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Romy Mariano | Artist Statement

My work is a conceptual study of the human capacity to endure, heal and ultimately transform one’s self. I see these abilities as just a few of many that contribute to the totality of being human, which is a commonality that all of us share and therefore connect with. Using this idea as my initial point of inquiry I have since been able to expand and thus further refine my interest into not only the process of healing and transformation but also the connectivity that arises from these processes between the artist, the work and the viewer.

My current body of work references the process of healing and transformation by investigating the visual language that various materials offer to my concept. My methods are aggressive and physical; I hack away at foundations, burn thorough bricks of wax, and build barriers. Working with different elements such as wax, plaster, card board, pumice, and metal as well as traditional oil and acrylic paint helps to illustrate the obliqueness of the subject matter itself, for my desire is not to recreate trauma but rather to inspire feeling as the catalyst for deeper thought. It is my strong belief that it is what is felt rather than perceived through cognition that resonates the most.

Romy Mariano | Resume

EDUCATION

2010 Master of Fine Arts Degree, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Concentration: Painting

2005 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Double Major: Studio Art (Honors) and English Literature, Dean’s List

2004 Piazza Savonarola, SU Florence, Florence, Italy, Dean’s List

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010 Revolving Show, Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, LA

2010 National Competition Exhibition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA

2010 Vernissage, San Francisco Art Institute MFA Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

2009 Romy Mariano, Exploring the Seminal, Red Union Salon, San Francisco, CA

2009 Feminism is for Everyone, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2009 Figuring Fiction, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2009 Aurora Borealis, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2009 Soft Transgression, SFAI Graduate Center, San Francisco, CA

2008 Systema Natura, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007 Romy Mariano, Mapping History, Cosmic Cup, Easton, PA

2006 Romy Mariano, New Paintings, Cosmic Cup, Easton, PA

2005 Senior Studio Art Honors Thesis, Grossman Gallery, Easton, PA

2004 Collective Studio Arts Exhibition, Piazza Savonarola, Florence, Italy

2004 American Artists, Dolce Zucchero, Florence, Italy

2002 Abstract Works, Jac & Company, Easton, PA

LECTURES

2010 Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

PUBLICATIONS

2004 One World, One People: Lafayette College Remembers 9/11

2002 Morning Call Art Review, Easton, PA

AWARDS and ACHIEVEMENTS

2009 San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Grant

2008 San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Grant

2004 Lafayette College Scholarship

2004 Pinto Memorial Award

2004 Syracuse University Grant

2004 Pennsylvania State Grant

2003 Lafayette College Scholarship

2003 Excel Scholar Internship

2002 Lafayette College Scholarship

2002 Lafayette College Grant

2001 Beacon Scholar Award

2001 Michael Schreyer Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 Gallery Director, Antieau Gallery, News Orleans, LA

2010 Teaching Assistant, Art of the Street, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2010 Professional Printer’s Assistant, Mark Zaffron, Z*Acryl Etching Systems, Oakland, CA

2010 Studio Technician, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2009 Co-Curator, The First Annual First Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2009 Graduate Programs Managers Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2009 Co-Curator, Feminism is for Everyone, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2009 Studio Technician, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

2008 Accounting, Logo, Website Design and Marketing, Integrated Automotive Services, Easton, PA

2005 Studio Art Teaching Assistant, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

2004 Principal Studio Photographer & Photo Editor, One World, One People: Lafayette College

Remembers 9/11, Easton, PA

2003 Studio Assistant to the Director of Visual Arts Building, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

2002 Curatorial Assistant, Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College, Easton, PA