Cianne Fragione’s process-oriented practice crosses boundaries between abstract painting and sculpture, object, and image. She incorporates elements of collage and mixed media—including Italian lace, fragments of writing, found objects, and textiles—to create works rich with texture and history. “I am captivated by beauty always, but at the same time, I also want the rhythms of life to seep into my imagery,” she says.
Over four decades, Cianne Fragione has developed process-oriented work that crosses boundaries between abstract painting and sculpture, object, and image. A solo exhibit at St. Mary College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA, is scheduled for September 18, 2024. Selected past exhibitions; Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, NY; American University Museum, D.C.; John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College, CUNY, NY; Associazione di Museo D’Arte Contemporano Italiano, Catanzaro, IT; Anne Wright Wilson Gallery, George College, KY; among others. Most produced publications. Her works are held in public collections, a recent 2023 acquisition; the Baltimore Museum of Art MD; and DC Commission Art Bank Collection (also, 2017); Department of Special Collections, Cecil H. Green Library, Stanford University, CA; St. Mary College Museum of Art, CA among others. She received an Art Omi residence and the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Fellowship; The Legacy Project, sponsored by Joan Mitchell Foundation. Spoleto Study Aboard, IT; and Artist-in-Institution grant from California Arts Council. Sacramento CA. Nominated for Joan Mitchell Painting and Sculpture Award and; the Anonymous Was a Woman Award for artistic achievement. Fragione received her MFA (1987), in Painting/Mixed Media, at John F. Kennedy University Fiberworks Center for the Arts, Berkeley, CA.
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