Clare
Stokolosa
Media:
Painting, Mixed Media
Studio Location:
Studio 34 LIC-34-01 38th Avenue LIC NY 11101
Room/Studio#
434
Website:
Artist Bio:
I work in my studio at Studio 34 LIC in Long Island City and in Cortona Italy.
I received the NYSCA Support for Artists grant for 2026 for my NYC Faces in Motion Series.
I received an Artist Corps Grant, August 2021, for my #stayathome series painting and video,
an A.I.R. from Cope NYC, Fall 2021, 630 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, where my NYC Faces series is now on view.
I also received a grant and A.I.R., from Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Relief Fund, Byrdcliffe, Woodstock, NY 2013.
I was invited to lecture as a Keynote speaker for the Scholastic awards in 2025.
I gave an Artist Talk, My Life as an International Artist, for the Italian Cultural Society of Farmingdale, NY in November 2023.
As Keynote Speaker for When Art Speaks a 2022 I presented On-line for Queens Main Branch Jamaica Public Library
and for a Queens Historical Society in October 2020.
I was the Queens Honoree for Art Italian Heritage Award, presented by Borough President Melinda Katz and Italian Heritage Cultural Committee President Joseph Sciame on November 30, 2019 at St. John’s University Queens, and a NY Art Educator Award 2013 from NYCATA/UFT.
My gallery exhibits include, Zaruma Cafe 2026Islip Arts Council Gallery as the featured artist in March 2023, And had a solo exhibit Colorful Creations, September 2021, at the Paper Factory, LIC, NY for my artist Corp Grant NYC work.
I exhibited at Factory Dardano 44 in Cortona, Italy in August 2021.
I had solo shows at: Boricua College’s La Galeria, and The
Kaplan JCC Gallery. I had a solo exhibition at Biblioteca Rispoli, Rome, Italy in 2013. I was invited to have a show at the Patchogue Arts Council Satellite Gallery.
had One Woman Showcase at LaGuardia Community College.
I have exhibited in group shows with LIC Artist, and the West Side Arts Council.
I have a BFA from Hunter College and an MS in Art Education from Queens College.
As an educator,I have worked collaboratively on projects with my students at: The Morgan Library/Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Queens Museum and Tribeca Film Institute.
Artist Statement:
I am working on my NYC Faces in Motion, an interdisciplinary project expanding upon my watercolor portrait series, NYC Faces. These larger-than-life paintings capture subway riders — strangers of all backgrounds who share the public space. I chose a bright color palette. I expanded the series from the train to other venues and images, including bridges and bicycles, iconic symbols of living together, sharing the public space. This body of work transcends and continues to grow in different forms and multimedia. The new multi-sensory art series transforms the original paintings into an immersive AR experience. Accompanying the paintings are hand drawn pastels on New York Times newsprint that highlight objects carried by subway riders; Environmental sounds of raindrops on nylon, music through earbuds, and pages turning, are linked by QR codes for viewers to see videos on my YouTube, @clarestokolosa/shorts and invite comments.
