Artist Summary
Artist Statement
I create art not only to explore the forces of the physical world, but also to investigate the social bonds—my intimate and more formal connections to others. I believe art is more than a personal expression. It is the opening of a conversation with and among those who view my work. As both an artist and a teacher, I’m inspired by our shared experiences of love, guilt, trauma, disability, urban life and the virtual life of social networking. I do not limit myself to one medium. In my need to connect with both the environment and the people that surround me, I experiment with acrylic and oil paints, pastels, photography, video, performance, sculpture and installation.
Artwork
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2009-2013 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
- Best in Show Award, 22nd Annual National Arts Program Contest, Hartford, CT
2012
- 2nd Place in Figure Drawing, "Miss Washington Diner", Newington Art League Annual Show, Newington, CT
- 1st Place in Figure Drawing, "Contemplating the City Life", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Landscape, "New York Hots", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Portrait, "Trust", Berlin Fair, Berlin CT
2011
- Hospital for Special Care Award,“Contemplating the City Life”, Awarded by the Joy of Art exhibition's ninth Annual Juried Art Show at the New Britain Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
- 1st Place in Figure Drawing, "Miss Washington Diner", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Landscape, "Virgin New Yorker", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Pen and Ink, "Manatee", Berlin Fair, Berlin CT
- 1st Place for photograph "Door Into Summer" Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
- 2nd place for Pastel, “Contemplating the City Life”, Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
2010
- Art Education Major Representative, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Majors Fair, Boston, MA
- Awarded with HONORS for courses: Into to Clay Studio, Seminar Trad. Media I, Seminar New. Media 2 and Brain Mind and Creativity, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2009
- "Val Denapoli Outstanding Artist of the Year Award", Newington High School, Newington, CT
-1st place for Pastel, “Contemplating the City Life”, General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT
- 1st place for Pen and Ink, “Manatee”, General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT
- 3rd place for Pen and Ink, "Manatee", Newington Art League Annual Show, Newington, CT
PUBLICATIONS
2011
- My painting "Trust" was published on the cover of the iTowns section of the Hartford Courant
2010
- My pastel “Contemplating the City Life” was published in College Board's "Voices in the Arts" Magazine 2010
2009-2010
- My pastel "Contemplating the City life" was chosen to be one of the 15 (out of 180,000) pieces on the AP Studio Art College Board Educational Poster for the year of 2009-2010
2009
- Appointed designer of the Newington High School Program Guide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
- ENGAGED PRACTICE: Community - Art - Collaboration, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
- 22nd Annual Ceremony and Reception for CRT's National Arts Program, Hartford, CT
2012
- Vernon Community Arts Center First Annual Juried Show, Vernon, CT
- FACES Exhibition at Rockville General Hospital, Rockville, CT
- Newington Art League Annual Show
2011
- Joy of Art exhibition's ninth Annual Juried Art Show at the New Britain Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
- Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
2009-2010
- Featured in the Connecticut Pastel Society Member Show, CT
2009
- Featured in Renaissance in Pastel 2009 Connecticut Pastel Society Show held at the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
- Newington Art League Show, Newington, CT
- General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT
2009-2013 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
- Best in Show Award, 22nd Annual National Arts Program Contest, Hartford, CT
2012
- 2nd Place in Figure Drawing, "Miss Washington Diner", Newington Art League Annual Show, Newington, CT
- 1st Place in Figure Drawing, "Contemplating the City Life", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Landscape, "New York Hots", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Portrait, "Trust", Berlin Fair, Berlin CT
2011
- Hospital for Special Care Award,“Contemplating the City Life”, Awarded by the Joy of Art exhibition's ninth Annual Juried Art Show at the New Britain Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
- 1st Place in Figure Drawing, "Miss Washington Diner", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Landscape, "Virgin New Yorker", Berlin Fair, Berlin, CT
- 1st Place in Pen and Ink, "Manatee", Berlin Fair, Berlin CT
- 1st Place for photograph "Door Into Summer" Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
- 2nd place for Pastel, “Contemplating the City Life”, Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
2010
- Art Education Major Representative, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Majors Fair, Boston, MA
- Awarded with HONORS for courses: Into to Clay Studio, Seminar Trad. Media I, Seminar New. Media 2 and Brain Mind and Creativity, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2009
- "Val Denapoli Outstanding Artist of the Year Award", Newington High School, Newington, CT
-1st place for Pastel, “Contemplating the City Life”, General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT
- 1st place for Pen and Ink, “Manatee”, General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT
- 3rd place for Pen and Ink, "Manatee", Newington Art League Annual Show, Newington, CT
PUBLICATIONS
2011
- My painting "Trust" was published on the cover of the iTowns section of the Hartford Courant
2010
- My pastel “Contemplating the City Life” was published in College Board's "Voices in the Arts" Magazine 2010
2009-2010
- My pastel "Contemplating the City life" was chosen to be one of the 15 (out of 180,000) pieces on the AP Studio Art College Board Educational Poster for the year of 2009-2010
2009
- Appointed designer of the Newington High School Program Guide
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
- ENGAGED PRACTICE: Community - Art - Collaboration, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
- 22nd Annual Ceremony and Reception for CRT's National Arts Program, Hartford, CT
2012
- Vernon Community Arts Center First Annual Juried Show, Vernon, CT
- FACES Exhibition at Rockville General Hospital, Rockville, CT
- Newington Art League Annual Show
2011
- Joy of Art exhibition's ninth Annual Juried Art Show at the New Britain Hospital for Special Care, New Britain, CT
- Market Squares Studio Art Show, Newington, CT
2009-2010
- Featured in the Connecticut Pastel Society Member Show, CT
2009
- Featured in Renaissance in Pastel 2009 Connecticut Pastel Society Show held at the Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
- Newington Art League Show, Newington, CT
- General Federation of Women Clubs of Connecticut Art Show, CT