JAMES RIZZO

The House that Joe Built

The subject of my most recent paintings involves a narrative collage descriptive of family and family events.

A family assembles its history over time based on a foundation of change. Changes that display periods of greatness and periods of trouble.

Although the experiences we have as individuals and families differ in detail, I feel the emotional subtext is the same for everyone. It is via that subtext I hope the viewer may communicate with the work and hopefully reflect on his or her own experience.

James Rizzo

June 13, 2005

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JAMES W. RIZZO

BIOGRAPHY
Born 1974, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania

EDUCATION
1997 BFA, summa cum laude, University of Florida , Gainesville , FL

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 "The House that Joe Built" Linda Warren Gallery , Chicago , IL
2002 "James Rizzo: Recent Paintings" Desiderata, Los Angeles , CA
2000 "Jim Rizzo: Recent Works on Paper" Six Space Gallery, Chicago , IL
1999 "A New Body of Personal Paintings" Linda Warren Fine Arts, Los Angeles , CA
1998 "Jim Rizzo Paintings and Related Collages" Media Image Gallery, Gainesville , FL
1997 "Paintings about Family, Friends and the One's I Love" Oak Hall Gallery, Gainesville , FL

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 "Points of Muse" Linda Warren Gallery , Chicago , IL
2001 "From the Outside Looking In" Desiderata, Los Angeles , CA
2000 " Palm Springs International Art Fair" Palm Springs , CA
2000 "Los Angles County Brewery Artwalk" Los Angeles , CA
1999 "Lasi Jaro Presents" Lasi Jaro Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1998 "Hillside Gallery Presents" Linda Warren Fine Arts, Los Angeles , CA
1997 "Paint the Town Pink"” Boca Raton Museum of Art , Boca Raton , FL
1997 "46 th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibition" Boca Raton Museum of Art , Boca Raton , FL
1997 "BFA Thesis Exhibit" University of Florida , Gainesville , FL

AWARDS
1997 "BFA Thesis Exhibit" Faculty Award
1996 Harn Museum Award in Artistic Excellence
1996 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship in Artistic Excellence
1995-7 Gold Seal Scholarship Award