Falling 2010 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
Steel Elegance 2010 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
Did Spirits Haunt the Mills? 45x60 2004
Frozen Wave 36x48 2007
After Work I 44x32 2007
Work, Home 2011 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
Steel Mill Kids 2011 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
The Car 2011 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
A Little Something in the Air 2011 13" x 13" Photo Assemblages
STATEMENT
Archival photography is the starting point and reference for my work in which I comment on themes such as identity, sense of place, time, and primarily the American worker. The American worker is a metaphor for change and self-definition in contemporary life. Women steel workers often star in the worker series questioning traditional gender roles. The photos are enlarged to the scale of a substantial painting which often alters the balance of its contents. I incorporate text, appropriated and found images, drawing, hand coloring, shards of color and gold—a variety of media which transform and recycle the original photo to a personal aesthetic. My grounding in painting and printmaking disciplines give way to the use of photography, xerography, drawing and assembling disparate images.
They are my tools for communication and commemoration of the past and present.
Frances V. Gialamas
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
| 2011 | Steel Life, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, New York City |
| 2007 | After Work, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, New York City |
| 2004 | She Worked in a Mill, Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, Bost Building, Homestead, PA |
| 2003 | She Worked in a Mill, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, New York City |
| 2000 | Chronicles of American Workers II, Ceres Gallery, SOHO, New York City |
| 1997 | Chronicles of American Workers, Ceres Gallery, SOHO, New York City |
| 1995 | Chronicles, Ceres Gallery, Soho, New York City |
| 1991 | Jewish Community Center, Perlow and Weis Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1985 | West Liberty State College, WV Blue Sky Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1982 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts |
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTION:
| Bread and Roses Cultural Project, Inc. NYC | David L. Lawrence Convention Center |
| Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Board of Education |
| The Grable Foundation | Marsh McClennan, Inc. |
| Algemene Bank Nederland, N. V. | Smith Kline, Beecham |
| Dravo Corporation | Nemacolin Woodlands |
| ALCOA Corporation | Blount, Inc., Montgomery, AL |
| Westinghouse Corporation | Three Rivers Aluminum Company |
| Deloitte, Haskins, Sells | Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania |
| C. S. McKee | AMSCO |
| Oxford Development | Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild |
| Pittsburgh National Bank | Numerous Private Collections |
PUBLICATIONS / REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS:
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Kurt Shaw |
| 2010 | Edward Munch, Art Blog |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Mary Thomas |
| 2010 | Fanfare Magazine, Harry Schwalb |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Harry Schwalb |
| 2006-2003 | Pittsburgh Magazine, Mike May |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Leslie Hoffman |
| 2004-2003 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Kurt Shaw |
| 2003 | Valley Mirror, Jack Ruskin |
| 2000-1997 | Gallery Guide, New York City |
| 2000 | Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Graham Shearing |
| 2010-1998 | Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Mary Thomas |
| 1998-1997 | The Woman’s Voice, Pittsburgh, PA, Wrote Seven articles on Women in Art under the pseudonym: Frannie Bernarde |
| 1997 | The Villager, Robert Hicks, New York City |
| 1997 | “Chromocome,” Catalog Essay, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh |
| 1993-1980 | Pittsburgh Magazine, Harry Schwalb |
| 1991 | Color in Contemporary Art, Charles LeClair, Illustration of Work Included |
| 1987 | WQED FM Arts Radio |
| 1986 | Greensburg Tribune, James Winocour |
| 1986 | Youngstown Vindicator, Clyde Singer |
| 1985-1974 | Pittsburgh Post‑Gazette, Donald Miller |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Press, Patricia Lowry |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Publications |
| 1985 | WQED‑FM Fine Arts Radio |
| 1983 | WQED‑Television, Lyceum |
| 1982 | WDUQ‑FM Radio, Duquesne University |
SELECTED AWARDS:
| 2010 | Honorable Mention, “Small Works,” Joy Borelli Edwards Gallery |
| 2006-2007 | Juror Award, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PA, 11th Annual Juried Art Exhibition |
| 2006,2001 | Women in Art, Seton Hill University |
| 1998 | Friends of Art for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Purchase Award, The Carnegie Museum of Art |
| 1998 | Designated as MASTER ARTIST, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1997 | Southwestern Pennsylvania Regional Juried Art Exhibition Award of Excellence, Greensburg, PA |
| 1995 | Commission, Children’s Hospital, nine works for permanent installation |
| 1994 | Work Selected for Albright‑Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
| 1994 | Juror Award, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, The Carnegie Museum of Art |
| 1994 | Friends of Art for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Purchase Award, The Carnegie Museum of Art |
| 1993 | Two Juror Awards, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts |
| 1991 | Juror Award, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, The Carnegie Museum of Art |
| 1988 | Juror Award, Sam Gilliam, Butler Institute of American Art |
| 1987 | Vita Award, WQED‑FM Radio, Fine Arts Radio |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Print Group Award, Wintergarden, PPG Building |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh Print Group Award, Campbell Gallery, Sewickley Academy, PA |
| 1983 | Project Director, Co‑Writer, The Fine Art Print, An Introduction, published |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Print Group Award, Allegheny County Courthouse Exhibit |
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
| 2010 | “100 for 100,” President’s Choice, 907 Penn Gallery |
| 2010 | “18 Past Presidents,” Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Gallery SIM |
| 2010 | “Past/Present,” Seton Hill university, Greensburg, PA, Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA |
| 2009 | International Images, Sewickley PA |
| 2010-2006 | Fein Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2006 | Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, New York |
| 2006 | Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2003 | “Teaching Artists,” Shady Side Academy |
| 2000 | Masters Exhibitions IV, Westmoreland Museum of American Art |
| 1999-1998 | “Pittsburgh at Work, 20th Century images of labor and industry,” Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1998 | Kunstler Forum Gallery, Bonn, Germany |
| 1996 | Restructuring Nature–Women Artists interpret the Environment, Chatham University |
| 1996 | The Mariage Project–A regional View, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA |
| 1995 | Image concept and design for billboard: “Iron and Steel,” Aliquippa Embraces Art, Aliquippa, PA Perlman Gallery, Chicago, IL Wenniger Graphics Gallery, Boston, MA West Liberty State College, WV, One‑Person Exhibit Dunfermline, Scotland, The Pittsburgh Connection Les Idees Gallery, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Congressional Office, Print Invitational, Washington, DC Pittsburgh Convention Center Greek Island Limited, New York, NY LaRoche College, Pittsburgh, PA Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA Blue Sky Gallery, Print Invitational Allen Rubiner Gallery, Royal Oak, MI |
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
| 2007-1958 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibitions, The Carnegie Museum of Art |
| 2007 | Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Ligonier, PA |
| 2006,2001 | Women in Art, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA |
| 2004 | Westmorland Museum of American Art, Juried Biennial, Greensburg, PA |
| 2002 | Westmorland Arts Nationals, Greensburg, PA |
| 1998 | Masters Exhibition IV, Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1998 | “Art of the State: Pennsylvania 98,” The State museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA |
| 1997 | Southwestern Pennsylvania Juried Exhibition, Greensburg, PA |
| 1997 | “Chromosome,” Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1995 | “Morality”, national juried exhibition, E.I.O. Gallery, Art at the Powerhouse, Cleveland, Ohio |
| National Mid‑year Exhibitions, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio | |
| Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibitions, The Carnegie Museum of Art | |
| Pittsburgh Center for the Arts | |
| Three Rivers Art Festivals | |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography | |
| “Point to Port,” Artists’ Equity, Frick Fine Arts | |
| Pittsburgh Print Group Annual Exhibitions | |
| Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, PA |
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
| 2004-2006 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Board of Directors |
| 1997-Present | National Society of Arts and Letters |
| 1996-2002 | The Society of Contemporary Crafts, Board of Directors |
| 1995-1998 | Three Rivers Community Fund, Board of Director |
| 1994-1995 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, President, 1994‑1995 |
| 1992 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Interim Executive Administrator, 1992 |
| 1991-1994 | Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Board of Directors |
| 1985-1995 | Citizen for the Arts in Pennsylvania, Board of Directors |
| 1984-1985 | Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, President |
| 1982-1984 | Artists’ Equity, Pittsburgh Chapter, Founding President Pittsburgh Print Group |
EDUCATION:
| BA Degree, Chatham College |
TEACHING POSITIONS:
| 1991 | International School, Le Pouldu, Brittany, France, Summer |
| 1987-1982 | Jewish Community Center, Faculty, Drawing |
| 1974-1992 | Studio G, Adult Education, Painting and Drawing |
| 1978-1992 | Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Faculty, Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking |
REPRESENTED BY:
| Carol Siegel Art Services, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Ceres Gallery, New York |