International Figurative Biennale

The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to present the second iteration of its International Figurative Biennale exhibition. The show features figurative paintings by artists from across the globe. By bringing together this extraordinary group of paintings, this exhibition reminds all visitors of the critical role of the human figure as a continually favorite subject matter. This is the only show its kind on the West Coast, and it will be on view from August 15 - September 22, 2018.

The show was created to give the opportunity to experience avant-garde, worldwide trends in art that can normally only be accessed in prestigious international arenas such as the Venice Biennale. Over 30 contemporary, cutting-edge artists have provided work that grapples with a notoriously difficult subject: the human figure. Throughout art history and across all cultures, this has remained a subject to which artists have been continually drawn. This year’s exhibition features some more classical artists, such as Italian artist, Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco, who has incorporated the figure and still life in a looser, more traditional style of painting. Del Turco, as well as Californian artist Dean Fisher, pays homage to these classical traditions. There are also displays of both neoclassical and surreal works — such as those by Avery Palmer and Argentinian painter, Gabriel Sainz. At times unsettling, these paintings undeniably command attention. Libyan artists, Yousef Fetis and Najlaa El- Ageli, have provided paintings that successfully create a relationship between their past and present culture. Paintings from Greece, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Canada, Mexico, Czechia, Albania, the UK, and more will also be on display for the public. These are just a handful of the marvelous artworks at this year’s International Figurative Biennale- a marriage between cultures and tradition.

Amanda Danitschek // Tessa Coleman // Pat Mahony // Avery Palmer // Boyd Gavin // Philippe Gandiol // Irene Cuadrado Hernández // Najlaa Shawkat Fitouri // Carmen Mikel // Hura Mirshekari // Kerry Rowland-Avrech // Troy Dalton // Taras Plishch // Alexey Terenin // Leandro Daci // Elena Tsigaridou // Alex Gross // Chris Sidiropoulos // Sonia Chatzivasili // Marcy Friedman // James Chaffee // Guston Abright // James Bland // Jakub Tytykalo // Gabriel Sainz // Squeak Carnwath // Chris Liberti // Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco // Lia Kazakou // Thekla Papadopoulou // Gabor Kiraly // Ti-A Thuy Nguyen // Kim Frohsin // Dingo Babusch // Eduardo Alvarado Sanchez-Cortes // Jose Luis Ceña Ruiz // Robert Arneson // Agnieszka Nienartowicz // Yousef Fetis // Manuel Neri // Sarah Lam // Dean Fisher // Annie Peony Zhang // Elena Peters