Gina Miccinilli
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Sculptor and Professor of Fine Arts

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Experience

2019-2020  Buffalo Creek Art  Center  Gardnerville NV  

• 5 month month residency  created a 23’  site specific kinetic piece  for   Permanent collection of the sculpture park

2019   Sculpture Space  Utica NY  2 month residency - 

• Collaborated with an international group of sculptors  in experimental media 

• Curated and organized outdoor sculpture installation of   Dutch sculptor ,PJ Bruhnick’s work  

• created a 14’ mixed media sculpture that is currently on view in Hudson  Yards NYC.                               

2007-2018– Adjunct Professor, William Paterson University – Wayne, NJ         Designed and implemented new course (foundry, casting metal               sculpture; undergrad & grad)

• Organized the first annual collaborative iron symposium at William Paterson University working with Ramapo College of NJ, Buffalo State College, and professional fine artists;

• Selected and secured guest lecturers from foundries, mold makers and professional artists

• Identified and arranged for visiting artists to provide studio critiques to students

• Collaborate with Gallery director and assist in community outreach programming and events

• Reintroduced a defunct foundry program Introduced students to casting aluminum, bronze, and iron

• Built new equipment to supplement facilities utilizing lost wax method, introducing ceramic shell process to program

• Initiated new processes: resin sand mold, ceramic shell, direct wax modeling, and direct burnouts in conjunction with digital process and 3d PLA prints

• Developed and implemented an experiential pedagogical model Creative Enterprise 

• 2019   Sculpture Space  Utica NY  2 month residency - 

• created a 14’ mixed media sculpture that is currently on view in Hudson  Yards NYC

• 2019  Buffalo Creek Art  Center  Gardnerville NV

• 2.5 month residency  created a 23’  site specific kinetic piece  for   Permanent collection of the sculpture park 

2017 – Visiting Artist UNHCR, UNICEF- Bekaa Valley Syrian/Lebanon border  

• Commissioned to create a collaborative installation combining the efforts of local villagers and Syrian Refugees

2013 – Adjunct Professor. Ramapo College of New Jersey – Mahwah, NJ     

• Liaised with site supervisors, overseeing 25 students working in various sites for 16 week /Bergen County Jail, Essex County Jail, Rockland Psychiatric Center 

• Taught Art and Interaction,  a truly remarkable course in which students gain experience with various inpatient populations and prisons through art practice

2009 – 2010 – Adjunct Professor - Caldwell College 

• Taught all levels of Ceramics and sculpture

• Responsible for the 3d studio equipment and firing all the works on campus

2011 – 2013 – Gallery Fellow- SoHo 20

• Recipient of a 2-year fellowship

• Solo exhibition

• Implemented a mentorship program 

2008 -2012 Vice President  & Current Board Member- Sculptors Guild        

• Responsible for overseeing yearly venue of exhibits 

• Produced exhibition catalogue for Governors Island 

• Coordinated installation of both indoor and outdoor works 

• Designed a new tier for Guild structure, incorporating apprentices

 

Commercial Work

 1999– Present – Freelance Commercial Sculptor – 515 Greenwich St. New York, NY

Curator for multiple public spaces in commercially held buildings throughout New York/Tri-State area, curating commercial/residential spaces

• Consult and import of marble and alabaster traveling to Volterra, Carrerra, and Pietrasanta (Italy) for The Compleat Sculptor, NYC

• Responsible for duplicating specific elements for historically sensitive sites

• Create and caste architectural elements 

• Commissioned to design build outs for Lord and Taylor, NYC holiday windows 2012/2013

• Work directly with architects and contractors to coordinate engineering with design needs  

• Design and implement stage sets for dance companies and off-Broadway theaters 

Education

2003 – 2007    MFA, Summa Cum Laude, Deans Graduate Award 2007, William Paterson University – Wayne, NJ

1999 –  2003    Educational Alliance – New York, NY

1998    The New School – New York, NY

1994 – 1997    The Art Students League – New York, NY

1997    Ramapo College of NJ – Mahwah, NJ (20 credits Art Ed Post Baccalaureate Work)

1987 –  1995    BA, Summa Cum Laude, Ramapo College of NJ – Mahwah, NJ

Honors & Awards

• Lecturer at the International Iron Conference, May 2018

• Fall 2017 Awarded commission for collaborative work at Peace Center, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

• Nomination for the Rome Prize

• 2017 International Sculpture Center Residency at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ  2017

• 2016 London Commission, 10x6x8’ commission commemorative sculpture, Manhasset, NY

• 2016 All-American Makers  TV series: expert  on metal finishing for TV series, first episode aired February 2016

• Indiana Limestone Symposium, artist residency, June 2016

• 2013 NYC DOT Commission, Lemniscatus,  Holland Tunnel Park

• Visiting artist, Buffalo State College, spring 2013

• Excellence in Fine Arts Award and grant. spring 2012

• Invited Juror for NAWA Best in Show, 2012

• Engineered new materials for large scale 3D outdoor architectural element, La Preserva, NYC 

• Organized first Sculptors Guild iron pour for DUMBO Arts Festival/Pouring oron as a public event, fall 2011/fall 2012

• Awarded a 2-year Fellowship in July 2011 at Soho 20 Gallery in Chelsea, NY (solo show May 2013)

• Featured in international collection of Edmund Vale, UK, 2010

• Elected Vice President, the Sculptors Guild, 2010

• Presented new methods in casting at the International Science and Art Symposium , Pratt University, March 2009

• Commissioned to create multiple panels of 7’x8’ figurative bas reliefs for Wagaraw Reservation in Texas, October 2008

• Venice Biennale – assistant to Nancy Spero in installation “Take No Prisoners Maypole,” Venice, Italy 

     (under lead architect Giampaolo Bigarello, assisting on-site installation in the Italian Pavilion), May 2007

• Dean’s Graduate Award for Excellence in the School of Communications, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2007

• Visiting Artist and Lecturer (“The inherent meaning of iron as a medium”), Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, 2007

• Mermaid Trophy, Coney Island Parks Commission, 2007 

• Invited by the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Art and Design, Russia, as a Visiting Artist, 2003

• Commissioned painting for American Red Cross (4 large 8’x10’ panels), 1999-2000

• Commissioned a complete mural (encompassing a 30’ x 8’ x 8’ story tower ), 1997-1998

• Dean’s Graduate Award, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ, 1995 

• BA Summa Cum Laude and Student Achievement Award, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ, 1995 

• Commencement Speaker, Ramapo College of NJ, Mahwah, NJ, 1995

 

Press

• Sculpture Magazine, Insider pg. 72, January/February 2018

• The Record, “Met Museum” January 5, 2018

• Newsday, Luxury Living  “London Legacy, London Jewelers celebrates 90 year anniversary with commemorative Installation” June 2, 2016

• Discovery Channel All-American Makers Show, segment on chrome finishing, aired February 2016

• The Record, “Sculptures!”, October 8, 2015

• The Daily Voice, “The Belskie Museum presents Sculpture!”, October 10, 2015

• Bergen, “Get your Art on”, September 2015

• BC The Mag, “Leonia’s Garden of Sculptural Delights”, July/August 2015

• The Record, “Sculptures!”, October 8, 2015,

• Gazzetta Uficiale, “ Le Scultore di Gina Miccinilli”,  October 2014

• Downtown Express, “Undercover”,  July 17, 2013

• Scoopy’s The Village Newspaper, July 18, 2013

• Hartford Current, “Heartfelt Prison Art in New Haven Show”, April 2012

• Grounds for Sculpture, “Winter Wonders”, December 2011-February 2012

• Sculpture Magazine, “Governors Island” 2010, November 2010 

• Design NJ, “Public Sculpture”, Aug/Sept 2010 

• NBC News featured a video segment of my work on Governors Island, 2010

• Cultural Politics, “Nancy Spero’s War: Maypole/Take no Prisoners”, May 2009

 

Curatorial Projects

2003 – 2008 – Independent Professional Curator contracted for Public Lobby Spaces in NYC

2008 – Puffin Foundation (a nonprofit arts organization), Teaneck, NJ – “Elemental” 

2008 – Outdoor Sculpture Park, Leonia, NJ – “Boyd Sculpture Park Inaugural Show”

• Accountable for concept development, selection of works, shipping and receiving

• Responsible for determining footings for all pieces involving concrete pads and rebar

• Coordinated the development and production of catalogs in collaboration with students 

2006 – Puffin Foundation (a nonprofit arts organization), Teaneck, NJ – “Up From The Earth”