Bio:

Alanna Vanacore is an American artist born in the small beach town of Ormond Beach, Florida. At a young age, her passion for art flourished while watching her mother paint. It was in these moments that she developed an eye for detail and color. Alanna went on to study drawing and painting, earning her Bachelor's in Fine Arts from The University of North Florida. Shortly after graduating, she decided to move to New York City to pursue a career in art. Her paintings, from the more realistic to the nearly abstract, showcase Alanna’s ever-growing range as an artist. Much of Alanna's work invites playful whimsy into the everyday. She is currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York.

Artist Statement:

Simply put: I like to paint. To challenge myself but mostly because I'm so drawn to the process that I feel compelled to keep doing it. There are two sides to me creating art. One of them is really quiet. I think of my brain as a telephone wire. Endless conversations and connections going through but all I can hear is the quiet hum of electricity and the creaking noises in my neck when it gets tense and tired. The other side is me being completely ridiculous. I dance, sing, crack jokes, talk in weird voices and listen to music really loud. I enjoy exercising the weird, silliness of life into my art. I paint what I feel or whatever is happening around me. Sometimes my thoughts are like mashed potatoes being shoved through a window screen, but other times they are hand delivered in a pretty package with a bow on top. My art is a documentation of my life and growth as a human.

Education
2010 • University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL - Bachelor of Fine Arts: Painting and Drawing - Magna cum laude

Exhibitions

2023• In bloom, Wyandotte Art and Glass Center, Wyanedotte MI

2023• Create Magazine, Issue 35, Philadelphia PA

2022•The Rebel Exhibit, The Untitled Space, New York, NY

2022 • The Next 100 Years of Gucci, Gucci Vault Art Space, Milan, Italy

2022 • Moments in Reverie, The Galleries at Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY

2021 •. Emergence, BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY

2020 • 103rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT

2020 • Group Show, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY

2018 • Guys We Fest Booth, Brooklyn, NY

2018 • Soft opening, Brooklyn NY

2017 • Dope Girls Art Party:Benefit for Planned Parenthood, Atalanta, GA
2016 • Art Walk NY: Coalition for the homeless, New York, NY
2016 • Suburban Nightmare, Solo exhibition, IMAGE Gallery, NY
2016 • Same Same But Different, Spring Break Art Fair, New York, N
2015 • A Group Show, Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY
2015 • Artcade Classics, IMAGE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 • Group Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014 • Spark Boom, Juried Main Street Gallery, Huntington NY
2013 • Expanding Visions, Florida Museum For Women Artist, DeLand, FL
2012 • Odyssey, Gateway Center for the Arts, Merritt Award, DeBary, FL
2011 • Orlando Calling, Live Painting, Orlando, FL
2011 • Second Annual Juried Exhibition Show, Florida Museum For Women Artist, DeLand, FL
2011 • The One Show, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2011 • Artwalk, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2010 • Holiday Surprises, Modis Building, Gallery L, Jacksonville, FL
2010 • Artwalk, Southlight Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2010 • Juried Student Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2010 • Collaborative Show, Modis Building, Gallery L, Jacksonville. FL
2009 • All is Art IV, Ocean Club, Jacksonville, FL
2008 • Operation Art and Music, The Bank and Blues, Daytona Beach, FL
2008 • Studio Rats, Daytona State College, Merritt Award, Daytona Beach, FL