I’m happy to post that I am back from a residency at SOON Art Studio Kunst und Kultur in beautiful Vienna. I researched the works of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele for inspiration for my upcoming solo exhibition at Gallery NAGA (Nov 2025), and exhibited a group of oil paintings at SOON Kunstgallerie.

My work is centered on examining the idea of nature as a feminized entity, and my research was focused on Klimt’s stylistic approach to multi-figure compositions. I am exploring solo and group compositions with male and female figures to articulate a vision of balance and harmony in humanity’s relationship with nature. I am looking forward to sharing my work with you this November! Love, Dinora

Dinora Justice is exhibiting paintings at Marc Straus Gallery in New York city in the show titled “We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live”, which features seven artists of diverse backgrounds – Julie Buffalohead, Ambreen Butt, Angela Fraleigh, Dinorá Justice, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Orkideh Torabi & Marie Watt. The show is inspired by Joan Didion’s book of the same name.

In her collection of essays Didion explores the power of narrative and its role in shaping our understanding of reality; she examines how stories, both personal and cultural, help us make sense of our lives and cope with chaos. Reflecting on subjects such as personal identity, the nature of reality, and the interplay between memory and storytelling, Didion searches for insight into how we construct meaning and navigate the complexities of existence.

Revisiting Western art history, Dinorá Justice’s series of works “after” renowned nineteenth century European male artists examines the placement of women in traditional landscapes across the canon. For example, Portrait 79, after Manet’s ‘Olympia’ draws upon the artist’s long-standing interest in ecofeminism, which critically considers the ways in which femininity and the natural world have often been linguistically and culturally conjoined. She uses verdant greenery, colorful Brazilian fabric designs, and hand-marbled canvases to remix these quintessential art historical forms. Ultimately, Justice’s work questions the power relationships between artists, their subjects, and the wider world as stand-ins for our own relationships with gender and nature.

My solo exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston is open!

Visit the Edward Linde Gallery 168 in the contemporary wing to see it until April 14th, 2024.

Solo Exhibition of paintings by Dinora Justice

Gallery NAGA

67 Newbury Street Boston

Reception

Friday, March 1

6 – 8 pm

http://www.gallerynaga.com

Dinora Justice is one of five featured artists in this momentous exhibition of “contemporary art that examines the use of “fantastical” aesthetics – conceived here as extravagant, ornamental, or, in certain instances, surreal – to address multidimensional political themes.”

“Fantastical, Political presents works by five contemporary New England artists: Dave Cole, Cynthia Consentino, Mohamad Hafez, Dinorá Justice, and Joo Lee Kang. Their absurd and extravagant integration of decorative techniques—marbling, blue-and-white ceramic traditions, and architectural ornament, among others—will inspire you to look past decorative appeal to uncover political content. In this exhibition, the “fantastical” is leveraged as political commentary, stretching far beyond themes related to governmental affairs.”

Curated by Lisa Crossman.

On view from February 11th through June 3, 2018.

Opening Reception: Sunday, February 11th from 1-3PM

Fantastical, Political has been supported by a grant from the Artist’s Resource Trust.

FAM is located at 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg MA 01420.

www.fitchburgartmuseum.org

Fall in love with Boston art at this fun event, featuring 13 local galleries all under one roof.

The event will be held at Adelson Galleries Boston on February 13, from 6 to 8 PM.

Gallery NAGA will be there, and so will I! Stop by to say hello and enjoy the light refreshments and jolly company.

An Art Exhibition in New York City

I am pleased to announce that my painting “Buriti in Birchwood” was chosen by Guggenheim Museum assistant curator Susan Thompson for this group show in New York.

The exhibition runs from June 27th through July 15th.

The Opening Reception is on June 29th, from 6 to 8PM.

Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12 to 6PM
Viridian Artists, 548 West 28th St. #632, NY NY 10001

Please stop by to see it if you are in New York!

Cheers,

Dinora

You are cordially invited to the exhibition “Up/Rooted”, a national juried show curated by renowned Cuban-American artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons.

My paintings “Terra Viva” and “Family Valentine” will be on view.

A public reception will take place on March 17th, from 6 to 8PM.

For details, please visit Brookline Arts Center.

I’m very happy to announce that my work is featured in the current issue of Studio Visit Magazine, curated by Jessica Roscio. Look for page 95 to see “Buriti in Birchwood”, and a short introduction by curator and friend Joseph Wolin.