bio

Nitya Brighenti​

EDUCATION

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1990 Tangka painting classes at Lama Tsering Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal
1985 Art classes at Art League, New York City
1980 Art classes at Museo Revoltella, Trieste, Italy
1974 Master's in Architecture, Venice, Italy

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EXHIBITIONS

 

2014 Shaefer Portrait Challenge 2012, Maui (Jured exhibit)

2012 HWS 50th Anniversary Linekona, Honolulu (Jured exhibit)
2012 Shaefer Portrait Challenge 2012, Maui (Jured exhibit)
2011 Artists of Hawaii, Academy of Art, Honolulu (Jured exhibit)
2009 Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu (Jured exhibit)
2009 Pauahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery, Honolulu (Group exibit)
2009 Shaefer Portrait Challenge, Maui (Jured exhibit)
2009 Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (Jured exhibit)
2006 Honolulu Country Club Art Gallery (Jured exhibit)
2002 Ciberspace Gallery, Maplewood, NJ (Jured exhibit)
2001 Durand Hedden Foundation, watercolors commission
1996 Painting Center, New York City (Jured exhibit)
1991 “Bruno o Moro” Pancheri Gallery, Rovereto, Italy (Solo exhibit)
1986 “The Body”, Palazzo Ferdinandeo, Trieste, Italy (Solo exibit)
1982 “Contact”, public performance with actors of the Living Theatre
1981 Ospedale psichiatrico, Trieste, Italy (Group exhibit)
1981 “St. George and the dragon”, public performance cum painting, Muggia, Italy
1980 “Ennagramma”, public performance, Turin, Italy
1978 “Date Idrogeno alla mia arte”, Trieste, Italy (Solo exhibit)
1976 Sala Comunale, Trieste, Italy (Group exhibit)
1967 Comune di Ala, Trentino, Italy (Group exhibit)

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AWARDS

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2012 State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Recognition Award ("Union Square")
2008 Honorable mention at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Exhibition ("Foucault")
2009 First Prize at the Pauahi group show ("Bakunin")

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PUBLICATIONS

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2011 "No rainbows, no problem" by David Goldberg (Star-Advertiser, Jul 03, 2011)
2011 "Modes of Interrogation" by Shantel Grace (August3,2011)
2009 "Face to Face" by Rita Goldman (Nokaoi Magazine, Jan/Feb issue)
1991 article by Luigi Serravalli (L'Adige)
1967 article by Renato Chiesa (L'Adige).