Li Trincere American, b. 1960

Li Trincere has created non-objective and geometric abstraction paintings for the past three decades, uniquely rejecting any association with a particular artistic movement. Trincere engages in hard-edge, systematic compositions, referencing the historical onset of minimalism while assigning her works a distinct painterly quality. She develops her works around points of tension, generally utilizing two contrasting colors that she contorts through the imposition of sharp, cutting edges. Her stark aesthetic decisions are not presented as entirely reductive: although she is emphasizing the nature of objecthood, her works are not reflective, rather invoking a visual immediacy. The distinction between the outer perimeter and inner shape produces a sense of urgency that extends beyond the peripherals of the canvas, shifting the pace of spectatorship. Trincere’s large-scale works display her dynamic approach to artistry, sublimating empiricality to compose her pronounced visual language.

Li Trincere (b.1960, New York, NY) began her academic career by receiving her BA at Southampton College in Southampton, NY. After enrolling at Hunter College, she obtained her MFA in painting. Trincere has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and Germany, including Mission Gallery, NYC, Pyramid Gallery, NYC, Kamikaze Club, NYC, Artists Space, NYC, Stark Gallery, NYC, Bryers Gallery, NYC, Galerie Rolf Ricke in Cologne, Germany, among others. 

Her works are in the permanent collections of numerous international private and public institutions, including Exxon, Spring, Texas; American Express, New York, NY; JP Morgan, New York, NY; and Chase Bank, New York, NY. In addition, Trincere is the recipient of several awards and grants, including the multiple Pollock-Krasner Foundation grants (1986, 1988, 1989), the New York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (1989), a National Endowment for the Arts grant (1991), and an Edward Albee Foundation residency (1990). She currently lives and works in New York, NY.