Josette Urso A l o n g t h e Way

(On the cover, cropped) Say Yes, 2016 oil on canvas

60 x 48 in

Josette Urso A l o n g t h e W a y

May 12th – June 18th 2016

Lake Side, 2016

oil on canvas 36 x 48 in.

Vitamin See, 2016

oil on canvas 60 x 48 in.

KathrynMarkelFineArtsispleasedtopresentAlongtheWay,anexhibi7onofnewworkbyJose;eUrso.Jose;eUrso’s pain7ngs are driven by a sense of urgency to record a flee7ngmoment. She translates thesensoryexperienceofinhabi7ngaspacethroughhermanipula7onofthepaint,ac7va7ngthesurfaceinanenerge7c, tac7le representa7on of her percep7on. All of the elements of place from every direc7on arecapturedinoneplane,exploringitsforms,light,andenergy.Urso’ssurroundingsservemoreasajumping-offpointratherthansubject,thedetailsofherini7alinspira7onbecomingmoreandmoreabstractedasthepieceprogresses.Urso’sprimaryfascina7onistheedgeofwheretheoutsidemeetsthe inside,asepara7onyetmeldingof thenaturalandman-madeworlds.Herworkhasalsobecomemorephysical and tac7le,her layersofpaintbuildingup inpeaks andwaves throughout thesurface.Ursobeginsherpain7ngswithbigsweepsofcolor,working inthedirec7onoftheflowofthespaceshe isinspired by. Constantly turning her canvas as she works, Urso revels in the unknown and the gradualdiscoveryofthepieceasitrevealsitself.Guidedbyintui7on,shecon7nuestobuildupthesurfacefromlarge,boldshapestoacacophonyofcolor,pa;ern,andform.Thejuxtaposi7onofintricatedetailingwithswathsofcolorleadstheeyeonaconstantjourneyaroundthecanvas,thesenseofexplora7onparallelingitscrea7on.Jose;eUrso receivedherMFA inPain7ng from theUniversityof South Florida in Tampa.Urso’sworkhasbeenexhibitedwidelyacrossthecountry,includingtheNewYorkPublicLibrary,TheDrawingCenter,andtheBronxMuseumfortheArts.Shehasbeenawardednumerousgrantsandresidencies,inpar7cular,fromtheNa7onalEndowmentfortheArts,BasilH.Alkazzi,andthePollock-KrasnerFounda7onaswellastheCamargoFounda7on and Yaddo, The Alma B.C. Schapiro Residency in Sarasota Springs, NY and the Adolph andEstherGo;liebFounda7onGrant.UrsolivesandworksinBrooklyn,NY.

Road Trip, 2016

oil on canvas 48 x 60 in.

WithoutInterrup2on,2014inkbrushpenonpaper23x29in.

Wednesday,2014inkbrushpenonpaper23x29in.

On a Dime, 2016 oil on canvas

48 x 36 in.

Hoof It, 2016 oil on canvas

36 x 48 in.

Say Yes, 2016 oil on canvas

60 x 48 in.

EDUCATIONMFA,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL(Pain2ng)BFA,UniversityofSouthFlorida,Tampa,FL(Drawing)

SELECTEDSOLOEXHIBITIONS2016AlongtheWay,KathrynMarkelFineArts,NY

Non-Stop,Manha;anvilleCollege,Purchase,NY2015 Treehouse,KathrynMarkelFineArts,NewYork,NY

HighFive,MainWindowProjectSpace,DUMBO,Brooklyn2014 SoFar-NotSoFar,WestchesterCommunityCollege,White

Plains,NY2013 Ar2st-in-ResidenceONE:JoseHeUrso,ArtandHistory

MuseumsofMaitland,Maitland,FLMul2pleChoice,TheAnthonyGiordanoGallery,DowlingCollege,Oakdale,NYRecalibrate,KathrynMarkelFineArts,Bridgehampton,NYSenseandNonsense,ChandlerFineArt,SanFrancisco,CASnowDay,KathrynMarkelFineArts,NewYork,NY

2012 HereandThen,110ChurchStreet/CFEVA,Philadelphia,PATakingPlace-DrawingsbyJoseHeUrso,Gallery221,HCC,DaleMabryCampus,Tampa,FL

2011 MoreThanYouKnow,ArtWallonThird,curatedbyArezooMoseni,NewYorkPublicLibrary,NYCISeeNow,FiPhAvenueWindows,NewYorkPublicLibrary,NewYork,NY

2009 biTbyBit,Young+Rubicam,NewYork,NY2008 SparkasseSchwandorf,Schwandorf,Germany2006 Landscapes-Cityscapes,GulfCoastMuseumofArt,Largo,FL

(catalog)OnLoca2on,AnitaS.WootenGallery,ValenciaCommunityCollege,FL(catalog)

2005 Ar7stsatWeirFarm,WeirFarmTrust,Wilton,CTCircle,VonLiebigArtCenter,Naples,FL

2004 TheIrelandPain2ngs,gescheidle,Chicago,ILCollage,HolhauzerGallery,Okaloosa-WaltonCollege,Niceville,FL(catalog)

GRANTSANDRESIDENCIES2014UcrossFounda7on,Clearmont,Wyoming2013 AdolphandEstherGo;liebFounda7on,Inc.,NewYork,NYArtandHistoryMuseumsofMaitland-ResearchStudio,

Maitland,FL2010 LodNotaBene,Cadaques,Spain(1996,1995)2009 Yaddo,TheAlmaB.C.SchapiroResidency,SaratogaSprings,NY

Ar7stinResidence&ProjectDirector,Mural&WorkshopSite:Mary&MarthaHouse,Ruskin,FL

2008 ThePollock-KrasnerFounda7on,Inc.,NewYork,NY(2007-2008)FranzMayerofMunich,Inc.,Germany(ArchitecturalGlassandMosaicStudio)OberpfälzerKünstlerhaus,Schwandorf,Germany

2006 Stock20,Taichung,Taiwan2005 LambentFellowshipNominee,NewYork,NY

FullFellowship,VermontStudioCenter,Johnson,VT2004 AmericanAr7stsAbroad,ArtinEmbassies,PhnomPenh,

Cambodia

SELECTEDPERMANENTCOLLECTIONS SpringfieldMuseumofArt,Springfield,OH MintMuseumofArt,Charlo;e,NCTheTampaMuseumofArt,FLUniversityofSouthFloridaMuseumofArt,FLPolkMuseumofArt,FLLeepa-Ra;nerMuseumofArt,TarponSprings,FL TheDelandMuseumofArt,FLU.S.DepartmentofState,WashingtonDCCentroCulturalCostarricenseNorteamericano,SanJose,CostaRicaPoynterIns7tute,FLTheMaitlandMuseumofArt,FLTheBallinglenArchive,Ballycastle,CountyMayo,IrelandStadtSchwandorf,Germany

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