HIGH VOLTAGE – exhibition of Texas-based Italian American artist Marcella Colavecchio.

On view September 5 – October 18, 2025

Marcella Colavecchio: High Voltage by Houston writer & composer Chris Becker

Anya Tish Gallery is thrilled to announce High Voltage, the debut solo exhibition of Texas-based Italian American artist Marcella Colavecchio. The exhibition features a vibrant and emotionally charged collection of figurative oil paintings and contemporary still lifes, alongside an interactive sculpture with an auditory element. In High Voltage, Colavecchio takes us on an electrifying journey examining the American Dream – an aspiration that has defined generations but often comes at a significant cost. Drawing from deeply personal narratives grounded in her family’s immigrant experience – particularly her parents’ postwar life in Italy and immigration to the United States – High Voltage offers a poignant and critical reflection on sacrifice, displacement, identity, and a broader critique of social systems.