artist statement

​Much of life is measured by points – birth, graduation, marriage, insert-your-own-milestone-here, death. The reality is, though, that most of life really occurs between the points. These spaces are ripe with possibility -- things are not fixed. Even on an emotional level, we may speak of happiness, sadness, and anger, and miss the nameless emotions in-between. While the English language is not equipped to identify these spaces, I find I can talk about these in-betweens visually. I do this by aligning concept, material, and process.  ​

For a more in-depth look into Gianna D's practice, click here. 

bio

Gianna D is a mixed-media artist born and raised in Miami, Florida. She earned her Master of Fine Arts at Florida International University where she previously obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Gianna was a Florida International University Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator Fellow, participating artist for Vizcaya Museum and Gardens CAP Lab, and first place winner of The Women in Visual Arts, Inc. Velia Sweet Scholarship. 

Gianna has shown extensively throughout South Florida including a solo exhibition at Miami International Airport, at the historical Moore Building and a commissioned mural for Simon’s Dadeland Mall. Gianna’s work is represented by Washington-based gallery Ryan James Fine Art. Gianna’s work has also been exhibited nationally, and internationally, in both group and solo exhibitions, at art fairs, and in public places.

Charity also plays a role in Gianna’s work. She believes in the importance of giving back and has donated artwork to numerous charities and fundraising events and enjoys volunteering her time as a visiting artist to local schools and organizations.

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Education

• Master of Fine Arts | Florida International University | Miami, Florida
• Bachelor of Fine Arts | Florida International University | Miami, Florida | Magna Cum Laude | Dean’s List                              

​Fellowships | Awards | Honors  | Grants

• FIU Ratcliffe Art + Design Incubator Fellowship (2017)
• The Women in the Visual Arts, Inc. Velia Sweet Scholarship (First Place)
• Miami Beach Urban Studios LEADS Cohort (2017) 
• ArtTable (2017 and 2018)
• Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs Grant for Creative Capital Professional Development Workshop 
• Audience’s Choice for MOCA’s Five Minutes of Fame (January 2010)
• Anisa Matthews Memorial Scholarship (Graduate)
• Graduate Assistantship, Florida International University (declined)
• Florida Academic Honors Award
• Florida International University School of Architecture + Visual Arts 2006 Spring Review Scholarship
• Anisa Matthews Memorial Scholarship (Undergraduate)
• Florida International University School of Architecture + Visual Arts 2006 Fall Review Scholarship 

Gallery Representation

• Ryan James Fine Art

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Corporate Collections

• Marriott Palm Springs 
• Blue Man Group Chicago 
• Mercedes-Benz Coral Gables 
• Dadeland Mall – A Simon Mall
• FIU Online Corporate Office 
• Grosvenor Fish Bar (UK)
• Muse in the Gables Salon & Spa

Special Projects 

• 2020 FIU Online's Beautifully Miami Project
• 2017 Vizcaya Museum and Garden's CAP Lab Artist
• 2015-current  Art-O-Mat Artist

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Public Art 

• 2022 "Taped Off" 10x10: Pop Up Exhibition Box, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2021 "No Vacancy Miami Beach Temporary Public Art Projects" (during Miami Art Week) Avalon Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
• 2020 "I AM MIAMI" (Mural), Dadeland Mall, Miami, FL
• 2018 "Venice in the Gables" (Venetian Post sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables), Coral Gables, FL

Solo Exhibitions 

• 2022 Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland, WA
• 2020-2021 "Touch from Above" Miami International Airport, Miami, FL
• 2020 "Beautifully Miami" Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
• 2019 "Fragments" Ryan James Fine Art, Seattle, WA
• 2019 "Fragments" Ryan James Fine Art, Kirkland, WA
• 2018 "In My Mind's Eye: Part Two" curated by Danielle Damas, FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
• 2017 "Shine" Northern Trust, Key Biscayne, FL
• 2017 "Cubicle 2.0" W1 Vitrine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 
• 2017 "Paper Planes" Red Cube, Florida International University Biscayne Bay Campus, Miami, FL
• 2016 "All the Glitters" Sonesta Coconut Grove, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2016 "Glisten" Pelican Grand Petite Gallery, Pelican Grand Beach Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2014 "May I Have Your Attention" Art Basel Digital Billboard on I-395, Miami, FL  
• 2014 "Breathe" Upstairs Yoga, Coral Gables, FL
• 2013 "Carried Away" Pop-Up Show during Art Basel, Wynwood, FL
• 2010 “Word Play” Edge Zones, Wynwood, FL

Group Exhibitions

• 2021 "The Gift Shop " Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach, FL 
• 2021"Spectrum Gestalt 8" bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
• 2021 "May" Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland, WA
• 2020 “30th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show” The Arts Council of Martin County, FL
• 2020 "305-COVID-19" curated by Grethel Morell, William Dominguez, Ph.D., and Angela Valella,  South Florida Latin American Photography Forum, (Virtual Exhibition) 
• 2020 "12th Annual Exposed Exhibit and Fundraiser" Art and Culture Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 
• 2020 "Expressions of a Pandemic" Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
• 2020 "Bond Bound" Second Street Gallery (Virtual Exhibition)  
• 2020 "Social Distancing" Jada Art, Virtual Reality Exhibition 
• 2019 "Miami ReLOAD" Edge Zones, Miami, FL  
• 2019 "First Come First Serve" Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
• 2019 "Smash and Grab" Locust Projects,  Design District, Miami, FL
• 2019 "The Yogen Früz Brain Project" Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
• 2019 "RISK" The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
• 2019 "Cuerpo + Memoria + Ciudad" PhotoAlicante International Photography Festival, Alicante, Spain 
• 2019 "Women of Vision" Doral Government Center, Doral, FL 
• 2019 "11th Annual Exposed Exhibit and Fundraiser" Art and Culture Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
• 2018 "Smash and Grab" Locust Projects,  Design District, Miami, FL 
• 2018 “Sweet!” Elliot Museum, Stuart, FL
• 2018 "Frank Contemporaries" The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall, Pembroke Pines, FL 
• 2018 "Small Works 2018" curated by Sharon Louden, Trestle Gallery, New York, NY 
• 2018 "A Look Inside" Ker Gallery, Doral, FL 
• 2018 "ONE" Cleve Carney Art Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Elyn, IL 
• 2018 "Raw" Moore Building, Design District, Miami, FL 
• 2018 "Visual Impressions 3rd Biennial" Ryan James Fine Arts, Kirkland, WA
• 2018 "Plush" Art and Culture Center/Hollywood, Hollywood, FL  
• 2018 "Variety Show" Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL
• 2018 "Outside the Box 4" curated by Lisa Rockford, Whitespace - The Mordes Collection, West Palm Beach, FL 
• 2018 "Nature at the Edge of Urban" curated by Kathryn Mikesell and Ombretta Agro Andruff, Wynwood, FL
• 2018 "Astral Planes" Tedd's Art Works, Wilton Manors, FL 
• 2017 "Overload" Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2017 "Fractured Affinities" Ker Gallery, Doral, FL
• 2017 "Signature" Renegades ArtSpace, Miami Beach, FL 
• 2017 "Nature at the Edge of Urban" curated by Kathryn Mikesell and Ombretta Agro Andruff, Wynwood, FL
• 2017 "Pop Goes the Palette", Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Hialeah, FL
• 2017 "Aqua Exhibit" CityArts Factory, Orlando, FL
• 2017 "Greenery" Troppus Projects, Kent, Ohio
• 2017 "Memory/Time + Place" curated by Christopher Rodriguez Barake, KER Gallery, Doral, FL
• 2017 "Sweet n Low: An International Juried Show of Cute" curated by Evan Pricco of Juxtapose Magazine + Susannah Kelly & Neil Perry of Antler Gallery, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
• 2017 "Art-O-Mat 20th Anniversary Exhibition" Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
• 2017 "Gritty in Pink" Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL
• 2017 "Hialeah Park", Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Hialeah, FL
• 2017 "Beads and Thread", Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas, NV 
• 2016 "Art by the Bottle" Albion Hotel, Miami Beach, FL 
• 2016 "Paper Planes", Florida International University, W10 Building, Miami, FL
• 2016 "Just Because You Say", Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, FL
• 2016 "Dare to Live in Full Color", Blue Man Group, Chicago, IL
• 2016 "Espacio 08: Collaborative Works" curated by Professors of Havana, Cuba's Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), FloridaInternational University, SIPA Building, Miami, FL  
• 2016 "La Mano Hispana", Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Hialeah, FL 
• 2016 "For the LOVE of ART" Douglas Entrance Historic Building, Coral Gables, FL
• 2016 "Re:Produce" curated by Lisa Rockford, Bailey Contemporary Arts, Pompano Beach, FL
• 2016 "Intuitive Drawing", FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
• 2016 "Ocean Waves" (FIU Special Project), Miami International Airport North Terminal Gate D 30, Miami, FL 
• 2016 "Black and White", Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Hialeah, FL 
• 2016 "Untitled" curated by Dana DellaCamera, Vu | New River, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  
• 2016 "ARTrageous" TeddsArtWorks, Wilton Manors, FL 
• 2016 "Catalyst" ArtServe, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
• 2016 "Shine Brightly" General Provision, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2016 "Art & Soul" GALLERYone, Hilton DoubleTree Suites, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2016 "Young Artist Initiative" SLS Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
• 2016 "The Secrets of Outliers" The Gallery at Avalon Island, Orlando, FL
• 2016 "333: 3 Artists, 3 Women, 3 Unique Styles", The Gallery, Westfield Broward Mall, Plantation, FL
• 2016 "Rebel Art" Tedds Art Works, Wilton Manors, FL
• 2016 Cocowalk Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2015 "Park Your Art 2015" Wynwood, FL
• 2015 "Art Basel Show" Lucid Gallery, Miami, FL
• 2015 "Evil vs Good" Bear & Bird Gallery, Lauderhill, FL 
• 2015 Cocowalk Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL 
• 2015 "Home Design and Remodeling Show" Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
• 2015 "Possessed" curated by Lisa Rockford, The Projects, FAT Village, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2015 "Our Ends Are Our Beginnings" curated by Dana DellaCamera, 1310 Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2015 "Red Eye" ArtServe, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• 2015 "Open House" Upstairs Yoga, Coral Gables, FL
• 2015 "River of Art" Elwood's Gastro Pub, Downtown Miami, FL
• 2015 "Art & Soul" GALLERYone, Hilton DoubleTree Suites, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
• 2015 "Square Show 5" Bear & Bird Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
• 2015 "Singing the Blues" DCOTA- Decorative Crafts, Dania Beach, FL
• 2014 "North of Modern" Art Basel, Midpoint, Miami, FL 
• 2014 "Elixir" LMNT, Wynwood, FL 
• 2014 "Projeto Suzano: Art Makes a Difference", Graham Center Art Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, FL
• 2014 "Out of the Blue" Eleazar Delgado Studio, Miami, FL
• 2014 "Heart of Giving" Wynwood Art District, FL
• 2014 "Wild and Free" FrameWorks, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2014 "A Downtown Experience", Palmetto Bay, FL
• 2014 Muse in the Gables, Coral Gables, FL
• 2013 Muse in the Gables, Coral Gables, FL
• 2013 The Archive Fine Art & Collectibles, South Miami, FL
• 2013 "Windowpain" Biltmore Hotel Spa, Coral Gables, FL
• 2011 "Teeny Tiny Art Show 8" Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2011 "White" Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2010 “Teeny Tiny Art Show 7” Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2010 “Teeny Tiny Art Show VI” Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2009 “Gibson Guitar’s Miami Guitar Town” Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL/Design District, Miami, FL
• 2007 “BFA Thesis Exhibition” Philip and Patricia Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
• 2006 “Florida International University Student Show” Miami, FL
• 2005 “Full Load” The Loft Building, Miami Design District, FL

 
Art Fairs

• 2020 "The Other Art Fair Dallas" Virtual Exhibition
• 2017 Aqua Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL
• 2017 "Superfine!" (in conjunction with Art Basel) Wynwood, FL
• 2017 "Superfine!" (in conjunction with NYC Frieze Week) New York, NY
• 2016 "Superfine!" (in conjunction with Art Basel) Wynwood, FL
• 2015 "Spectrum Art Show", Wynwood, Miami, FL 

 
Art Festivals

• 2018 "Coconut Grove Arts Festival", Coconut Grove, FL
• 2017 "Coconut Grove Arts Festival", Coconut Grove, FL
• 2016 "Carnaval on the Mile", Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL
• 2016 "Coconut Grove Arts Festival", Coconut Grove, FL 
• 2016 "Coral Gables Festival of the Arts", Downtown Coral Gables, FL
• 2016 "Beaux Arts Festival of the Arts", University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
• 2015 "Coconut Grove Arts Festival", Coconut Grove, FL
• 2015 "Beaux Arts Festival of the Arts", University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 
• 2014 "43rd Annual Chamber South - South Miami Art Festival" South Miami, FL
• 2014 "Art on the Square" Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
• 2014 "50th Annual Key Biscayne Art Festival", Key Biscayne, FL  
• 2014 "Coconut Grove Arts Festival", Coconut Grove, FL

 
Charity/Fundraising Exhibits​

• 2018 "Art Gallery Night" Kids' Corner Child Development Center, Doral, FL 
• 2017 "Badges of Courage Silent Auction" (Invitational), Park Grove Residences, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2017 "Roofs Rising" Brickell City Center, Miami, FL
• 2017 "Breakfast and the Beat" Jolt Radio, Miami, FL
• 2016 "Pina Mi Cuna" Artium Art Gallery, Wynwood, FL
• 2016 "Badges of Courage Silent Auction" (Invitational), MANO Fine Art Project Space, Miami, FL
• 2016 "3rd Annual Extraordinary Art Sale", Cornell Art Museum, Delray Beach, FL 
• 2015 "Art Hat" (Invitational) Artesano, Wynwood, FL 
• 2015 "Chefs Up Front", Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL 
• 2015 "Design Techo's 3rd Annual Fundraiser" Villa Azur, Miami Beach, FL
• 2015 "A Touch of Art" Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL
• 2014 "A Touch of Art" Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL
• 2014 "Art For All" Shake-A-Leg, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2014 "Pineapple Project", Coconut Grove, FL
• 2013 "Medical Students in Action Silent Auction" (Invitational), Coral Gables, FL
• 2013 "6 x 6 x 2013" Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
• 2013 Silent Auction, Relay for Life East Kendall, Baptist Hospital, Miami, FL
• 2012 "14th Annual Postcards from the Edge" Cheim & Read, New York, NY
• 2011 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2011 "Postcards from the Edge" (Invitational) CRG Gallery, New York, NY
• 2010 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2010 “Haitian Relief Fund - Artists for Artists in Distress” (Invitational) ArteAmerica, Miami, FL
• 2009 “IAM Small Works Auction” (Invitational), New York, NY
• 2009 “Going Postal” Target Gallery/Torpedo Factory Art Center , Alexandria, VA     
• 2009 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2008 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2006 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
• 2005 “Masters’ Mystery Art Show“(Invitational) Ritz Carlton Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL

 
Other Select Collections

• Cricket Taplin Private Collection
• Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium​ (mural)
• Commissioner Josh Liebman Private Collection 
• Alfredo Xiques, Esq. Private Collection
• Anis Saleh, Esq. Private Collection 
• Brett Barfield, Esq. Private Collection
• Richard K.E. Middagh, Esq.
• Dr. Joseph Feist Private Collection 
• Dr. Colin Knight Private Collection 
• Upstairs Yoga, Coral Gables, FL (mural)
• Beehive Natural Foods, Miami, FL (mural)
• The Postcard Collective
• Nanda Family Private Collection, India 
• Stefano Campanini Private Collection
• The Heiman Family Private Collection
• David & Mona Clayton Private Collection
• Michael Fuentes Private Collection

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Publications | Reviews

• Wynn, Stacy. "Purposeful Life". Brickell Magazine, July/August 2021. http://digital.brickellmag.com/bm/7_21/index.html
• Wynn, Stacy. "Purposeful Life". Key Biscayne Magazine, July/August 2021. http://digital.brickellmag.com/kbm/7_21/index.html
• PROVK Magazine "Studio Visit and Q&A"
• Folgar, Abel. "DBA Show 'Catalyst' Bridges the Art and Business Worlds". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. 9 June 2016. Digital File. www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts/dba-show-catalyst-bridges-the-art-and-business-worlds-7834584
• Falco, Tom. "Gianna D; she's authentic, so is her art". Coconut Grove Grapevine. 15 January 2016. Digital File. http://coconutgrovegrapevine.blogspot.com/2016/01/gianna-d-shes-authentic-so-is-her-art.html#links
• "Possibilities and Shared Spaces - 'At Home with Art' Showcase Emphasizes Miami Artists and Art Resources" Miami Art Guide. 28 August 2015. Digital File. 
• "Quick Insipration", Artists Inspire Artists, 2012, http://quick.artistsinspireartists.com/post/34096594229/title-la-famiglia-artist-gianna-dibartolomeo
• Bryant, Anne. “Lots of cute, plenty of grace found at Teeny Tiny Art Show 6”. Seacoast Online. 11 February 2010. Digital File.
• McLeod, Raina. “Miami Becomes GuitarTown Thanks to Gibson Guitars”. Miami New Times. 7 August 2009.
• “Spotlight in the South” featured artist winner. Visual Overture Magazine. Volume 1, Winter 2009
• Cover Art, Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Arts & Design, Volume Three, No. 2 (No. 8)
• Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Arts & Design Eighth Quarterly Student Competition Winner, Discipline: Fine Arts 

Lectures/Speaking Engagements 

• 2021 MBUS Live Art Talk 2021, FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
• 2018 Artist Talk – Frank Contemporaries,  The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and Exhibit Hall, Pembroke Pines, FL
• 2018 Panel Discussion - In My Mind's Eye: Memory + Art, FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, Miami Beach, FL
• 2018 Speaker - 10th Anniversary International Symposium on Contemporary Art in Historical Contexts, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL  
• 2018 Panel Discussion - 10th Anniversary International Symposium on Contemporary Art in Historical Contexts, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Coconut Grove, FL  
• 2018 Artist + Curator Talk, Ker Gallery, Doral, FL
• 2017 Panel Discussion - "Enter the Void: Art in the Digital Age" during Superfine!, New York, NY
• 2010 Speaker - MOCA’s Five Minutes of Fame, North Miami, FL
• 2007 Speaker - Frost Museum’s Wednesday After-Hours, Miami, FL

 
Special Activities

• 2016 Volunteer Art Assistant, RiseUp Gallery Art Workshop, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL 
• 2016 Volunteer Art Instructor, Overtown Youth Center's 6th Annual Jewel Summit, Jose de Diego Middle School, Miami, FL
• 2016 TV Interview with Erika Glover, NBC 6 Local News (Coconut Grove Arts Festival Special Coverage)
• 2015 Radio Guest, The Real Estate Show with Eric Willner
• 2015 TV Guest, NBC's 6 in the Mix 
• 2015 Radio Guest, Only in Miami Radio Show
• 2015 Volunteer Artist, Arts for Learning's All Kids Included, Camp Matecumbe, Miami, FL
• 2015 TV Guest, NBC's 6 in the Mix (Coconut Grove Arts Festival Special)
• 2014 Visiting Artist, Silver Trail Middle School, Pembroke Pines, FL  
• 2014 Visiting Artist, Seminole Elementary School, Miami, FL
• 2014 TV Guest, NBC 6 Local News (Coconut Grove Arts Festival Special Coverage)
• 2008 Volunteer, Beacon/Miami in conjunction with Art Basel, Downtown Miami, FL
• 2006 Volunteer, Masters’ Mystery Art Show, Miami Beach, FL       
• 2006 Donated Work, Miami-Dade County Elementary School Fundraiser, Miami, FL
• 2005 Volunteer, Masters’ Mystery Art Show, Miami Beach, FL​