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Education

Postgraduate Study, Bulgarian National Academy of Art MFA, University of Connecticut BFA Painting, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts BS Chemistry, State University of New York, Geneseo

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

Man to Man, Jorgensen Gallery, University of Connecticut, Storrs [2009]
Brad Guarino: Tough Guys, Madmen, and Sissy Boys, with Laura Rissolo, Silo Gallery at Henderson Hill Farm Trust, New Milford, CT [2009]
Brad Guarino: Myths Our Fathers Taught Us, Mitchell College, New London, CT [2008]
Brad Guarino and Christopher Zhang, Smolyan City Gallery, Smolyan, Bulgaria/ National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria [2008]
Brad Guarino: Persistent Echoes, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT [2007]
Parallel Worlds. Brad Guarino and Nadine Zanow, European Cultural Center, Rousse, Bulgaria/ Serdika Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria [2007]
Solo show, NOMAS Conference: Men and Masculinity 31: Creating Connections for Gender Justice, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ [2006]
Griffis and Orpheus Fellowship Exhibition, National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria/ Open Society Gallery, Smolyan, Bulgaria [2006]
Brad Guarino: Inherited Memory, The Atrium Gallery at Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson, CT [2004]
Brad Guarino: Cursing the Darkness, Norwich Arts Council, Norwich, CT [2003]

Selected Group Exhibitions

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art Radius Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT [2010]
Hemingway: Larger Than Life. Expressiones Cultural Center. New London, CT [2010]
The Polemics of Love, Conrad-Wilde Gallery, Tuscon, AZ [2009]
Paper Explorations, Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA [2009]
The Balkan Quadrennial of Painting: Myths and Legends of My People, Stara Zagora City Art Gallery, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria [2008]
Building Consensus: Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Akus Gallery, Eastern Connecticut State University [2008]
Self Portrait: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy, Kathryn Myers, curator. Ruchika Gallery, Goa, India/ DaksinaChitra Gallery, Chennai, India [2008]
Impressed, Ann Chernow, juror, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts [2008]
50/50: The New Media Object, Artspace Windham, Willimantic, CT [2008]
Followers of Maistora, Municipal Gallery Maistora, Kyustindil, Bulgaria [2007]
Six of One, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY [2006]
Group exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston, MA [2005]
Group exhibition, Soho20 Gallery, Chelsea, NY [2005]
Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) 71st National Juried Show, The Old Print Shop, New York, NY [2004]
Living Spaces at The Crossroads, Colleen Coleman, curator, Capitol Community College, Hartford, CT [2004]
Naked or Nude: Perceptions of The Human Form, Charles Gneich, juror, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL [2003]
Shadows, three person exhibition Nexus Gallery, New York, NY [2002]
SAGA 69th National Juried Show, Art Students League, New York, NY [2002]
Art of New England, Everett Raymond Kintsler, juror, Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT [2002]

Bibliography

New American Paintings July 2007: 175.
Cornell, Susan. "From Biochemist to Artist, Bulgaria to America. Brad Guarino Introduces New Works in Upcoming Exhibit." The New London Times (New London, CT) 21 Feb. 2008: 12.
Television Interview, Night Stories, MMTV, Host: Dimeter Varvonov; Sofia, Bulgaria; March 1, 2007
Karadjova, Valentina. "Bulgaria and Bulgarians Reconstructed in the Paintings of Brad Guarino and Nadine Zanow." Bryag (Rousse, Bulgaria) 13 Mar. 2007: 2.
Alexova, Sibila. "Americans Paint Bulgaria." Trud (Sofia, Bulgaria) 28 Feb. 2007: 16.
Hildebrand, Susan. "Moving to Bulgarian Rhythms: New London Couple
Exploring Art in Eastern Europe." The Lyme Times (Old Lyme, CT) 20 July 2006: 24.
Edgecomb, Kathleen "Tradition with a Twist." The New London Day (New London, CT) 25 Sept. 2003: E16.
Pearson, Dan. "The Buzz: Brad Guarino." The New London Day (New London, CT) 15 Feb. 2003:D1.
Pearson, Dan. "The Eye of the Beholder." The New London Day (New London, CT) 6 Feb. 2003.

Grants and Residencies

Artist Fellowship Grant, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism (CCCT) [2010, 2004]
Fulbright Fellowship: Bulgaria, Institute of International Education [2006-07]
Bulgaria Artist Residencies, Griffis and Orpheus Foundations [2005, 2008]
Fifth International Artist Residency, Municipal Gallery Maistora, Kyustindil, Bulgaria [2007]
Second International Artist Residency, Panev Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria [2007]
Teaching Assistantship, University of Connecticut [2004-06]
Urban Artists Initiative Residency, CCCT/Institute for Community Research [2002-05]
Urban Artists Initiative Grant, CCCT [2002-03]

Awards

Rosenhouse Award, Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) [2004]
Honorable Mention and Third Place, Annual Connecticut State Artists Exhibitions [2002-03]
Daniel Serra-Badue Award, SAGA [2002]
Excellence in Painting Award, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts [2001]

Teaching Positions

Adjunct Faculty: University of Connecticut, Storrs; Eastern Connecticut State University; Mitchell College, New London, CT

Selected Collections

Akademia Sztuk Pieknych Krakow, Poland; Bulgarian National Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria; Electroflex Heat, Inc. Bloomfield, CT; Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT; Griffis Foundation, New London, CT; Izvora Corporation, Arbanassi, Bulgaria; London College of Art, School of Printing and Publishing, London, UK; Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT; Municipal Gallery Maistora, Kyustindil, Bulgaria; Orpheus Foundation, Sofia Bulgaria; Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY; Polish Fulbright Foundation, Warsaw, Poland; University of Connecticut School of Art, Storrs, CT

Brad Guarino CV