We are really looking forward to exhibiting the work of artist Sylvia Vigliani. Combining a career of teaching art in the US and overseas, Sylvia received training in sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Torino, and subsequently earned a residency in Pietrasanta at the Sem Ghelardini Marble Laboratory. She was also awarded sculpture and photography residencies in the Burren, Ireland, the Instituto di Santa Reparata in Florence, Vermont Studio Center and the Master Workshop at Southampton College. Formal training in sculpture included MA and CAS from NYU. Further studies included Art Students League and New York Academy.
Sylvia has exhibited widely in the U.S., and Europe, and is part of private collections in Italy, Hungary and Greece. Recently, she received a grant from the NYBG for her Art of the Table: Stories of the Food We Love installation, June-September 2022.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sylvia's work explores archeology as it suggests traces of previous life, and offers clues to the distant past. It is inspired by ancient and classical themes, using current methods and materials. With these interests in mind, she references past culture and history, while presenting it in a unique and contemporary way.
