My creativity was never limited to one media or subject. I love to work simultaneously on figurative, monumental, abstract and miniature sculptures.” Niso. NBC New York Today
Niso, born in 1957, opened his first art studio under the direction of the Haifa University Art Department while still in high school. In 1982, Niso opened his studio in West Palm Beach, Florida, while continuing to direct and receive national attention for operating one of the few bronze art foundries in the Eastern United States. In 1991, he began concentrating his efforts on new works of marble, onyx, bronze, and steel. It was also during this period that Niso gained a reputation as a teacher of stone-carving, inspiring his students with his creativity and sharp eye for form and lines. Niso is widely sought after as a sculptor of monumental work and his public commissions include The Fallen Soldier (Palm Beach County commission for Chiles Veterans Park); The Embrace (Hilton Hotel, Staten Island); Children on a Swing (Great Neck, New York); and Geometric Series and Spirals (Sheraton Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia). His commissions for private art collectors run the gamut from life-sized to miniature female torsos created out of scrap metal to the abstract Geometric Series to his well known figurative works, The Embrace, Celebration of Life, Children on a Swing, The Rose, Joy of Life and the Family Series. “I especially like to create monumental pieces for public placement because the public can then interact with the sculptures and it is my hope the sculptures will inspire the young and the old, the traditionalist as well as the abstract art lover.” Niso’s most eclectic sculptures – his signature torsos made from nails, coins, and other media encompassing steel and metal – have made Niso internationally renowned as one of the leaders of the new modern classic movement. These sculptures embody the elegance and beauty of the classical period with the excitement and spirit of modern art. Due to Niso’s exploration of the challenges of self-expression in many contrasting media, today his sculptures stand out and demand notice for their simplicity, elegance, and consummate professionalism. Whether on display in galleries, in public places, or as cherished works of art in private collections throughout the world, Niso’s sculptures speak of understated motion and grace. The three dimensional harmony of Niso’s sculptures have resulted in works of astounding emotion which remain unique in the art world.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
1974 Rothchilde School of Art, Haifa, Israel / Multi-Media Art Studies
1978 Vitso Art Institute, Haifa, Israel / Photography
1980 Pietra Santa, Italy / Stone Carving
1981 Bank Street Artist Residence and Studios, New York / Assistant in Studios
1982 Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, Florida / Multi-Media Art Studies
1983 West Palm Beach Art Center / Drawing and Ceramic Studies
1982 – 1990 Operating Bronze Art Foundry and Sculpture Studio and Gallery / West Palm Beach, Florida
1990 – 1994 Instructor, Stone Sculpting / Boynton Beach, Florida
1994- Present Operating Sculpture Studio/Gallery PRESENT – Palm Beach, Florida
SELECTED ONE MAN SHOWS
1996 Mizner Park, Boca Raton, Florida
1996 Masterpiece Galleries, Boca Raton
1996 Apropos, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1995 Cornell Museum of Art, Delray, FL
1993 Cornell Museum of Art, Delray, FL
1988 Gary Katz Gallery, Jupiter, Florida
1988 Art Cetra, Delray Beach, Florida
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2018 Blue Gallery, Delray Beach
2018 (2006) Oneisimo Gallery, Palm Beach
2018 (2016) Whistler Gallery, Vancouver
2018 (2006-) MX Gallerie, Montreal
2018 (2009-) MX Gallerie, Toronto
2018 (1997-) Adamar Gallery, Miami, FL
2018 (1998-) Deljou Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA
2018 (2010) CHIC Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2018 (2008-) Expressions Gallery, Tel Aviv
2017 (1996-) Las Olas Fine Arts, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2017 SCULPT (AT Art Basel)
2017 (2011) ART HAMPTON
2017 (2007) ART PALM SPRINGS
2016 ART LOS ANGELES
2017 (2016) ART DALLAS-FORT WORTH
2017 (2016) ART HOUSTON
2017 (2007) ART D.C.
2012 Ft Lauderdale Intl Boat Show
2011-2013 Palm Beach Art, Antique & Jewelry
2010 (2008-) RVS Fine Art, Southampton, NY
2011 (2009-) Gallery Déjà Vu, South Beach, FL
2011 (2007-) Rhymer Gallery, Tennessee
2011 (2003-) Bryant Galleries, New Orleans
2011 (2009-) Bryant Galleries, Mobile, Alabama
2013 (1997-) SOFA, Chicago
2011 ART HAMPTON
2010 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL ART SHOW
2013-2006 SOFA, New York
2010 (2006-) PALM BEACH 3
2008 (1997-) Pop N Art, Miami
2008 Art, New Mexico
2008, 20007 Palm Springs
2007 ART Toronto
2007 ART D.C.
2006 (1996-) ART MIAMI. Miami , Florida
2009 (2000-) Gallerie Vivendi, Paris, France
2006 (2000-) Landmark Gallery, Australia
2006 (2000-) Arta Gallery, Jerusalem
SELECTED HONORS/COMMISSIONS
Niso’s outdoor work has been placed in private residences, sculptural gardens, and yachts in North and South America, the Middle East, Europe and Australia.
His art has been purchased by politicians and heads of state in US, Middle East and Europe; several sports players in California and East Coast; movie and television celebrities. They wish their names to remain anonymous.
His work has been placed in Hollywood movies and advertisements for major corporations such as Mitsubishi.
The following is a partial listing of public commissions:
2013 RitzCarlton, Montreal
2009 XL Screw Corporation Headquarters / Corporate Museum, Chicago / Commission to construct torso out of Corporate products for the museum
2008 Macy’s, South Miami / “Tropical Fish 12’ Wall Sculpture”
2007 Indigo Design & Fashion / Three classical torsos – permanent display in design showroom
2003 Veterans Memorial Park / Delray Beach, Florida / “The Fallen Soldier”
2001 Hilton Hotel Lobby / Staten Island – “The Embrace”
2000 House of Blues Rooftop / New Orleans – “Celebration of Life”
2000 Sculptural Fantasies Park, New Hampshire – “Children on a Swing”
1999 “Fox Cable TV, New York,” One of Five Artists Selected from / New York Art Expo to be interviewed / for TV Program
1999 Sheraton Hotel Lobby, Atlanta, GA / 5 six foot sculptures from “Geometrics Series”; Monumental “Spirals” for Pool area
1998 “NBC’s New York Today,” One of Five Artists Selected from New York Art Expo to be Interviewed on “New York Today
1998 Commission, Children on a Swing / Great Neck, N.Y.
1997; 1998 Curator Palm Beach International Art Exposition
1996 “New Voices, Interview on Neo-Classical Art
Niso’s sculptures are featured in Florida Design, Architectural Digest, CASA and numerous others. He has been interviewed for the Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, and FOX News.
