 Al Razza in 2005 Al Razza was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1954. He moved to South Florida in 1979, and currently resides in Coral Springs with his wife Sheila and daughter Alicia. Educated in New England, Razza received a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from Massachusetts College of Art in 1977. He also attended the Art Institute of Boston, the University of Rhode Island, and Florida Atlantic University. In 1982, while working on a Masters Degree at Pratt Institute in New York, he was awarded an assistantship and two fellowships. In 1991, Razza won one of the first South Florida Consortium Fellowships, awarded for artistic excellence by the South Florida Art Consortium and the National Endowment for the Arts; which included a $15000 stipend. His work has been exhibited in museums,and galleries, and is included in many private and public collections. He has taught in the Broward County, Florida School System, and was an instructor at the Coral Springs Museum of Art for 10 years. He is also the owner of the Design Crafters Gallery and School of Art located in Coral Springs.
About the Paint Skin Process
Simply stated, paint skin is just dried acrylic paint. The paint is processed into sheets of color and then applied into the construction of each artwork. Some artworks use shredded pieces to accentuate the surface.
These are added to each work at various stages of development. Still others use paint skin to build up a heavy surface with corrugated layers that swirl across the surface in a very robust fashion.
You can read about his work with paint skin. Just Google Al Razza and the paint skin process to find various articles he has published, or follow these links:
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List of Selected Exhibitions:
Coming: Knapp Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, May 2011
Prestige Fine Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Works always on exhibit
Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery; Solo Exhibition; Sunrise, Florida; May4- June 26, 2010
Gallery Art, Solo Exhibition; Aventura, Florida, December 2009, Works always on exhibit.
GardGallery, Solo Exhibition; Parkland FL, March 6-April 30, 2009, Works always on exhibit.
Art & Beyond Studios, Solo Exhibition, Ft. Laud, FL, Nov 7- Dec 3, 2008
A. H. Turner Center for the Arts , Solo Exhibition, Valdosta, GA, June 2 – August 6, 2008
New York Art Expo, Solo Exhibition, Jacob Javitz Center, NY, NY, March, 2008
Best of Bravo, Artserve, Selected works, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January, 2008
Art for a Cause Exhibit, During Art Basel Miami, Wynwood Art District, Miami December,
2007BCC South Campus Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL, Solo Exhibition, Nov 1 –Dec 14, 2007
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Teacher Exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, Nov-Dec. 2007
Las Vegas Art Expo, Solo Exhibition, Sept 28-30, 2007
Art Bravo, Artserve, Selected works, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Oct 2007
New York Art Expo, Solo Exhibitor, Jacob Javitz Center, NY, NY, March, 2007
Fronz Martin Gallery, Selected Works, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, February 2007
Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Solo exhibition, Sunrise, FL, 6-23-06 thru 8-12-2006
Design Crafters Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Coral Springs, FL, February 2005
Southern Exposure Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL, 3 person exhibition, July 2003
Palm Beach Community College Theater Gallery, solo exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, June thru August, 2003
Palm Beach Community College Gallery, Solo Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, March 2003
Backus Museum & Art Gallery, 3 person exhibition, Fort Pierce, FL, February 2003
Broward Community College Gallery South Campus, Solo Exhibition, Pembroke Pines, FL, 11-7-2002 to 12-13-2002
Coral Springs Museum of Art, solo exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 3-12-02 to 3-10-2002
Carone Gallery, 42nd Hortt Competition, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 5-19-01 to 6-2-2001
Norton Museum of Art, Marden Community Gallery, Artists & Eggs Exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, 3-26-01 to 5-18-2001
Sunrise Civic Center Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sunrise, FL, 2-26-01 to 4-29-2001
Von Liebig Art Center, Juried Exhibit, Naples, FL, 3-17-2001
Coral Springs Museum of Art, 3-person exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 2-2001
Artserve Gallery, Best of the City Link Newspaper Exhibition. Fort Lauderdale, FL, 9-2000
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Faculty Exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 8-00 to 9-2000
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale & Art Serve, Invitational benefit exhibition for the New World Symphony, Ft. Laud, FL, 3-1998
Coral Springs Museum of Art, 6-person exhibit, Coral Springs, FL, 1-98 to 3-1998
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Grand opening Competition, Coral Springs, FL, 5-1997
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 36th Hortt Competition, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 10-1994
Lee Wagner Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Broward County Art in Public Places, Ft. Lauderdale Airport, FL, 8-1993
Community Art Alliance Gallery, 4-person exhibit, 1992
Norton Museum of Art, 6 person directors choice exhibition, West Palm Beach, FL, 6-1991
Permanent Collections: Individual & Corporate, including Coral Springs Museum of Art, & Broward Community College.
Awards: South FL Art Consortium Fellowship, 1991. Signature artist award General Motors Coral Springs Festival of the Arts 2007
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