Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art, Juried Exhibition

One of Nicola Parente's recent works, Illuminare Uno, has been selected in a juried exhibition, Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2010. This years juror, John Zarobell, Assistant Curator of Paintings and Sculpture from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, chose 41 Texas artists from over 300 artworks entered. Mr. Parente was honored to have been selected and to be part of this important exhibition. The exhibition was curated by Sally Sprout. The show is open to the public and can be viewed at Williams Tower Gallery, 2800 Post Oak Blvd, Houston, January 14 to February 26, 2010.

Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Texas Art 2010 marks the 40th year of this annual event. This show is designed to increase exposure of deserving artist, as well as provide financial support through substantial cash awards.

Art 4 Life, Arts for AIDS, fundraiser/art auction

Houston based artist Nicola Parente will be donating one of his painting in a silent auction benefiting AIDS Foundation Houston.
Special thanks to sponsors: ExxonMobil, Neiman Marcus, Armandos, Cuervo Silver and Crate Works.

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
New World Museum
5230 Center St., Houston, TX 77007
7:00pm - 8:00pm VIP Reception
8:00pm - 11:00pm Art Auction & Dance

"The Mushroom, of Course!", 002houston Magazine, January 2010

"The Mushroom, of Course!", 002houston Magazine, January 2010

Natural Recyclers is the Art League's latest exhibit (which also happens to be the League's first Patio installation since opening in 2008) and features an earth media installation by Nicola Parente and Divya Murthy.

Natural Recyclers is a long term project continuing to grow and evolve. Using mainly recyclable and renewable resources, Parente and Murthy created a site-specific installation consisting of three giant mushrooms whose bases are fabricated from rebar, soil and moss. The mushroom caps and stems are planted with Texas native and non-native, edible and herb plants. The use of the mushroom reflects the important role the fungi play in the ecosystem through its use of decomposing materials as its source of nourishment.