BIOGRAPHY
Nelida “Nela” Navarrine found a new path in painting. Her background and work experience were in designing information systems until she moved from Buenos Aires to St Louis in 2009. In the US, she found the space and support to share what she loved to do in her free time, painting. She learned to use new mediums like encaustic and resin and enjoys combining them and creating something unique.
She describes her art as a way to communicate in a language that is not spoken.
Nela feels peace and happiness in this artistic journey and one of her goals is to inspire others to find joy by expressing themselves in any way that allows them to feel free.
CV
Skills
• Creativity
• Communication
• Merchandising
• Talent development
• Customer relations
Education And Training
12/1990
Bachelor’s degree:
Information Systems Analyst
Universidad De Buenos Aires- School of Engineering
Buenos Aires
Visual Arts
Visual Arts Workshops
• Classes on different mediums and techniques.
• Encaustic Medium Workshops.
• Oil Painting Workshops.
• Metal workshops
Exhibitions, Galleries (2022-23)
– Artisans in the Loop, St Louis, MO since August 2020
– Solo exhibition, ACA Business Club, Columbia, MO, Sept 2023
– Evanston Art Festival, Evanston, IL, Aug 2023
– Mosaics, St Charles, MO, Sep 2023
– Unique Boutique, St Louis, MO, Nov 2023
– Art in the Park, Columbia, MO, Jun 2023
– One of a Kind Spring, Chicago, IL, Apr 2023
– Queeny Park Art Fair, St Louis, MO Mar 2023
– “Art St Louis 38th Exhibition”, Art St Louis, St Louis, MO, Nov-Dec 2022
– Unique Boutique at JBS, St Louis, MO, Nov22
– Mosaics Fine Art Fair, St Charles, MO, September 2022
– Evanston Art and Big Fork, Evanston, IL, Aug 2022
– “Hispanic Heritage Month” exhibition, Missouri Athletic Club, St Louis, Aug-Sept2022
– “Visions of the American landscape” exhibition, Artist’s Guild, MO, May 2022
– One-of-a-Kind Show, Chicago, April 2022
STATEMENT
I am a visual artist who finds inspiration in the colors and shapes of nature.
Painting with encaustic and oil between multiple layers of resin allows the viewer to partially see through the images and to be immersed in a translucent background.
Every layer tells part of a story. My story.
You are invited to come closer, and to be lost, in the depth of the natural world.
