STATEMENT
To her work as an artist, sculptor, writer and lecturer on the Great Goddess, Dr. Cristina Biaggi brings a strong background in the classics, art and art history, archaeology, literature, and languages acquired at Vassar College, Harvard University, the University of Mexico City, the University of Utah, and New York University. She has taught Art History, Sculpture, Mythology and Drawing and is world-renowned for her contribution to the field of Goddess-centered art and scholarly studies.
In talking about her recent works, Dr. Biaggi says, “As an artist, I enjoy transitioning from realistic work to abstract work. Creating my bronzes requires my total immersion in contemplating and rendering the physical, psychological and spiritual aspects of my subjects—a process where I must concentrate on capturing the minute details of a face and the soul beyond it.”
Dr. Biaggi contrasts collage making to the structured demands of bronze work. “I find it important to have a freeing environment when I make collages, where I am instinctually tearing up pieces of paper and composing them in an intuitive creation that expresses I know-not-what about my state of mind at the time. Moving between careful, meticulous observation and spontaneous, slightly frenzied left-brain creation is an experience I find liberating and entirely fulfilling.
Cristina Biaggi
Cristina Studio
149 Washington Spring Road
Palisades, New York 10964 Cristina_Studio@verizon.net
mobile: 845.304.8057
www.CristinaBiaggi.com
EDUCATION:
| New York University, NY MA Art Ed., Ph.D. Art/Philosophy | |
| University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT BA Classics | |
| Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Major – Classics |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
| 2011 | Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY |
| 2011 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY |
| 2009 | The Outside In Piermont, Piermont, NY |
| 2008 | Flywheel Gallery, Piermont, NY |
| 2007 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2005 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2003 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2003 | Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY |
| 2002 | A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2001 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1999 | Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1998 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1996 | Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1993 | Parc de Derrière-Bourges, Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1993 | Parco di Villa Tigullio, Rapallo, Italy |
| 1992 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1992 | Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
| 2010 | Clover’s Fine Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 | Ceres Gallery, NY and CA Institute of Integral Studies Collaborative |
| 2009 | Rockland Center for the Arts, W. Nyack, NY |
| 2007 | The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock, NY |
| 2005 | Bex & Arts, Bex, Switzerland |
| 2005 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany |
| 2003 | Veteran Feminist of America, National Arts Club, New York, NY |
| 2003 | Byrdcliffe Outdoor Exhibition, Woodstock, NY |
| 2000 | SoHo 20, New York, NY |
| 1999 | Europos Parkas, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| 1998 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1998 | Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany |
| 1997 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1997 | Rockland County Executive’s Arts Award, NY |
| 1995 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1995 | WCA/Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY |
| 1995 | Chesterwood Museum, West Stockbridge, MA |
| 1994 | DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA |
| 1993 | Ceres Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1993 | Chesterwood Museum, West Stockbridge, MA |
| 1986 | SoHo 20, New York, NY |
AWARDS:
| 2003 | Veteran Feminist of America, NY Award for Art |
| 1997 | Rockland County Executive’s Arts Award, NY |
PUBLICATIONS:
| 2006 | The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy, Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc., Manchester, CT |
| 2000 | In the Footsteps of the Goddess, Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc., Manchester, CTv |
| 1994 | Habitations of the Great Goddess, Knowledge, Ideas & Trends, Inc., Glenrock, NJ |
PAPERS PRESENTED:
| 2005 | “Goddess Conversations,” Ephesus, Turkey, “The Dark Goddess: She Who is Now Appearing in the Forefront” |
| 2004 | Third Archaeomythology Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, “The Web: The Pattern That Connects – Its Paleolithic and Neolithic Manifestation and Its Importance Today” |
| 2002 | Liguria Study Center, Italy, “How Did the Black Sea Flood Affect the Kurgan Culture and Why Did they Become Warlike?” • SWUUW Women’s Conference, Ft. Worth, Texas, Keynote Speaker, Weaving Our Lives |
| 1998 | First Archaeomythology Conference, Madouri, Greece, “Myth, Monument and Matristic Societies” • Woman and Earth Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, “Myth, Monument and Matristic Societies” |
| 1986 | World Archaeology Conference, Southampton, England, “The Priestess Figure of Malta” in The Meaning of Things, ed. Ian Hodder, London: Unwin Hyman |
| 1985 | Archaeology and Fertility Cult Conference, University of Malta, Malta |
LECTURES:
| 2011 | Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ “Art & Activism” |
| 2010 | Scranton, PA “Keynote Speaker, ASWM Green Goddess Conference |
| 2008 | Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum, NY “Inspiration of Activism in Art” |
| 2006 | Luksfera Gallery, Warsaw Poland University of Mankato, Women’s Spirituality Conference, Papers presented: My life in Art and Patriarchy |
| 2004 | University of Mankato, Women’s Spirituality Conference |
| 2002 | Fort Worth, Texas, Keynote Speaker, SWUUW Women’s Conference – Weaving Our Lives Tibet House, NYC |
| 2001 | Womomgathering, Poyntelle, Pa (6/7-6/10) • University of WI (5/8-5/10) |
| 2000 | Glastonbury Conference, UK (8/2-8/6) |
| 1997 | New York Open Center, NY (11/7-8) • University of Missouri, MO (6/18-22) Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC (6/7) • 92nd Street Y, NY (4/17) American Museum of Natural History, NY (3/22) |
| 1996 | Society of Women Geographers, WV (5/17) • Vassar College, NY (4/14) American Museum of Natural History, NY (3/17) |
| 1995 | Interface, MA (12/8) New York Open Center, NY (6/16) Southern CT State University, CT (4/29) Society of Women Geographers, NY (4/20) Vassar College, NY (2/13) |
| 1989-93 | Chaired Ecofeminist Series, Ceres Gallery, The Open Center and The Fund for New Priorities, NY |
FILM:
| 2010 | “Peace, Love and Misunderstanding,” the High Priestess, and as Goddess Consultant |
| 2010 | “Art of Love,” as Goddess Consultant |
TELEVISION:
| 2001 | Cable TV “New Directions for Women,” Host, M. Stark, NJ |
| 1995 | Channel 11 News with Connie Collins, NY • Cablevision – Focus on Women, NY |
RADIO:
| 2010 | 2010, Feb. 24th Voices of the Sacred Feminine with Karen Tate, www.KarenTate.com/Tate/radio show.html |
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
| Tae Kwon Do, (4 th Degree Black Belt), Kung Fu, (Black Sash), Flying, Scuba Diving, Mountaineering |