Resa Blatman

painting, drawing, mixed media & installation

studio: 6 Vernon Street, studio #110
email : resablatman@gmail.com
web : resablatman.com
Instagram : @resa.blatman

 

  • When We Die, We'll Float in Space on a Dandelion Nebula
    2022, wall-mounted installation: acrylic, Latex paint, and glitter on hand-cut Mylar; colored pencil and ink on paper; wire; glass crystals, 70h x 120w x 13d inches
  • Dandelion Clouds
    2022, oil, acrylic, gold leaf, and glitter on aluminum panel, 60h x 40w inches
  • Portraits of a Cloud (as a wall-mounted installation)
    2022, oil, acrylic, gold leaf, and glitter on aluminum and wood panels. Sizes range from 8 x 10 to 30 x 20 inches
  • Dandelions In Stormy Skies 1
    2021, oil and glitter on Mylar, 24h x 18w inches
 

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statement

Resa Blatman is a visual artist who works with varying media including large-sized art installations. Her current studio practice consists of drawings, paintings, and working on public art commissions that speak to environmental concerns, science, and nature. She recently completed several permanent, public art installations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; the City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, California; Denver Health, Colorado; Texas A&M University, Texas.

Resa’s paintings are in collections at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Macon, Georgia; Twitter; Fidelity; Hilton Hotel; The WH Ming Hotel, China; and in the UAE and Europe. She exhibits her work at universities and art institutions throughout the U.S. and in September 2023, her paintings will be included in the exhibit titled "Bats!" at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.

Resa is a 2023 recipient of The Mass Cultural Council grant and the City of Somerville recovery grant and she was awarded an artist's residency at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (2023-2024). Her work has been reviewed and featured in numerous publications—several recent articles and a podcast on her work and climate change can be found at the links on her website at resablatman.com. Resa’s work is represented by Childs Gallery, Boston.