Michela Roman
Second Year
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Michela Roman | Artist Statement
Michela Roman | Artist Statement
My name is Michela Roman, and I am an emerging Canadian artist completing my MFA at the New York Academy of Art. My work engages with memory and identity by giving shape to the body as an expression of the subconscious. I use sculpture to explore the communication between our physical and psychological realities through body language and surface finishing. I was introduced to sculpture in 2019 where I learned clay modelling, mold making, casting and finishing. The majority of my current work is created through these processes. I have searched for new sculptural mediums throughout my career and marble carving is one that I continuously return to. This is not despite the unique challenges the medium brings, but rather because of them. My exploration with marble began at Studio Corsanini with Andrew Akerman and master-carvers, Stephan Shaheen and Fred X Brownstein. I continued to grow and develop my marble skills with Gianluca Giarrizzo at New York Academy of Art last spring and throughout the following summer. I create using a figurative style and draw inspiration from Rodin and Bernini’s emotive control over form to help guide my use of sculptural manipulation to suggest our subconscious. I believe that the exploration of the self exists on a continuum, and alike the material of marble, it is timeless. It excites me to create a work revolving around our endless reflection with a material that itself is endless. Having worked with marble previously, I know how valuable focused and dedicated time to the craft is. This time, gifted by ABC Stone, would allow me the opportunity to rejoin the studio and instructor who introduced me to the craft and combine my journey of marble carving with my current artistic direction. It would be a great privilege to be part of such a one-of-a-kind program.
Michela Roman
35 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
929.888.4237
michela.roman@student.nyaa.edu
https://www.instagram.com/michelaroman.artist/?hl=en
Michela Roman | Portfolio
Michela Roman | Portfolio
Limbo, In Progress, 2022-23, Water based clay. Cast TB: Aqua Resin and Fibre glass, Finish TB: casein and watercolour patina, h: 45 x w: 21 x d: 26 inches
TBD (Balancing on elbow), In Progress: 2022-23, Modelling Wax. TB: Bronze cast, Spring 2023, h: 16 x w: 7 x d: 10 inches
TBD (Marble), In Progress: 2022-23, Marble , h: 10 x w: 11 x d: 12 inches
Midnight Tension, 2021-22, Fired clay with water colour patina, h: 8.5 x w: 12 x d: 18 inches
See Me, please, 2022, Hydrocal cast with casein and pigment paint patina on broken mirror, (excluding mirror) h: 9 x w: 12 x d 16 inches
Michela Roman | Curriculum Vitae
Michela Roman | Curriculum Vitae
b. 1998, Richmond Hill, Canada.
Based in Manhattan, NY.
@michelaroman.artist
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Education
Degree Programs
2023
Master of Fine Arts, Anatomy Track, New York Academy of Art, New York City, USA
2020
Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts, Minor History (with distinction) , Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada
Additional Courses
2019
Art Abroad: Nipissing University, Marble Carving, Studio Corsanini, Carrara, Italy.
History Abroad: Nipissing University, Looking Into the Darkness: Studying the Holocaust, Krakow, Lublin and Warsaw, Poland
Exhibitions
2023
Eye to Eye, Curated by Johnathan Travis, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Present, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
The Beautiful, Brief Existence, New York Academy of Art, Display, New York, NY
2022
Take Home A Nude, Art Auction, Chelsea Industrial, New York, NY
New York Fashion Week, Runway Exhibition, Six Summit Gallery, TimeSQ, New York, NY
Truth or Dare, Group Exhibition, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Window Display, Six Summit Gallery, TimesSQ, New York, NY
The Patriot, O’Flaherty’s Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Exhibition, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY
Tribeca Ball Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
All Women’s Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
Carpe Diem, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2021
Inside/Out, Student Curatorial Exhibition, New York Academy of Art Exhibition, New York, NY
ARTBOX.PROJECT World 1.0, ArtBox Gallery, Digital Exhibition, Zurich Switzerland and Artsy.
2020
1 Year Display, Unspoken Voices, Harris Learning Library, Nipissing University - COVID-19 Cancellation
The Class of 2020, The Gathered Gallery, Online Exhibition
BFA Graduate Exhibition, WKP Kennedy Gallery, North Bay ON - COVID-19
Cancelation
Here and Now, North Bay Student Art Collective Exhibition, North Bay, ON
Annual Juried Exhibition, KPW Kennedy Gallery, North Bay, ON
2019
Annual Juried Exhibition, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON
Board Display, Art Display in Nipissing University Boardroom, North Bay, ON
2018
Annual Juried Exhibition, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON
NBASC Exhibition, North Star Diner, North Bay, ON
2017
Annual Juried Exhibition, White Water Gallery, North Bay, ON
Fine Arts Display, Nipissing University Business Conference, Nipissing University
Collections
Upcoming: 2023
Permanent Display, Countless, The Centre for War, Atrocity and Genocide, Hilary Earl
2019
Nipissing University Archives, Art Collection, North Bay, Canada
Honours and Awards
2022
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Recipient
Wine Label Sponsorship, Ozymandias Scholarship, New York Academy of Art
Izabela Depczyk Scholarship
Exhibitions Scholarship, New York Academy of Art
Sculpture Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
Newington Cropsey Foundation Fellowship, Hastings on Hudson, NY
2021
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Recipient
Bronze Sculpture Scholarship, Newington Cropsey Foundation Academy of Art Fellowship
Sculpture Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
Marble Carving, Newington Cropsey Foundation Fellowship, Hastings on Hudson, NY
2020
President’s Gold Medal, Nipissing University
Dr. Paul Kelly Scholarship, Nipissing University
Prize Winner in the Nipissing University President’s Selection Competition
Nominee for the BMO 1st Art Competition, Nipissing University
2019
President’s Scholar, Nipissing University
2018
President’s Scholar, Nipissing University
2017
President’s Scholar, Nipissing University
2016
President’s Entrance Scholar, Nipissing University
Curatorial Projects
2020
Co-Curated- Group Exhibition—NBASC, Downtown Gallery Hop 158 Main St W, North Bay, Canada.
2019
Co-Curated- Group Exhibition—NBASC, Downtown Gallery Hop 215 Main St W, North Bay, Canada.
Work and Activities
2022-23
Second Year Sculpture Representative, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2022
Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Sculpture, New York Academy of Art, Summer Undergraduate Residency Program, New York, NY
Studio on View, Open Studios, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Studio on View, Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2021
First Year Sculpture Representative, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
2020
Virtual Paint Night Instructor - NUSU Summer Events, Nipissing University, Remote
2019
Co-chair of the North Bay Student Art Collective (NBASC), Nipissing University, North Bay, Canada
Press
2022
All Women’s Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY: http://www.daciagallery.com/exhibitions/2012_09_form-and-light.php
2020
The Class of 2020, The Gathered Gallery, Online Exhibition: https://www.thegatheredgallery.com/post/the-class-of-2020-michela-roman
Platforms
2021-2023
Current Student Work, New York Academy of Art: https://nyaa.edu/graduate-program/the-office-of-student-services/student-work/
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