Rachel Citrino
Contact Information
Phone: 856-305-4810
Globe Dye Works/Studio B102 4500 Worth Street Philadelphia, PA 19124
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Painting/Mixed Media
Archived Work
Artist's Biography
A notably active visual artist and independent curator for over fifty years, I have exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in the USA and abroad. I am an autodidactic artist who has won awards and citations from the City of Philadelphia, as well as the City of Florence, Italy. I was awarded residencies in S. Stefano in Sessanio, Abruzzi; in Scarlino, Tuscany and the Vermont Studio School, USA.
Artist's Statement
My line is primal. I admire Cy Twombly's the commitment to origins, the playful freedom of Paul Klee and the spiritual underpinnings of Kandinsky. My lines are achieved by projecting myself into the essentialness of the individual line and imagining the first line ever drawn. The line has to be felt and followed.
Much of my work is a direct reflection of, response to, and re-working of images from our ancient past . Inspirations come from prehistory, early belief systems, pictographs and impulse graffiti.
I want to merge the seemingly indecipherable history of the obscure past with my own sensual and emotional responses to it as I study and learn about human nature. In both the content and process of my art, I am interested in the global layering of time and history, of painting and drawing and of various meanings and associations. My art places itself in the context of the history of civilization as well as the process-oriented aspects of Abstract Expressionism.
I am also interested in illuminating the process of writing through line based compositions, often inspired by the almost universal linear forms of handwriting or the complexity of weavings.
Subtle narratives that lay beneath the surface of an image are revealed to my imagination as they are to the mind of the viewer.
The texture of the paper is important. As the ruling pen is dragged across the surface the line takes on an active presence. The geometrics imagine worlds.
Selected Exhibitions
2017
National Juried Annual, Attleboro Museum of Art, Attleboro,MA
Bivalve Arts Center, Bivalve, NJ
Selections from CFEVA's Members, Bebe Benoliel Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016
Juried Exhibition, Blue Mountain, Chelsea, NY
Grass Is Greener, Artspace 1241, Philadelphia
SIX, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Curaor: Barbara Sosson
International Juried Exhibit, Frederick, MD
2015
POPE UP, Globe Dye Works, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Leslie Kaufman
2012
Water On The Wall, House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Ladies of Leonardo, RRCA, Millville, NJ
2011
Celebrating 150 Years, Italian Consulate exhibiting Italian American Artists of Philadelphia
Revisioning the Decameron, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Best of Show
The Curators of Herstory at RRCA, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts,
Millville, NJ
Two-person show with Liz Nicklus
2010
Galleria Commune Scarlino, Grossetto, Italy
Citrino/Sivin, Paper/Clay, The Clay College, Millville, NJ
Confluence: Adams, Citrino, Garfield, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
A Philagrafika 2010 Independent Project
Photography 29, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Particular/Peculiar a Portfolio, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Print Love In, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Block Party, Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
From My Window, Smile Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Othello, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions Curated
2010
Artists Of Latin America, The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
HERSTORY, The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Professional Experience
Co-organizer, Monoprint Workshop in Italy with Mauro Corbani and Rachel Citrino
Archivist, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Design Team Committee, City of Bridgeton, Bridgeton, NJ
Co-producer, Vasto Artists Workshops, Abruzzi, Italy
Exhibition Committee, The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ
Mayor’s Task Force, Millville, NJ
Residencies
Partial List
Galleria Commune Scarlino, Grossetto, Italy
Sextantio, Abruzzi, Italy
Vermont Studio School, Johnson VT
Professional Affiliations
Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia PA
Malia Collective, NYC
Philagrafika 2010
Vasto Writers and Artists Retreat, CH Italy
Education
Continuing Education
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Recent Artist Member Mentions on InLiquid
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POST: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours 2019 – Northeast Philly
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, a program of The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, is the largest tour of artist studios … See Full Post
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Ley Lines
Ley Lines showcases a collection of artwork that bridges the divide between the abstract and natural world. Harmonious moments in … See Full Post
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Into the Light: Benefit Exhibition for Friends of Rail Park
Into the Light Opening Reception Fri, Sept 7 — 5-9 pm 990 Spring Garden Street The show will feature 300 works … See Full Post
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32 of 200 Artists Rep InLiquid at Friends of Rail Park Benefit Show
If you didn’t hear, Philly now has its own elevated urban park worth bragging about: the Rail Park. Reminiscent of … See Full Post
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Rachel Citrino: Neither Here Nor There
Gallery 50, Inc presents a solo exhibition of work by artist Rachel Citrino, Neither Here Nor There.
