J I M D E L U C I A
STATEMENT
Much of my current work begins as photo-realistic paintings that slowly become abstracted as I transition to memory. I look for a sense of being in the moment and brushing it away. There is something attractive about losing the initial subject and painting from feeling and gut to recompose the piece. The melding of subject and foreground creates an atmosphere of uncertainty and tension, which is balanced by a soft muted palette. My working process is very intuitive – colors and images wash over each other until they find a place of rest.
BIO
Jim is a BFA graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport. He works from his home studio in Rochester NY. His work has been exhibited at numerous local galleries and shows including the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, Rochester Contemporary, the Memorial Art Gallery and AXOM Gallery.
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EDUCATION
2002 B.F.A. Studio Art (Painting/Drawing) SUNY College at Brockport
SOLO EXHIBTIONS
2018 Waterscapes. Bausch+Lomb Optics Center. Rochester, N.Y.
2013 #imhereyourethere. Axom Gallery. Rochester, N.Y
Jim DeLucia. Tioga County on the Arts. ArtSpace Gallery. Owego, N.Y. 2012 I Said Down and Stay. Our House Gallery. Rochester, N.Y.
2010 Carved Spaces. PasSage Gallery. University of Rochester. Rochester, N.Y.
Drawings and Paintings. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. Auburn, N.Y.
2006 Drift/Pause. The Art & Music Gallery, University of Rochester. Rochester, N.Y.
2005 Recent Work. Rochester Contemporary, Sibley Center Window. Rochester,N.Y.
2002 Recent Work. Rainbow Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2018 Land and Sea. Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, N.Y.
2016 Small Works 2016. Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, N.Y.
2014 Made in New York. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center. Auburn, N.Y.
2013 64th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, N.Y.
2012 Le Petit Black Radish. Black Radish Studio.. Rochester, N.Y.
Studio Visit. Vol. 20
2011 63rd Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition. Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, N.Y.
2004 Small Works. Morning’s Canvas. Rochester, N.Y.
2002 Res Ges’tae. Tower Fine Arts Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
2001 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Tower Fine Arts Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
2000 Annual Student Art Exhibition. Tower Fine Arts Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
INVITATIONAL / GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Identity: Self Portraits by Artists. Colleen Buzzard Studio. Rochester, N.Y.
2018 Axom Holiday Show. Axom Gallery. Rochester, N.Y.
2012 DeLucia & Winkie. Colacino Gallery. Nazareth College. Rochester, N.Y.
Nazareth Fine Art Show and Sale. Arts Center Gallery. Nazareth College.
Rochester, N.Y.
2008 State of the City. Rochester Contemporary. Rochester, N.Y.
2008 Alumni Show. SUNY Brockport. Brockport, N.Y.
2007 Anderson Alley Artists. Arts and Cultural Council Gallery. Rochester, N.Y.
Re:member. Rochester Contemporary. Rochester, N.Y.
2006 The Birdhouse Show. Tower Fine Arts Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
Group Show and Auction. The Armory. Rochester, N.Y
2005 9x12: Works on Paper. Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Fort Worth, TX.
Recent Work. Anderson Alley. Rochester, N.Y.
Group Show. Arbor Expressive Arts. Rochester, N.Y.
2003 Jen VandenBosch and James DeLucia: New Work. Rainbow Gallery.
Brockport, N.Y.
2001 Current Artwork from SUNY Brockport. Java John’s. Spencerport, N.Y.
3 Perspectives. Rainbow Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
Anything Goes. Rainbow Gallery. Brockport, N.Y.
LECTURES GIVEN
2003 Panel Presentation: “Poetry and Painting: A Collaboration.” SUNY Brockport. Brockport, N.Y
2001 Panel Presentation: “Moving Bodies, Embodying Movement: Exploring the Rhetoric of the Body.” SUNY Brockport. Brockport, N.Y.
AWARDS
2003 BSG Purchase Award. SUNY Brockport. Brockport, N.Y.
GALLERY AFFILIATION
Axom Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.
COLLECTIONS
Hydrogen Media. LLC, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Arbor Expressive Arts, Rochester, N.Y.
Kinections, Rochester, N.Y.
SUNY Brockport, Brockport, N.Y.
Private Collections
PUBLICATIONS
Lake Affect Magazine. Vol. 53, 2018.
Lake Affect Magazine. Vol. 52, 2018.
City Newspaper, Framing First Friday. Vol. 43, No.13. Dec. 4-10 2013.
Studio Visit. Vol. 20. 2012
Lake Affect Magazine. Vol. 42. 2012
City Newspaper, Art Review: State of the City. August 6, 2008.
The Insider, Best of the Arts. November 4, 2005.