Willa Nasatir Explained

Willa Nasatir
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California
Education:	Cooper Union
Occupation:	Artist
Known For:	Visual art, photography
Nationality:	American

Willa Nasatir (born 1990) is an American visual artist and photographer.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} In 2017, Nasatir presented a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum organized by Jane Panetta.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Life and work

Willa Nasatir was born in 1990 in Los Angeles, California.^[13] She attended Cooper Union and received a BFA degree in 2012.^[14] Nasatir was a recipient of the Louis B. Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award in 2015.

She uses a spectrum of material and optical technics to make images. From soaking prints in water, sanding them down, burning and freezing them, then rephotographing them through translucent textured screens.^[15] Nasatir does not manipulate the images on the computer, letting the surreal effects happen entirely in the camera.^[16]

Exhibitions

• September–October 2015 – White Room, White Columns, New York City^[17]
• March–April, 2016 – Chapter NY, New York City
• September–October, 2016 – François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, California^[18]
• February–June 2017 – Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York^[19]
• July–October 2017 – Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, organized by Jane Panetta
• 2019 – Studio Photography: 1887–2019, Simon Lee Gallery, New York City, New York^[20]

External links

• Locating the Photographs of Willa Nasatir – Jane Panetta

Notes and References

1. Web site: Exhibition Review: Willa Nasatir at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Musée Magazine. en-US. 2019-10-16.
2. Web site: Willa Nasatir. Forbes. en. 2019-10-16.
3. Web site: Chapter NY Willa Nasatir. chapter-ny.com. 2019-10-16.
4. Web site: Psychic Junkyards: Willa Nasatir •. 2016-07-01. Mousse Magazine. it-IT. 2019-10-16.
5. Web site: Willa Nasatir Albright-Knox. www.albrightknox.org. 2019-10-16.
6. Web site: Conversation with Willa Nasatir — drewsawyer. www.drewsawyer.com. en. 2019-10-16.
7. Web site: White Columns – Exhibitions. www.whitecolumns.org. 2019-10-16.
8. Web site: Willa Nasatir at Whitney Museum of American Art. www.artforum.com. en-US. 2019-10-16.
9. Web site: Willa Nasatir. www.sculpture-center.org. en. 2019-10-16.
10. Web site: Willa Nasatir. whitney.org. en. 2019-10-16.
11. Web site: Exhibition Review: Willa Nasatir at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Musée Magazine. en-US. 2020-02-17.
12. Web site: Whitney Museum of American Art. www.artforum.com. en-US. 2020-02-17.
13. Web site: Willa Nasatir . 2022-05-01 . The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation . en-US.
14. Web site: Willa Nasatir's Spectral Images. 2015-09-21. Document Journal. en-US. 2019-10-29.
15. Web site: Studio Photography: 1887–2019. 2019-07-11. British Journal of Photography. en-US. 2019-10-29.
16. Web site: After 'Picasso,' Albright-Knox sets sights on emerging artists. 2017-02-14. The Buffalo News. en-us. 2019-10-29.
17. Web site: White Columns – Exhibitions. www.whitecolumns.org. 2019-10-29.
18. Web site: François Ghebaly › Willa Nasatir. François Ghebaly. en-US. 2019-10-29.
19. Web site: Willa Nasatir Albright-Knox. www.albrightknox.org. 2019-10-29.
20. Web site: Studio Photography: 1887–2019 at Simon Lee Gallery. Gallery. Simon Lee. en-US. 2019-10-29.