BIOGRAPHY
Artist Statement
The visual impressions of today’s media ridden culture, can be precarious and invasive to the human spirit.
For
this artist in my wanderings, there is a perpetual observance. Natural
and human beauty dominate basic inspiration and resulting forms. The
sense of movement that motivate these forms and creatures of my
fantasy, possess a poetic intention of spirit.
A sculpture rarely has a universal message yet is able to give solid evidence of thought.
Strong, dramatic tempests in the seasons and life, unlock the door of my imagination in abstract form... for the moment.
lori vaccaro (2007)
Formal Education:
Anna Maria College, Paxton, Massachusetts, Bachelor of Science, 1978
Art Education:
1968 New York University, Studio Workshop with Vincent Glinsky
1976 - 1979 Worcester Art Museum School
1981 - 1984 Peter Abate Studio - Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
1981 - 1984 Decordova Museum School - Lincoln, Massachusetts
1981 - 1982 Bruno Lucchesi - Pietrasanta, Italy
Professional Affiliations and Memberships:
New England Sculptors Association, Massachusetts
The Copley Society, Boston, Massachusetts (Copley Master)
Concord Art Association, Concord, Massachusetts
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Boston Society of Architects, Art and Architecture Committee
Sculptors Society of Canada
Armenian American Artist Association, Watertown, Massachusetts
Providence Art Club, Providence, Rhode Island
Selected Exhibitions and Juried Shows:
New England Sculptors Association
The Copley Society
Concord Art Association
Cultural Assembly of Greater Worcester
Boston Center For The Arts
Concord Distinguished Artists
Federal Reserve Bank
The Park Plaza Hotel, Graves Foundation, Invitational
American Heart Association
La Versiliana Festival of Art, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Centro Esposizioni - Art Project, Viareggio, Italy
Massachusetts Bay Community College - Juliani Gallery
(A.S.A.C.) Archives of Contemporary Arts of the Venice Biennale 1990
Art Boston, 1990 - 92
International Biennale - Museo Dantesco, Ravenna, Italy 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003
Armenian Library and Museum of America - 1993 World Peace Exhibition
Fila D’Oro, Pietrasanta, Italy
Petersham Art Center, Petersham, Massachusetts
Commune d’Ayent et la stazion d’Anzere, "The World of International Sculpture"
(SUISSE) - Switzerland 1995
United Nations & The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Global
Focus, Beijing,China 1995
Boston City Hospital Exhibition
Situazioni Scultura, Palazzo Ducale, Lucca, Italy
Croce Rossa Italiana - Arte e Solidarieta, Comitato Provinciale di Massa Carrara
The National Museum of Women in the Arts-Washington, D.C. 1996
United States Information Agency..Directors Gallery, March 1996
U.N. Conference Exhibition, George Washington Univ., Marvin Gallery, Sept. 1996
Newport Art Museum, Artist Members Exhibition - 1998
Arte Forte - 2000 Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Providence Art Club, Dodge House Gallery 2000
Harvard Club of Boston - The Copley Masters Exhibition 1999, 2001
Pietrasanta Sculpture and Sculptors-Comune di Pietrasanta 2002
Comune di Pietrasanta, Il Malbacco: December 2003-January 2004
Comune di Pietrasanta, Sculpture & Painting The Colors of Life, March 2004
Museum:
Permanent Collection - Museo dei Bozzetti, Comune di Pietrasanta,Centro Culturale Pietrasanta, Italy (LU) 55042
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC (Global Focus Archive)
Art & Artists Files in the Smithsonian Libraries' Collections
http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/artandartistfiles/AAPG/aapg_alpha.cfm?artist=V
Museo Dantesco, Ravenna, Italy
Johnson & Wales University - Culinary Archives and Museum, Providence, RI
Awards:
1985 Concord Art Association, Medal of Honor and Best of Show
1986 The Copley Society, Copley Artist, 1992 - Copley Master
1986 Cultural Assembly of Greater Worcester, Honorarium
1988 The Copley Society, Certificate of Merit & 2nd Place Award
1989 Gallery 400, Distinguished Artists, General Excellence Award
1990 The Copley Society, First Place Award
1992 -1993 The Copley Society, Jurors Choice Award
1995 - 1999 Artwalk Boston, Best of Show
1997-1998 Artwalk Boston, First Prize Award
2000 Providence Art Club - Best of Show - Members Exhibition
Publications:
"Guild 7" , "Guild 8", "Guild 9" - Architects Source of Artists and Artisans, Kraus Sikes Publication, Inc, 1992-1993-1994
Risvegli, Sandro Casalini - STILFRAFICA s.n.c. - Massa - Italy 1993
Il Marmo, Published 1990, Regione Toscana, Museo Marion Marini, Maschietto & Musolino, p.98, p239
Pietrasanta & Sculture & Scultori, Comune di Pietrasanta, Assessorato alla Cultura, Edizioni Monte Altissimo, 2002 p. 148-149