Nava Lubelski
Encyclopedia
Nava Lubelski is a contemporary art
ist who currently works and lives in Asheville, NC.
section of New York City. She graduated from Hunter College High School
in Manhattan in 1986 and earned a BA in Russian Literature and History from Wesleyan University
in Middletown, CT in 1990. She spent a year abroad as a student in Moscow
, Russia.
Lubelski authored The Starving Artist's Way and is a 2008 grantee of The Pollock Krasner Foundation.
in London. Lubelski's 2009 solo show, Recombination, at the New York City gallery LMAKprojects was reviewed in The New York Times by Karen Rosenberg, who described Lubelski as being "in a category of artists who “paint” with thread." Lubelski is also known for a series of flattened sculptures made from shredded and cut paper.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
ist who currently works and lives in Asheville, NC.
Background
Nava Lubelski was born and grew up in the SoHoSoHo
SoHo is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, notable for being the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and also, more recently, for the wide variety of stores and shops ranging from trendy boutiques to outlets of upscale national and international chain stores...
section of New York City. She graduated from Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School
Hunter College High School is a New York City secondary school for intellectually gifted students located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It is administered by Hunter College, a senior college of the City University of New York. Although it is not operated by the New York City Department of...
in Manhattan in 1986 and earned a BA in Russian Literature and History from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in Middletown, CT in 1990. She spent a year abroad as a student in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia.
Lubelski authored The Starving Artist's Way and is a 2008 grantee of The Pollock Krasner Foundation.
Style
Lubelski is best known for work that incorporates abstract painting with stitching, stains and holes in the canvas. Examples of her stitched work were included in Pricked: Extreme Embroidery at The Museum of Arts & Design in New York and in the book Contemporary Textiles: The Fabric of Fine Art, published in 2008 by Black Dog PublishingBlack Dog Publishing
Black Dog Publishing is a British publishing company specialising in illustrated non-fiction books on contemporary culture. Topics covered by Black Dog include architecture, art, craft, design, environment, fashion, film, music and photography....
in London. Lubelski's 2009 solo show, Recombination, at the New York City gallery LMAKprojects was reviewed in The New York Times by Karen Rosenberg, who described Lubelski as being "in a category of artists who “paint” with thread." Lubelski is also known for a series of flattened sculptures made from shredded and cut paper.