Chad Attie

Art Brokerage: Chad Attie American Artist: Chad Attie was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended UCLA and Boston University and was an N.E.A. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Attie also spent a year studying at Villa Rosa School of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. Attie is always inclined to incorporate found and innovative material in his work. His works are primarily mixed-media paintings and collages, which incorporate emotionally and sexually charged abstracted figures and landscapes. His smaller-scale works on paper include "The Wonderlust Series" which consist of over 700 personal stories and illustrations, and "Princess Paintings," which were made inside vintage fairy tale books. Attie has had solo shows at Caro d'Offay in Chicago; Frank Pictures, Carl Berg Projects, and Newspace in Los Angeles; and Wooster Projects in New York. His work has been included in group shows at galleries and museum auctions including Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills; MoCA, Los Angeles; Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica; and the Zimmer Museum, Los Angeles. In 2008 Attie was the subject of a short film, "The Experience of Art," by Michel Comte. He was also commissioned by Mini Cooper to create 6 paintings for their "Creative Use of Space" campaign and an accompanying magazine. Attie's work will be featured in the upcoming book "Gaga Stigmata: Critical Writings and Art About Lady Gaga." Listings wanted.