Jon D'Orazio

About

BORN IN YOUNGSTOWN OHIO, A TWIN SON OF P. ARTHUR D'ORAZIO, ARCHITECT. I WAS TRAINED AS AN ARCHITECT AND BEGAN PAINTING JUST AFTER RECEIVING A MASTERS DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. I THEN MOVED INTO WESTBETH ARTIST'S COMMUNITY AND SOON AFTER BEGAN PRACTICING SHAMBHALA BUDDHIST MEDITATION.THE EARLY WORKS ARE PAINTINGS COMMUNICATING THE ENERGY AND WONDER OF NATURE. THEY BEGAN AS LARGE WASHY LANDSCAPES AND GRADUALLY BECAME RICHER, CULMINATING IN STRONG ENERGETIC SEASCAPES. A SERIES OF KOI PAINTINGS WERE BEGUN IN 1987. (TEN ADDITIONAL KOI PAINTINGS WERE DONE IN 2005). IN 1989 I TOOK A GIANT LEAP INTO ABSTRACTION. THIS WORK IS CONCERNED WITH SPACE AND PURE PERCEPTION. THE VISION IS EXPANSIVENESS AND WAKEFULNESS. THE PAINTINGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL. MANY ARE QUITE SPACIOUS AND SUBTLE, DEMANDING PATIENCE, WHILE INVITING A FRESH OUTLOOK. THE QUALITY OF LIGHT AND ONE'S MOVEMENT ABOUT THEIR SPACE IS INTEGRAL TO EXPERIENCING THEM. THIS WORK INCLUDES GROUPS OR MULTIPLES AS WELL AS SCULPTURAL PIECESALL THESE AREAS MAY BE VIEWED AT: WWW.JONDORAZIO.COMThe Saatchi Gallery … Read More

Location: NEW YORK , NY, United States
Website: http://WWW.JONDORAZIO.COM

Education

FORMAL EDUCATION

GILMOUR ACADEMY: GATES MILLS, OH

B. ARCHITECTURE: CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC

COURSE WORK AND THESIS FIRST DRAFT COMPLETED TOWARD A MASTERS OF CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING: CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (DESIGN): COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, NYC

BUDDHIST STUDIES, BRUSH PAINTING, JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY: NAROPA INSTITUTE, BOULDER, CO

INFORMAL EDUCATION:

PIANO, PHOTOGRAPHY, YOGA, DO-IN, MACROBIOTICS, TAI CHI CH'UAN, QI GONG, KYUDO AND SOGETSU & KALAPA IKEBANA.
VAJRAYANA (TIBETAN) BUDDHISM & SHAMBHALA BUDDHISM.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

GRUZEN SAMPTON ARCHITECTS: NYC
VERA ENGELHORN GALLERY: NYC
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN. ART: YOUNGSTOWN, OH
GLENN GREEN GALLERY: SANTA FE, NM
O.K. HARRIS GALLERY: NYC
O.K. SOUTH GALLERY: MIAMI, FL
SHAMBHALA CENTER: NYC
CHOGYAM TRUNGPA COURT: NYC
MACDOWELL COLONY: PETERBOROUGH, NH
WESTBETH GALLERY: NYC

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

WESTBETH GALLERY: NYC
TAIPEI CULTURAL CENTER: NYC
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: NYC
ETHAN COHAN FINE ART: NYC
NIKOLAI FINE ART: NYC
WHITE BOX GALLERY: NYC
SHAMBHALA CENTER: NYC
TENRI GALLERY: NYC
BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART: YOUNGSTOWN, OH
BOLOGNA LANDI GALLERY: EAST HAMPTON, NY

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