On view January 5 – January 31 , 2015
EBK Gallery [small works].
218 Pearl St.
Hartford, CT
We all carry secrets
Knowingly, unknowingly
One hardly ever unearths completely
After years of “knowing” we often learn more
Not unlike a plant, the roots and dirt
The very structure that carries the food and gives foundation
Often is not seen.
We all place such importance and seriousness
On our thoughts
Thoughts which come and go
Stream of consciousness
Some revealed
Others held
A containment
All to go back to the earth
As it should be
All, forgotten. -D.F.
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CV / Resume
Donna Forma
EXHIBITIONS
Studio Gallery, Ongoing exhibit
EBK Gallery [small works], Solo Exhibition, Hartford, CT January 2015
Five Points Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Torrington, CT 2013
OK Harris Gallery, Solo Exhibition, NYC, April 21 – May 26, 2012
Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT, 2009
Saks Fifth Avenue Window at flagship NYC store, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Parks Governors Island Show for Sculptors Guild, 2008
National Sculpture Society Elected Members Show, NYC, 2008
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, Hartford, 2004-2005
Lindenberg Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, 1999
Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, CT, Faculty Shows 1995 to 2009
Hartford Art School, Connecticut, Alumni Shows 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011
Artists’ Guild Gallery on the Green, Canton, Connecticut, 1999 to 2008
Connecticut Academy Exhibition,Slater Museum, Connecticut, 1998
Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, Connecticut 1997
Allan Stone Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York, New York
Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
Slater Museum, Norwich, Connecticut
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
University of Hartford, M.F.A. Thesis Show, Connecticut
University of Hartford, Goldfarb Exhibition, Connecticut
National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibitions, New York, New York
Tivoli Green, Salt Lake City, Utah
Greene Art Gallery, Guilford, Connecticut
Kendall Art Gallery, Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Trees Place, Orleans, Massachusetts
Allied Artists, National Arts Club, New York, New York
Miller Art Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ellsworth Gallery, Simsbury, Connecticut
Storelli Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dwyson Gallery, Westhampton Beach, New York
Parker Gallery, Westhampton Beach, New York
Mari Gallery, Mamaroneck, New York
El Nido D’Arte, Mamaroneck, New York
AWARDS
Connecticut Commission on the Arts Fellowship Award, 2004
Sculptors Guild, Member
Connecticut Academy Exhibition, Mystic Art Assoc., Second Prize
Connecticut Academy Exhibition, Slater Museum, Second Prize
Annual Exhibitions, Gallery on the Green, Canton, Connecticut, First PrizeTwice, Second Prize, Third Prize
National Sculpture Society, Lantz Award for Contemporary Portfolio
National Sculpture Society Commendation
National Sculpture Society Elected Member
One of Six Finalists for National Sculpture Society Ettel Award
Dutrow Memorial Sculpture Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
First Prize Sculpture in New York City’s Washington Square Art Exhibit
Winner Special Project Grant at Philadelphia College of Art
TEACHING
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Figure Sculpture – 1996 to 2009
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Foundation Sculpture – 1995 to 2009
Manchester Community College, Connecticut – Full Time 1-Year Replacement– Spring & Fall 1998
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Sculpture, Portrait Sculpture – Fall 1997 & Spring 1998
-Figure Drawing, – Fall 1997 & Spring 1998
Manchester Community College, Connecticut -Drawing I, Full Time 1-Year Replacement- Fall 1997 & Spring 1998
Manchester Community College, Connecticut -Drawing I, Full Time 1-Year Replacement – Spring 1997
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut -Studio Art, Intro. 2-D & 3-D – Spring 1997
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut -3D Design– Fall 1996
Quinebaug Valley College -Drawing Independent Study Instructor – Fall 1996
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Drawing– Summer 1996
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Advanced Figure Drawing, Fourth Level, Adjunct Professor – Fall 1995
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut -Studio Art, Introduction to 2-D & 3-D, Adjunct Professor – Fall 1995
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut -Foundation Sculpture, Teaching Assistant – Fall 1993 – Spring 1995
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Drawing and Sculpture, Portfolio Preparation – Fall 1994, Spring 1995 & 1996,
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Connecticut -Drawing and Sculpture, All Levels, Independent Art School, 1990 –1994
PUBLICATIONS, WORKS PUBLISHED
-Design Principles and Problems, 1st Edition, Holt, Reinhart, Winston
-Design Principles and Problems, 2nd Edition, Holt, Reinhart, Winston
-Shaping Space, Holt, Reinhart, Winston
-Sexual Choices, Wadsworth Health Sciences Division
-Love’s Other Face, Curbstone Press: photo of sculpture on cover
-The Way the Spirit Lies, Antrim House: photo of sculpture on cover
-The Art of Seeing, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall
COMMUNITY
-Guest speaker for the University of Connecticut Art Department
-Art Scholarship Committee Member
EDUCATION
HARTFORD ART SCHOOL, University of Hartford, West Hartford
-M.F.A. Degree in Sculpture Spring 1995
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, Philadelphia
-Intensive studio work in Sculpture and Drawing
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
B.F.A. Degree in Sculpture in 1975
-Studied Sculpture, Drawing, and Illustration
CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL, London, England
-Concentrated studio work in Sculpture and Drawing of the Human Figure
ART STUDENTS LEAGUE, New York, New York
-Courses in Painting and Drawing
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SUMMER INSTITUTE
-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
-Courses in Sculpture, Drawing and Painting