The Conrad Nashville Commission: 33 Original Paintings, One Studio, One Full Property
Painting #5 going to the framers. One of thirty-three.
The Conrad Nashville commissioned multiple artists for the property. Angela Simeone contributed 33 originals — more than any other artist in the installation. Each piece numbered, documented, and built for a specific room. Interiors by Champalimaud Design. Art placement by Tammy Parmentier.
Two Restaurants, Two Registers
Blue Aster (three paintings) and Thistle & Rye (four paintings) called for one register. The hotel's own booklet described the brief: commissioned for "energy and impact upon arrival, using the highest-octane pigment over an organic base of stain on raw canvas." Fluorescents. Drama. A painting that lands before a guest sits down.
These aren't background pieces. They're arrival experiences — large-format, high-chroma, built for spaces where a guest's first impression is formed in under ten seconds.
The Private Suites Called for Something Else
The suites required a completely different vocabulary. Graphite and white. Quieter gesture. A palette that settles into a room designed for sleep and stillness — not performance. The paintings here don't announce themselves. They hold space.
Same studio. Same artist. Thirty-three pieces in two completely different voices, because a restaurant wall and a suite wall are not the same problem.
What a Full-Property Commission Actually Requires
That's what serious hospitality commissioning requires. Not a single style applied across every room. A genuine response to what each space is for — its function, its light, its guest experience, its moment in a stay.
The Conrad Nashville project involved:
- 33 original paintings across the full property
- Multiple environments with distinct briefs: restaurant, lounge, private suites, corridors
- Coordination with Champalimaud's interior design program
- Works documented individually in the hotel's official artist booklet
- Oversized pieces transported rolled, stretched fresh on-site
Planning a Hospitality Commission
Lead time depends on scope. A single-room commission works differently than a full property. Works travel rolled and are stretched fresh at the property — which means no upper size limit. Oversized pieces can be built across canvas tiles and reassemble seamlessly on site.
If you're planning a property opening or a major renovation and art is still on the list, the conversation starts earlier than you think.
View the hospitality & commercial capability page or contact Angela directly to discuss your project.
Angela Simeone is a Nashville-based contemporary painter specializing in original works for hospitality, residential, and commercial environments. Her work has been installed in properties designed by Champalimaud, in editorial features including Architectural Digest, and in private collections across the US.