I am primarily a painter of modernist landscapes who uses interacting forms and color combinations in an abstract and intuitive way to convey the essence of place. In my Mountain Series, massive organic forms, expansiveness and the sense of gravity dictated how I used color and shape. In my most recent exhibit, Being There, a series of large and small scale paintings begun during an extended stay in Rome, a variety of geometric shapes, including apartment blocks, triangular roofs, and domes interact with each other and with natural forms like the iconic umbrella pines and cypresses of the Mediterranean. I am currently at work on a new series featuring the fragile and otherworldly landscape of the Arctic.
Artist Biography
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 currently at the Cerulean Arts Gallery in Philadelphia, and at the Museo Mastroianni, within the Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome. 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 PNC Bank and Thomas Jefferson University and has been highlighted in Hollywood feature films.
Education
2006-13 Norristown Arts Building, Norristown PA Drawing and Painting Workshops with Timothy Hawkesworth
2008 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Printmaking
2003-05 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,Philadelphia, PA Continuing Education Program - Painting
1986 University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY MD Degree
1981 Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY BA in Art History, Concentration in Architecture Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Awards & Honors
2019 Wayne Art Center Regional Juried Spring Open Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Juror: Stuart Shils Best in Show
2015 2015-2016 Juried Exhibition Series, New Brunswick Art Salon, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ 2nd Place Award
2011 MCGOPA Spring Juried Show, SPP Gallery, Conshohocken, PA Honorable Mention
2010 Main Line Art Center 72nd Anniversary Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford PA Honorable Mention
2008 The World of the Professional Artist, MCGOPA/SPP Gallery, Conshohocken, PA Juror's Choice Award
Bibliography
2017 Marathon Literary Review: Arcadia University MFA in Creative Writing Biannual Literary Magazine, Selected Paintings, Issue 11
Artspan Contemporary Art, "New and Now 2016", Feb. 2016
2014 Artspan Contemporary Art, "Autumn Light", Fall 2014
2013 DonArtNews, Review: Pyramid Club Solo Show and Artist Interview, Nov. 2013
Skinny Artist, "21 Artists to Watch in 2013"
2012 Med Monthly, "A World of Emotion", May 3.
Artsy Shark, "Featured Artist: Pia De Girolamo", March 2012
2009 Philadelphia Inquirer, "A Little Science", June 26
2008 Montgomery Town and Country Living, "Venezia", Winter 2008
2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Montgomery County Neighbors Section Pagus Gallery Solo Show Art Review, Sept. 30
Collection
Museo Mastroianni, Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome, Italy
PNC Bank Tower, Corporate Headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA
PNC Bank Corporate Offices, Berwyn, PA
PNC Wealth Management, Bluebell, PA
Thomas Jefferson University, President’s Office, Philadelphia, PA
Royer, Cooper, Cohen, Braunfeld, LLC, Conshohocken PA
Private Collection, Milan, Italy
Private Collection, Bethesda, Maryland
Private Collection, Ambler, PA
Private Collection, Blue Bell, PA
Private Collection, Hilton Head, SC
Professional Experience
Lectures
2018 Art Geo, North Wales Public Library, North Wales, PA
2017 A Wild Peace, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art Geo, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Art Lessons: The Role of Art in Medicine, Wissahickon Library, Blue Bell, PA
2014 Art Lessons: The Role of Art in Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University Annual Alumni Winter Meeting, Snowmass, CO
2009 Art and Medicine, Developed in Collaboration with Paul Mather, MD for the Capstone End-of-Year Lecture for The Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Internal Medicine Residents
Curatorial Projects and Juror Appointments
2018 All About Art Art Exhibition for Professional Artists with Disabilities, Moss Rehab/Einstein Healthcare Network, Elkins Park, PA Juror for Awards
2017 RED: Benefit exhibition for The Philadelphia American Heart Association, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Co-Curator
2012 Heart of Philadelphia 2012 Artwork for Silent Auction, American Heart Association, Philadelphia, PA Curator
Exhibitions
Solo
2019 Being There, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Mountain Series, Museo Mastroianni in the Musei Di San Salvatore, Lauro-Rome, Italy
Mountain Series, Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Mountain Series, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Recent Work, Art in the Storefront Gallery, Ambler, PA
Recent Work, Bryn Mawr Dermatology, Bryn Mawr, PA
Mountain Series Selection, InLiquid at The Courtyard by Marriott, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Abstractions, David Rocco Gallery/Pyramid Club, BNY Mellon Center, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Abstractions, David Rocco Gallery/Capital One Café, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Pia De Girolamo: New Work, David Rocco Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2011 A Sense of Time and Place, Olitsky Gallery, Temple Beth Or, Maple Glen, PA
2007 On My Way, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
2004 Outside and Inside, Horsham Public Library Inaugural, Horsham, PA
Two- and Three-Person
2018 Montgomery County Studio Tours Juried Show, Cellini Gallery, Ambler, PA
2016 The Body Eclectic, Scatter Joy Center for the Arts, Horsham, PA
2014 Two Person Show, The Residences, Two Liberty Place, Philadelphia, PA
2010 June Exhibition, Geode Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2009 Green Fest Philly Spring Event, Always by Design Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Exhibition, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA
Group
2019 Wayne Art Center Regional Juried Spring Show, Wayne, PA Juror: Stuart Shils, Faculty, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Awarded Best in Show
2018 3rd Street Gallery Members Exhibition, D'Arrigo Gallery, Salus University, Elkins Park, PA
2017 Water Ways: A Greater Philadelphia Regional Artist Installation, Freeman's Auction, Wayne, PA
Professional Artist Members Juried Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA Juror: Ross Lance Mitchell, Director, Barnes-De Mazia Education and Outreach Programs, Barnes Foundation
RED Benefit exhibition for The Philadelphia American Heart Association, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Home and Away, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
All Together NOW!, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Annual Dominic Di Stefano Memorial Works on Paper Juried Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2015 New Brunswick Art Salon Oil and Mixed Media Exhibition, Alfa Art Gallery - New Brunswick, NJ Invitational/Juried Show
3rd Street Gallery Group Exhibition, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Absolutely Abstract Juried Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Gala Exhibition Juried Show, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2014 Assemblage: A Convergence of Art, 3rd Street Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Snowflake Salon Winter Invitational, Heavy Bubble HQ, Philadelphia, PA
Art Encounters Invitational, Delaware Community College Art Gallery, Media, PA
2013 Professional Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2012 Professional Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2011 Small Works, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
Memory, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
Alchemy and Intent, City of Philadelphia Board of Ethics, Philadelphia, PA
MCGOPA Spring Juried Show, SPP Gallery, Conshohocken, PA
2010 InLiquid Art + Design Benefit v.11, Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
Green Monos: Abstract Monotype Prints, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Main Line Art Center 72nd Anniversary Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
