Maria Morabito Primary Medium: Paint Other media: Printmaking, Mixed media Keywords: Abstract, Autobiographical, Gestural

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Artist Statement
My paintings and monoprints express my interest in the visual marks that are created and used by mankind and that attest to our existence. These marks enable expression and communication and have a powerful ability to attest to our presence, embody our experiences, and convey a sense of historical continuity.

My compositions are inspired by patterns and marks found in street corners, ancient walls, billboards, old books and textiles. They narrate tales of these marks through the rhythm of lines, forms, textures, and colors. Sometime the use of a limited palette allows me to focus on the rhythms of the lines and shapes and the essence of the compositions. While most of my art deals with marks either hidden in ancient languages or reflecting contemporary life, some of my paintings are inspired by the handwriting of family and friends. Handwriting is a very special mark that reflects our individuality, sometime the only thing that is left behind. I assemble the signs and lines derived.





















Artist Bio
Maria Morabito's paintings and monoprints have been featured in exhibitions in galleries and cultural centers, including the Grossman Gallery of the School Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA; the Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA; the Broomfield Gallery, Boston, MA; the City Gallery, the Erector Square Gallery, and Artspace in New Haven, CT; and the Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Art Gallery in Hamden, CT. She lives in Boston, MA, and Branford, CT.

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
"Shine", WCA, Broomfield Gallery, Boston, MA
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA

2009
Invited to exhibit in the seventh edition of the Florence Biennale (Firenze-Fortezza da Basso - Italy).
CWOS Exhibition, Artspace Gallery, New Haven, CT

2008
2nd Annual School Museum of Fine Arts Continuing Education, Grossman Gallery, School Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA. Juried by Abigail Ross, Kristen Dodge, and Jed Speare.

2007
106th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven CT. Juried by Gerard Doudera and Val Kropiwnicki.
New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT.

2006
Interface II, City Gallery, New Haven, CT. Curated by Sheila Kaczmarek.
105th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT.

2005
104th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT. Juried by Vincent Baldassano.
New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT.

2004
New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT.

1997
“Starting with Paper,” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT.

1995
“Kaleidoscope, A Multitude of Prints,” Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Art Gallery, Hamden, CT.
94th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven CT. Juried by Leon Goldin and Hildegard Cummings.

1994
“Prints 1994,” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven CT. Juried by Jane Miller.
93rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, New Haven Paint & Clay Club, The John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT. Juried by Toshio Odate and George Soppelsa.

1990
“Nancy Graves Chooses: Works on Paper, “ Artspace, New Haven, CT. Juried by Nancy Graves.
“Impressions: Original Prints from the Northeast,” Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT. Juried by Gabor Peterdi.
“Studio Printmakers: New Work,” Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT.

BIBLIOGRAPHY (Reviews)
Maria Morabito paints images inspired by signs, symbols, and alphabets. She noted that one particularly vivid series of paintings was inspired by looking at her father's handwriting. “People pass away and the only thing you have is their signature, their writing. Linda Cuckovich, New Haven Independent, 2007

Maria Morabito's abstract oil diptych, “Together”, conjures up a pictorial cosmos of past cultures and ancient languages. The subtle textures of layered color that evolve from beneath the surface, the rhythmic hieroglyphic-like symbols that float across the surface, form a lively vocabulary that preserves a past and stirs up the imagination. Judy Birke, Art Critic, New Haven Register, 2006

“City Wide Open Studios”, New Haven Register, 2004

Maxine Olderman New Haven Register, 1994

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