Exhibits & Events
Layered Painting Workshop with Mia Fabrizio
Join us in the Lower Level of the Towne Center at Park Towne Place from 2 to 4 PM on Saturday, July 19th, for an exclusive workshop with PTP artist-in-residence Mia Fabrizio.
In this hands-on painting workshop you’ll get to explore your creativity and build your skills. Each participant will create a 10” x 10” layered painting inspired by the beautiful foliage around Park Towne Place. We’ll take inspiration from House On The Corner, the larger piece in the Art Studio window from Fabrizio’s Room With A View. Along the way, we’ll cover basics like color mixing, composition, design, and different painting techniques and materials.
No previous experience is needed. All materials will be provided.
Saturday, July 19th, 2 - 4 pm
Lower Level, Towne Center, Park Towne Place
2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130
About the Artist
"I am an interdisciplinary artist constructing mixed media portraits, sculptures, and installations made from building materials and domestic items. My work explores identity and social constructs through various mediums, focusing on the tension between hidden and exposed structures.
Rooted in the house I grew up in, my work examines cultural paradigms, particularly the fluidity of binaries like feminine/masculine, public/private, and modern/traditional. I use the visual context of home and the ethos of homemade to explore themes of immigrant status, feminism, and queerness.
Through painting, carving, and collaging wood, drywall, and paper, I engage with personal history while questioning cultural residue. The combination of soft and hard textures—floral and metallic, rough and delicate—reflects the complexity of layered identities and the spaces we inhabit.
A Room with A View transforms the gallery into a domestic landscape overtaken by foliage, visible through the large storefront window. Beyond this façade, viewers step into an interior space constructed with drywall, wallpaper, wood, and furniture. Despite being inside, a sense of voyeurism lingers, prompting questions about liminal space and our role as bystanders or onlookers".
