Joanne Ungar is originally from Minneapolis. After studies at Oberlin College in Ohio, she moved to New York City and earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Joanne Ungar is a New York Foundation for the Arts NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship program Grant recipient. Ungar has exhibited extensively in New York and nationally. The poured wax paintings by Ungar are composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging and layered and infused with pigmented wax. Ungar is an alchemist and her studio is a science lab. Her father was a scientist. When she was growing up, he talked about how art and science were really one and the same thing, a methodical exploration of ideas crossed with joyous creativity and some random surprises. Built on these origins and continuing into an intense studio practice, Ungar states, “I often set up experiments with variables and a control group in order to solve a problem of opacity or pigmentation, for example. I also like to push my materials beyond my understanding of them, seeing what happens when they melt, seeing what will stick to what and for how long, what happens to them at stupidly high temperatures. I am ridiculously methodically organized and in addition to cataloging each piece, I sometimes catalog it through its various versions or changes.” This highly dedicated and rigorous studio practice creates astounding results that have transformed modest materials into gold. The pain relievers themselves have been removed, yet the implication is present in the title of the works. Ungar is an expert in misdirection and illusion and the barrier between the illusionary space and physical becomes blurred into a wholly new modality. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Sterile Eye Drops
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
beeswax, paraffin, cardboard on wood 6.5"x6.5" Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has embedded. In this work, the composition is det...
Cardboard, Wax, Wood
Airgami #2, A Jewel Toned Abstract Textural Waxy Painting on Wood Panel
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
In this radiant encaustic work, Joanne Ungar transforms a flattened cardboard box—originally packaging from the health and beauty industry—into a luminous, layered composition. Satur...
Paper, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Cardboard
$875
"Best Buy Baking Cups Small" Geometric Abstract Cast Wax Wall Painting, in green
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting in green by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. A vibrant sculptural painting, ...
Wax, Encaustic
"LOVE" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in red, orange and yellow
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
10.5" x 15" encaustic and painted cardboard on panel, signed on the reverse by the artist. The letters, L-O-V-E are embedded in pigmented wax, with a heart shape for the "o" in this ...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
$11,600Sale Price|20% Off
"Johnnie Walker Black" waxwork multi-panel wall installation, geometric, orange
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Vivid oranges, violets, blue and golden yellow tones are created through Joanne Ungar's unique poured wax process in this multi-panel wall installation. 48"x59"x 1" pigmented wax, board, photograph, installed on welded metal backing brace (included) signed on reverse by artist, with a COA. This wall piece is composed of 24 cast wax panels, created in high quality archival materials. The abstracted image imbedded in the work is the open and unfolded form of a Johnnie Walker...
Wax, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Encaustic
$4,360Sale Price|20% Off
"Ikea Alang" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in aqua, blue, yellow green
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This cast wax wall panel painting contains blues in aqua and turquoise which blend into a gradient, with warm earth tones emerging amongst violet and yellow green undertones. 21"x3...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Waxwork multi-panel wall installation, "Botox", Geometric Abstract Installation
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Vivid emerald green, vibrant orange, and violet blue tones are created in Joanne Ungar's unique poured wax process, to create this multi-panel wall installation. 37"x54"x 1" pigmented wax, board, photograph, installed on welded metal backing brace (included) signed on reverse by artist, and COA. This wall piece is composed of 24 cast wax panels. The abstracted image imbedded in the work is a photograph of the packing for Botox treatments. Vivid emerald green, vibrant orange, and violet blue tones are created in Joanne Ungar's unique poured wax process. This large scale wax painting is a beautiful statement piece that is signed on reverse by the artist. In addition to the cosmetic applications of Botox, it is also used as a pain relief medication for migraine sufferers. The geometric abstract composition is created through the imagery of the folds from the boxed packaging. The grid is created and installed on a heavy duty welded metal back brace...
Wax, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
"Acorn" geometric encaustic, cast wax collage
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar's unique process involves layering pigmented wax over cardboard forms to create a geometric composition of color. Ungar's process begins by the artist flattening three-...
Wax, Wood Panel, Cardboard, Pigment
Both Sides Now
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The red, yellow, green and blue in this ...
Wax, Encaustic
"Aleia's" Pigmented Waxwork
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The blue and violet purple in this pigm...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
$675
"Frango Rasberry Chocolates" Abstract Cast Wax Wall Painting, in red and green
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The pink, brown and green in this pigmen...
Wax, Encaustic
Side by Side
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The yellow, green, orange and black in t...
Wax, Encaustic
Harry's
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The violet, red tones fade to a yellow ...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
Chobani Yogurt
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This four panel composition has a rich blue and violet tones in the pigmented wax, which compliments the warmth of the tones of the embedded packaging material beneath the surface. ...
Wax, Cardboard, Pigment
Mesh Wonder Ball (1510)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
beeswax, paraffin, cardboard on wood 8.25"x7.75" Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has imbedded. In this work, the composition is d...
Cardboard, Wax, Wood
Mesh Wonder Ball (1515)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
beeswax, paraffin, cardboard on wood 8" x 8.5" Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has imbedded. In this work, the composition is det...
Cardboard, Wax, Wood
Blank White Box 03 (1450)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Available framed (8"x7" unframed) 9.5"x 8.5" framed Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has imbedded. In this work, the composition...
Cardboard, Wax, Wood
Plaid Insert (#1433)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has imbedded. In this work, the composition is determined by the orientation and design of re-purpo...
Wax, Wood
$4,400
Dansko
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This work is created in an unique methodology developed by the artist, in which multi-layers of pigmented wax are are cast into a form. Embedded painted cardboard defines the compos...
Cardboard, Wax, Wood Panel
$2,836
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Composition 174 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
$350
H 12 in W 12 in
"Tangle" (2025) Abstract Figurative Encaustic Painting on Cradled Panel
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Victoria Eubanks is a visual artist and educator. She brings enthusiasm, passion, design sensibility and years of fine-art-making to her studio and classrooms. Vi...
Encaustic, Wood Panel
$5,000
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
"Almost There", Vibrant Contemporary Encaustic Abstract, Yellow and Orange
Located in Carmel, CA
Rinat Goren (Israeli, American, born 1964) "Almost There" 2021 Encaustic paint and paper on cradled wood panel The artist signed the bottom right corner of the painting. “Almost There” is a luminous abstract work created with encaustic and paper on a cradled wood panel. The composition is anchored by a radiant golden field layered with softened geometric forms, linear markings, and a flowing turquoise passage that guides the eye across the surface. Goren’s use of encaustic allows for rich translucency and depth, with molten wax binding pigment and paper into a tactile, atmospheric surface. Repeating rounded shapes and subtle linear rhythms suggest movement, mapping, and quiet progression, while the contrast between warm yellows and cool blues creates a sense of balance and anticipation. The title reflects this visual language, evoking transition, momentum, and the emotional space between arrival and journey. Blending abstraction with a meditative sense of structure, “Almost There” exemplifies Goren’s refined approach to encaustic painting, where color, texture, and process converge. The work is well-suited for collectors drawn to contemporary abstraction, material-driven practice, and pieces that offer both visual warmth and conceptual subtlety. About the Artist: Rinat Goren is an Israeli-American artist based in California whose contemporary encaustic works explore the relationship between thought, structure, and emotion. Born in Israel and residing in the U.S. for most of her life, Goren has long been drawn to both observation and creation, translating the complexity of the human mind into layered visual compositions. Her encaustic paintings—formed by applying molten beeswax mixed with pigment—evoke a tactile, sensory experience that reflects her fascination with systems, decision-making, and the creative act itself. She works with geometry, color, and abstraction to celebrate our innate capacity to reflect, choose, and act with intention. Goren’s process is rooted in one of the world’s oldest painting...
Paper, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
$3,588Sale Price|27% Off
H 41.74 in W 30.71 in D 3.15 in
Mégalithes. Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large Abstract Expressionist mixed media from the 'Megaliths' series by French artist Joseph Alessandri. Signed to the front bottom left side and dated 99 and signed with a reference...
Metal
$2,800
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Where Souls Are Made, colorful bridge crowd bunnies abstract expressionist
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract, landscape, figurative: a rabbit burrow, reminiscent of Venice Carl Dimitri’s artistic style is multifaceted, blending abstract, contemporary, and expressionistic elements....
Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Graphite
$21,000
H 46 in W 37.75 in D 2 in
Silvan Abstract Painting, Enamel and Polymer on Wood Panel, 2010+
By Donald Martiny
Located in Westport, CT
This framed gestural work is by Donald Martiny. This signature piece is composed of enamel and polymer paint, cardboard, aluminum and wood on wood panel. He creates immediately froze...
Enamel
$1,891
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 0.79 in
Minimal Drawing in Pastel Framed on Cardboard by Mirko Baricchi
By Mirko Baricchi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mirko Baricchi (born 1970) is an accomplished Italian painter who currently lives and works between Vicenza and La Spezia, regions located in Veneto and Liguria, Italy, respectively....
Pastel, Wood Panel, Cardboard
$2,360
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Composition 172 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
$350
H 12 in W 12 in
"Red Bird" (2025) Abstract Figurative Encaustic Painting on Cradled Panel
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: Victoria Eubanks is a visual artist and educator. She brings enthusiasm, passion, design sensibility and years of fine-art-making to her studio and classrooms. Vi...
Encaustic, Wood Panel
$16,500
H 32 in W 96 in D 2 in
Winter Berry Diptych: Abstract Encaustic Painting, Dark Red on Beige Background
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with brown branches with dark red berries against a light beige background "Winter Berry Diptych" made by Hudson Valley based artist, Allyson Levy, in 201...
Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel
$2,600
H 24 in W 24 in D 2 in
Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel
By Allyson Levy
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract painting with green encaustic and light yellow flower petals on wood panel "Wallpaper 2" made by Allyson Levy in 2020 encaustic and flower petals on wood panel, 24 x 24 x 2 ...
Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Pigment
$3,191
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
Composition 170 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Modern Muse, waxwork multi-panel wall installation
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This wall piece is composed of 24 cast wax panels. The abstracted image imbedded in the work is a photograph of the packing for Estee Lauder Modern Muse Perfume. Vivid emerald green...
Wax, Wood Panel, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Lundberg Thin Stackers (framed waxwork)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The blue green and yellow in this pigme...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
Estee Lauder Modern Muse Diptych (#1826)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Giclee print on panel with wax "Estee Lauder Modern Muse (#1826) 9.25"x19.5" Joanne Ungar’s use of wax obscures and mystifies the origin of the materials she has embedded. In this ...
Wax, Panel, Giclée
Midwest 9 (1518)
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
9"x8" poured pigmented wax, over painted cardboard and wood panel, signed on reverse by the artist. This is a gorgeously luminous piece created with poured wax. The aquamarine blue ...
Wax, Wood Panel, Cardboard, Pigment
Cetaphil 2
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
8.5"x 8.5" pigmented wax and cardboard on wood panel Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1...
Wood, Wax, Cardboard, Pigment
Cetaphil 1
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
8.5"x 8.5" pigmented wax and cardboard on wood panel Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1...
Wax, Wood Panel, Pigment
Zassenhaus
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
21"x18" Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created...
Wax, Cardboard, Pigment
Foreva2
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created with refin...
Cardboard, Pigment, Wax, Wood Panel
Weil for Origins
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created with refin...
Cardboard, Pigment, Wax, Wood Panel
Midwest 9
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created with refin...
Board, Pigment, Wax
Gold's Gym Stress Ball
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created with refin...
Board, Wax
Dr. Fuhrman
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Ungar’s background in collage arts transitioned into her current process works when she began working with wax in the 1990’s. Her luminous wax paintings are created with refin...
Wood, Paper, Wax, Pigment