Nina Ozbey

Each of Nina Ozbey’s vibrant paintings has its own cadence. Some are fast-paced, abrupt, and persistent, while others are more measured, understated, and varied. Still others begin with a measure, controlled rhythm and then erupt into a swirl of movement and color. Certainly akin to the abstract expressionism that percolated post-World War II art, Ozbey’s work takes the reckless abandon of post-war expressionist painters into different mark-making territory. Like contemporary artist Cecily Brown’s figurative and abstract work, Ozbey’s emotive paintings are not as brash as they are intentionally lively.

Born in Oklahoma City, Ozbey became a teacher after attending Oklahoma State University in the 1960s. She pursued art on her own, transitioning from figurative watercolors to emotive oil painting. The ways in which Ozbey’s effusive marks fill the canvas suggest a certain maturity. Each painting offers insight into the ways in which nature and human life interact—sometimes life appears bleak and vast and sometimes it appears animated and accessible. Ozbey lives and works in Earlysville, Virginia.

Elements of Abstraction
Reception: Thursday July 24, 2008 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 7/22/2008 - 8/12/2008

Invitation to Nina Ozbey's exhibition

Down Deep Oil on Canvas 30" x 24" $3400 Down Deep Oil on Canvas 30" x 24" $3400	Royal Flush Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800 Royal Flush Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800
Peace on Earth Oil on Canvas 36" x 48" $4200 Peace on Earth Oil on Canvas 36" x 48" $4200	After Shock Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800 After Shock Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800
Over the Ridge Oil on Canvas 48" x 36" $4200 Over the Ridge Oil on Canvas 48" x 36" $4200	Broken Promises Oil on Canvas 30" x 36" $3800 Broken Promises Oil on Canvas 30" x 36" $3800
Paradise Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800 Paradise Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800	Tracks of Time Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800 Tracks of Time Oil on Canvas 40" x 30" $3800