Sheila Giolitti Explained

Sheila Giolitti is an American painter currently residing in Norfolk, Virginia.[1]

Giolitti's paintings are predominantly abstract works which are composed in layers that she simultaneously builds up and strips away.[2] Giolitti is also the owner and director of Mayer Fine Art in Norfolk, VA.[3] [4] She is represented by Jankossen Contemporary in Basel, Switzerland and Adah Rose Gallery in the Washington, D.C., area. She has been described as "Norfolk, Virginia’s best-known fine artist."[5]

Life and work

Giolitti was born in Florida, raised in Italy and she studied art at Middlesex University, London, England (BFA), 1981–83 and at Mid Warwick College, Leamington Spa, England, (1978–79) where she received a Diploma in Ceramics.[6] She is the daughter of Italian artist Alberto Giolitti.[7]

In the summer of 2008 Giolitti mounted an exhibition of student artwork at her gallery[8] in Norfolk, which included a nude drawing by Philadelphia art student Erika Risko titled "Martyrdom." The drawing was a realistic rendering of a nude figure on four sheets of paper. At the time, Risko was a senior at the Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. The exposure of female breasts in the drawing caused complaints leading to the local building management's demand for the breasts to be covered up.[9] [10]

Starting in 2008, the gallery was the first Virginia-based art gallery to participate in major art fairs (Affordable Art Fair in New York City[11]), and subsequently in major art fairs in Miami during the Art Basel week of art fairs, which has become the art world's top draw.[12] [13] [14]

In 2023 Giolitti was awarded a Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[15]

Giolitti has stated about her work:

My involvement with the physical making of the surface is an integral part of the work, meaning that the surface on which I work is created as I work. Each layer of mark making is sealed with a layer of clear resin, which allows for a cataloguing of time and the change that it brings within each piece. These different elements find themselves bound within determined space. These boundaries serve both to unite and separate. They are definite or subtle, encroaching and ignored, erased only to reappear, self-organizing itself into larger more stable wholes.[16]

Press

Collections

References

  1. Web site: VCU artists earn two-thirds of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts fellowships. Ford. Michael. June 7, 2005. VCU News. en. 2019-01-15.
  2. Web site: Sheila Giolitti MiXX Projects + Atelier Telluride, CO. 11 January 2016 . en-US. 2019-01-15.
  3. Web site: Embracing Narrative: Artwork of the Washington Glass School & Virginia Glass Guild. American Craft Council. en. 2019-01-15.
  4. Web site: Timeless Work of Tanja Softic Circles Back. di Julio. Betsy. October 8, 2014. Veer Magazine. en-US. 2019-01-15.
  5. Web site: I Went to Art School a Long Time Ago…. oldtowncrier. 2019-03-01. Old Town Crier. en. 2019-03-30.
  6. Web site: Sheila Giolitti – JANKOSSEN CONTEMPORARY. en. 2019-01-15.
  7. Web site: Adah Rose Gallery Presents Sheila Giolitti The Splendid Silence, The Glorious Performance. 2019-01-14. East City Art. en-US. 2019-02-08.
  8. Web site: Waterside art gallery covers breasts for window shoppers. Annas. Teresa. July 31, 2008. Virginian-Pilot. en. 2019-01-15.
  9. Web site: Norfolk, Va., On Breasts. Hess. Amanda. July 31, 2008. Washington City Paper. en. 2019-01-15.
  10. Web site: Actions over free expression cast Norfolk in provincial light. Dougherty. Kerry. August 10, 2008. Virginian-Pilot. en. 2019-01-15.
  11. Web site: Mayer Fine Art Fairs. www.mayerfineartgallery.com. 2019-02-08.
  12. Web site: Cardi B, Kanye West, Princess Eugenie spotted during Miami's Art Basel. USA TODAY. en. 2019-02-08.
  13. Web site: Celebrities draw crowds during Art Basel Miami. Associated Press. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. en. 2019-02-08.
  14. News: At Art Basel Miami Beach, a Revamped Venue and a Focused Program. Loos. Ted. 2018-12-04. The New York Times. 2019-02-08. en-US. 0362-4331.
  15. Web site: 2023-02-10 . Fellowship 2023–24 Recipients - Programs Virginia Museum of Fine Arts . 2023-02-16 . en-US.
  16. Web site: Sheila Giolitti Artist Statement. sheilagiolitti.com. 2019-02-08.
  17. Web site: SECRETS & SYMBOLS. St. John Erickson. Mark. May 5, 2002. Daily Press. en-US. 2019-01-15.
  18. Web site: 50th Boardwalk Art Show & Festival: Selections from the Best in Show Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. www.virginiamoca.org. 2019-01-15.
  19. Web site: Boardwalk Art Show Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art. www.virginiamoca.org. 2019-01-15.
  20. Web site: Sheila Giolitti C.V.. www.jankossen.com. 2019-01-15.
  21. Web site: ART REVIEW: Giolitti's Abstract World Comes to Light. Maisey. Jeff. 2019-05-20. VEER Magazine. en-US. 2019-05-30.
  22. News: In the galleries: The devil is in the details in an exhibition filled with symbolism. Jenkins. Mark. 2019-02-22. The Washington Post. 2019-02-24.
  23. News: Winzavod: 10 Years at the Cutting Edge. Smirnova. Lena. May 4, 2017. The Moscow Times.

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