Bio
Danielle Livoti is a fine artist and art educator with over 18 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.
Danielle Livoti is a fine artist and art educator with over 18 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, and ephemera 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 artifacts I have collected over time from places I have visited, events in my life or writing I've done. 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.
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, and ephemera 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 artifacts I have collected over time from places I have visited, events in my life or writing I've done. 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.