G a b r i e l l a D ’ I t a l i a
Born 1977
Lives and works in Mt. Tabor, NJ and New York, NY
gabrielladitalia@gmail.com
Education
MFA Intermedia, University of Maine, Orono, ME
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
BA Liberal Arts, St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD
Selected Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
2023 Clouds Mountains Petals The Moon; Haggerty Gallery at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ July - September
2023 Nature: Up Close; Well Design, Mendham, NJ April
2014 Female Background, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast, ME
2014 Gabriella D’Italia & Dudley Zopp, Asymmetrick Arts, Rockland, ME
2013 Land Frames, Asymmetrick Arts, Rockland, ME
2011 Pieced, The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
2010 Elaborate Hegemonies, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 smART Advisory, Curator Nina Kong-Surtees, New York, NY
2024 Look Who’s Here, Curated by Judy Wukitsch for ProArtsJC, Casa Colombo, Jersey City, NJ
2023 I Would Prefer Not To, Curated by Kele McComsey at 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, NJ
2023 Vivid Visions, Curated by Kristine Go for 14C at 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, NJ July
2023 Verdant, Morris County Public Library, Morristown, NJ April
2023 Let Me Paint A Thank You On My Palm, Speedwell Projects, Portland, ME February
2022 Group Show, Well Design, Mendham, NJ
2022 Expressions of Nature, Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Morristown, NJ
2020 - 2022 Merzatta, Morristown, NJ
2021 Without Borders, Lord Gallery, Orono, ME
2020 High Frequency, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2019 Fashion & Identity: Art & Literary Salon, The Writing Leap, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Complicit: Erasure of the Body, Nasty Women CT & Yale Divinity School
2017 Formal Complaint: Artists in Conversation, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY (curators Dana Kopel and Rachael Rakes)
2017 Address, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast, ME, (curator)
2014-2017 Art in Embassies, U.S. Embassy residence in Doha, Qatar
2014 Doyers Holiday Shop, Artist multiples, curated by Olivia Shao, NY, NY
2014 Anon, Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME
2014 Making a New Whole: The Art of Collage, UNE, Portland, ME
2014 Collage x 10, CMCA at Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME
2014 Critic’s Choice, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME
2014 Group Exhibition, Asymmetrick Arts, Rockland, ME
2013 Sublime Monotony, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2012 Small Works, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast, ME
2012 Making Matters, Lord Gallery, Orono, ME
2012 Gallery Artists, Rose Contemporary, Portland, ME
2011 Space Invaders, Rose Contemporary, Portland, ME
2011 The Ten, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2011 White, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2010 CMCA Biennial, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
2010 Triennial Invitational Exhibit, Zillman Museum of Art, Bangor, ME
2010 An Ordinall of Alchimy, Cabinet Magazine, Brooklyn, NY
2010 Class Action: A Graduate Exhibition, University of Maine, Bangor, ME
2009 Intertwined, Lord Gallery, Orono, ME
2009 Quilt National 2009, Athens, OH
2009 National Fiber Directions, Wichita Center for the Arts, juror Jason Pollen, Wichita, KS
2009 Without Borders VI: Conjunction, Lord Gallery, Orono, ME
2009 Imaging Desire: Aegis Biennial Graduate Student Exhibition, Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY
2008 Freese Pop! Installation Exhibit, University of Maine, Bangor, ME
2008 Something Sketchy, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME
2008 MCA at Daniel Kany Gallery, Daniel Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
Selected Grants, Awards, Honors
2013 Maine Arts Commission: Good Idea Grant
2012 Intermedia MFA Research & Project Grant, University of Maine
2011-2012 Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship, The University of Maine
2011 Resident Artist in Textiles, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
2011 Graduate Student Government Grant, University of Maine
2011 Intermedia MFA Research & Project Grant, University of Maine
2010 Graduate Student Government Grant, University of Maine
2011 Maine Arts Commission: Good Idea Grant
2011 Intermedia MFA Research & Project Grant, University of Maine
2010-2011 Ana Mendieta Memorial Fellowship, University of Maine
2010 Intermedia MFA Research & Project Grant, University of Maine
2009 Residency Fellowship, Mildred’s Lane, Beach Lake, PA
2009 Honorable Mention, National Fiber Directions, Wichita, KS
2008 Merit Award, Dan Kany Gallery, Portland, ME
2008 Graduate Student Government Grant, University of Maine
2005 Maine Highlands Guild, Full Scholarship to attend Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Selected Bibliography/Media
2025 Getting Dressed In The Dark, An Artist’s Way Home; memoir published by Unsolicited Press, Portland, OR
2023 Morris County Artist Network: Featured Artist Gabriella D’Italia
2021 Thrive Global, Interview with Pirie Grossman: Gabriella D’Italia of Mirror & Lens: “Learning something new”
2021 Thrive Global, Interview with Ben Ari: Gabriella D’Italia Of Mirror and Lens: “Style is a mirror”
2021 Chapter 89 Magazine, Gabriella Ditalia
2020 How to Speak Your Truth Podcast, Episode 43: About your everyday things, with Gabriella D’Italia, www.voicebodyconnection.com
2020 27 Founders Share How They Knew What Type of Company to Start, Business Insider, January
2018 Depot Magazine, Issue: 02 Reproduction
2016 Preview, Neurotica, UMVA Spring Quarterly Journal
2015 Flooding, Issue 1: Tongue, Taste, Appetite, Temporary Agency
2014 Dan Kany, Kolaj Magazine, Issue 10, “Something in the Water”
2013 Britta Konau, Free Press Online, Art Current: Gabriella D'Italia at Asymmetrick Arts, April 25
2013 Britta Konau, Maine Home and Design, Annual Art Issue – “Double Feature,” April
2012 Without Borders 9: Making Matters, exhibition catalog, August
2011 Dan Kany, Portland Press Herald, “Cutting Edge Looks Sharp”, November
2011 Britta Konau, Free Press Online, “Pieced at CMCA”, October
2011 Dan Kany, Portland Press Herald, “New Contemporary Gallery Makes Impressive Debut,” September
2011 Sara Hansen, Fiberarts Magazine, “Emerging Artists Showcase”, Summer
2011 Susan Grisanti, Maine Home and Design, Annual Art Issue – “Current Work”, April
2010 Pippa Eccles, QuiltingArts.com, “Interview: Merging Intellect and Aesthetic”, October
2010 Abbie Read, Aarhus Gallery, Interview (recorded for web), October
2009 Lark Books, Quilt National 2009: The Best of Contemporary Quilts, “Black Finery”
2009 Without Borders VI: Conjunction, exhibition catalog, August