Jim Napierala
Jim Napierala was born in Buffalo, NY where studied Art History and Sculpture at SUNY Buffalo. Moving to New York in his early twenties he studied Art History at Hunter College and turned to painting. He has exhibited extensively in New York and throughout the United States for the past thirty-five years. Napierala works out of his studio in upstate New York.
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Muisc as Image and Metaphor Kentler Drawing Center Brooklyn, NY
Home Jams KIpnz Gallery Walton, NY
Driven to Abstraction Lockwood Ga;;ery Kingston, NY
A Chorus of Angels Jane St. Art Center Saugerties, NY
2022
Buffalonians NMBC Houston, TX
Cosmic Storm Lichtenfire New York, NY
The Wood for the Trees Hawk & Hive Andes, NY
2021
Jim Napierala/Lisa Pressman Susan Eley Gallery Hudson, NY
Music as Image and Metaphor George Ohr Museum Biloxi, MS
2019
Some Drawings Hastings Art Council Hastings on Hudson
2017
Aspects of Collage Gallery Protege New York, NY
2016
2 X 5 Susan Eley Gallery New York, NY
2015
Recent Paintings (solo) Kathleen Cullen Gallery Brooklyn, NY
The Valentine's Cardiovascular Geoffery Young Gallery Great Barrington, MA
2013
See Laura Rathe Gallery Dallas, TX
2011
You Would Kathleen Cullen Gallery New York, NY
Visual Mantras Laura Rathe Gallery Houston, TX
2010
Exposed(solo) Allen Projects New York, NY
2009
Paintings(solo) Allen Projects New York, NY
2008
The Modern Dance(solo) Allen Gallery New York, NY
Jim Napierala/Arturo Mallman Gallery Bienvenu New Orleans, LA
2007
Cleromancy (solo) Allen Gallery New York, NY
Mock,Stock, and Barrel Galeria Los Smartskieros New York, NY
1996
Extensions Luise Ross Gallery New York, NY
1995
The Vision Thing(solo) Kentler International Drawing Center Brooklyn,NY
90's Abstraction Luise Ross Gallery New York, NY
1992
A New American Flag Max Protech Gallery New York, NY
Surface Tension Florida International University Miami, FL
1991
Recent Paintings Luise Ross Gallery New York, NY
1990
With The Grain Whitney Museum New York,NY
Whitney Museum Stamford, CT
1989
The Case for Plywood Luise Ross Gallery New York, NY
Small Paintings Nina Freudenhiem Gallery Buffalo, NY