Mary T. Altobelli - Artist/Painter, Chester NY



	Mary T. Altobelli: Recent Paintings August 9 - August 26, 2007 Opening Reception Sunday, August 12th 2-6 pm Piermont Flywheel Gallery 223 Ash Street • Piermont, NY 845.365.6411 www.piermontflywheel Hours: Thurs.-Sun. 1-6 Fri. & Sat.1-9 Altobelli is a graduate of Pratt Institute and a student of expressionist art who also studied Bauhaus design and expressionism in East Germany during the 1970’s. Altobelli unveils images of exotic landscapes from the Caribbean islands, as well as women of a variety of ages, and ethnic groups, at all stages of life. These visually stimulating pieces allude to the self-discovery of women. With vigor, her paintings lay bare the goddess inherent in all women. Trained as an expressionist painter but whose work is American in spirit, Mary Altobelli continues to infuse vitality and innovation into her paintings. Gallery hours: Thurs. & Sun. 1-6 Fri. & Sat. 1-9 845-365-5411 Mary T. Altobelli Artist/Painter 4 Garden Street Chester, NY 10918 altobelli@frontiernet.net Exhibits Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY 2005 10 Artists – 30 Years Later, Piermont Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY 2003 Orange County Community College 2000 Arts Council of Orange County 1998 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 1995 Trotters Horse Museum, Goshen, NY 1994 NY State Regional Women’s Art Exhibition, Catskill Art Society, 1989 Studio 18, Middletown, NY 1988 Mount Armonk Exhibition, Clove Furnace Historic Site, Arden, NY 1986 Alfred Adler Institute, NY City, 1981 Community Development Projects Arts Community Grants, Art Director for Artspace Newsletter, 2002-04 NYS Arts Council, Violence Prevention after school program, sponsored by the Newburgh Board of Education, 1999-2000 NYS Arts Council, Newburgh Youth Bureau, co-sponsored by the NYS Division for Youth and the United Way 1998 “This is our Tribe” Installation for Orange Environment, Earth Day 1994 NYS Arts Council, Master Class at Minisink School District 1995 “Billboard Installation” Orange County Arts Council for the Arts 1992 Education 1979 - B.S. Art History, Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1976 - 1978 German Academic Exchange Grant to study Expressionism and Bauhaus Design in East and West Germany 1975 - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1974 - Rockland Community College, Suffern, N.Y.. Awards NAA Award 2005 NYNAME 2004 American Graphic Design Award 2004 NAA Award 2003 American Graphic Design Award 2003.