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Bio
Danielle Livoti is a fine artist and art educator with over 17 years of teaching experience at the secondary level in public education on Long Island. She received her BFA in Art Education from LIU Post in 2007, followed by her MA in Studio art from New York University in 2010. As an educator, Danielle has been awarded "Teacher of the Year" by her district in 2015, the National Junior Honor Society's "Teacher of the Year" in 2019, and in 2024 she was named "Outstanding Teacher" by The Heckscher Museum of Art. Her students have won numerous awards such as Newsday Scholar Artist Award, Congressional Art Awards, and Best in Show at the Heckscher Museum's Long Island's Best High School Art competition. While being an educator is one of her most rewarding experiences, Danielle's personal artistic practice is something she is incredibly passionate about. In 2020 she was selected to exhibit in the Long Island Biennial at the Heckscher Museum, after which she participated in numerous artist talks and panel discussions supporting the exhibit. She has shown her work in several galleries across Long Island such as Spotlight Gallery, Firefly Artists, Christensen Gallery and East End Arts. She currently resides in Brightwaters, NY where she is working on bringing more art experiences to her community with the Brightwaters Art Council, of which she is President. |
Artist Statement
My work takes a diaristic approach to exploring the concept of interconnectivity. I interact with my surfaces over time, through layering and removing collage, paint, encaustic, and artifacts from my past in order to uncover my truths about myself and better understand my connection to humanity as a whole. I begin with a series of words that have appeared in my journals, influenced by my observations on the world around me, which I draw onto a surface. These are soon layered over by collaging ephemera I have collected over time. This archives my past in the surface of the work itself. Seeing textural transformations from décollaging throughout my process becomes a cathartic process; allowing me to release traumas and make sense of the world around me. My words become illegible, expressive marks. We can all learn from our past and grow from it. I am inspired by my quest for a deeper understanding of our shared experiences of love, heartache, memories, depression, anxiety and fear. |
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Upcoming Shows
Mindfulness in Existence, Alfred Van Loen Gallery, Huntington, NY January, 2025 10, Pencil on Paper Gallery, Dallas, TX, March 2025 Brightwaters Art Council Invitational, Gillette House, Sayville, NY, March 2025 Juried Group Shows
Mighty, Christensen Gallery, Babylon, NY November, 2024 Gen Art, East End Arts, Riverhead, NY, November, 2024 “Sea the Shore,” Islip Arts Council, Bay Shore, NY, August, 2024 Maritime Daydreams, The Firefly Artists, Northport, NY, May 2024 *Honorable Mention Dancing Dreams, Frame Gallery, Port Washington, NY April 2023 Ekphrastic And Back, BACCA Gallery, Lindenhurst, NY March 2023 Cafe D’Art, Jack Jacks Coffee, Babylon Village, NY May 2022 Honey, I shrunk the Art, The Firefly Artists, Northport, NY April 2022 Live at the Spot, Spotlight Bar and Gallery, Huntington, NY April 2021 Harvest of Artists, BJ Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY Jan 2021 Under 100, Muneca Art House, Patchogue, Dec NY 2020 Long Island Biennial 2020, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY 2020 Quarantine Art Show, Spotlight NY Gallery, Huntington, NY June-Aug 2020 SEA of Visibility, Cinema Arts Center, Huntington, NY Aug 2019 |
Solo Shows
“Recent Works,” Renarde, Babylon Village, NY July 2023-March 2024 “Recent Works,” The Last Word, Huntington, NY April 2022 Group Shows
The Beauty of Brightwaters, Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library, July 2024 Members Art Show, Brightwaters Art Council, Brightwaters, NY January 2023 Art Educators Show, Patchogue Arts Council, Patchogue, NY, September 2021 Inspired Views, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA July 2021 Art of the Mark, Art Guild of Port Washington, Dec 2020 Alumni Art Show, LIU Post, Brookville, NY September 2020 Inspired Views, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA Aug 2020 Alumni Art Show, LIU Post, Brookville, NY Sept 2019 |
All artworks are copyright by Danielle Livoti. Please contact for permission to use any images.