STATEMENT AND RESUME
OFF THE WALL Exhibition at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019
The artist with Art to Wear piece, The Hunt – Formerly owned by Elton John
and now part of the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
OFF THE WALL Exhibition at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019
The artist with Art to Wear piece, The Hunt – Formerly owned by Elton John and
now part of the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
STATEMENT
Art was the first method of conveying to others our perception of the universe and what we have learned during our time on earth. An astounding ancient attempt to share the awareness of our inclusion in the mathematics of the universe and the “all” of things. Art was the primary method of tapping into and communicating the awe felt by primordial humans when their lives were inextricably tied to nature.
Those of us fortunate enough to feel comfortable translating our discoveries visually have the opportunity to share them through the “language of art.” We artists spend our lives attempting to perfect our translations. Our mediums are simply the tools. The pieces that we create act as our portals. When you look at a piece of art and it pulls you through a window into another train of thought or feeling, you are experiencing the “language of art.” It is transportive. Words are an encumbrance here. There is no literal meaning. So, when observing a work of art, whether representational or abstract, simply let it take you where it will. And resist the urge to ask, “but what does it mean?”
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JANE KOSMINSKY DEFILIPPIS
ARTIST
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Email: janedefilippis@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Adelphi University
Traphagen School of Fashion Design
College of Southern Nevada—Web Design and Graphic Technology
The Art Students League of New York
AWARDS
New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship 1987
COLLECTIONS
Costume Institute
New York, NY
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUMS OF FINE ART
De Young Museum
San Francisco, CA
Philadelphia, PA
ELTON JOHN COLLECTION
PUBLICATIONS
ART TO WEAR
Julie Dale
Abbeville Press
ARTWEAR: FASHION AND ANTI-FASHION
Melissa Leventon
Thames and Hudson
OFF THE WALL: AMERICAN ART TO WEAR
Dilys E. Blum and Mary Schoeser
Yale University Press
SILK PAINTING
Susan Moyer
Watson-Guptill Publications
EXPERIENCE
Current:
Independent Graphic Artist:
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Web Design
Independent Fine Artist:
Watercolor Acrylic
Dyes and gouache Silk painting
Mixed media collage
Mixed media sculpture
1994–2015:
Independent Textile Designer for the New York Fashion District.
Represented by Marilyn Kern Textile Designs
New York, NY.
During this time I created over 4,000 textile design paintings
on silk and digitally with Adobe Illustrator and Photo Shop
1989–1998:
Textile Designer:
S. Edward, Textile Converter- specializing in textiles for swimwear. New York, NY
1983–1994
Independent creator of Art To Wear sculpture Leather, Lost Wax, Mixed Media
Represented by Julie: Artisans’ Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York, NY
1977-1983
Owner -Sleight of Hand Boutique
Hand-made and imported wearables and jewelry
Leonia, NJ
EXHIBITIONS
2019—OFF THE WALL: AMERICAN ART TO WEAR
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
2015—7th ANNUAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION
THE ART STUDENTS’ LEAGUE OF NY
Manhattan Borough President’s Office
New York, NY
2007—ART ROUNDUP EXHIBITION
Las Vegas Art Museum
Las Vegas, NV
2005—ARTWEAR: FASHION AND ANTI-FASHION
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Legion of Honor Museum
San Francisco, CA
1994—20th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Julie: Artisans’ Gallery
New York, NY
1992—OUT AND ABOUT ART
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Cleveland, OH
1991—FIBER STARS
Yeiser Art Center
Paducah, KY
1990—TRAJE: UM OBJECTO DE ARTE?
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian
Lisbon, Portugal
1990—WRAPPED MOVES: ART TO WEAR
Fuller Museum of Art
Brockton, MA
1990—FANTASTIC FIBERS
Paducah Art Guild Gallery
Paducah, KY
1989—ART FORMS AND THE BODY
Ginza Gallery
Tokyo, Japan
1989—HATS, HELMETS, HEADGEAR
Textile Arts Center
Chicago, IL
1989—BEYOND CRAFT: A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY
Visual Arts Museum
New York, NY
1989—ART FORMS AND THE BODY
Kurland/Summers Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
1988—MASKS: MAKING FACES
Danforth Museum of Art
Framingham, MA
1998—FINERY
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
1988—N.J.S.A.C FELLOWSHIP WINNERS EXHIBITION
The Monmouth Museum
Lincroft, NJ
1988—TRANSFORMATIONS: A SHOW OF CONTEMPORARY MASKS
Hunterdon Art Center
Clinton, NJ
1987—CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
Julie: Artisans’ Gallery
New York, NY
1987—OFF THE WALLS
Mobilia Gallery
Cambridge, MA
1987—OFF THE WALLS! A WEARABLE ART FASHION SHOW
Brockton Museum of Art
Brockton, MA
1986—ART TO WEAR
Madison Avenue Book Shop
New York, NY
1986—NEW WORK
Julie: Artisans’ Gallery
New York, NY
1986—BODY ADORNMENT: A STEP BEYOND
Boulder Center for the Visual Arts
Boulder, CO
1985—NEW WORK
Julie: Artisans’ Gallery
New York, NY
1984—10th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
Julie: Artisans’ Gallery
New York, NY
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