Claudia DeMonte was born on 1947 and is an American mixed media artist known for her exploration of "contemporary women's roles" and world cultures through her eclectic sculptures, collages, digital prints, and installations.
14 Facts About Claudia DeMonte
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Claudia DeMonte's work is influenced by growing up Catholic and the lavish trappings and rituals of Catholicism.
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Claudia DeMonte was born in 1947 in Astoria, New York.
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Claudia DeMonte was raised in an ethnically diverse neighborhood where she had a traditional Italian upbringing and strong Catholic education.
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Claudia DeMonte became interested in conceptual art early in her career and was so impacted by Art Povera that she wrote a letter to Germano Celant asking to study with him.
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In 1976, Claudia DeMonte returned to "using [her] hands" and began to make dolls.
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Claudia DeMonte's work was always "autobiographical" and "personal" as it often dealt with her family and growing up.
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That same year, Claudia DeMonte moved back to New York with McGowin after coming to the realization that the art scene in Washington, DC was not held in the same high regard as politics and was often seen as less than or "secondary".
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Claudia DeMonte taught at the University of Maryland for 33 years.
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Claudia DeMonte was named professor emerita when she retired in 2004.
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From 1980 until 1990, Claudia DeMonte was in charge of the Art Workshop program at the New School for Social Research.
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Claudia DeMonte has more than 100 solo and 500 group exhibitions.
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Claudia DeMonte's work is held in numerous private, public, and corporate collections around the world.
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Claudia DeMonte has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards.