Isolated by the pandemic, artist Pia De Girolamo creates botanical paintings about healing in
cross-country collaboration.
© Pia De Girolamo, In The Jungle, Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 60", 2021
Garden is a solo exhibition of new work by Pia De Girolamo, presented by Cerulean Arts Gallery. Created in isolation during the pandemic, the show features botanical paintings De Girolamo painted in Philadelphia in response to a fellow artist's Instagram photographs of the Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles. The paintings are the result of a cross-country and cross-pandemic collaboration focused on healing.
The paintings will be on view at Cerulean Arts Gallery in Philadelphia. The opening reception is on Saturday, April 9 from 2 to 5 PM with masks required. The Virtual Artist Tour & Talk will take place on Wednesday, April 20 at 6 PM. Cerulean Arts Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday & Sunday 12 to 6 PM. Masks are required by all visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
The exhibition is on view from April 6 – May 1, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 9, 2-5 PM
Virtual Artist Tour + Talk: Wednesday, April 20, 6 PM
Cerulean Arts Gallery
1355 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(267) 514-8647
https://ceruleanarts.com/
Pia De Girolamo is an accomplished painter living and working in the Greater Philadelphia area whose recent exhibitions featured large-scale paintings based on abstracted mountain landscapes, as well as a series evoking the urban landscapes of Rome and Italy. She has had thirteen solo exhibitions, most recently at the Museo Mastroianni, within the Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome and at the Cerulean Arts Gallery in Philadelphia. She has also shown extensively in group exhibitions regionally. De Girolamo has a BA in Art History from Barnard College, Columbia University and an MD degree from the University of Rochester. She lectures on the relationship between art and medicine as well as the connections between art, nature, and health. Her awarded work has been acquired for collections by the Museo Mastroianni, Rome, PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA and Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia and has been highlighted in Hollywood feature films. For more information on De Girolamo's work: http://www.piadegirolamo.com
Cerulean Arts Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Philadelphia. Boasting eight gallery spaces, a classroom, and an artisan shop, Cerulean supports local artists and collectors. The gallery presents monthly exhibitions, workshops, and artist lectures. For more information on Cerulean Arts Gallery see https://ceruleanarts.com/
Please note: Gallery hours are Wednesday - Friday 10 AM – 6 PM and Saturday - Sunday 12 – 6 PM. Masks are required by all visitors, regardless of vaccination status.