Amy Bessone Explained

Amy Bessone
Birth Place:New York, USA
Occupation:contemporary visual artist
Known For:Painting

Amy Bessone (born 1970) is an American contemporary visual artist based in Los Angeles.[1] Bessone studied at De Ateliers in Amsterdam, Parsons Paris School of Art and Design in Paris, and Barnard College in New York City.

Education

1995 De Ateliers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands1993 BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, France1992 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France1989 Barnard College, New York, USA

Exhibitions

Bessone has presented solo exhibitions at Salon 94 in New York,[2] the Gavlak Gallery in Los Angeles,[3] the David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles,[4] Praz-Delavallade in Paris, and Veneklasen Werner in Berlin. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles,[5] Frac Bretagne, Chateaugiron, the Saatchi Collection in London,[6] the Rennie Collection in Vancouver,[6] and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami.[6] Bessone's work features in a number of museum collections including Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Frac Bretagne, Châteaugiron. Her work has also been acquired by foundations, including Rennie Museum, Vancouver, and Rubell Family Collection, Miami.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bessone. Amy. Amy Bessone's "Hit Your Head!" Reveals A Gruesome And Playful Side. 7 October 2014. The Huffington Post.
  2. News: Bessone. Amy. Artificial Appeal. 7 October 2014. The NY Sun.
  3. Web site: Women, divorce and art that turns shame into celebration at Gavlak gallery. latimes.com. 2016-02-23.
  4. News: Bessone. Amy. The LA Times. 7 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Bessone. Amy. Museum of Contemporary Art. 7 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Bessone. Amy. The Saatchi Gallery. 7 October 2014.
  7. News: Finkel . Jori . 2020-02-07 . Artist-Run Galleries Defy the Mega-Dealer Trend in Los Angeles . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-22 . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: The Artist Who Taught Brad Pitt to Sculpt and to Love Frank Ocean . 2022-03-22 . W Magazine . en.
  9. Web site: 2019-06-27 . Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend . 2022-03-22 . The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  10. Web site: What’s what: this month’s local art highlights – THE MERCURY . 2022-03-22 . en-US.