Italo Scanga (Italian-American, 1932-2001), Untitled (Abstract with Dog's Head)

Watercolor, acrylic, and charcoal on paper, 1979, signed and dated, artist framed.

Frame dimensions 28 3/4 x 28 3/4 in.

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Italo Scanga was an Italian-born artist and educator who worked in sculpture, glass, ceramics, and paintings, often creating from found and ordinary objects. Scanga received a Master’s of Fine Arts from Michigan State University, studying under Linsey Decker and Charles Pollock. He taught fine art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Rhode Island School of Design, the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, the University of California, San Diego, and the Pilchuck Glass School, where he developed a close friendship with Dale Chihuly.

Scanga had a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972. His work can be found in numerous collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Brooklyn Museum; the Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Art Institute of Chicago; the Rhode Island School of Design; and others.

Good estate condition, light wear to frame.