ANDREA LIMAURO, ART
  • paintings
    • Civil War Series >
      • American Civil War
      • African Civil Wars
    • Climate Change >
      • A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats - Climate Change
      • Climate Change Series
    • Migration >
      • Mare Nostrvm Series
    • Other Paintings & Commissions
    • Pre-2017 paintings
  • Installations/Video
  • Art curation
    • NoMa Lobby Project
    • Welcome to the Resistance
  • About
    • Bio/CV
    • Reviews
    • Contact
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​Artist Statement
My work is influenced by my personal experiences with civil wars and migration. My paintings bring attention to the effects of exploitation of people and the environment. Migration, civil strife, nationalistic mythologies, and climate change are the result of the pursuit of power by the few over the many.  My role as an artist is to expose how these interconnected dynamics increase the power of oligarchies. 
I am inspired by what I saw growing up in Italy in the 1980’s and 90’s. Anarchist and communist graffiti, posters and propaganda wheat-pasted next to Roman ruins and art from the past that celebrated power, the patriarchy, class violence and colonial expansion. My materials are a mix of the old and new with gold and copper leaf side by side with screen printing, acrylic paint, markers, collage and neon colors.

Bio​
ANDREA LIMAURO (b. Rome, Italy - lives in Silver Spring, MD) is a visual artist and city planner whose work explores issues of migration and migrant identity, nationalistic narratives, gun violence, climate change and other social topics.  Limauro’s work has been exhibited at the Art Museum of the Americas, IA&A Hillyer, Touchstone Gallery, the Annapolis Maritime Museum, the Arlington Art Center, Yudian Art Gallery in Hangzhou, China.  Limauro's paintings have been included in New American Paintings South Edition 2021 and have been reviewed by the Washington Post and the Washington City Paper. Limauro was a Finalist for the Albero Andronico Art Award in Rome, Italy (2019) and a Semi-Finalist for the Bethesda Painting Awards in Maryland (2020).  Limauro serves as a Board Member of the Washington Project for the Arts. Limauro holds a BA in Politics and Sociology from Essex University, UK, a Graduate Diploma in International Development from the University of Padua, Italy and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
RESUME:
​solo exhibitions:

2021
  • Yu Dian Culture and Art Gallery: "The Future is Hot", Hangzhou, China 
2020
  • Martha Spak Gallery: "After They Left", Washington DC 
2019
  • Fisher Gallery: "A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats", Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA ​
2018
  • Hillyer Art Space: "Mare Nostrvm",  Washington, DC
duo exhibitions:
2019
  • WAS Gallery: "Journey Still", Bethesda, MD
select group exhibitions:
2019
  • Art Museum of the Americas: "VIDart Auction",  Washington, DC
  • Kyo Gallery: "Transformations", Alexandria, VA
2017
  • Hillyer Art Space: "CREATE/CHANGE",  Washington, DC
  • Touchstone Gallery: "The art of Engagement", Washington, DC           
  • Annapolis Maritime Museum: "Stormy Weather", Annapolis MD
  • The Galleries at the National Institutes of Health: "Changing Art Show", Bethesda, MD
2014
  • Washington ArtWorks: "Small Wonders Exhibit", Rockville, MD
  • Arlington Art Center: "Dia De Los Muertos", Arlington, VA
  • Touchstone Gallery: "MiniSolos",​ Washington, DC
​​public/community art:
2017
  • “Square Dance” Mural, Dance Place, Washington, DC in collaboration with artist My Ly
curatorial projects:
2019 - present
  • NoMa Lobby Project; rotating art exhibition curator​   
2018
  • "Welcome to the Resistance" - Resistance Art in Trumpian Times, Kyo Gallery, Alexandria, VA.  
auctions:
2016-2021
  • Washington Project for the Arts: "Annual Benefit Auction" 
​​2019
  • Art Museum of the Americas: "VIDart Auction" , Washington, DC
awards:
​2020
  • Bethesda Painting Awards - 2020 Edition Semi-finalist - Bethesda, MD
2019
  • Albero Andronico - XII Edition National Award Finalist - Rome, Italy
publications:
  • New American Paintings, No. 148, South Issue
  • Artist Directory 2015-16, Washington Project for the Art
​reviews:
2019
  • New Art Examiner:  ​http://www.newartexaminer.net/andrea-limauro-and-arnaud-leclere/
2018
  • Washington Post: ​https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-tiny-contemporary-monuments-to-transient-phenomena/2018/10/18/0effab40-d0be-11e8-b2d2-f397227b43f0_story.html?utm_term=.23744d03ed3d​ ​
  • Washington CityPaper:​https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/museums-galleries/blog/21028328/andrea-limauro-mare-nostrvm-at-at-iaa-at-hillyer-reviewed
boards:
​2018 - present
  • Washington Project for the Arts, Board Member, Secretary​ ​  
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  • paintings
    • Civil War Series >
      • American Civil War
      • African Civil Wars
    • Climate Change >
      • A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats - Climate Change
      • Climate Change Series
    • Migration >
      • Mare Nostrvm Series
    • Other Paintings & Commissions
    • Pre-2017 paintings
  • Installations/Video
  • Art curation
    • NoMa Lobby Project
    • Welcome to the Resistance
  • About
    • Bio/CV
    • Reviews
    • Contact
  • *Store*