stephen cimini

Building on the architectural origins which have been the basis of my work for over a decade, I have started referring to my compositions as random symmetry. That is, creating a balance on the canvas with no discernible pattern allowing a symmetrical, meditative composition to emerge. I employ the golden mean as a reference which can often be seen in the composition.

I use oil paint with a cold wax medium, layering the paint, as organic surfaces evolve within the restrained lines of the composition. During the process an environment develops giving an emotional story to the thoughtfully planned out compositions. My color choices vary, sometimes deliberating creating a series with particular color decisions and sometimes allowing the color choices to impulsively appear fueled by intuition and experience. Color remains a constantly unfolding mystery.

San Francisco Art Institute
School of Visual Arts (New York City)

A recent recipient of a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation selected by a committee of distinguished art professionals awarded to artists with established ability

Finalist at the Global Art League 2015 exhibition at the
Montreal Art Centre.

PAINTING ART AWARD FINALIST at the Global Art Awards 2017 exhibition in Dubai

Paintings held in Corporate Collections

NFR Energy LLC: violet wave II, acquired in 2010
Novartis Pharmaceuticals: mansel avenue, fredna avenue, red plateau,acquired in 2007, primary triptych, acquired in 2006
WolfBlock Boston: river view, acquired in 2006
Bayer Healthcare: floating in cement shoes, acquired in 2004
Pearson Publishing: concrete eden, sun king, purchased usage rights for covers of the textbook Managing Behavior in Organizations published in 2004 and 2006. The paintings are held in private collections.

EXHIBITIONS
2017
Selected Paintings, solo exhibition, Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ
THE OTHER ART FAIR–November NYC, Presented by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, NY
Through the Eyes of an Artist, PANEPINTO GALLERIES, Jersey City, NJ
SHAPE SHIFTING, solo exhibition, LSJ Studios, Lancaster PA
THE OTHER ART FAIR–June NYC, Presented by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, NY
ALTER(NATIVE) FACTS, A really real group show Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
An Evening of Art and Design Curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and VP of Art Advisory at Saatchi Art
at Manhattan View at MiMA, New York, NY
Wintertide: Invitational Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Cyborgs Crustaceans & Butterflies, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, pictures of something, ANNEX 24 Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Summer in the City INVITATIONAL SHOW, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
TWITTER ART EXHIBIT: NYC, Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, NY
Spring Fever INVITATIONAL SHOW, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
DIVINING THE SPACE, Solo Exhibition, Victory Hall Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
2015
Group Exhibition, Le Canal Gallery. Montreal, CANADA
Mostly Drawing Group Exhibition, Victory Hall Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
MATH TO BEAUTY, ANNEX 24 Gallery, Lancaster PA
Square Foot Art Basel Miami Three, Projects Gallery, Miami, FL2014
Pictures of nothing, paintings on paper, Victory Hall drawing rooms, Jersey City, NJ
2013
Solo Exhibition, Architectural Abstract Paintings, Sawadee, Jersey City, NJ
2012
Solo Exhibition, Architectural Abstract Paintings, Intermezzo Gallery at BergenPAC, Englewood, NJ
2011
Solo Exhibition,1984: Remembering the Early Days of AIDS, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
2 person Exhibition, VASTU Gallery, Washington, DC
Solo Exhibition, scale, shape, positioning, Noho Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Chromatogenous Conversations, MH Art Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Group Exhibition, Jersey CityMuseum, A splendid energy, Jersey City, NJ
Solo Exhibition, secrets in nature, Jadite Galleries, New Yorjk, NY
Group Exhibition, Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ
Group Exhibition, MH Art &Framing Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Squares, noho gallery, New York, NY (featuring 4 noho artists)
Solo Exhibition, paintings for Imago, IMAGO Salon, Jersey City, NJ
Group Exhibition, Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ
2008
Group Exhibition, noho gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, new paintings, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, DEZART ONE Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Group Exhibition, Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ
Art Expo Exhibition with art-exchange, New York, NY
2007
Group Exhibition, DEZART ONE Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2 person Corporate Exhibition sponsored by the Manhattan Athletic Club, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, small studies, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Fieldstone Fine Art, Ramsey, NJ
2006
Solo Exhibition, Urban Architectural Paintings, DEZART ONE Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Solo Exhibition, Paintings new paintings, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
2005
Solo Exhibition, The Gillette Gallery, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2 person Corporate Exhibition sponsored by the Manhattan Althletic Club, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, mutated dna, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, DEZART ONE Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2004
Solo Corporate Exhibition at Bayer Healthcare, Montvale and Wayne, NJ
Solo Exhibition, new paintings, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, DEZART ONE Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
Group Exhibition, The Organization of Independent Artists Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Solo Exhibition, featuring the new over the sofa series, Pegasus, New York, NY
Solo Corporate Exhibit at Benjamin Enterprises, Inc. Middletown, NY
Solo Exhibition, Small Studies, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, Paintings: early 2003, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, Collected Paintings, Jennifer’s Gallery, Ramsey, NJ
2000-2002
Solo Exhibition, Paintings for the Bathroom Wall, Pegasus, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, Paintings: Summer of 2001, Jadite Galleries, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, Pacifico, New York, NY

Richard Diebenkorn

abstract, architectural, oil painting, geometric, modern, contemporary