Nava Lundy

Nava Lundy is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (B.F.A. ’05) and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Cert. ’05). Nava has been a professional artist since 1998, and has been painting over 20 years. Her exploits as an artist have been featured in The Palm Beach Post, The Sun Sentinel, The Chicago Tribune, The Tampa Tribune and The St. Petersburg Times. Her art work has been featured on NBC's nationally syndicated program Daytime as well as locally on CBS's Studio 10. Nava has also been a guest on several radio programs, and regularly conducts lectures on art and art history around Florida through Brandeis University.

Her work has also been used in set designs in several films. Nava's art work is also part of the permanent collections nationally and internationally by private collectors, universities, and museums, including Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Israel.

About the Artwork
I am inspired by how light brings richness and vitality to color. I use broad brushstrokes to explore the impact of light and how it dissects the painting into values of color and temperature. My goal is to have the viewer see the depth of color I see and to rethink the mundane by
elevating it through the exploration of subtlety and turning up its volume. I view my subject matter as a puzzle when I paint. Each pigment fragment plays a pivotal role in relaying the beauty in the subject. I imagine and explore the way each fragment of color is integral to capturing nuance and depth.

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania

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