About

My current body of work consists of objects that exist at the intersection of the mystical, ecological and the technological. Stories and mythology give us purpose, yet it is our objects that tell the human story. Our objects contain our history and define our aesthetic. Objects both utilitarian and decorative hold our stories. We look to nature for solutions of both beauty and utility. It is this convergence of nature, culture, and innovation that interest me. l seek out the connections between these aspects of our culture.
This body of work I describe as Coded Cultural Objects. I am working on 3D printed sculptures, robotic milled sculpture, augmented reality, metal casting and ceramic. The use of earth materials connects the objects to the natural world. My process transports objects from the natural world into the digital world where they are modified and filtered to once again be produced in the physical world but transformed with different materials and meanings. I aim to create objects that utilize digital methods and aesthetics yet defy cultural classification through their transmuted nature. This work process places the objects into a global cultural framework. Their codes being mediated through every step of the process.

CV

Education:
2016 William Paterson University, Master of Fine Arts
2006 Moravian College, Bachelor of Studio Art

Professional Experience:
2017- present Adjunct Professor of Art, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2017- present Center for New Art Coordinator, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2014-2016 Graduate Assistant, University Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

Awards:
2016 Graduate Award for Creative Excellence in Visual Art, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2015 Autodesk Scholarship, Digital Stone Project, Garfagnana Innovazione, Tuscany, Italy

Workshops
2020 Merzbau Revisited, Virtual Workshop, Vasulka Kitchen, Brno, Czechia
2020 Sculpture X: Form finding in the 21st century. Center for New Art at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ Workshop leader, robotic programmer. (upcoming-Covid postponed)

Residencies:
2015 Digital Stone Project, Garfagnana Innovazione, Tuscany, Italy

Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Growth (in)formed, Power Art Gallery, The Center for New Art, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2013 The Chopping Block, Open Source Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2021 Fertile Ground, Court Gallery, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ (upcoming)
2020 Merzbau Revisited, Vasulka Kitchen, Brno Art Week, Brno, Chechia (upcoming)
2020 Masters as Muses, National Juried Exhibition, Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, WI
2020 Nature Nurtured, Price Sculpture Park, Whidbey Island, WA
2020 September Virtual Show, National Juried Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 To See Each Other, Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House, Hawthorne, NJ
2019 The Speculative Object, Power Art Gallery, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2018 The really Affordable Art $how, National Juried Exhibition, BWAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 The Speculative Object, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2017 Faculty Exhibition, Court Gallery, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ
2016 Art Slope, Juried Exhibition, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
2016 The Paper House, Governors Island, NY
2016 In Medias Res, Bravin Lee Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Braddock Park Art Festival, James J. Braddock Park, North Bergen, NJ
2015 Pawn Tattoo, Lynch Tham Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Marble Codes, Villa Strozzi, Florence, Italy
2015 Art Venice Biennale 3, The Biennial Project, Venice, Italy
2014 Digital Magic, National Juried Exhibition, BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY
2013 Gimme Shelter, National Juried Exhibition, Byrdcliffe Art Guild, Woodstock, NY
2012 Staff Show, Phillips Auctioneers, New York, NY
2011 The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
2011 The Exquisite Corpse Festival, Space on White, New York, NY
2010 Welcome to My House, Bushwick Arts Walk, Brooklyn, NY

Artist Talks:
2018 Digital and Ecological Sculpture and Performance, Ramapo College, Ramapo, NJ
2016 Growth (in)formed, Power Art Center, Wayne, NJ
2013 Living Geometry, Byrdcliffe Art Guild, Woodstock, NY

Bibliography:
“Visit these Whidbey Island sculpture parks to escape COVID-19.” Heraldnet.com. October 22, 2020 Available from:https://www.heraldnet.com/life/visit-these-whidbey-island-sculpture-parks-to-escape-covid-19/
“Art & Life with David D’Ostilio.” BostonVoyager.com. August 27, 2018 Available from: http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/art-life-david-dostilio/
“The Approval Matrix” NY Magazine. March 25, 2013. Available from: http://nymag.com/arts/all/approvalmatrix/approval-matrix-2013-3-25/
“Art Show Features Performer Chopping Wood.” DNAinfo.com. March 7, 2013. Available from:https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130307/park-slope/art-show-features-performer-chopping-wood/
“‘Staff Show’: Phillips de Pury Showcases In-House Talent.” Arts Observer. August 3, 2012. Available from: http://www.artsobserver.com/2012/08/03/staff-show-phillips-de-pury-showcases-in-house-talent/
“Exquisite Corpse Festival Brings Old Parlor Game to the Stage” DNAinfo.com. October 3, 2011. Available from: https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20111003/murray-hill-gramercy/exquisite-corpse-festival-brings-old-parlor-game-stage/

Collections:
Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
Price Sculpture Park, Whidbey Island, WA
Ridge Top Corporation, Bergenfield, NJ

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