Al Razza

Al Razza

Coral Springs, FL, United States

About Al Razza

Al Razza was born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA in 1954. He moved to South Florida in 1979 where he currently resides. ART BOOK AVAILABLE ON AMAZON.COM RAZZA:THE ARTWORK OF AL RAZZA Features articles and valuable information on mixed media, paint skin collage, and artwork by Al Razza. ARTIST STATEMENT: Whether I am painting representational pictures or something purely abstract, I want the surface to be energetic and active enough to pull the viewer closer like a magnet. When I paint images my need to understand who I am as a person and the dynamics of the world around me is revealed in some expressive manner. When my work is abstract, I enter a subconscious world where expressive movement and color guide each gesture and shape to completion, and its essence seems to be captured from an endless sea of electronic impulses.

Education:

Educated in New England, Razza received a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from Massachusetts College of Art in 1977. He also attended the Art Institute of Boston, the University of Rhode Island, and Florida Atlantic University. In 1982, while working on a Masters Degree at Pratt Institute in New York, he was awarded an assistantship and two fellowships. In 1991 he was one of the first artists in South Florida to receive the South Florida Art Consortium Fellowship, which was a $15000 grant awarded to area professional artists who have demonstrated artisitic excellence.

Events:

March-May, 2018, Razza Solo Exhibition. A survey of 40 years in the arts at the Coral Springs Museum of Art.
This survey will include the most comprehensive assemblage of Razza works completed in the last 40 or so years, and will use all the galleries of the Museum.

Exhibitions:

House of Art Exhibition, 4 person exhibition, Jupiter, Florida; December 9, 2017-January 10, 2018.
The Sweet Art Gallery, Solo exhibition, Naples, Florida; December 4, 2017- January 2, 2018.
The Sweet Art Gallery, Group Exhibition, Naples, FL, Nov 2, 2016-ongoing representation.
Artserve, Big Art Exhibition, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Oct-Nov5, 2016
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Selected Works, The Art of Pop and Comics, Coral Springs, FL, March 5-May 23, 2015
Gallery Art, Selected Works, West Palm Beach, FL, November 2014-march 2015
Philharmonic Center for the Arts & Museum, Two Man Exhibition, Naples FL, April & May 2013
Art Gallery Modern, Solo Exhibition, West Palm Bch, FL, March 2012,
Red Dot Exposition, Gallery Art acting agent, Wynwood Art District, Miami, December 2011, 2012
Knapp Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, May 2011, and January 2012
Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sunrise, Florida, May 4th –June 26, 2010
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Live Performance, The Living Art Project, January 7th 2010
Gallery Art, Solo Exhibition & Live Performance, Aventura, Florida, Nov., 30th-Dec.r4th, 2009
Gard Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Parkland, Florida, March 2009
Art & Beyond Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, November, 2008
A. H. Turner Center for the Arts, Solo Exhibition, Valdosta, GA, June 2 – August 7th, 2008
New York Art Expo, Exhibition, Jacob Javitz Center, NY, NY, March, 2008
Best of Bravo, Artserve, Selected works, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January, 2008
BCC South Campus Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Pembroke Pines, FL, Nov 1 –Dec 14, 2007
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Faculty Exhibition, Coral Springs, FL, Nov-Dec. 2007
Las Vegas Art Expo, Exhibition, Sept 28-30, 2007
Art Bravo, Artserve, 2nd place award 4 Person Exhibition, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2007
New York Art Expo, Exhibition, Jacob Javitz Center, NY, NY, March, 2007
Frons Martin Gallery, Selected Works, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, February 2007
Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sunrise, FL, 6-23-06 thru 8-12-2006
Design Crafters Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Coral Springs, FL, February 2005
Southern Exposure Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, 3 person Exhibition, July 2003
Palm Beach Community College Theater Gallery, Solo Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, June - August, 2003
Palm Beach Community College Gallery, Solo Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, March 2003
Backus Museum & Art Gallery, 3 person exhibition, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2003
Broward Community College Gallery South Campus, Solo Exhibition, Pembroke Pines, FL, 11-7-2002 to 12-13-2002
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Solo exhibition, Coral Springs, FL, 3-12-02 to 3-10-2002
Carone Gallery, 42nd Hortt Competition, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 5-19-01 to 6-2-2001
Norton Museum of Art, Marden Community Gallery, Artists & Eggs Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, 3-26-01 to 5-18-2001
Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sunrise, FL, 2-26-01 to 4-29-2001
Von Liebig Art Center, Juried Exhibit, Naples, FL, 3-17-2001
Coral Springs Museum of Art, 3-person exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 2-2001
Artserve Gallery, Best of the City Link Newspaper Exhibition. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 9-2000
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Faculty Exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 8-00 to 9-2000
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale & Art Serve, Invitational benefit exhibition for the New World Symphony, Ft. Laud, FL, 3-1998
Coral Springs Museum of Art, 6-person exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 1-98 to 3-1998
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Grand Opening Competition, Coral Springs, FL, 5-1997
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 36th Hortt Competition, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 10-1994
Lee Wagner Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Broward County Art in Public Places, Ft. Lauderdale Airport, FL, 8-1993
Community Art Alliance Gallery, 4-person exhibit, 1992
Norton Museum of Art, 6 person director’s choice exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, 6-1991
Exhibitions before 1991 are not shown.