EMILY CUCALON
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b. 1992


EDUCATION
2014   BFA Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD
2013   Studio Arts College International (SACI), Florence, Italy

HONORS & GRANTS 
2018   Artist in Residence, N.K. Studio, Kommetjie, South Africa
2018   Artist in Residence, The Artery, De Aar, South Africa
2017   Artist Residency Fellowship, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Venice, Italy
2013   Juror's Award, Andrew Tavarelli – Attleboro Arts Museum
2012   Painting Departmental Recognition Award, Maryland Institute College of Art
2010-2014     MICA Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art
2010-2014     Dean's List, Maryland Institute College of Art
2010    Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2022  be(longing), Latela Curatorial, Washington DC
2020  Out of Order, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD

2019  Mineral Grit, Riggs & Leidy Galleries, Lazarus Center, Baltimore, MD
2019  Emily Cucalon, Kat Rodgers, and Jenna Rose North, Bluebird Sky, Washington DC
2019  Unsolicited Submissions, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
2019  Art Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2019  UNDER 500, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
2018  Printmakers of Venice, MOK Gallery, Stellenbosch, South Africa

2018  Mostra Annuale, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Venice, Italy
2018  Art Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
2017  Inaugurazione, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, Venice, Italy 

2017  The Small Art Show, Gallery 788, Baltimore, MD
2016  The Grass is Greener, Artspace 1241, Philadelphia, PA
2014  Solo exhibition, Extracted: Reconstructed Correspondence, MICA, Baltimore, MD

2014  EMILY CUCALON AND MARIANNE DAGES, Print and Picture Collection, Philadelphia, PA
2014  Small Matters of Great Importance: En Route, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, NY
2014  Ritual, 110 Church Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2013  Solo exhibition, Modulation,  Alvin & Louise Meyerberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD

2013  MICA @ SACI, Fox Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2013  What Goes Around, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
2013  MICA @ SACI, Jules Maidoff Palazo for the Visual Arts, Florence, Italy
2013  Best Holiday, Chabot Fine Art Gallery, Providence, RI
2012  Discovering New England, Chabot Gallery, Providence, RI

BIBLIOGRAPHY
SA Art Times September Edition 2018, p.44-46.
Patrick Rife, "Emily Cucalon|PaperBase", Startup Soiree Podcast, 054, February 18, 2016
Sheila Simmons, "Fleeting Images", Liberty City Press, September 30, 2014
Ellen Burchenal, "MICA@SACI", SACI-ART, October 22, 2013

ARTIST STATEMENT
My architectural and botanical printed paper collages often center around a building with different architectural elements removed and floral and other natural bits overlapping and weaving in and out of the building. Many collages sit in the center of white papers, with a clear border around the image. More recent works have begun to spill over the edge of the sheet of paper, creating an irregularly shaped 3D piece. 

My process begins with photographing homes and botanical references. These images become the materials for my collages. Each building is digitally altered and printed in a monochromatic color palette so that the natural elements used in their true colors contrast against their facades. After printing, I intricately cut each image to combine them with several others to create a woven paper collage. I build it up in layers. I cut out windows, doors, and bricks, replacing them with natural pieces and placing the architectural bits elsewhere. Flowers sprout out of cracks, leaves grow out of windows, and often petals weave behind buildings. These botanical bits represent life and the roots we plant in physical spaces. 

Through my artwork, I look at the relationships between people and places. I look at how, why, and where we plant roots. I am interested in how one relates to the space around them - where they call home - and how they remember the places they have left behind. Fueled by my fascination with genealogy and exploring my Italian heritage, the homes my relatives and I have moved on from have inspired me to search for a sense of place and belonging through my artwork. Through my collages, I am planting roots on ancestral grounds.
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BIO
Emily Cucalon is an Italian-American artist whose works are created through varied printmaking and collage processes. Her work explores the relationships between people, places, and memory. Born in Boston, MA, Cucalon currently lives in Florence, Italy. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Painting, Printmaking, and Book Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Cucalon has exhibited throughout the United States, Italy, and South Africa. She was an artist in residence at two South African printmaking studios in 2018. In 2017, she received a fellowship from the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia. 
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