Alfred Dimaio

Through art I experience the freedom of being an instrument of the environment with its ongoing stories told by as many different voices as possible. Especially, the natural environment, even in its decay, connects me to the happiness of intense life and new beginnings linked to a future beyond my time. And everywhere there is the energetic play of colors. Colors, too, are a prominent part of my expression. Rhythms, emotions and forces of nature strongly underlay many of my paintings. Whether abstracts, landscapes, figures or even flowers, these works reflect ocean, water flows, changing colors and relationships, intersections of geometric shapes, patterns and movement and even humor in the natural and urban worlds.



Yet the issues of the world also push their way into my work. The brutal treatment of immigrants desperate in their search for a safe life and to make a new life for themselves and their families, facing the inhumane treatment of fellow human beings, at times cannot be ignored. And the senseless, mass killing of wars in the 21st Century are almost beyond our comprehension, especially after the world witnessed the millions who perished in the last century. That pain and that absurdity find their way into my...

Art has been an important and integral part of my life from an early age. As an undergraduate, I was fortunate enough to spend a year in Paris and during that time my art education took a leap forward in an art history program at the Ecole du Louvre. While I went on to do graduate work in Political Science at Harvard University, earning a Ph.D., I was never too far from the art world both as an observer and participant.



As a Professor of Political Science at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, I was exposed to a new set of experiences through interactions with students and colleagues. Always interested in things Russian, I taught about the politics and peoples of the former Soviet Union and of post-Soviet Russia. Over time, increasingly I shifted focus to issues of American government and politics, constitutional law, civil liberties and civil rights. Teaching in a downtown, urban setting, I became acutely aware of the impact of architecture and of the impact that different cultural groups had and continue to have on shaping the urban setting. The profound effect of architectural structure became clearer and clearer.



For the most part, I have been self-taught, experimenting with styles and subject matter. In r...

Art Expressions Gallery ExhibiitonsFt. Lauderdale/Wilton Manor FL:
2006: “Arte Abstracto,”,“Heat,”“Art Erotica”’ “Fall Exhibition” "Heart Exhibit," 2/08 "Meow", 6/08" Meow & Wolf " 6/09 "Heat" 8/09
Art Serve Ft. Lauderdale FL Exhibitions:
“Meet the Designers Exhibition,” 7-8/06
“The Red Eye Exhibition” 8-9/06 "Holiday Members Showcase," 2009
"The Red Eye Exhibition" 2011, 2012

Broward Art Guild Exhibitions:
“Works on Paper Exhibit” 8-9/06
“56th Anniversary Exhibition,” 10/06
“Abstractions Exhibition 2007," 6/07
"Landscape Exhibit,", (Judge's Recognition Award) 2008
"Abstractions Exhibition", 2008
"Winter Exhibition" (Judge's Recognition Award) 2009; 2010
"Tri-County Exhibition" (at Art Serve, Ft. Lauderdale) 5/09
“Human Image & Portraits” Exhibit, (at Art Expressions) 7/09
Midland Medical Center, Oakland Park, FL 7-9/09
“59th Anniversary Exhibit.” 8/09
“Abstractions” Gallery 101, fall 2010
60th Anniversary Exhibit, 11/10
“Winter Exhibit” , Third Place Award, Tarpon River Art Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1/11
“Summer Exhibit” Marine Midland Medical Center, 8-9/10
Ft. Lauderdale Centennial Exhibit, Gallery 1310 (Sail Boat Bend Artist Center), 4/11
Ft. Lauderdale City Hall, Select 100th...