Damon Tommolino 631-375-5704
Stony Brook, NY,11790
Education
Queens College, Flushing, New York
M.S. in Sec.Art Education, 2001
St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
B.S. In Education, 1996
Professional Experience
June 2009 Representation: Arena Artists, London
http://www.arenaartists.com/
May 2009 Roger Smith Gallery / Panman Production
- 3 promotional documentary interviews for possible
future representation
April 2009 Gallery 4222 Five Man Exhibition: The Playroom
- five represented artists collaborating on an
installation in the theme of children's toys.
October 2008 Gallery 4222 Solo Exhibition
- Subsequent, a concentration on sequential movement
with regards to time and space.
September- Gallery 4222 Solo Exhibition
October 2007 -to be eaten, to be divided, to be drunk, signifies
six months worth of work and a concentration on
current social and political unrest.
October – Gallery 4222 Solo Exhibition
November 2006 ♂♀Chronology of the Man and Woman, features
over thirty works ranging studies on paper to large canvas
depicting men and women and their interactions since the
times of the early hunter gatherer civilizations and/or Adam
and Eve.
October 2006 Chimera Art Exhibition and Fund Raiser for
WPKN, WPKM and WSHU Radio
☼ Martha Clara Vineyards located in Riverhead/
Jamesport was the of this fundraising event for public
radio.
☼ There were over 50 artists, writers, and musicians
exhibiting their offerings for the show.
☼ 400 plus attended the event with a recorded broadcast
for public radio.
☻Interview with LI Pulse’s senioreditor Nada
Marjanovich painting Man and Woman XII was printed
and written about in Newsday’s Sunday LI Life section by
Aileen Jacobson.
September 2006 The Chimera Group Considered to Exhibit at the
Long Island Museum in StonyBrook
→As co-founder of the group, I have put together an
anthology of images from various artists as a proposal for
Eva Greguski, senior curator of Stony Brook Museum and
Carriage House. The group will be scheduled for the 2010
museum calendar.
August – The Hampton Classic
September 2006 Њ Artwork has been selected for 18 feet of wall space at
this historic, internationally renowned horse show
Over 1,000 horses and over 40,000 spectators attend this
event annually
April 2006 Walt Whitman Historic Museum/Chimera Art
Exhibition, Huntington, NY
· 35 artists come to celebrate the theme of “America” with
over 45 pieces
· This Chimera show consisted of live music and poetry
reading from former Suffolk Poet Laureate, George Wallace.
· Exhibition has led to a hosted fund raiser event sponsored
by NPR at the Martha Clara Vineyard on Long Island.
· Exhibition article announced in Newsday’s, LI Life Section
written again by Aileen Jacobson. The Eternal Optimist
color image printed.
September 16- Gallery 4222, 318 Wynn Lane, Port Jefferson, NY
November 2005 ▪ the art group, Chimera, founded by Stephen Brander
and myself had their second show through Gallery 4222
▪ the painting titled Man and Woman VI was selected by
the guest jurors Howardena Pindell and Chris Semergieff
for Gallery 4222’s first juried exhibition
▪ granted one year representation through Gallery 4222
March 20th ~Newsday Interview and Color Printed Image in
2005 LI Life Section
· article written by Aileen Jacobson and addresses concepts
of a painting titled, Adam and Eve Initial Split that was
exhibited in the Walt Whitman Museum from March 23rd
through March 30th
· the exhibition and publication inspired Suffolk County’s
Poet Laureate, George Wallace to write a poem titled,
Falling Rain in reaction to pieces he has seen in the Walt
Whitman exhibition as well as other galleries
March 2005 ~International Publication
· the painting, Marlene was accepted as a cover for a
Sweedish chiropractic journal
· the painting, Woman 2003-2004 Eve was placed in the
Spanish magazine titled, Chaminade for an article dedicated
to women called Dia de la Mujer
March 5 ¨Spinnato Gallery Best in Show, juried competition
2005 · the painting, The Anthropologist was selected and
purchased by guest jurors, Mr. and Mrs. Starks (owners
of a private school in Setauket, NY)
November 2004 ~Newsday Interview and Color Photograph in Fanfare
Section
· article written by Peter Goodman titled, Edgy New
Galleries, 2; Landscapes, 0 , discusses local art scene and
Spinnato solo exhibition
October 2004 Spinnato Gallery, 243 Main Street, East Setauket, NY
· October solo show and permanent representation
September 2004 ~The Times Beacon Interview
· local paper covers fifteen Suffolk townships
· article written by Donna Newman discusses my interest
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