Lorena La Grassa is a visual, conceptual and multimedia
artist. She often associates her work with the concept of transformation and
metamorphosis, She creates installations and mixed media works using fibers,
found objects, acrylic, sculptural forms and photography. Her work has been
featured in many exhibits and different publications between Italy and United
Stated. Visual artist and Sight Specific Projects Co Director,
La Grassa started as a photojournalist. She graduated from the Istituto Europeo
di Design and she attended the philosophy program at the Palermo University and
Literature program at the University La Sapienza of Rome. Soon, La Grassa
became active in fine art photography and also her involvement in contemporary
art became stronger and began experimenting with photography techniques as well
as with fibers and other materials and media. In 1995 she received a fellowship
from her Alma Mater, after which she started her career as a still-life
photographer collaborating with Agence Pix in Paris and working with
advertising agencies and private companies. In 1996 she decided to move to USA.
Still active in fine art many shows in Italy and USA have followed between
museums, galleries and art associations. In 1998 La Grassa started to working
in PR for a Taranto Gallery in New York. Later she became director and curator
of the same gallery until 2000. Her work as artist and curator has been
reviewed in several national and international publications. She works now as
independent artist and curator. Lorena La Grassa is the former Valley Arts
District Coordinator and ValleyArts Inc. Executive Director and former NJAI
curator. Her last major projects as curator, director and coordinator were Uncharted
Territory exhibition, the Valley Arts District
Open Studio Stroll, The Street Tattoo, The Sculpture
Garden and multiple site exhibitions such as The
Missing Piece for Valley Art Inc.,
Terra, Incubation and Peripheral Fields
for NJAI .
