My hammered nail pieces are an ongoing series of artwork inspired by the common thread of ritual found in nearly all cultures and religions. Each wall-piece is a tactile ‘page’ containing hopes, wishes and aspirations. Created in the spirit of the European monastic scribe illuminating manuscripts or a Tibetan monk creating a sand mandala, these works encompass both the pursuit of an evolved self and hopes for a more enlightened humanity. They are objects of tangible human optimism literally hammered out, in a personal code of nails. When I first began ‘writing’ with nails in my artwork, I wanted to create a language that could be felt as well as seen. The labor-intensive process clicked strongly with me, inducing a near- meditative state. I now see the nails as tangible units of my intentions which shift in identity from language as we know it, into the weave of the physical world.
Darlene Charneco (New York, 1971)
She lives and works in Long Island, New York.
Education
MFA Studies, Full Fellowship Scholar; State University of New York at Stony Brook
BFA, Magna Cum Laude University Scholar; Southampton College of Long Island University
Solo Exhibitions
2024-25 – Conversations with the Future: New Weaves and Touchmaps, Praxis, New York, USA
2022-23 – Harmonious Holobiont, Praxis, New York, USA
2021 – Symbiosome Schoolhouse, Parrish Museum Roadshow at Oysterponds Historical Society, Orient, New York, USA
2021 – Evolving Perceptions, Gallery North, Setauket, New York, USA
2018 – Future Nurture, Praxis, New York, USA
2014 – Cohabitat, McCarthy Gallery of St. Michael’s College, Colchester, VT
2014 – Visionmap: The Story Thus Far, Tremaine Gallery at Hotchkiss, Lakeville, CT
2011 – Islands of Memory, Solar Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2011 – Self Assembling Memorypalace, Christina Ray Gallery, New York, USA
2007 – Gameland, Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York, USA
2004 – Sparkleworld, Scope Miami, Townhouse Hotel, Miami Beach, USA
2003 – Everywhere, Room 305 Gallery, Bloomington, IL
2001 – Beyond Words, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1999 – The Writing Ritual, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1995 – Wall Constructions, Art Advisory Council of Port Washington, Port Washington, New York, USA
1994 – Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1993 – The Heavy Page, Robert Avram Gallery, Long Island University, Southampton, New York, USA
Group Exhibitions
2023 – Parrish Artist in Residence – Superorganism & The Power of We, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, USA
2023 – Paintings’ Paradox Invitational, MM Fine Art, Southampton, New York, USA
2022 – NY Latin American Art Triennial (Abya Yala: Structural Origins), Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, New York, USA
2022 – D’être, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
2022 – Visual Language, Molina Gallery, Southampton, New York, USA
2021 – Recent Acquisitions to the Museum Permanent Collection, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, USA
2021 – Three Latina Artists: Truth & Beauty, Wisdom House M.L.T. Art Gallery, Litchfield, CT
2020 – This Land Is, curated by Arlene Bujese, MM Fine Art, Southampton, New York, USA
2020 – Diptchs, Museum of Contemporary Art Long Island, Patchogue, New York, USA
2019 – Warp & Woof: Beyond the Loom, Gold Coast Arts Center, Great Neck, New York, USA
2019 – A Survey of Contemporary, L.I. Art, Hale Hall Memorial Gallery, Farmingdale, New York, USA
2019 – On the Grid: Contemporary Explorations, VSOP Projects, Greenport, New York, USA
2019 – Takeover! Artists in Residence, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, New York, USA
2018 – Reimagining Constructs, Steinberg Museum of Art, Brookville, New York, USA
2018 – Refresh VIII, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2018 – Structuring Our Habitat, Omni Gallery Public Art Space, Uniondale, New York, USA
2017 – Art, Community, & Collaboration, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, USA
2017 – The Structure of Things, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, USA
2016 – Get With The Program,Roman Fine Art East Hampton, New York, USA
2016 – Refresh VI, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC
2015 – East End Collected, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, New York, USA
2015 – Art Southampton, Nova’s Ark Project, Watermill, New York, USA
2014 – Do You See the Picture?, Praxis, New York, New York, USA
2014 – Bujese Selections at Kathryn Markell Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, USA
2013 – New York Bound: International Book Art Biennial, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, USA
2012 – Sensoria, Art Sites: Architecture + Art, Riverhead, New York, USA
2012 – Urban / Suburban, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, USA
2012 – The December Show, Kesting / Ray, New York, USA
2011 – Frame of Reference, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, New York, USA
2011 – Pinta Fair, Earl’s Court – Brompton Hall, London, England
2011 – Chromesthesia, Tribeca Project Space, New York, New York, USA
2011 – Supercluster, Praxis, Miami, USA
2010 – Around the Way, El Museo del Barrio; Macy’s Herald Square, New York, New York, USA
2010 – Collection, Christina Ray Gallery, New York, USA
2010 – Living River, Art Sites: Architecture + Art; Riverhead, New York, USA
2009 – Home, Art Sites: Architecture + Art; Riverhead, New York, USA
2009 – Think Small, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009 – Six Directions, Spanierman Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2008 – The House That Sprawl Built, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
2008 – Locate/Navigate: Exercises in Mapping, Urban Culture Project, Kansas City, MO
2008 – Brave New World, Solar, East Hampton, New York, USA
2007 – Aqua Art Miami, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2007 – Scope Hamptons, East Hampton Studio, Wainscott, New York, USA
2007 – Nina Bovasso ▪ Darlene Charneco ▪ Ben Jones, Ada Gallery, Richmond, VA
2007 – Virtual Migration, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006 – I Love the Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, USA
2006 – Art L.A., Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
2006 – Art Chicago, 222 MM Plaza, Chicago, IL
2005 – The Nature of Things, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York, USA
2005 – Excavating Realities – Charneco & Natrop, Maas Projects, Houston, TX
2005 – Abstraction, Gallery North, Setauket, New York, USA
2004 – Mapped, Margaret Thatcher Projects, Chelsea, New York, USA
2004 – Topologies, Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, New York, USA
2004 – Currents, Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, FL
2003 – Elements, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2003 – Methods and Materials, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2003 – Latin American Artists, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, New York, USA
2002 – Dealer’s Choice, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2002 – Urban Organic, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2001 – 37th Juried Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, USA
2001 – Abstraction: 6 Perspectives, Center Gallery, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA
2001 – 60 Years/60 Artists: Abstraction, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2000 – Visual Vernacular, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
2000 – Abstraction, Gallery North, Setauket, New York, USA
1999 – Robert Munford Alumni Invitational, The Avram Gallery, Southampton, New York, USA
1999 – Concept, Complex, Coherence, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1998 – 43rd Annual Long Island Artists’ Exhibit; Hecksher Museum, Huntington, New York, USA
1998 – Sub/Urban, Huntington Station Arts, Huntington, New York, USA
1998 – Point & Plane: Drawing & Sculpture, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1997 – On the Edge, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1996 – Mixed Media, City of Slidell Cultural Center, Slidell, LA
1995 – The Fine Art of Salvage, Gallery North, Setauket, New York, USA
1995 – 40th Annual Long Island Artists’ Exhibition, Hecksher Museum
1995 – The Matter of Synthesis, Arlene Bujese Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA
1994 – Winner’s 94, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, New York, USA
1994 – Rediscovering the Latin Artist, East End Arts Council, Riverhead, New York, USA
1994 – 39th Annual Long Island Artists’ Exhibition, Hecksher Museum
