DARLA BAROLINI
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 Visual art has always been my favorite and strongest communication tool. My father is from Brazil and my mother is from Italy. My artwork has been influenced by both these cultures. I love both the traditional portraiture and figurative painting as seen in Italy, and the expressive bright colors and
emotions from in Brazil.

I attempt to visually communicate and paint connectedness between people. I like to narrow in on the expressiveness of faces, body posture and gestures. Minute details add to the stories; the directions in which the figures are looking is of interest to me. To set the stage for my paintings I use strong lines and bold brush strokes of color.

The paintings are very cramped and over the top; at times the viewer may feel there is not a place to rest their eyes. The life-size or larger scale of the subjects causes the viewer to become an unwitting next figure in these works; the viewer becomes 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. 


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.




Education
Master of Fine Arts in Painting
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, USA

​Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minor in Japanese

Fine Arts Scholarship; David Fagin Fund Scholarship; and Grabstein Memorial Fund Scholarship
Manhattanville College, Harrison, NY, USA

Intermediate Japanese Program [Semester Abroad]
Kansai Gadai University, Hirakata, Japan

Pre-College Summer Program
Cooper Union, New York, NY, USA

Summer Fine-Art Program
New York State Summer School for the Arts, New York, NY, USA

Internship Certificate for Education
Texas Teachers 

Work experience
Alvin Community College, TX (2022-present) Full-Time Faculty / professor Studio Art, Art History, Art appreciation     2021-Present  
  • Develop positive work settings for artistic expression and learning through artistic and technical problem resolution
  • Stimulate student interest by formulating dynamic lectures and live demonstrations using Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Educate students regarding basic color theory and form
  • Organizing art supplies and Conducting class cleanup 
  • Generate effective lesson plans, assignments, and PowerPoint lectures and facilitate homework’s and study sessions.
  • Closely observe student-led individual projects, from ground up 


Houston Community College, TX (2018-present) Adjunct Professor, Painting Level-One and -Two    2018–Present     
  • Develop positive work settings for artistic expression and learning through artistic and technical problem resolution.
  • Stimulate student interest by formulating dynamic lectures and live demonstrations using Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Educate students regarding basic color theory and form.
  • Organizing art supplies and Conducting class cleanup 
  • Generate effective lesson plans, assignments, and PowerPoint lectures and facilitate homework’s and study sessions
  • Closely observe student-led individual projects, from ground up 

Adjunct Professor, Art History and Art Appreciation ​    2018–Present     
  • Develop a positive classroom environment where students encourage each other. 
  • Stimulate student interest by formulating dynamic lectures and live demonstrations using Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Educate students about famous artists and artistic movements. 
  • Generate effective lesson plans, assignments, exams and PowerPoint lectures and facilitate homework’s and study sessions
  • Closely observe student-led individual projects, from ground up 

SUNY, New York Summer School of Arts, Fredonia, NY [2010–2018]Master Teacher, Figure Studies​     2016–2018
  • Administered figure studies pre-college program for high school students taking up art courses in college
  • Enhanced student’s drawing and painting skills using live model and proper model etiquette.
  • Gave weekly critiques
  • In charge of hanging and organizing student exhibition 

Master Teacher, Drawing and Painting     2017      
  • Adeptly managed the drawing and painting pre-college program for high school students pursuing art in college which enabled students in creating large-scale master copies and renditions of famous artist 



Awards and Honors 
Italian Club of Westchester Community College Scholarship, Study Abroad: Art History, Italy
Gilman International Scholarship, Study Abroad: Art History, Japan
Tracy Rowell Memorial Scholarship, Scholarship Study in Art and Education
Rivertown's Arts Scholarship, Visual Art Study Scholarship
NASA: Life and Work on the Moon International Art Competition, Honorable Mention
Scholastic Young Artists & Writers Awards, Two Regional Gold Keys Awards in Painting
Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Nomination, Houston Community College


Art Exhibits
Group Shows:
GCIC Faculty and Student Mentor Show
Brazosport College, Fine Arts Gallery, Brazosport Texas, 2023
Texarkana National Juried Exhibition 
Texarkana Regional arts center, Texarkana Texas, 2023 
Contemporary Portrait Exhibition 
LHUCA contemporary portrait, Lubbock Texas 
Lawndale Big Show 
Lawndale arts center, Houston Texas, 2021
Museum of Fine Arts Houston Staff Art Show; 
Museum of fine Arts Houston, Meadows Gallery, 2021
36th Annual International Exhibition In Tyler 
Tyler Texas, Meadows Gallery, 2021
Wallman Contemporary;
Online virtual Gallery Covid-19 Group Show, 2020
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 
 Take Home A Nude; 
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY | 2017
Perfection To A T; 
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 2017 
SINGLEFARE4; 
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; 
Greenburgh 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
Solo Shows: 
“Wall to Wall” an Exploration of Figures in Space;
Houston Community College, Spring Branch Gallery, Texas, 2018 
“Faculty Exhibition” 
Houston Community College, Spring Branch Gallery, Texas, 2022
 


Publications
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. Seattle, WA: Independent Publishing Platform.
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