Piazza Santa Croce, Florence Italy Painting

Clare Stokolosa is an accomplished artist with a focus in painting. She has had solo shows at not-for-profit galleries including Boricua Colleges’ La Galaria, Kaplan JCC Gallery, Patchogue Arts Council Satellite Gallery, and Biblioteca Rispoli and a One Woman Showcase at La Guardia Community College. She often shows at the West Side Arts Council in NYC and with NYCATA/UFT at galleries, such as: The Arts Horizons Leroy Nieman Art Center, and Brecht Forum Gallery/West Beth. After her show at Boricua College, she was asked to teach an art history class there. An invite to have a solo exhibit at The Kaplan JCC Gallery after a restaurant show in Queens, NY., An opportunity to have a solo exhibit at Biblioteca Rispoli, in Rome Italy following a show at Galeria Nazionale in Cortona, Italy. She received a monetary grant and Art-In-Residency from Pollack–Krasner Foundation Artist Relief Fund. She has a BFA from Hunter College and an MS in Art Education from Queens College. As an educator, Stokolosa worked collaboratively on a variety of grants and projects with her students at: The Morgan Library/Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Queens Museum and Tribeca Film Institute. Her studio is in L.I.C., NY. Bibliography A.I.R. Grant Byrdcliffe Residency June 2013 A.I.R. Byrdcliffe Interview https://airbyrdcliffe.wordpress.com/2013/07/28/a-i-r-reflections-clare-stokolosa/ City website article, Rome, Italy 2013 http://www.comune.roma.it/wps/portal/pcr?contentId=NEW424532&jp_pagecode=newsview.wp&ahew=contentId:jp_pagecode “Leonardo Da Vinci IS 61 Teacher Receives Art Educator of The Year Award.” Queens Times [Queens] 14 November 2013 pp1-2. The Queens Museum of Art. Queens: Multiple Visions. Queens Museum of Art, 2011. Print. Grants and Awards Byrdcliffe A.I.R. Residency and grant , Pollack –Krasner Foundation Artist Relief Grant for Artists Affected by Hurricane Sandy, June 2013 NYCATA/UFT Art Teacher Award 2013 Collections Boricua College New York, NY Bayside Historical Society Queens Community District 11, N.Y.C. Private collections in the Italy, France and USA Gallery Representation in Italy Galleria Nazionale 2010- Present Cortona, Italy Director: Gian Maria Consignani