Maria Pia Marrella {Painting and Drawings}
Bibliography:
Maria Pia Marrella at Buster Levi Gallery, Chronogram, (Sept.2022)
Prince Street Gallery 50th Year Anniversary (catalogue) 2020
Rooney, Allison, Maria Pia Marrella at Buster Levi Gallery, Highland's Current, (July 2019)
Wilkin, Karen," X Marks The Spot: Women of The New York Studio School," November 2018
Susie Day, "Snidelines: Talking Trash to Power" illustrations by MP Marrella. Abingdon Square Publishing
(November, 2014)
Rooney, Allison. "Second Founder's Group Show at Buster Levi Gallery", Philipstown.info. ( July, 2014)
Rooney, Allison. "Buster Levi Gallery: Cold Spring's Latest Space for Art", Philipstown.info. (March, 2014)
Sherman, Gabriel. "The Loudest Voice in the Room" Random House (2014)
Recent Paintings by Maria Pia Marrella at Marina Gallery, Philipstown.info (July, 2011)
"Myth and Deception at Play in Maria Pia Marrella Exhibit at Garrison Art Center" the Putnam County News and Recorder. ( March, 2009)
Marrella, Maria Pia. " Like lion's teeth! Urban Farmer grows deep roots, CliftviewPilot.com (July 13, 2009)
Prince Street Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Catalogue forward by Hersberg, Israel.
Painting, "Annunciation" , published in We Believe , W.H. Sadlier, Inc. 2005 to Present
Nauman, Frances M. and Stavitskty, Gail. Afterword: “Artist and Art Colonies of Ridgefield New Jersey”
Essay in illustrated catalogue; Conversion to Modernism–the Early Work of Man Ray, Monclair Art Museum,
(March 2003)
Sampson, Peter J. “Redevelopment slowly erasing shadows of artists’ colony,” The Bergen Record,
Kennedy-Dyne, Eileen. “Taxpayer money ‘well spent’ at exhibit,”The Jersey Journal, (August 22, 1998)
Bischoff, Dan. “Exhibit of Jersey artists has many hidden surprises " NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship Exhibition: 1996-97, Jersey City Museum . The Star-Ledger ( July 3, 1998)
Card, Michael. “Maria Pia Marrella at the Left Bank Gallery,” The Bennington Banner, (December 26,1996)
Cotter, Holland. “Honing the Cutting Edge of Conservative Styles,” The New York Times, (July 26,1996)
Who’s Who of American Women, 20th Edition
Rambo, Jules. “Gallery/ Maria Pia Marrella”, Eclectic Magazine, (Vol.6/issue 1/1996)
“Exhibits”, Downtown, (Vol.18/No.6 March 1995 , Sevatar, Stuart. “Galleries/
Maria Pia Marrella”, New York Press, (March 5, 1995)
Painting featured in The International Economy, (July/August, 1992)
Rosenthal, Deborah.“Complex Equilibrium,” Edited by Jed Perl, Art & Antiques, (Summer, 1990)
Levy, David C. Ten Years Later, catalogue Parsons School of Design
Bontemps, Alex.“Portsmouth San Angelo Exhibit”, The Virginia-Pilot and the Ledger-Star (April 12,1987
Weinman, Melissa E. “An Introduction, Mt. San Angelo’s Artist” The Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond,
(May, 1986) catalogue
Hass, E.A., Seven Kisses in a Row, New York Times Book Review, (April 3, 1983)
Seven Kisses in a Row, Publishers Weekly, (February 18, 1983)
Collections:
The William & Uytendade Scott Memorial Study Collection, Bryn Mawr College, PA
British Airways
The Sterling Drug Corporation
Saint Michael’s Monastery, Riverdale, New York
Private collections of Tony Kushner, Grace Knowlton, Paul Resika and Mary and Joseph Fiore
Private collections throughout the U.S. and Europe
Teaching Experience:
2015-2022 New York Public Schools, Visual Art Teacher, Head Teacher at TAPCo School, Bronx , NY
2014-15 Studio-in-a -School and ArtsConnections, Teaching Artist for K-6 Students
2012-15 Garrison Art Center Mentor Program, Garrison, NY
2011 Visiting Artist Fordham University at Rose Hill
2006 Visiting Artist, Blue Mountain Middle School, Cortlandt Manor, NY
2000 Panelist, Artist Conversation Series, National Academy of Design
1998 Lecturer, Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY
1993 Visiting Artist, The Vroom Learning Center, Bayonne Public Schools, NJ
1986 Drawing Instructor, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
1985 -87 Fine Arts Instructor, New York Public School System: Adult Education
1976 Assistant Art Teacher K-12, The Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY
Education:
1980 MFA Painting & Drawing, Parsons School of Design, NYC, NY.
1976 BA Studio Art & Art Education, Marymount College of Fordham University
1975 Program in Art, City & Guilds of London Art School, England