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LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Opens International Exhibition on Animals in Art with Reception

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The works from this series are works that have been part of a museum exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington, DC, USA. These works have also been exhibited in many commercial galleries since 1996, but this is the first time they have ever been offered for sale to the public.

The works in blue were the the first of this series to be created. My paletted transitioned to deep browns, and metallic gold after seeing three exhibitions of work by James McNeil Whistler in the summer of 1995. I was particularly influenced bu a series of female nude etchings done buy Whistler during his years in London and Paris. After that I worked with models posing them in poses similiar to Whistler's models, and adapted my palette to his.

While these works were influenced by Whistler, thery are distinctly different from the Whister pieces. I used gelatin silver prints and alternative silver prints to render the female figure. Those were then over printed with, or in the case f the earlier worksset into, monotypes. Each piece is unique. No two are alike.

Several works from this series have been sold through .

My studio is approximately 8 blocks from the Nations Capitol Building and the National Mall in the former Randall Junior High School building which closed as an active school in 1972.

I was guest speaker at The Russell Senate Building on April 28, 2005 for the Career College Association talking about my art and my art career. All of Congress and Senate were invited.

Barranquilla, Colombia, May 2005. Collective Exhibition. Karl C. Parrish School
Arad, Romania, May 20-29 2005 The Arad International Biennale of Contemporary Arts 2005.
Hong Kong, April 2005 Hong Kong Artist` Biennale
Barranquilla, Colombia, 2004 Collective Exhibition. Karl C. Parrish School
Barranquilla, Colombia ,2003 Collective Exhibition. Karl C. Parrish School
Maracaibo, Venezuela 2001. Collective Exhibition. Tamiz Cultural Center.
Miami, USA, 2001 Collective Exhibition. Ara Gallery Cultural Center.
Barranquilla, Colombia 1998 Art Chat with Professor Javier Muñoz.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1997 Collective Exhibition. Comfamiliar Gallery.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1981 Five Atlantic Coasters Artists. Comfamiliar Gallery
Medellín, Colombia, 1978 Drawings´ Collective. Gallery Autopista.
Medellín, Colombia, 1978 VII International Artistic April. Universidad de Antioquia, Universitary Museum.
Medellín, Colombia, 1977 VI International Artistic April. Universidad de Antioquia, Universitary Museum.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1977 Seven Students, “La Escuela” Gallery. Universidad del Atlántico.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1977 2nd Regional Studio of Visual Arts, ICETEX.
Salgar, Atlántico, Colombia, 1976 Cultural week “Juan XXIII” Atlantic Coast Regional Seminar.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1976 Drawings´ Collective Third year. “La Escuela” Gallery. Universidad del Atlántico
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1975 “La Escuela” Gallery. Second Year´s Paintings.
Universidad Del Atlántico.
Barranquilla, Colombia, 1974 . “La Escuela” Gallery. First year´s paintings .
Universidad Del Atlántico.

2005 - “Printed Matters,” The Concepto Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

“Girls Against Boys,” The District Of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC), Washington,

2003 - “Propaganda Of War,” The Warehouse Gallery, Washington, D.C.
“Art Against War,” Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.



2002 - “American Artists In China,” Tsinghua University Art Gallery, Beijing, China

Association Exhibitions:
2005- National Juried Art Show at the Dog Show, Wichita, KS
2005- 18th International Animals in Art Exhibition, Baton Rouge, LA
2005 Art In the Park, Ventura, CA
2004 Agoura Hills Annual Art Walk, Agoura, CA
2004 Animal Shelter Benefit Art Exhibition, Agoura, CA
2004 Adah Callahan 31st Professional Art Exhibit, Ventura CA
2004 Thousand Oaks Art Association Juried Show, Thousand Oaks, CA
2003 Midsummer Mists and Solstice Spirits, Thousand Oaks, CA
2003 The Garden Show, Newbury Park, CA

Stella Violano was born in 1965 in Van Nuys, California where the Santa Monica Mountains National Park bordered her childhood home. Her youth was spent observing nature and exploring the grasslands and mountains seeking out glimpses of wildlife, remnants of old homesteads and fossils. Her father would tell her the stories of the Chumash Indians and the early California Settlers nurturing her love of nature and history that influenced much of her later work.

Much of her work has a historic theme and involves wildlife or domestic animals. In 2004 she traveled to the Florida Everglades to stay with fourth-generation Florida Cow Hunters and painted a series based on her experiences. She is planning to visit the Seminole Indians in the spring of 2006 and will be painting a series based on the Seminoles as well as the historic Marsh Tachie- the first horse brought to the United States.

Her passion as an advocate for homeless pets is often visible in even her major works. Some of the small studies she has painted of homeless pets in city animal shelters have been instrumental in finding homes for the subjects.

Violano received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Biomedical Illustration from California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks. She then sought private tutelage under various artists such as Richard Morris, a talented artist who instructed with such artists as Jeremy Lipking and Tony Pro. Under the guidance of Morris she not only learned disciplined painting skills but also studied works of the Old Masters. Exploring the composition and components of each work and gaining insight to the process used in the creation of each.

Violano’s major painting influences have been Richard Schmid, Timothy Tyler, Micheal Frase, Anders Zorn, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt and William Bouguereau. She credits Schmid and Morris for helping her define her style and for teaching her never to compromise when recording her vision on canvas.

Violano’s work has been on exhibit in the International Animals on Art Exhibition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she received the honor of winning the Milford Zornes Award. Her work has also been on exhibit in the prestigious Art Show at the Dog Show in Kansas City, Kansas as well as the Adah Callahan Memorial Professional Art Exhibition in the City of Ventura, California. Her most popular work as a muralist can be found in the Channel Islands Medical Group where she was commissioned to paint the local Channel Islands marine wildlife.

Violano looks forward to life with the passion to learn and excel as an artist, seeking knowledge in the past while embracing the present.

Stella Violano is known for her portraits of homeless pets in city and private animal shelters. Her philosophy is that art can make a difference- if just in the life of one animal. Her work has won international acclaim and her studies of homeless pets have become a favorite amongst her collectors.

She often donates a generous portion of the sale proceeds to help the homeless pet that has been painted.