{"id":15587,"date":"2025-06-06T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15587"},"modified":"2025-06-06T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T22:00:26","slug":"cianne-fragione","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/cianne-fragione\/","title":{"rendered":"Cianne Fragione"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7571\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15587-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/CianneFragione.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/CianneFragione.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/CianneFragione.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nunufineart.com\/cianne-fragione-\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15604 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=333%2C204&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=1024%2C627&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=1536%2C941&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=2048%2C1254&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=696%2C426&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=1068%2C654&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?resize=1920%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Cianne-Fragione_Elliott-ODonovan.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>Cianne Fragione<\/a> (b. 1952) is a multidisciplinary artist. With roots in the San Francisco Bay Area Beat and Funk art milieus, she has developed her own process-oriented artistic vocabulary over the past four decades that crosses boundaries between abstract painting and sculpture, and between object and image. A striking combination of oil paint, mixed-media materials, found objects, and textiles characterizes her signature style. Each piece, whether two- or three-dimensional, is built slowly over lengthy periods, becoming a dense synthesis of influences and personal perspectives, including mid-century gestural abstraction and the physical fluency of her early training as a professional dancer. While a sense of space and movement dominates her two-dimensional works, her assemblage pieces tend to be denser and more corporeal. Her most recent works respond to two collections of poems by Italian poet and writer Eugenio Montale: Mediterraneo and Ossi di Seppia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fragione has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, including at St. Mary\u2019s College Museum of Art, Moraga, CA; Georgetown College, KY; Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, New York, NY; American University Museum, Washington, D.C.; John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College, CUNY, New York, NY; Associazione di Museo D\u2019Arte Contemporaneo Italiano, Catanzaro, Italy; Harmony Hall Regional Center, Washington, MD; University of Scranton Art Museum, Scranton, PA; The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C.; Art in Embassies, Geneva, Sofia, Bulgaria, and Vilnius, Lithuania; Indianapolis Art Center, IN; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Gallery, CA.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"0px\" data-ccp-border-between=\"0px none #000000\" data-ccp-padding-between=\"0px\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Her works are held in numerous public collections, including the Baltimore Museum of Art MD; DC Commission Art Bank Collection; Art in Embassies Permanent Collection, U.S. State Department, Guadalajara, Mexico; St. Mary\u2019s College Museum of Art, CA; Italian American Museum, D.C; Department of Special Collections, Cecil H. Green Library, Stanford University, CA; Comune di Monasterace, Calabria, IT; among other museum and private collections.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15605\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15605\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione.jpg?resize=696%2C949&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=751%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 751w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=220%2C300&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1127%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1127w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1502%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C949&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1456&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2618&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?w=1878&amp;ssl=1 1878w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Motetti_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motetti: Flowers Grow\/ Salty Breath, 2024, oil-based paint, pigment, walnut and black ink, graphite, oil pencils,<br \/>on paper, 42.5 x 35 in (107.95 x 88.9 cm), Image by Martin Seck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15606\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15606\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione.jpg?resize=696%2C924&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=771%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1156%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1156w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1541%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1541w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C925&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1419&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2551&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?w=1927&amp;ssl=1 1927w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Bundles_Seacoasts_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bundles: Seacoasts \/ Among Fragrances \/ Winds \/ Decoy, 2024, oil-based paint, pigment, string, lace, fishing lures, and bone on canvas panel, 8 x 5 x 2 in (20.3 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm), Image by Martin Seck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15608\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione.jpg?resize=696%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C895&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C671&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1343&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1790&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C608&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C934&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1678&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_The-Cloud-Travels_Cianne-Fragione-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Clouds Travel like White Handkerchiefs of Goodbye, 2020 oil-based pigment, collage, graphite, on mylar 54 x 65 in (137.16 x 165.1 cm) Image by Martin Seck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/CianneFragione.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listCianne Fragione (b. 1952) is a multidisciplinary artist. 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