JORGE COSTA

Works

Contact
Tel. 413-543-2023
angstrom07@gmail.com

Biography

Born 1974

EDUCATION:

1999: MFA in Painting/Drawing, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

1997: BFA in Painting/Drawing, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

GRANTS/AWARDS:

2007: Artist Merit Award, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT

2004: Second Prize, Juried Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT
Juried by Steven Holmes, Director of Real Arts Ways, Hartford, CT

2004: Outstanding Painting Prize, National Juried Exhibition, Cambridge Art Assn., Cambridge, MA
Juried by Robert Fitzpatrick, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

2004: Best of Show, Juried Exhibition, Monson Arts Council, Monson, MA

2002: Artist Fellowship Grant, Springfield Cultural Council, Springfield, MA

2000: Artist Grant Award, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Boston, MA

2000: Northeast Exhibition Merit Award, American International College, Springfield, MA

1999: Artist’s Merit Award, Manhattan Arts International Magazine, New York, NY

1999: Springfield Art League Merit Award, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA

1997 & 1998: Honorable Mention, Goldfarb Exhibition, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

1998: Juror’s Prize, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT

1997: Rudolph Zallinger Painting Prize, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

1997: Luso-American Artist Grant, Oporto Foundation for Artists, Oporto, Potugal

1997: Honorable Mention, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT

1996: First Prize, Goldfarb Exhibition, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2006: Solo Exhibition, Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT

2003: Recent Paintings, Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield State College, Westfield, MA

2001: Identity Bubbles, Taber Art Gallery, Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA

2000: Inside Out, See Gallery, Springfield, MA

1999: Difference in Context, Taub Hall Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2007: Group Exhibition, Artists Space, New York, NY

2007: Exhibit A, Sanford Meisner Theater, New York, NY

2007: Group Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT

2006: Group Exhibition, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT

2005: International Painting Exhibition, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan

2004: Summer in the City, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT

2004: Beyond Boundaries, Juried Exhibition, Monson Art Gallery, Monson, MA

2004: National Juried Exhibition, Katheryn Schuitz Gallery, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA

2003: Temporary Representation, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC

2002: Fine Arts Gallery, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA
An Exhibition in collaboration with Bettina Viereck

2002: Juried National Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

2002: Cold New World, Dane Gallery, Springfield, MA

2002: Group Exhibition, Art Institute of Boston, Lesley University, Boston, MA

2001: Group Exhibition, Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA

2000: Juried Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT

2000: Faculty Show, Springfield College, Springfield, MA

2000: Face and Figure, WM Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA

2000: Juried Exhibition, American International College, Springfield, MA

1999: Juried Exhibition, Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA

1999: Recent Paintings, See Gallery, Springfield, MA

1997 & 1998: Annual Open Juried Competition, Artworks Gallery, Hartford, CT

1997: International Art Exhibition, Oporto Foundation for Artists, Oporto, Potugal

1998 & 1999: Works in Progress, Taub Hall Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

1997: An Exhibition of Paintings, Taub Hall Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

1996: Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, New Bedford, MA
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council

1998, 1997 & 1996: Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Sponsored by the Alexander A. Goldfarb Endowment Trust

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2005 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA
· Art History (Ancient Art through Postmodernism)
· Introduction to Painting

2000 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
· Studio Drawing
· Advanced Painting
· Art History
· 2-D Design
· Materials & Techniques
· Creative Process

2001 – Present
Adjunct Professor, Asnuntuck Community College, Enfield, CT
· Art Appreciation
· Art History
· 2-D Design
· Drawing

1999
Adjunct Professor, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
Studio Drawing

1999
Visual Arts Instructor, Gerena Community School, Springfield, MA

COLLECTIONS:

Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT

Santa Casa da Misericordia, Maia, Portugal