Clare Stokolosa
516-532-4624
Studio:
Studio 34 LIC, 34-01 38th Avenue, Suite 434, LIC NY 11101
Professional summary: Accomplished fine artist working in a variety of 2D media, including watercolor, oils, acrylic and collage with solo shows in non-profit galleries in New York City and the tri-state area as well as internationally.
Solo Shows:
“Passegiando in Cortona”, Oct 2018, Saletta Teatro Signorelli, Cortona,Italy
“NYC Faces” Oct 2017
Boricua College Gallery, New York, NY
“Della Piazza” Oct 2016
Patchogue Arts Council Satellite Gallery
Roast Coffee & Tea Trading Company, Patchogue, NY
“Elements in Nature” March 2016
Boricua College Gallery, New York, NY
“La Donna” April 2015
Boricua College Gallery, New York, NY
“Les Petits Plaisirs” Feb 2014
JCC on The Palisade, Tenafly, NJ
“Acquerelli e Veri Dedicati ai Paesaggi Italiani”
Translation “ (Watercolors dedicated to Italian Landscapes) Feb 2013
Rome, Italy
Biblioteca Rispoli, Rome, Italy
“Visions” Feb 2011
Austin Ale House, Kew Gardens, NY
“One Woman Showcase” Sept 1987
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
Open Studio with LIC Arts Open Spring and Fall 2017
Group Exhibitions:
I have often shown with the non-profit galleries NYCATA/UFT, New York City Art Teachers Association; WSAC West Side Arts Coalition, and the Plaxall Gallery and The Factory Gallery in LIC.
Dec 2018, Waterside Gallery, NYC, NY
“Fall LIC Open Studio Show” 2018, The Factory, LIC, NY
“Out and About” May 2017 and April 2018
Mandolino’s Restaurant Gallery
West Side Arts Coalition Shows 2013 – 2019
Arts Horizons Leroy Neiman Art Center NYCATA/UFT Group Show Nov 2011, 2009
Brecht Forum Gallery, NYCATA/UFT Group Show, New York, NY June 2012
“Multiple Visions” Feb 2011
Queens Museum of Art Demonstrating the Multiplicity of Relationships Between Queens Art Teachers and Students
Salmagundi Invitational Show New York, NY June 2006
Lecturer
Guest Speaker, Italian American Women’s Center, Inc., Saturday, November 2018, Women’s Club of Great Neck, NY
2017 Guest Lecturer on Plain Air Painting
St. Joseph’s College, NY and Boricua College 2016 Sessional Art History Instructor
Gallery Representation in Italy
Galleria Nazionale 2010 – Present
Cortona, Italy
Director Gian Maria Consignani
Bibliography
LIC Artist Memory Project Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XsqQnDihS0
Bayside Times, Bayside artist’s work to be showcased in Italy, page 14,
Sept.28-Oct 4, 2018
https://qns.com/story/2018/09/30/bayside-artists-work-to-be-showcased-in-italy/
Patchogue Arts Act 16, 2016 by PAC
https://patchoguearts.org/clare-stokolosa/
AIR Grant Byrdcliffe Residency June 2013
A.i.R. Byrdcliffe Interview https://airbyrdcliffe.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/a-i-r-reflections-clare-stokolosa/
Rome website article Feb 2013
November 2013
Re:NYCATA/UFT Art Teacher of the Year Art Award
http://www.queenstimes.com/PDF/QT-46-13.pdf
March 6, 2014
Re: Visions solo show
http://www.queenstimes.com/PDF/QT-10-14.pdf
NYCATA Brecht Forum Gallery/West Beth June 2012
http://www.uft.org/around-uft/nycata-exhibit-and-awards
Grant
Byrdcliff A.I.R. Pollack –Krasner Foundation Artist Relief Grant for Artists Affected by Hurricane Sandy June 2013.
https://airbyrdcliffe.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/a-i-r-reflections-clare-stokolosa/
Collections
Boricua College
New York, NY
Bayside Historical Society
Queens Community District 11,N.Y.C.
Private collections in the Italy, France and USA
Experience as a Curator
January 2010
WSAC: A fine art Exhibit – Fresh Visions
Theater for the New City 2014
Clare Stokolosa, co-curator
Cork Gallery Exhibit Coordinator and Curator
Broome Street Gallery 2005-2010 UFT/NYCATA Exhibits coordinator
Education
MS in Art Education Queens College
BFA Hunter College
Art & Design High School
Educator:
Visual Arts Facilitator for Professional Development for NYC Department of education 2016 to present 2018
NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Mentor for “Arts Matter”, a three year program to help sustain arts in the NYC Department of Education Schools 2016- 2018
Art Grant Evaluator NYC Department of Education 2016-present