Nicole Wittenberg (b. 1979, San Francisco, CA) lives and works in New York. She states “I strive to capture the sensorial emotions of particular moments and experiences in nature–chasing the feeling of being there. Less about naturalism, what I find interesting is the translation of a lived experience and sensation into an image so I can return to that moment every time I make and see a painting.” --Nicole Wittenberg

When embarking on a new work, Wittenberg begins by creating pastel drawings and ink studies en plein air, observing the surrounding wilderness, perceiving natural light, and constructing a new engagement with the real. In the studio, she then synthesizes her plein air studies onto canvas. The work in the studio becomes an immersive experience that strikes a new relationship to the landscape, which best equivocates the experience of being there right now.

She has had recent solo exhibitions at CMCA, Maine; Ogunquit Museum of Art, Maine; Fernberger, Los Angeles; Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris, France; Acquavella Gallery, New York; Journal Gallery, New York; Nina Johnson Gallery, Miami; Massimo De Carlo, London; and Acquavella Galleries, Palm Beach. Her work has been included in group exhibitions at Amanita, New York; Acquavella Galleries, New York; Winter Street Gallery, Edgartown; Fernberger, Los Angeles; Jack Seibert Gallery, Los Angeles; Hill Foundation, New York, and Hunter Dunbar Projects, New York, among others. Wittenberg has taught at MICA, Baltimore, School of Visual Arts, New York, Ashbery Home School, Hudson, Bruce High Quality Foundation University, New York, and New York Studio School, New York. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Aishti Foundation, Beirut; The Albertina, Vienna; Boston Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Portland Museum of Art, Maine; and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, among others.