV" and "Emmy's" pre-award suites, Beverly Hills
"ASID Showcase", Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
1994
“The Way I See It”, Video art screening with LA Art Seen, Aidikoff Screening Room, Beverly Hills
1993
LA Art Seen, West Hollywood
1991
Xhibit Gallery, Los Angeles
