Louis Fratino

Louis Fratino
Born1993 (age 32–33)
EducationMaryland Institute College of Art (B.F.A., 2015)
OccupationVisual artist
Awards

Louis Fratino (born 1993) is an American visual artist.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Fratino graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD in 2015. Fratino was a recipient of a Fulbright Research Fellowship in Painting, Berlin, 2015–2016 and a Yale Norfolk Painting Fellowship, Norfolk, CT in 2014.[4]

Career

In 2018, Fratino worked in Paris during his first solo exhibition, Heirloom, at Galerie Antoine Levi. Inspired by Picasso, Matisse, and other Modernists, he began working in soft pastel on raw linen.[5] In 2020, he took up printmaking, working with printmaker Gregory Burnet to create a series of large copperplate etchings.[6][7] In 2024, Fratino was included in the 60th Venice Biennale.[8][9][10][11] In 2026, David Zwirner Gallery began representing Fratino.[12]

Critical reception

Art critic Roberta Smith wrote of Fratino's paintings, "Seemingly painted mostly in the same interior, they are also hot with the pleasure of lying-around-the-house domesticity, of shared privacy. And they are hot too with painterly attention and erudition—inviting a similar scrutiny from the viewer."[13] Antwaun Sargent, writing in The New York Times, grouped Fratino with other gay figure artists committed to depicting "the mostly unseen interior lives" of their subjects.[14] Writer Durga Chew-Bose highlighted Fratino's attention to domestic details and his debt to Cubist still life.[2]

Exhibitions

  • Reasons, Platform Gallery, Baltimore, MD, 2016[15]
  • With everyone, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY, 2016
  • Own, Only, Monya Rowe Gallery, St. Augustine, FL, 2017[16]
  • So, I've got you, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY, 2017[17]
  • Heirloom, Galerie Antoine Levi, Paris, France, 2018[18]
  • Come Softly to Me, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY, 2019[19]
  • Morning, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY, 2020[19]
  • Die bunten Tage, Galerie Neu GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany, 2022[20]
  • In bed and abroad, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY, 2023[19]
  • Satura, Centro Pecci Exhibitions, Prato, Italy, 2024

Publications

  • Fratino, Louis; Weitzman, Jordan (2024). Louis Fratino. Montreal: Magic Hour Press. ISBN 978-1-7389013-1-9.
  • Fratino, Louis; Collicelli Cagol, Stefano (2024). Satura. Milan; Prato: Mousse Publishing; Centro Pecci. ISBN 978-88-6749-656-3.

References

  1. ^ Alessandrini, Christopher (May 18, 2019). "'Boys Do It Better': The Paintings of Louis Fratino". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Chew-Bose, Durga (March 1, 2021). "OPENINGS: LOUIS FRATINO". Artforum. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Chilvers, Simon (September 27, 2024). "Louis Fratino would like to get intimate". Financial Times. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Louis Fratino". Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ CFA (February 20, 2018). "Rising artists to watch: Louis Fratino". Conceptual Fine Arts. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Donoghue, Katy (January 14, 2022). "Exploring Louis Fratino's Signature Art Style". Whitewall. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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  8. ^ Article, Eileen Kinsella ShareShare This (September 26, 2024). "Louis Fratino Is a Star of the Venice Biennale. Good Luck Getting One of His Paintings". Artnet News. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Larios, Pablo (April 17, 2024). "VENICE DIARIES: FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS". Artforum. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  10. ^ Halle, Howard (June 5, 2024). "LGBTQ+ Artists Having Institutional Shows This Pride Month". ARTnews.com. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Rabb, Maxwell (January 31, 2024). "Artists announced for Venice Biennale 2024, which will spotlight queer and Indigenous names". Artsy. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "David Zwirner Now Represents Louis Fratino". David Zwirner. February 11, 2026.
  13. ^ Cotter, Holland; Smith, Roberta; Schwendener, Martha (September 28, 2017). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  14. ^ Sargent, Antwaun (September 17, 2018). "These Gay Figure Artists Are Reimagining the Male Gaze". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "REASONS". platform-gallery. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  16. ^ "Monya Rowe Gallery - Own, Only". monyarowegallery.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  17. ^ "Louis Fratino | So I've Got You Images — Thierry Goldberg Gallery". thierrygoldberg.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  18. ^ ""Heirloom", Louis Fratino « Galerie Antoine Levi". antoinelevi.fr. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "Louis Fratino". Sikkema Malloy Jenkins. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  20. ^ "Die bunten Tage | Galerie Neu". www.galerieneu.net. Retrieved April 8, 2025.

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