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Amy Bessone
Born1970 (age 53–54)
New York, USA
Occupationcontemporary visual artist
Known forPainting
Websitewww.amybessone.com

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

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1995 De Ateliers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1993 BFA, Parsons Paris School of Design, Paris, France 1992 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France 1989 Barnard College, New York, USA

Exhibitions

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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]

References

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