Joseph F. Rotella
RESUME
Objective
Create Art that appeals to the pleasure and enjoyment of art lovers to the degree of becoming recognized as an accomplished Artist.
To inspire an audience with a desire and appreciation to own a piece of my art for their home.
Produce appealing creations to exhibit to the public.
Education
High School of Art and Design 1964-1968
Associates in Applied Sciences
State University at Farmingdale New York 1968-1970
Bachelor of Art
City University of New York, Queens College 1970-1973
Master of Science in Art Education
City University of New York, Queens College 1973-1976
Employment
Advertising Artist, Dynaflite Manufacturing, New Hyde Park New York 1970-1971
Free Lance Artist, Teacher 1972-1976
Teacher of Secondary Art
Eastern Suffolk BOCES 1977-2005
Picture Framer/Salesperson, A&J Art&Framing,Inc. Port Jefferson Station, New York 2006-2012
Shows New York
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2010
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2011
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2011
Hampton Bays Outdoor Art Show 2012
Plymouth Estates Indoor Show 2012
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2012
Roast Coffee & Tea Company solo show 2013
Patchogue Arts Council Summer Member Show 2013
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2013
Hampton Bays Outdoor Art Show 2013
The Art of the Figure Gallery North 2013
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2013
Cedar Beach Music and Arts Festival 2013
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Exhibit 2014
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2014
Gallery North Outdoor Show 2014
Cedar Beach Music and Arts Festival 2014.
North Shore Art Guild Indoor Art Show, Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church 2014
Rotational Art Exhibits, Various Business Locations Throughout Oyster Bay 2015
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2015
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2015
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Exhibit 2015
Paint the Great South Bay Wet Paint Plein Air Sale Paper Cup Studio Open Juried Exhibit Paper Cup Studio 2015
Buried Treasure Gallery, Antiques, and Uniques 2016
Society for the preservation of Long Island Antiquities:
Long Island Landmarks Exhibit 2016
Bridges Gallery North 2016
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2016
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2016
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Exhibit 2016
Gallery North Holiday Show "Deck the Halls" 2017
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2018
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Exhibit 2018
Gallery North Holiday Show "Deck the Halls" 2018
Long Island Museum Plein- Air Event 2019
Gallery North Wet Paints Festival 2019
Gallery North Outdoor Art Show 2019
Long Island Historical Society" Culper Spy Day" 2019
Long Island Museum Holiday Celebration "Silent Auction" 2019
Gallery North Holiday Show "Deck the Halls" 2019
Long Island Museum "Members Show" 2019
Spotlight Gallery Huntington New York, "Quarantine Art" 2020
Spotlite Gallery Huntington. New York, " Colours" 2020 - 2021
Long Island Museum "Every Day TRANSFORMING CRISIS INTO ART"
2020-2021
Gallery North "Local Color" an Invitational Show 2021
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Exhibit 2021
Long Island Museum Members Show "Fragile" 2021
East Northport Library Solo Exhibit "Celebration of Art Coming out of the Pandemic 2022
Port Jefferson Free Library Solo Show "Metaphysical Expressionism" 2022
Long Island Museum Members Show 2022
Shows Florida
Fort Pierce Outdoor Art Show 2011
Melbourne Outdoor Art Show 2011
Palm Beach Outdoor Art Show 2012
Delray Beach Outdoor Art Show 2012
Delray Beach Outdoor Art Show 2013
Delray Beach Outdoor Art Show 2014
20th Annual Lighthouse Point Arts Exhibit 2014
Delray Beach Outdoor Art Show 2015
Ocean Ridge Coastal Area Artists Indoor Art Show 2015
Accolades
Rossetti Fine Art Gallery
Merit Award 2012
Art of the Figure: A juried Exhibition
Selected work “Pondering Spirit”
Juried by: Philip Pearlstein 2013
Patchogue Arts Council: A Juried Member Show
Selected work “West Meadow Beach” 2013
The Arts Arena Gallery
Selected Work “Veterans Park” 2014
Local Color: Flora & Fauna Gallery North
Selected work “Don’t Feed The Birds” 2014
Suffolk Arts Councils: Juried Members Exhibition
Juried by: Janet Goleas
Selected work “Mill Creek Road” 2014
Town of Oyster Bay “Rotational Art Exhibit Program”
Juried by: Mario Tucci
Third Place Citation for “Oil & Acrylics”
Signed by the town Supervisor John Venditto. 2015
Ocean Ridge Coastal Area Artist: Juried Competition, Honorable Mention
Selected Work “Don’t Feed the Birds” 2015
Society for the preservation of Long Island Antiquities:
Long Island Landmarks Exhibit: Splia.com
Selected Work “Grist Mill” Juried by Franklin Perrell of the Artful Circle 2016
I AM SLIDE SLAM3 in Collaboration with Long Island Museum
Selected Artist for Presentation 2016
Featured Article: The Village Times Herald November 10, 2016
Arts & Lifestyles: Celebrating the beauty of the great outdoors with
“Slices of Nature” - Cover, Artic le B11 2016
"Rite of Spring" Shown at Long Island Museum Stony Brook, New York, 2018
Selected work "Grist Mill" to be raffled at the Long Island Museum. Its 25th Anniversary Holiday Celebration Gala & Silent Auction.
Long Island Art League "Land Sea and Sky" Exhibition Juror: Karli Wurzelbacher.
Selected piece "January/ Red Branches"
Professional Organizations
Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, New York
Gallery North, Setauket, New York .
Long Island Musume, Stony Brook, New York
References Available Upon Request