Donna Rossi

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“We universally seek those times for the quieting of self, the halting of the cycle for one moment  to look inside and reflect upon what we want to express creatively to the physical world.” 

I strive to express the spiritual nature of life by giving color and formation to emotional & spiritual connections that I feel from life’s cycles of tranquility and turbulence. An important inspiration for me is the imagery I gather from the dream state. The dream world reflects our waking life and is a vital aspect of the human experience. I work extensively in gouache, oil pastel and acrylic on a variety of surfaces and each of my paintings expresses a particular moment from my inner self. Less earthbound and more metaphysical, my work allows viewers to look within and seek their own personal expression. My joy in creating art is to witness the quiet inner connection that a viewer may make while experiencing art of any kind. Something may ring familiar within them that only they can understand. That familiarity or recognition can perhaps bring about the desire to explore one’s own inner life.

“I dream my paintings, and then I paint my dreams.” – Vincent Van Gogh

Exhibitions

2009  Interiors: A Group Exhibit of Area Artists, Paramount Center Upper Gallery & Flat Iron Gallery, Peekskill, NY

2009  Entrée to Hope Celebration Show, 121 Restaurant Gallery, North Salem, NY

2009  Small Works Group Show, Rogue Space Gallery in Chelsea, NYC

2008-present  Open Studios & First Fridays in Peekskill, NY

2002-2005 Various Group Shows at Gallerie Jjenth, Peekskill, NY

2003  Transparencies Show, Gallerie Jjenth, Peekskill, NY

2002  Reprise Show, Gallerie Jjenth, Peekskill, NY

2002  Open Studios 2002 Exhibit, Peekskill, NY

1996  Brush, Chisel & Lens Exhibition, Tarrytown, NY

1990-91  Works on Consignment, at the Gallery of Hervey Interiors, Armonk, NY

1991  Humanism in Contemporary Art, Giustino Gallery, Bronxville, NY

1990  Artists and Authors Week, Columbus Elementary School, Thornwood, NY

         (Demonstrations, Slide Show and Guest Speaker)

1988  Emerging Artists Show, Marcus Bloom Galleries, New Rochelle, NY

1986  Artists in Residence Show, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

1983  Two Woman Show, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

Education

The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts  1983

Post Graduate Education

Omega Institute of Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck, NY

1991  Drawing the Light Within

1990  Painting from the Dream World

1989  Drawing From the Mind, Heart & Soul

The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY

1986  Artists in Residence Program

Westchester Art Workshop, Elmsford, NY

1985  Contemporary Painting