Cecilia C Rossey
PO Box 1352
West Dennis, MA 02670
Telephone: 941-321-5532
E-mail: [email protected]
website: http://www.crosseyart.com
Gallery Representation: http://www.millerwhitefinearts.com
SUMMARY: Multi-media artist trained in the fine and theatrical arts dedicated to the art of printmaking. Experienced in curating art exhibits, theater and dance productions in Italy and the States. Founding Member of the Dance Project of Tampa, FL and the Eclectic Arts, Buffalo, NY.
Education:
M.S. Ed. General Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979.
B.S. Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, 1966. Studied under Elizabeth Murray, 1965-66.
Post-graduate studies: George Washington University, Julliard School of Music, University of Maryland, and College of Racine. 1968-1980.
Independent Curator:
"George Lockwood: The Process of the Print," Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, 2013
BLACK.WHITE.REaD: Journey Through the Maze,“
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2011
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2012
An Artist's Reaction to War,” concept and organization, 2009.
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2009.
Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA, 2009.
“Lasting Impressions” featuring “Off the Wall” Prints, organized, 2010.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2010.
“Food and Form,” concept and organization, 2010.
Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA, 2010.
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2011.
Personal Art Shows:
The Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA 2009.
Stimson Center, Washington, DC, 2008.
Art by the Sea, Provincetown, MA, 2007, 2008.
Galleria Nuovo Sagittario, Milan, Italy, 1980.
Galleria San Vidal, Venice, Italy, 1980.
Galleria Lotty, Pordenone, Italy, 1978.
Selected Juried Shows:
American Print Alliance,“Soap Box 2,” traveling exhibit juried by Dr. Carol Pulin, 2008-2011.
Cape Cod Cultural Center, Dennis, MA, 2010
Provincetown Art Museum, “Printmakers of Cape Cod,” Provincetown, MA, 2008.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, “Encaustic Show,” juried by Joanne Mattera, Truro, MA, 2007.
Centerville Historical Museum, Printmakers of Cape Cod, Centerville, MA, 2007.
Group Art Shows:
“New Faces, New Prints,”Washington Printmakers Gallery, DC, 2008.
“A Selected Few,”Old Selectmen Building, Barnstable, MA, 2008.
“Celebrating our Heritage,” Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA, 2008.
Washington Printmakers Gallery, Salem College, Salem, NC, 2008.
Members Show, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA, 2007, 2008.
Cotuit Center of the Arts, Printmakers of Cape Cod, Cotuit, MA, 2007.
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, 2006.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2005.
Higgens Art Gallery, West Barnstable, MA, 2005.
Santa Reparta Art School Gallery, Florence, Italy, 2003.
Collective shows in Milan, Pordenone and New York City, 1975-1985.
Artist’s Workshops:
Studio Workshop, Lima, Peru: Dan Welden, Solarplate Etching, 2006, 2008.
Littleton Studios, Spruce Pine, NC: Vitreography and Solarplate Techniques, Judith O’Rourke and Dan Welden, 2007.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA: Encaustic Workshop in Chatam with Carol O’Dell, 2007, 20010.
Peter’s Valley, NJ: Takako Ueki, Weaving Light and Air, 2006.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA: Frances Jetter, Illustration specializing in linocut, 2010, 2011. Allison Saars, sculpture, 2010.
Judith O’Rourke, Vitreography, 2008. Daniel Heyman,Japanese Woodcut, 2007. Mary Walker, Figure drawing on Monotype plates, 2006.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC: Adela Akers, Contempory Painting on Woven Cloth, 2005. Clare Verstegen, Silk Screen, 2004. Piper Shepard and Joy Boutrup, Fiber Arts and Dyes, 2000. Heather Allen and Liz Spears, Painting on Woven Rugs, 1999.
Santa Reparata Art Institute, Florence, Italy: Ron Pokrasso, Beyond Monotype and Dan Welden, Solarplate Etching, 2003.
College of Sante Fe, Sante Fe, NM: Ron Pokrasso, Monotype 2000, 2005.
Printmakers of Cape Cod, MA: Catherine Kernan, 2011. Brandon Graving at Gravity Press, Mt. Adams, 2011. Kumi Korf, Fine Art Box, 2010. Karen Kunz, woodblock, 2008. Ron Pokrasso, Monotype, 2005. Dan Welden, Solarplate etching, 2005.
La Romita School of Art: Umbria, Italy: Robert Lentz, Iconography, 2002.
Teaching Experience:
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN:“Creative Drama in the Classroom,” course designed for GIFT
(Graduate Institute for Federal Teachers) toured in Europe, 1989-1990.
Colleges: City Colleges of Chicago, Daemen College, College of Racine, Mount St. Paul College. Courses
taught: Children’s Theatre, Movement for Actors, Dance, Drawing, Design, and
Painting.
Original Ballets Staged: The Dance Project, Tampa, FL, 1995-2004. The Players of Sarasota, FL, 1992-1998. Teatro Verdi, Pordenone, Centro “Aldo Moro,”
Cordenons, Italy. Domus Theater, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Kenan Center, Studio Arena Theatre, Villa Auditorium, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, 1970-1990.
Modern Dance Instructor: The Players Theatre, Sarasota, FL, The Dance Project, Tampa, FL, Mare I, Gymnasium Nuoto, Circoscrizione Nord, Scuola Dania, Pordenone, Italy.
Grants & Awards: Concorso Internazional di Pittura, Pordenone Italy, 1979, 1980.
New York State Council on the Arts, Eclectic Arts, Buffalo, NY, 1989.
Memberships: The Printmakers of Cape Cod, MA; Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA; Visual Artist Cooperative, Cape Cod, MA, SheArt, Cape Cod, MA, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; The Dance Project, Tampa, FL.
Collections: Numerous collections in Italy, Peru and the United States.
PO Box 1352
West Dennis, MA 02670
Telephone: 941-321-5532
E-mail: [email protected]
website: http://www.crosseyart.com
Gallery Representation: http://www.millerwhitefinearts.com
SUMMARY: Multi-media artist trained in the fine and theatrical arts dedicated to the art of printmaking. Experienced in curating art exhibits, theater and dance productions in Italy and the States. Founding Member of the Dance Project of Tampa, FL and the Eclectic Arts, Buffalo, NY.
Education:
M.S. Ed. General Arts, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979.
B.S. Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, 1966. Studied under Elizabeth Murray, 1965-66.
Post-graduate studies: George Washington University, Julliard School of Music, University of Maryland, and College of Racine. 1968-1980.
Independent Curator:
"George Lockwood: The Process of the Print," Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, 2013
BLACK.WHITE.REaD: Journey Through the Maze,“
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2011
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2012
An Artist's Reaction to War,” concept and organization, 2009.
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2009.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2009.
Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA, 2009.
“Lasting Impressions” featuring “Off the Wall” Prints, organized, 2010.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2010.
“Food and Form,” concept and organization, 2010.
Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA, 2010.
Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC, 2010.
Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 2011.
Personal Art Shows:
The Fire House Gallery, Louisville, GA 2009.
Stimson Center, Washington, DC, 2008.
Art by the Sea, Provincetown, MA, 2007, 2008.
Galleria Nuovo Sagittario, Milan, Italy, 1980.
Galleria San Vidal, Venice, Italy, 1980.
Galleria Lotty, Pordenone, Italy, 1978.
Selected Juried Shows:
American Print Alliance,“Soap Box 2,” traveling exhibit juried by Dr. Carol Pulin, 2008-2011.
Cape Cod Cultural Center, Dennis, MA, 2010
Provincetown Art Museum, “Printmakers of Cape Cod,” Provincetown, MA, 2008.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, “Encaustic Show,” juried by Joanne Mattera, Truro, MA, 2007.
Centerville Historical Museum, Printmakers of Cape Cod, Centerville, MA, 2007.
Group Art Shows:
“New Faces, New Prints,”Washington Printmakers Gallery, DC, 2008.
“A Selected Few,”Old Selectmen Building, Barnstable, MA, 2008.
“Celebrating our Heritage,” Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA, 2008.
Washington Printmakers Gallery, Salem College, Salem, NC, 2008.
Members Show, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA, 2007, 2008.
Cotuit Center of the Arts, Printmakers of Cape Cod, Cotuit, MA, 2007.
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA, 2006.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2005.
Higgens Art Gallery, West Barnstable, MA, 2005.
Santa Reparta Art School Gallery, Florence, Italy, 2003.
Collective shows in Milan, Pordenone and New York City, 1975-1985.
Artist’s Workshops:
Studio Workshop, Lima, Peru: Dan Welden, Solarplate Etching, 2006, 2008.
Littleton Studios, Spruce Pine, NC: Vitreography and Solarplate Techniques, Judith O’Rourke and Dan Welden, 2007.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA: Encaustic Workshop in Chatam with Carol O’Dell, 2007, 20010.
Peter’s Valley, NJ: Takako Ueki, Weaving Light and Air, 2006.
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA: Frances Jetter, Illustration specializing in linocut, 2010, 2011. Allison Saars, sculpture, 2010.
Judith O’Rourke, Vitreography, 2008. Daniel Heyman,Japanese Woodcut, 2007. Mary Walker, Figure drawing on Monotype plates, 2006.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC: Adela Akers, Contempory Painting on Woven Cloth, 2005. Clare Verstegen, Silk Screen, 2004. Piper Shepard and Joy Boutrup, Fiber Arts and Dyes, 2000. Heather Allen and Liz Spears, Painting on Woven Rugs, 1999.
Santa Reparata Art Institute, Florence, Italy: Ron Pokrasso, Beyond Monotype and Dan Welden, Solarplate Etching, 2003.
College of Sante Fe, Sante Fe, NM: Ron Pokrasso, Monotype 2000, 2005.
Printmakers of Cape Cod, MA: Catherine Kernan, 2011. Brandon Graving at Gravity Press, Mt. Adams, 2011. Kumi Korf, Fine Art Box, 2010. Karen Kunz, woodblock, 2008. Ron Pokrasso, Monotype, 2005. Dan Welden, Solarplate etching, 2005.
La Romita School of Art: Umbria, Italy: Robert Lentz, Iconography, 2002.
Teaching Experience:
Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN:“Creative Drama in the Classroom,” course designed for GIFT
(Graduate Institute for Federal Teachers) toured in Europe, 1989-1990.
Colleges: City Colleges of Chicago, Daemen College, College of Racine, Mount St. Paul College. Courses
taught: Children’s Theatre, Movement for Actors, Dance, Drawing, Design, and
Painting.
Original Ballets Staged: The Dance Project, Tampa, FL, 1995-2004. The Players of Sarasota, FL, 1992-1998. Teatro Verdi, Pordenone, Centro “Aldo Moro,”
Cordenons, Italy. Domus Theater, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Kenan Center, Studio Arena Theatre, Villa Auditorium, Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY, 1970-1990.
Modern Dance Instructor: The Players Theatre, Sarasota, FL, The Dance Project, Tampa, FL, Mare I, Gymnasium Nuoto, Circoscrizione Nord, Scuola Dania, Pordenone, Italy.
Grants & Awards: Concorso Internazional di Pittura, Pordenone Italy, 1979, 1980.
New York State Council on the Arts, Eclectic Arts, Buffalo, NY, 1989.
Memberships: The Printmakers of Cape Cod, MA; Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA; Visual Artist Cooperative, Cape Cod, MA, SheArt, Cape Cod, MA, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; The Dance Project, Tampa, FL.
Collections: Numerous collections in Italy, Peru and the United States.
