Exhibitions Las Vegas. Looking Closely: Victoria Gitman’s Paintings and Drawings. The Las Vegas Art Museum. The Curated Object

Victoria Gitman
On Display, 2003
Oil on board
9² x 13 1/4²
Collection Paul Rickert
image courtesy Daniel Weinberg Gallery


Looking Closely: Victoria Gitman’s Paintings and Drawings

February 2 to April 27, 2008

In February 2008, the Las Vegas Art Museum will host an intimate exhibition of Victoria Gitman’s paintings in the West Gallery. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gitman paints realistic works of luxurious items, including vintage beaded purses and pieces of estate jewelry. The artist strives to reproduce her subject matter with a taxonomic exactitude that represents the idiosyncrasies of each individual purse or piece of jewelry. Painted at a reduced scale, Gitman’s works invite the viewer to look closely at the intricate details of each object and the pristine surface of the painted panel.

She received her B.F.A. in painting at Florida International University in Miami, and continues to live and work in South Florida. Her work has been exhibited at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach; the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego; Praxis International Art in Mexico City; and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C., among many other venues. She is represented by Daniel Weinberg Gallery in Los Angeles and David Nolan Gallery in New York.

For more information please visit: The Las Vegas Art Museum
-Joanne Molina