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Nicola Parente
 
 
About the Artist

Nicola Parente creates expressive abstract paintings from his studio in Houston, Texas. Born in Mola di Bari, Italy, Parente draws from his rich Italian heritage and a deep well of cross-cultural experiences to bring his art to life. Working in a variety of media and formats, Parente always seeks to engage the viewer in dialogue regarding the universal phenomenon of human encounter.

Parente’s new series, The Edge of Urban Time, examines human encounter with the urban environment. His paintings capture the fluidity and static elements of the urban matrix, referencing architectonic images, reflections, and rhythms of its landscape.

 
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Emergence II, 2006

2006
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
60.9 x 60.9 cm

From Edge of Urban Time Series

City Pulse IV, 2006

2006
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
29.8 x 119.3 cm

Edge of Urban Time Series

City Pulse II, 2006

2006
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
29.8 x 119.3 cm

Edge of Urban Time Series

Edge of Urban Time Series

2008
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
40.6 x 121.9 cm

Edge of Urban Time Series

Pelagico Series, 2008

2008
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
76.2 x 76.2 cm

Pelagico Series, 2008

Pelagico Series, 2008

2008
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
76.2 x 76.2 cm

Pelagico Series, 2008

Untitled, 2007

2007
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
60.9 x 121.9 cm

Nature Within Series

NP 148, NP 149

2008
Acrylic, ink, charcoal on synthetic panel
30.5 x 243.8 cm

NP 148, NP 149
Edge of Urban Time Series
 
Education and biography
Exhibition History:

Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Art and Architecture, Shadehouse Development, Houston TX
2007 Reflections, 1200 Post Oak Gallery, Houston TX
2006 The Edge of Urban Time, Thornwood Gallery Colquitt, Houston TX (2 person exhibition)
2006 Circles, Inner Connection, Thornwood Gallery Birdsall, Houston TX
2005 Inner Connections, Omni Houston Hotel Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Sensations, Culture Club Gallery, Mola di Bari Italy
2005 Movement Without Borders, Italy America Chamber of Commerce of Texas, Houston TX
2005 Reaction, Morris Architects Lobby, Houston TX
2004 Mediterraneo, Morris Architects Lobby, Houston TX
2004 Mind Matter, Omni Houston Hotel Gallery, Houston TX
2003 Art in Unsuspecting Places, Six Gee, Houston TX (2 person exhibition)
2003 Nuances of Emotions, Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston TX

Select Group Exhibitions:

2008 Texas Art 2008, Assistance League, Williams Tower Gallery, Houston TX
(Juried group exhibition, Dr. Kevin Salatino, Juror, Department Head and Curator of Prints and Drawings for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
2008 Intersections, The Jung Center, Houston TX
2007 Art Crawl, M.A.N. Studios, Houston TX
2007 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2007 Arts Houston, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston TX
2007 In Focus, Visual Arts Alliance, Sugar Land Regional Airport, Houston TX
2006 Art Crawl, Mother Dog Studios, Houston TX
2006 Fire & Water Invitational, Arnaudville LA (Curated by George Marx)
2006 Gallery Artist, Ann Connely Fine Art, Baton Rouge, LA
2006 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2006 Visual Arts Alliance, Continental Airlines Building Lobby, Houston TX
(Juried group exhibition, Clint Willhour, Juror)
2006 Arts Houston, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2006 Monthly Group Exhibitions, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Year End Group Exhibition, Thornwood Gallery, Houston TX
2005 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2005 Visual Arts Alliance, Bank of America Building, Houston TX
(Honorable Mention Award, juried group exhibition, Harvey Bott, Juror)
2005 Faces, Artcar Museum, Houston, TX
2005 Summer Group Exhibition, Mind Puddles Gallery, Houston TX
2005 A Feast for the Soul, Alex Daniyel Gallery, Houston TX
2004 Dia de los Muertos, Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
2004 Art for Art's Sake, MFAH, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Cypress Creek, Houston TX
2004 Big Show, Lawndale Art Center, Art Car Museum, Houston TX (Juried show)








Select Public/Private Collections:
Banco Santander
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, Austin, TX
Bailey’s American Grille, Seabrook, TX
Boston Consulting Group, Houston, TX
Memorial Herman Hospital, Houston TX
Serenade Restaurant, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Neo’s Architects, Houston TX
Triad Resources, Houston TX
Palantir Capital Management, Houston TX
Vineyard on the Square, Sugarland TX

Press:
002houston Magazine – Cover Contest Finalist – December 2007
Dwell Magazine – Off the Grid – November 2007
NY Arts Magazine – Artist Voice – July/August 2007
Centro Studi di Diritto, delle Arti, del Turismo e del Paesaggio, July 2007
002houston Magazine – The Gallery, Thornwood Gallery – February 2006
ASID Angle –Diverse Works of Art – July/August 2005
Lo Spiraglio – Sensations- Feature Story – May 2005
Houston Chronicle – Preview - Feature Photo – April 7, 2005
Romance Writers of America Report – Artwork Featured on Cover – February 2005
Houston Chronicle – The Town Downtown – January 23, 2005
002 Magazine – The Parente Movement – Featured Artist – January 2005
Houston Chronicle – Preview Six Degrees – November 25, 2004
Fox 26 TV – Live with Lanny Griffith – Houston, TX (interview) – 2004
Fox 26 TV Morning News – Featured artist of the week- 2003, 2004

Awards:
2005 Visual Arts Alliance, Bank of America Building, Houston, TX (Honorable Mention)

Education:
M.B.A., 2004, University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
B.A., 1988, Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, PA

Teaching Experience:
2007 DeMedici Art Academy, Houston TX

Represented by:
Gremillion & Co. Fine Art
2501 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005 Tel: 713.522.2701
Ann Connely Fine Art
711 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Tel: 225.927.7676
 
Future shows
See website for future exhibitions.
 
Website:  www.nparente.com
 
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