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My father is from Brazil and my mother is from Italy. Both these cultures have influenced my artwork. I have the love of traditional portraiture and figurative painting as seen in Italy, and love for expressive bright colors and emotions that I found in Brazil. Visual art has always been my favorite and strongest communication tool. I use the figures in the paintings, to tell stories. I attempt to visually communicate and paint connectedness between people. My paintings have sometimes been referred to as friendship paintings. However, I try and go deeper than that by hiding an underlining tension. I like to narrow in on the expressiveness of faces, body posture and gestures. The directions in which the figures eyes are looking, is of interest to me. Minute details are also used to add to the stories. To set the stage for my paintings I use strong lines and bold brush strokes of color. Because of the large scale of the painting, the viewer becomes the unwitting next figure in these works, they become surrounded by larger than life figures staring directly at them or in other directions surrounding them. The viewer may have the feeling of being part of the event that they are looking onto. At the same time, the works convey the feeling of looking onto something where the people are truly themselves. Even if much of the painting is fabricated. Each personality in the painting represents an individual slice of existence in the form of an expression, gesture or behavior. My work is often about connections and crossing the bridge of separateness that we all feel. We inhabit a myriad of different forms that are heavily anchored by so many social conventions and structures, that we often lose sight of the fact that we are all just manifestations of life. In essence, that is precisely what the work is about. The paintings are about being human. People, are the sole inspiration for the paintings. |
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Darla Barolini Email: darla.barolini@gmail.com ▪ Website: darlabarolini.com □ QUA L I F I C A T I O N S PR O F I L E Dedicated, student-focused and performance-driven teacher, with proven expertise in creating innovative educational programs and curriculums, while demonstrating effectiveness in teaching and motivating students toward superior learning. Well-versed in offering professional, intellectual, and administrative assistance to faculty and staff in support of systematic strategies and student-focused workshops to students. Equipped with broad knowledge of a variety of theoretical perspectives and techniques for teaching art courses to students. □ ED U C A T I O N Master of Fine Arts in Painting | 2017 New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, USA Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Fine Arts, Minor Asian Studies, Japanese| 2014 Manhattanville College, Harrison, NY, USA - Fine Arts Scholarship; David Fagin Fund Scholarship; and Grabstein Memorial Fund Scholarship Intermediate Japanese Program (Semester Abroad) | 2012 Kansai Gaidai University, Hirakata, Osaka Japan □ TEA C H I N G RE L A T E D EXP E R I E N C E Houston Community College, TX (2018-present) Adjunct Professor- Painting, Art History 1, Art Appreciation Creating lesson plans, assignments, homework’s and study sessions. Creating an environment for learning. Encouraging artistic and technical problem resolution to students, and carrying out class cleanup. SUNY, New York Summer School of Arts, Fredonia, NY (2016–2018) Master Teacher - Figure Studies In charge of figure studies pre-college program for high schoolers looking to pursue art in college. SUNY, New York Summer School of Arts, Fredonia, NY (2017) C0-Teacher -Drawing and Painting Closely collaborated with co-teachers in writing lesson plans and served as a substitute teacher, in charge of facilitating lessons to class SUNY, New York Summer School of Arts, Fredonia, NY (2010–2017) Head Teaching assistant Carried out several duties include overseeing after-class open-studio time; checking attendance, providing high school students with artistic and technical problem solving, and guiding junior teaching assistants ▫ Administered end of session student exhibitions Manhattanville College, Purchase NY (2010–2016 ) Teacher's Aid Rendered support to lead professor in providing technical art instruction to high school students, as well as in planning class sessions ▫ Monitored student-led individual projects from start-up to completion □ AW A R D S A N D HON O R S Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Nomination | 2018 Adjunct Academy graduate, Houston Community College, Certificate for education | 2018 Italian Club of Westchester Community College Scholarship; Study Abroad: Art History, Italy | 2011 Gilman International Scholarship; Study Abroad: Art History, Japan | 2011 Tracy Rowell Memorial Scholarship; Scholarship Study in Art and Education | 2010 River towns Arts Scholarship: Visual Art Study Scholarship | 2010 NASA: Life and Work on the Moon International Art Competition; Honorable Mention | 2009 Scholastic Young Artists & Writers Awards; Awarded two regional Gold Keys in painting | 2010 □ A R T E X H I B I T S Solo Shows: “Wall to Wall” an Exploration of Figures in Space; Houston Community College, Spring Branch Gallery, Texas| 2018 Group Shows: New American Painting Instagram page Covid-19 alumni works, online | 2020 Staff Show; Houston Community College, Spring Branch Gallery, Houston Texas | 2019 Brownsville Museum of Art International Competition; Brownsville Texas |2018 Texas National Competition and show; Nacogdoches Texas|2018 30 Under 30; Veridian Gallery Chelsea New York NY|2018 Perfection To A T; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | 2017 SINGLEFARE4; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | 2017 Take Home A Nude; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | 2017 Dec The Walls; New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | 2016 Collective Conscience: Love, Respect, and Truth; New Rochelle City Hall, New Rochelle, NY | 2016 VGIF Art Show; Mueller Jacobs Gallery, New York, NY | 2015 NYSSSA Faculty Show; Rockefeller Gallery, Freedonia, NY | 2013–2014 Madeleine Gutman Art Gallery; Greenburg Town Hall, Greenburg, NY | 2014 BFA Senior Show; Brownson Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY | 2014 Fagin Award Show; Berger Gallery, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY | 2013 Private Collections: Andrew Moger; New York, NY Susan Soffer, Houston, Texas Ellen Patton, Houston, Texas □ PUB L I C A T I O N Barolini, D. (2016). Color Me lovely: Coloring Book . Seattle, WA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Barolini D. (2020) – The Staff, Artist who work at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Independent Publishing Platform. |
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