AVAILABLE WORK

Born Before Fire, 2026

acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 in.

The American bison once numbered in the tens of millions across North America, before being driven to the brink of extinction in the nineteenth century. In Born Before Fire, the monumental presence of the bison fills the canvas, while a second, distant figure nearly disappears into the white background, a reminder that even the most powerful animal exists as part of something larger.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Ester Curini is a self-taught Italian-born American artist based in New York. Her large-scale paintings focus primarily on wildlife, isolating animals against luminous white backgrounds and removing the human presence from the image. Her work explores the individuality and presence of animals and the complex relationship between wildlife and the human world.

Curini's work has been represented and exhibited by galleries including Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York, Evoke Contemporary in Santa Fe, and Plus One Gallery in London. Her paintings are held in private and institutional collections, including the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation and Seven Bridges Foundation.