Background
Cretara, Domenic Anthony was born on March 29, 1946 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Anthony Mario and Carmella (Addivinola) Cretara.
Cretara, Domenic Anthony was born on March 29, 1946 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Anthony Mario and Carmella (Addivinola) Cretara.
Bachelor of Fine Arts magna cum laude, Boston University, 1968. Master of Fine Arts, Boston University, 1970.
One-man shows: The Art Institute of Chicago Boston, 1976, Boston University, 1977, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, 1979, Helen Bumpus Gallery, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1980, College William and Mary, 1980, U. Massachusetts, 1980, Duxbury Art Complex Museum, 1982, First Saint Gallery, New York City, 1983, Segal Gallery, New York City, 1984, 85, Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, 1987, Victor McNeil Gallery, New York City, 1988, Alon Gallery, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1989, 91, 95, John Thomas Gallery, Santa Monica, California, 1991-1993, Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York City, 1995-1996, Mulligan Gallery, San Francisco, 1997. Group shows: Fitchburg (Massachusetts) Art Museum, 1973, American Embassy, Rome, 1975, Institute International Education, New York City, 1978, Boston Cyclorama, 1980, Drawing Center, New York City, 1983, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1983, Sherry French Gallery, New York City, 1987, Los Angeles International Arts Fair, 1975, 86, 88, 96, Riverside (California) Art Museum, 1989, Triton Museum Art, Santa Clara, California, 1990, 94, Gallery 84, New York City, 1994, Mulligan-Shanosky Gallery, San Francisco, 1995, Las Vegas Art Musuem, 1997, others Represented in permanent collections: Boston University, The Art Institute of Chicago Boston, Metropolitan Museum, Triton Art Museum, Duxbury Art Center Museum, Riverside Art Museum, California.
Represented by Mulligan-Shanosky Gallery, San Francisco, Martin Zambito Gallery, Seattle.
Instructor painting DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1971-1973, Fitchburg Art Museum, 1970-1974. Chairman fine arts department The Art Institute of Chicago Boston, 1972-1978, instructor painting and drawing, 1970-1983, associate professor painting, 1983-1986.
Professor painting California State University-Long Beach, since 1986. Fulbright-Hays grantee, Italy, 1974-1975.
Resident painter Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, 1978-1979.
Boston-Padua Sister Cities grantee, 1984. Recipient Distinguished Scholarly Creativ Ach. award California State University Long Beach, 1998.
Member College Art Association Drawings and paintings reproduced in: Figure Drawing, 1976.
Married Elizabeth Tarquinio, June 20, 1970. Children: Jeanette, Anthony.