Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Saturday, May 25, 2019,
I'm going to be updating my blog more often. This past year has been about learning how to use my voice and the blog is going to support this gift.
Venus Rising is an all women show produced by Fancy Pants Entertainment. In the producer's words, "
The goal of this event is to raise community awareness to all of the amazing female artists that are in the Southeast Michigan area, and honor all of the different types of art media that these women use to pursue their artistic ambitions and careers... Continue reading ...
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Wednesday, January 2, 2019,
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Monday, February 26, 2018,
Two of my ink drawings will be on display at the Women Show this coming Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Carr Center in downtown Detroit. Come out and celebrate women in Detroit!
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Monday, February 19, 2018,
Thanks to the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy I am now a published comic artist. "Miracles" is a short non-fiction story about my experiences with animals in nature and specifically about an experience with a doe who helped me cope with the loss of my Grandma. Below is the first page of the story. You can read the rest here:
http://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/blog/miracle-animal-interactions-in-nature
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, August 17, 2017,
Shubh Krt picked us up in Chicago's Loop near the Picasso sculpture. He pulled up in a car and inside he had colorful, dangling trim pinned along his ceiling perimeter. A green buddha hung from the rear view mirror. Bright, shiny ornamental pillows, thin for sitting on, rested in the backseat. I felt a calm excitement entering this space.
I introduced my husband and myself to Shubh Krt and asked him his name. Shubh said his name means "auspicious" in hindi-and Krt, "the senses." He talked qui...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Monday, March 27, 2017,
My cousin, Christina, got married in Philadelphia to who is now her husband, Mario. They were married in the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center this past Saturday, March 25, 2016. I had been asked to create some visual information for their guests' gift bags, so I translated that into making a map of Christina and Mario's favorite Philly sites.
The shuttle information was important because I had been asked specifically to include two sets of shuttle times divided evenly between the two hotels...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Sunday, February 5, 2017,
This painting I have been working on most recently and only just today (February 5, 2017) finished is about moving on by accepting what is and carrying it with you. Through this acceptance comes the growth that we resist in the beginning but ultimately come to crave. The piece was commissioned by a woman named Dana who lost her fiance one year ago and who had lost her father as a young woman of 21. She had originally wanted a tattoo to commemorate them- two birds, a cardinal and a bluejay-car...
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Friday, December 2, 2016,
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Wednesday, August 31, 2016,
Check out some air time I received in support of public art in downtown Royal Oak!
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Arts, Beats & Eats partnered with The Royal Oak Commission for the Arts in presenting Meters Made Beautiful, a permanent public art exhibition currently located on Washington and 4th Avenues in downtown Royal Oak. This is a juried show and there are monetary prizes! My meter, Royal Oak to Detroit, took 17 hours...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Friday, July 15, 2016,
My aunt's best friend tragically passed away on her morning cycle commute when a truck didn't see her. My aunt asked me to create a tattoo in honor of Rene and pictures are below. Rene, please send signs to my aunt and let her know th
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Friday, July 15, 2016,
I began making these Irish Blessing prayer cards for certain family members of mine who at the time were experiencing grief and I wanted to reach out in some way. Creating these cards reignited my graduate school fascination for lamination and began making more cards and giving them to people who I intuited would enjoy them.
Cards have been given to: my godfather, aunt,three of my best friends, my mentor, a family friend, my mother, a flower woman painting with watercolors in Millennium Park,...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, June 16, 2016,
Imperfections Art Exhibitionby: Fancy Pants Arts & Entertainment
Friday, June 17, 20167:00PM to 12:00AM
Tangent Gallery | Hastings Street Ballroom715 E. Milwaukee St. Detroit, MI 48202
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IMPERFECTIONS is an art show based on the idea that we need to
break the pattern of setting social standards on what is considered "normal"
and "beautiful." We need to push the idea that imperfections are not bad qualities,
but can be beautiful and unique and tell a deeper story."
-from the
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, March 31, 2016,
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Monday, February 1, 2016,
Spellbound Photo Album"Spellbound," is a show about magic coordinated by Breaking Borders at Tangent Gallery. My piece "Lovely Cafe: Book of Wishes" was exhibited. Check out the album to see my favorite works at the show.
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, January 28, 2016,
From the Twin Cities: Intermedia Arts, Obsidian Arts and the United Theological Society are collaboratively presenting the shows, Hands Up Don't Shoot--Her and Faith [In]Action, two exhibits responding to the value of black women's lives. My piece, "The Halves," which was shown in Chicago at ARC Gallery's show, "I Can't Breathe" will be exhibited in Hands Up Don't Shoot - Her.
The Minnesota Women's Press published an article about the exhibit and the line about Detroit is in reference to my wo...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Tuesday, January 5, 2016,
Hands Up Don't Shoot -- Her
EXHIBITION DATES
January 28-April 16, 2016
GALLERY HOURS
Monday-Friday | 10AM-6PM
Saturdays | 12-5PM
OPENING RECEPTION
At United Theological Seminary
3000 Fifth Street NW | New Brighton
January 28, 2016 | Thursday
6-8PM; Program at 7PM | Free
CLOSING RECEPTIONAt Intermedia ArtsApril 17, 2016 | Sunday5-7PM | FreeINTERMEDIA ARTS'
GALLERY ADMISSIONSliding scale; $3-10 per person suggestedAll proceeds support visual arts programming at Intermedia Arts
The above information was take...
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Sunday, November 15, 2015,
I Can't Breathe
ARC Gallery
2156 N. Damen
Chicago, IL
Opening Reception
December 4, 2015
6:00-9:00PM
EXHIBITION DATES
November 25, 2015 - December 19, 2015
From ARC's Website
In November/December 2015, ARC will present “I CAN’T BREATHE”, juried by Mary Patten and Romi Crawford, PhD.
Having endured a year in which video after video has appeared, showing shocking violence by police against unarmed citizens, ARC wants to begin a conversation about these events. The videos have forced all of us to ad...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, October 22, 2015,
MI Great Artist
2015 Oakland County CompetitionPlease Vote for Francesca HereMI Great Artist is a vote-based competition. The top 20 artists will then be judged by a professional panel. You can vote once a day from any device (so you can vote multiple times so long as it's once from your phone, once from your computer, once from your tablet, etc.) until October 30th, 2015 at 12:00PM. Grand Prize- $3,000 in cash prizes
- Custom Framing of 5 Artworks
- Exhibition in Several Venues
- Entrepreneurial Trainin...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Wednesday, October 14, 2015,
The Next Big Thing
MONA PRIZE 2016
The Museum of New Art (MONA) is having a one day juried exhibition and art sale. The exhibiting artists are eligible to win the 2016 MONA Prize -a solo exhibition at the museum during 2016-2017-
Opening Reception
Date: October 24, 2015
Event Location: The Museum of New Art
Address: 2501 Rochester Court, Troy, MI
Detroit, MI 48201
Time: 6 - 10 PM
*My piece, "Pigeon People" will be exhibited*
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Tuesday, October 13, 2015,
ONE Mile Gallery
8326 Oakland Ave.
Detroit, MI 48211
Opening Reception:
Thursday, October 15, 2015
7:00PM
Display Dates:
October 15-24, 2015
Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Thursday, October 8, 2015,
For much of my life, whenever I would receive a poor letter grade in school, an "I'm sorry but...No" letter from a college or university and now whenever I receive a polite declining letter from any publication, contest or entry/submission to somewhere it would make me feel like disappearing, giving up and questioning my life's purpose. It is easy to fall toward drama, especially as a sensitive artist but what I have discovered as a 30-year-old young mother and artist is that rejections are f...
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Wednesday, September 23, 2015,
The Baltimore Gallery
Detroit Door of Opportunity
Photo Credit: DMJ Studios
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Tuesday, August 18, 2015,
Opening Reception
Empty Before Use: the Art of the Cigar Box
Date: August 27, 2015
Event Location: Woods Gallery
Address: 26415 Scotia Rd.
Huntington Woods, MI 48070
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Posted by Francesca Gagliano on Monday, November 17, 2014,
My husband and I moved from Chicago to a suburb of Detroit October 1, 2012. I immediately became pregnant and for almost two years bitched and moaned, got fat, gave birth and have since been raising an adorable baby with loads of hair. No I did not have heartburn. It's a myth. all this to say that as an artist, I started to go crazy since I hadn't been producing work. Finally once my son, husband and I got things (life) moving smoothly, I grew a severe itch to work. Through Artslant.com I not...
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