Studio visit with Nicole Galluccio

IHP Curatorial Lab recently spent the morning with artist Nicole Galluccio in her studio. We learned about the motivation for her work and discussed the direction of her art practice. She will be soon be having a solo show in Delray Beach, FL and is working toward that project.

About: 

Nicole is a painter using acrylic and paper on canvas. Her work finds inspiration in fashion, pop culture, comics, music and media tabloids and incorporates those ideas into a visual explosion of color contrasting against a black and white paper collage background.

Biography:

Galluccio, originally from New Jersey. Began undergrad education in Biochemistry, originally intending on a career in medicine but somewhere in the middle decided she loved medical and biological illustration and switched over to a Fine Arts major. She found a love for painting and over time, the work evolved into more of a vibrant pop art, with a fond affinity for graffiti and street art [and the underground arts culture and movement]. She has a studio at the Boynton Beach Arts District.

@nicolegalluccioart

Behind the scenes

Ever wonder where inspiration for a project comes from?

Inspiration for one of the drawings in a recent outreachproject came from the project 

365 Masquerades by Gisela [Swedish artist, musician and art educator]. 

You can read all about this great project here:  http://365masquerades.com/

Below is the illustration done from a portrait from the project. All images on the 365 site are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission. Gisela kindly granted permission.

Take a few moments to check out the project from the link above.

Oceans of Notes Concert Series @TarasOceanographic

Help Support Wild Dolphin Research by attending this concert. Prizes and a raffle too!

Outreach Ilustration Project

The library outreach coordinator has produced a book that highlights select Wilkes Honors College theses through illustration. It is available for preview or purchase [at cost] on blurb. Follow this link.

Here are a few highlights.

Behavioral enrichment of captive black bears (Ursus americanus). Jasmine Gonzalez, 2012.

               



















The elephant in the room: why is it difficult for hospice workers to discuss death with their terminal patients? The effects of death attitudes, avoidance, and interpersonal issues.  Kristy Beroldi, 2013.                            



















The antecedents of attitudes toward homosexuality: a comparison of the effects of disgust, openness, religion and contact in anti-gay attitudes. Jessica Newton, 2011.  
(image inspired by http://365masquerades.com/)




















Sex, violence, and corruption: the politics of cinema in post-transition Mexico. Katharine A. Taylor, 2003.

 

The Maker by Zealous Creative

The maker by Zealous Creative

Student work on display in the library

We have two classes exhibiting student work in the library:

CRN 36293:  Honors Audubon’s Nature

                 Professors: Dr. Jon Moore & Dorothea Lemeh

Here are a few of the great student works on display. Come by to see them all!

Christopher Tepetitlan

Rock Dove foot and Sharp-skinned Hawk Head

Graphite on paper

Daniel Wu

Cardinal Feather

Graphite on paper

Calren Wang

Beautyberry Bush

Colored pencil

Daniel Rico-Madrazo

Zebra Longwing and Mockingbird

Mixed media

Kia Taylor-Riccio

Juvenile Coconit Palm

Craphite and colored pencil

Natalia Centifanti

Untitled 

Copic marker on paper

Sarah Stamos

Queen Angelfish

Watercolor and ink

The second class is ART 122C: Design and Color Phenom

                                Professor: Sibel Kocabasi

Here is a small sampling of the student work.

Product 81 Curatorial Lab with IHP

IHP Curatorial Lab (a project of FAU libraries) held a Curatorial discussion at Product 81/Creative Lab on April 7, 2017 [located at 2930 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL 33127].

IHP Curatorial Lab holds informal gatherings at artist studios, galleries and museums to facilitate dialog relating to contemporary art practices. By gathering a group of professionals from different disciplines; the conversations act as a visual learning lab and facilitator to understanding current art practices; how curators or museum administrators view artists and work; and more importantly how the public interprets what creatives do.

Our discussions are meant to promote cross-sector dialogue about the arts; but also how we as artists and cultural curators can contribute to solving societal problems. Each Roundtable focuses on a specific topic or artist. This meeting focused on the solo show by artis Birds are Nice. The lead topic was environmental art. Other topics included activist art, Didacticism in this genre of art, as well as the commercialisation of art. 

Attendees included:

IHP officers: Diane Arrieta, Dana Donaty , Gianinna Dwin, Sibel Kocabasi

Product 81 Arts program coordinator, Karina Hayes Blakeley, Miami, FL

Elisa Medrano, Relationship mangaer with CIC Miami.

Artists Maria Martinez-Canas, Mary Ellen Scherl and Alessandrl Mondolfi

Art historian Mary Jo Aagerstoun

Below are a few images from the gathering. As you can see the topic stirred some emotion and as always a sense of fun and community.

[The Birds are Nice exhibition was part of the Wayne Ackers Ford #stART program.