Valerie Pantalone

Born in Philadelphia, then growing up in Southern New Jersey. I’m a painter of landscapes and nature, either using oil, acrylic, and watercolors as mediums. What I want most of all is to share and rejoice with the world my artistic skills in painting.

I suffer from arthritis, fibromyalgia, and depression. I used to be a printmaker / books arts major at the University of the Art but dropped out. Then, I went to Rowan University College of Art and Design for art education but was kicked out of the program. At that point, I was just so tired and sick I just took a B.A. in Art minus the education. It was here at Rowan University that I discovered my love for painting through a great teacher and mentor, Dr. Daniel Chard.

Unfortunately, fibromyalgia has taken its toll on me and for five years I could not pick-up a brush. But now, thanks to a great medical program here in New Jersey, I have made a great recovery and almost back to "normal". As the years have gone by I am slowing getting back into painting and building a body of work.

My subject matter tends to be the plants and nature that surround me. I like to go to different local places and photograph the scenery, mainly parks but also other outdoor places, no man made obj...

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA (2008)
Rowan College of Art and Design, Glassboro, NJ (2011)

2007 Group Exhibition, 2D + 3D = 5D, Art@sophi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Group Exhibition, How Do You Like This?, UArts Dorrance Hamilton Hall: Hamilton & Arronson Gallleries, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Solo Exhibition, ColorFeel, Gallery 207: Westby Hall Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2021 Juried Exhibition, 2021 Great Outdoors Exhibition Online, Medford Arts Center, Medford, NJ
2021 Permanent Exhibition, The Sketchbook Project Vol 17: "Secrets In A Witch's Garden" - #S8139672 , Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY