IVY NATé
Ivy Naté is currently exhibiting an installation at Dylan’s Candy Bar at Hudson Yards, New York, NY. She was invited to be the exclusive artist-in-residence at W New York – Downtown and held a solo show there from December 2018–to March, 2019. Also this year, Ivy has participated in shows at Ivy Brown Gallery and The Plaxall Gallery in New York and University of Virginia Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Hong Kong-based Van Rensburg Gallery exhibited Naté’s mixed-media piece, Color Installation, in their gallery and featured the work as a special project in the Affordable Art Fairs in New York and Hong Kong in 2017. The piece was awarded “Best in Show” by Bo Concept at Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong, 2017.
While Ivy Naté’s contemporary art practice is her focal point, she is also an accomplished interior designer and creative entrepreneur. In the 1990s, Naté launched DTUT, a popular café and lounge on the Upper West Side in Manhattan. After selling the café, she launched her second business venture, “Ivy,” a home design boutique in Armonk, New York. She has also been commissioned for interior design projects for residential spaces. Her work on a historic farmhouse was featured Cville Weekly, “Welcome Surprise: In Bundoran, a log cabin comes out of hiding,” by Erika Howsare on September 8, 2016.
In Ivy’s latest special project, she is art director and interior designer for a six-story boutique residential housing development in Charlottesville, VA. Naté oversees all design choices for the building at-large, and is currently working on a semi-private indoor gallery and sculpture garden on the building’s first floor.
Ivy Naté earned a BA in Design and Management from Parsons School of Design, 1992.
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Exhibitions
Solo Shows:
An exhibition featuring Artist in Residence, Ivy Naté, W New York—Downtown, New York, NY, December 2018–March 2019
Group Shows:
Inside/Outside, LIC Artists @ The Plaxall Gallery, March 7–April 7, 2019
Works by Local Women Artists, Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, February 28–November 28, 2019
A Group of Individuals, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York, NY, January 3–24, 2019
Expressions in Black and White, Les Yeux Du Monde, Charlottesville, VA; March 30–April 29, 2018
Drawn to Charlottesville: A Group Exhibition of 12 Local Artists, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA; December 1, 2017–January 19, 2018
Fat Free Gallery (2017)
Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong, China, featured artist of Van Rensburg Gallery, May 18–21, 2017
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY, featured artist of Van Rensburg Gallery, September 13–17, 2017
Bizarre Bazaar Featuring Ivy Naté,Fat Free Art Fair, New York, NY; February 1–March 1, 2017
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ, exhibiting artist, 2017
Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ, exhibiting artist, 2016
Armonk Art Fair, exhibiting artist, Armonk, NY, 2012
Installations
Large-scale window installation at Dylan’s Candy Bar in Hudson Yards, New York, NY, March 14, 2019–present
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, special project, 2017
Publications
Ante Mag, “Inside/Outside at Plaxall Gallery Reveals the Private Side of Mental Illness,” Audra Lambert, April 2, 2019
Art Breakout: The Other Art Blog, “Artists Reflect on Mental Illness in “Inside/Outside” at Plaxall Gallery in Long Island City,” March 14, 2019
Dylanscandybar.com, “Discover Our Window Installation by Artist Ivy Naté,” March 14, 2019
Spoiled NYC, “What She Said: Sitting Down with Leading Arts Entrepreneurs at W New York–Downtown,” Camille Felicity, March 13, 2019
The Cavalier Daily, “Celebrating female creativity: New art exhibit opens at Darden,” Leah Erwin, March 6, 2019
Bella New York Magazine, “W—New York Downtown Announces The Launch of Contemporary Art Exhibition Featuring Artist Ivy Naté,” Elena Murzello, January 2019
NYC’s Original City Guide, “W New York—Downtown,” Regina Molaro, January 30, 2019
Cville Weekly, “Review: Les Yeux de Monde shows brilliance in black and white,” Sarah Sargent, April 18, 2018
Color My Bubble, “Interview with Ivy Naté,” 2017
Cville Weekly, “First Fridays: December 1,” Erin O’Hare, November 29, 2017
SPecial projects | Publications
Six Hundred West Main, boutique residential building in Charlottesville, VA, art direction and interiors by Ivy Naté:
NBC29.com, “Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for 600 West Main Development,” Jennifer Walker, April 24, 2019
Residential property, Charlottesville, VA, interior design by Ivy Naté:
Cville Weekly, “Welcome Surprise: In Bundoran, a log cabin comes out of hiding,” Erika Howsare, September 8, 2016
Ivy, boutique, Armonk, NY, founded by Ivy Naté:
Westchester Magazine, “Cool Shops,” Marisa Iallonardo, 2007
DTUT, Upper West Side cafe and coffeeshop, New York, NY, founded by Ivy Naté:
Gourmet: The Magazine of Good Living, “Kidding Around,” December 1998
Seventeen Magazine, “Coffeeshop Chic,” Heather Stone, March 1997
USA Today, “S’mores are catching fire: Urban restaurants make diners happy campers,” Cathy Hainer, December 3, 1997
CUPS: The Café Culture Magazine, “DTUT,” Susan M. Kirschbaum, 1997
Time Out NY, “Eat Out,” October 24–31, Issue No. 57, 1996
Nightclub & Bar Magazine, “DT-UT Café Lounge New York City,” December, 1996
New York Magazine, “Tax Cuts,” April 14, 1997
Talks
What She Said: Women in Art, panel discussion moderated by Art Advisor Kristina Huntington, W New York—Downtown, New York, NY, March 7, 2019
A Group of Individuals, artist talk facilitated by writer Kurt McVey, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York, NY, January 22, 2019
Drawn to Charlottesville: A Group Exhibition of 12 Local Artists, artist talk, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, January, 2018
Awards
Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, BO CONCEPT Best in Show, 2017
Residencies
W Hotel Downtown, New York, New York, featured Artist in Residence, December 13, 2018–March 13, 2019
Commissions
(2007–2016)
Multiple Private collections, Armonk, NY
Private collection, Scarsdale, NY
Private collection, Greenwich CT
Multiple Private collections, New York, NY
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, Bachelor of Arts in Design and Management, 1992