Thirty Days In HA`ENA

THIRTY DAYS IN HA`ENA

Charles Arnoldi + Natalie Arnoldi

November 28 2014- January 31 2015

Opening reception: November 28. 2014. 6 - 8 pm

Po`ipu, Kaua`i — A father and daughter duo, Charles (Chuck) and Natalie Arnoldi have been coming to a family house in Ha`ena on Kaua`i since it was completed in 1992. They have exhibited together for four years, both in New York and Los Angeles, and decided it would be an interesting experiment to share a studio for one month and together paint a show for galerie103.

Natalie was a baby when Chuck set up a downstairs studio, where has painted many different bodies of work over the years on this beautiful island. Natalie has been making art since she was little. For this show, the two artists -- immersed in the beauty of the north shore and isolated from their everyday lives — react and interpret their surroundings. When viewed together, the paintings invite a dialogue: father and daughter, two generations working, making art.

Charles Arnoldi was born in 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. He attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and by the 1970s was having exhibitions at prestigious galleries across the United States. He also was collecting awards: the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Young Talent Award, two NEA Artist Fellowships (1974 and 1982,) a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Maestro Grant from the California Arts Council. His work is in the collections of major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.

As a southern California native, Natalie Arnoldi always has centered her life around the ocean, her inspiration for both academic and artistic pursuits. Born in 1990, she is a recent graduate of Stanford University, with a Masters degree specializing in ocean science and policy, and a Bachelors in Marine Biology. Her works explore the fine line between abstract and figurative painting and the psychological effects of ambiguous representation.

CHARLES ARNOLDI

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