Fernando Mastrangelo


Fernando Mastrangelo is a New York-based artist best known for his collectible design, as well as his large scale sculptures and experiential installations. Mastrangelo is the founder of .

Practice

Mastrangelo's works are sculpted by hand from natural or repurposed materials such as sand, salt, silica, and crushed or powdered glass. His artistic language is influenced by ecological issues, cultural metaphors, and a reverence for nature that borders on devout.
Fernando received his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, and his B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Fernando worked for Matthew Barney before launching his own studio, ' Mastrangelo is a pioneer of the independent design studio structure, allowing clients to work directly with the artist.
As a sculptor, Mastrangelo has exhibited extensively throughout the US and internationally in both group and solo shows. In 2008 the Brooklyn Museum acquired Mastrangelo’s Avarice Sculpture, composed of corn maize and inspired by the Aztec Calendar. This work was included in the critically acclaimed exhibition Connecting Cultures in 2012.
Mastrangelo debuted his first furniture line at the 2014 Sight Unseen Offsite and in 2015 was the first independent designer to be featured in Collective Design Fair.
After a 4,000-mile motorcycle journey from Santiago, Chile, to Patagonia— a trip which inspires a great deal of his work— the artist made his first foray into limited edition sculptural furniture with the . In 2017, Mastrangelo designed four collections:,,, and .
Mastrangelo founded ' in 2017, a non-profit that honors creativity and the spirit of the avant-garde by providing a platform for emerging artists & designers to exhibit work without commercial or creative constraints.
In 2019 the artist drew crowds with his installation in Times Square, an immersive space where his vision for the future of design could be experienced in real life.
Mastrangelo currently has works in numerous private collections worldwide, as well as works residing in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. He has designed custom works and spaces for top-tier brands such as Audemars Piguet, Stella McCartney, and Dior.
Fernando Mastrangelo currently resides in Upstate New York where he continues to . He is a judge on Ellen's Next Great Designer on HBO Max.

Selected exhibitions

2019

- Art Basel Collectors Lounge, w/Audemars Piguet, Hong Kong, China
2018
  • CHUNK Collection, w/Anna Karlin, New York, NY
  • Salone Del Mobile, Rossana Orlandi, Milan, Italy
  • , Collective Design Fair, New York, NY
  • Zona Maco, Mexico City, MX
2017
  • PAD London, Rosanna Orlandi, London, UK
  • , New York, NY
  • , Maison Gerard, New York, NY
  • , Sight Unseen OFFSITE, New York, NY
  • &, Collective Design Fair, New York, NY
  • , Salone Del Mobile, Rosanna Orlandi, Milan, Italy
2016
  • Salone Art + Design, Maison Gerard, New York, NY
  • FADE, Sight Unseen OFFSITE, New York, NY
  • , The New, Los Angeles, CA
  • Collective Design Fair, New York NY
  • Salone Del Mobile, Rosanna Orlandi, Milan Italy
  • Heavy, James, Art Geneve, Switzerland
2015
2014
  • IDEA Miami, Institute for the Development of Emerging Art and Kowal+Odermatt Projects, Miami, FL
  • Barriococo: A Sculpture Show, Royal Society of American Art, New York, NY
  • Intangible Beauty: Beautiful Women, Kasher/Potamkin Gallery, New York, NY
  • Gold, Bass Museum, Miami, FL
  • Storage Wars, Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2013
  • Medallions, Kowal+Odermatt, Miami, FL
  • Group Show, Kowal+Odermatt, Miami, FL
  • Elle Décor Showhouse, Miami, FL
  • Special Projects, Scope Show, Miami, FL
  • Maize y Mas: From Mother to Monster, Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americano, San Jose, CA
2012
2011
  • Black Sculpture, Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Miami Fl
2010
  • Tondo, FAS Contemporary, London UK
  • LA Salvamara, Mendes Wood Gallery, New York, NY
  • TEDxSoMa - Capturing the Zeitgeist, San Francisco, CA
2009
  • Herd Thinner, Charest-Weinberg Gallery, Miami FL
  • CHIMERA, Curated by David Hunt, Miami FL
  • Data Panic, Cuchifritos Artspace, New York, NY
  • Volta Show NY, "Age of Anxiety" New York, NY
  • "LoVE is a smoke made with the fume of sighs...", Kumukumu Gallery New York, NY
2008
  • Avarice, Mendes Wood Gallery, Miami, FL & Basel Switzerland
  • Intransit, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York NY
  • Deadliest Catch: Hamptons, South Hamptons, NY
2007
2006
  • Malicia, Rare Gallery, New York NY
2005
2004
  • Madison's Cave, Keith Talent Gallery, London UK
  • MFA Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond VA