Bethlehem, PA
About Tina Cantelmi:
Cantelmi’s paintings both calm and mesmerize the senses. Her abstract landscapes combine a dreamy, tranquil palette with imaginative undulations and optimistic, lush brushwork.
The canvases in this artist’s oeuvre are a panacea for endless cloudy days, bustling noisy streets, or the cold that just won’t go away. They’ll have you traveling to a place where all things work for good. Using mostly oils on large substrates—including textured canvas, slick sustainable woods, even Italian linen—she summons a most painterly effect.
Cantelmi began her visual career in the fashion industry, where she worked as a style editor, producing Page One feature stories. A former competitive middle-distance runner (she set several course records), she brings the same energy and endurance she applied as a runner to her process as a painter, creating canvases as large as 6 by 10 feet.
Achieving depth and light is paramount to this artist’s work, and she invites you to say, “I just want to dive right into that painting.”
Selected exhibitions
- Bethlehem House Gallery - Bethlehem , 2018
- Clio Art Fair - New York, 2018
- Historic Bethlehem Art Auction - Bethlehem , 2018
- Art Wars Finalist - Lehigh Valley, 2017
- Musselman Fine Jewelers - Bethlehem , 2017
Education
- Fashion Institute of Technology , - New York,1984
- Alfred University , B.F.A. - New York ,1981
Press Accolades
- https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/arts/mc-ent-arts-news-tina-cantelmi-clio-art-fair-20181021-story,amp.html - October 20, 2018