Verona Peñalba was raised in Nicaragua and currently resides in Greenport, NY. She studied painting at Atelier Canova in Rome, Italy.Peñalba’s work has been exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions including Codice Gallery, Managua, Nic; Pleyades Gallery, Managua, Nic.; Factory Studios, Bourthmouth England; The BOX Art Basel , Miami, Fl; NOFO Art Collective, Greenport, NY. and numerous independent venues in Miami, Dominican Republic and the North Fork of NY. Her work is included in several private collections including a Mural on Richard Branson’s Mosquito Island in the BVI.She is also an IFS (Internal Family System) therapy practitioner and interconnects it in her practice and workshops, where she encourages a sense of calm confidence, courage, curiosity and compassion. Verona Peñalba is also co-host of the “Expansión’ Podcast in Spanish that touches on a variety of relevant themes and the importance of self-discovery through art and therapy.Verona is co-founder of VEME Studios in Greenport, NY a space for everyone to explore and develop their creativity in a warm, safe and inclusive environment.
Verona Peñalba is a deeply intuitive painter who connects with the human spirit through portraiture and vibrant color. With a strong inclination to describe the uniqueness of a given subject while conversely welcoming all their parts, she injects raw emotional power by highlighting expression and often accentuating distinctive features. Peñalba is drawn especially to the ’sacred feminine' , inspired by the women in her life and their influence in the world, and they make up a majority of her portraits.
Peñalba is interested in natural connection and the flow of energy in all its forms, apparent in her work through a carefully considered high-key color palette of neons and jewel tones that could be compared to ‘“auras” and vibrate in her portraits and abstracts.
As a positive and optimistic person and artist, Verona strives to underline those aspects of the human condition to great effect.
Color also takes a leading role in the form of her large abstract. These compositions pulse with an energy that describe currents, clouds or other natural phenomena; another acknowledgement of the role of elemental forces in her life and work.
Nicaraguan Painter, living and working in Greenport, NY since 2016.
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