TONI-LEE SANGASTIANO: CARNIVALESQUE & CLASSICAL ART
“paint, draw, print, roll, illuminate, marble, type…this versatility allows me a wide range of creative expression and connection with people.”
— Toni-Lee Sangastiano
View of virtual solo exhibition
Toni-Lee Sangastiano: Carnivalesque
August 25, 2021 - May 23, 2022
Spagnuolo Gallery South, Walsh building Suite 102, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Sideshows, freak shows, circuses, and the beach boardwalks, from Coney Island to the Jersey shore, inspire Georgetown Professor Dr. Toni-Lee Sangastiano. The works in this exhibition historically document, celebrate, and make visible both the people and varied gathering spaces in all of their wonder, glitter, grit, genius, and eccentricity.
VIEW THE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION HERE.
Carnivalesque is open Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm.
Alio e Pomodori. 2010. Oil on canvas. 18 in x 15 in.
Triple Blockhead Royalty. 2020. Oil on panel. 12 x 9 inches. Collection of Todd Robbins
Nest of Lies – Deuteronony 7:22. 2020. Bald-faced hornet paper and abandoned nest, Italian book cloth, Japanese washi paper and archival board. 7.25 x 5.25. 2.25 inches.
Vase. Spanocchia Castle (Series 1-6). 2013. Watercolor, graphite, and ink on Fabriano paper. 9 in x 12 in. The Italian American Museum of Washington DC (IAMDC) Collection.
Circus Manicules. 2018. Wood type and experimental printmaking on Mohawk paper. 11 x 11 inches. Shaghaf Group Permanent Collection, Dubai, UAE.
F*CK. 2020. Linocut and archival ink on hand-marbled Stonehenge paper. 15 x 11 inches.
Lantern Fly Patterns. 2020. Color pencils, ink and dead Lantern fly on toned Kona paper. 6.5 x 6.5 inches.
Circus Parade. 2017. Light guiding acrylic, LEDS, radiant light film and wood. 28 in x 18 in. Commission for Shelburne Museum's Papering the Town, Circus Poster in America exhibition.
Freak Show Alley Mural for the Coney Island Brewery. 2019. A commissioned 300 square ft. mural based on the history of Coney Island, Freak Shows and beer.
Yellow Patches, Amanita genus. 2020. Color pencil and ink on toned Kona paper. 8 x 8 inches.
Feminine Ideal Map (2), Misguided Adorations Series. 2014. Ink, color pencils on hand-marbled Stonehenge paper. 11 x 15 inches.
Shoot the Terrorist installation photo at the Tanks, Tate Modern, London and part of Tracey Moberly's Tweet-Me-Up Exhibition and Youth Festival, during London 2012 Olympics. 2012. Photo credit: Toni-Lee Sangastiano.
Florence, SMN Train Station, Imaginary Mapping series. 2014. Collaged maps, gouache, and graphite on Fabriano paper. 12 x 12 inches.
Wonder Wheel Bakhtin. 2018. Letterpress and linocut on Mohawk paper. 10 x 8 inches.
Ballyhoo Betty. 2012. Acrylic and sign enamel on canvas. 4 x 4 feet. Private collection.
Circus of the Sun. Collaboration with A Revolutionary Press. 2018. Letterpress and linocut on Mohawk paper. 10 x 8 inches. Collection of Robert Lax Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Iraq 2005: Melted Humvee (Series 1–15). 2013. Silverpoint and watercolor on clay-coated paper. 20 x 16 inches.
