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CRAIG LAROTONDA - US
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Illustration SUNY at
Buffalo, 1992
Understudy with Alan Cober,Jerry Pinkney, and Kathy
Howell
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Professional Illustrator
1992 – Present
Work directly with art directors/clients/publications
from concept tocompletion of all illustrations. Provide
multiple preliminary sketches and final artwork for
deadline sensitive assignments.
Created illustrations for Time Magazine, Universal
Pictures, New York Times, LA Times, The Washington
Post, etc.
Illustration award winner:
Society of Illustrators (New York & Los Angeles),
Communication Arts Magazine and Print Magazine.
Artist 1990 – Present
Painter, Sculptor, Curator and Gallery Owner
Across the mediums of painting, collage, sculpture, and
found-object assemblages, my creations range from
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striking nightmare visions, breathtaking idealizations,
and haunting prophecies of human error’s toll.
Painter:
Develop artwork from preliminary drawings to final
acrylic or oil paint on wood or canvas.
Sculptor:
Learned mask making and sculpture process when
studying in Italy; assemblage pieces are created from
found objects.
Participated in Solo and Group
exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Santa
Monica, Santa Fe, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Palm Springs,
Buffalo, Scotsdale, San Francisco and Paris.
Triptych painting appeared in the Academy Award
winning movie “Traffic.”
Curator and Gallery Owner:
Curated several group shows in San Francisco and
owner of Revelation Studios and Gallery.
Art Instructor 1992 – Present
Teacher (Buffalo, NY):
Taught art at Campus East Elementary, the Friendship
House and the Jewish Community Center; teaching
method was hands-on instruction with demonstrations
of drawing and painting.
Workshop Instructor (San Francisco, CA):
Taught six to eight week workshops at the Independent
Artist Movement; Sessions: “Venetian Mask Making”,
“The Art of Business: How to Promote Yourself as an
Artist”, “Intro to 2D Composition”, and “Open Studio
Figure Drawing”.
Guest Lecturer
Participated in the Visiting Artist Series
at Fredonia State, the University of
Kansas and the Fashion Institute of
Technology in NYC. Gave 60 minute
presentations to students on being a
working artist and illustrator.
Artist statement
My figurative works are introspective and meditative
interpretations of the human condition imbued with
a sense of time. My source of inspiration is the
dichotomy of existence; the brutality and the beauty;
the subconscious and conscious; the spiritual and the
physical.
Working in acrylic and oil paint, collage, and sculpture/
found-object assemblages, my creations range from
striking nightmare visions, breathtaking idealizations,
and haunting prophecies of human error’s toll.
My artwork explores the unspeakable nature of
consciousness and the experience of life and death.
Craig LaRotonda 2009