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biographical notes
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Andrea L. Petitto --
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I live and work in a small rural town near Rochester, New York. I am an active member of the Rochester Art Club, Rochester Contemporary, and the Memorial Art Gallery. My earliest art education came at home; my mother was a painter and my father a professional sculptor. I have made drawings and sculptures throughout my life, I began painting in 1997 and since then painting in oils has become a full time occupation.
In my drawings and paintings, I focus on the human figure for the beauty of the form and for the emotional impact of gesture. I work as loosely as possible so that the paint and painting process suggest ways of going beyond the literal. As the work progresses, I discover a mood, a theme, some kind of meaning in the piece. RESUMÉ MIS-SPENT YOUTH 1969 Tufts University, BA Biology; 1980 Cornell University, PhD Education/Cognitive Development; 1980-81 Harvard Medical School, Research Associate; 1981-82 University of California, San Diego Post Doctoral Fellow; 1982 – 89 University of Rochester, Assistant Professor; 1989 – 1996 Consultant to various industries - computer based education and training systems; 1996 – 2002 Web Site Designer. ART EDUCATION 1997-1999 FLCC Painting with Tom Insalaco ART HISTORY- Juried Shows Spring/Summer 2000 Rochester Art Club, Rochester NY, Staudenmeier Award (Best Oil Painting) and Merit Award Spring/Summer 2001 National Woman’s Exhibition, Impact Artist’s Gallery, Buffalo NY, Honorable Mention Spring/Summer/Fall 2004 Steve Carpenter Gallery, Rochester NY Summer/Fall 2005 Rochester Art Club, Rochester NY MEMBERSHIPS The Arena Group, Rochester NY |
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