Background
Siena Gillann was born on November 5, 1951 in New York, United States. Daughter of Vincent Anthony Porta and Barbara Ann Gill Porta Hutchinson.
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- One-woman shows include 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York City, 1984-1985, 88, 90, Mid-Hudson Arts and Science Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1992-1993, Dominican College, Blauvelt, New York, 1980, Noho Gallery, New York City, 2003, 2005, 2008. Group shows at A.B. Condon Gallery, New York City, 1982-1983, Terrain Gallery, New York City, 1984, American Cultural Center, Reykiavik, Iceland, 1988, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, 1990, Lehigh University, Philadelphia, Blue Hill Cult. Center, Pearl River, New York, 1995, Eighth Floor Gallery, New York City, 1996, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, The Interchurch Center, Riverside Doctor, New York, 1998, Adelphi University, New York, 2000, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, 2000, Galleri Ofeigur, 2001, Noho Gallery, 2001-2002, 04-05, Snaefelsness Regl.Museum, 2002, Hafnarborg Center for Culture, Mus, 2002-2003, Regional Museum of Hornafjorduv, 2003, Rutgers University, 2003, 14 sculptors at McLevy Park Outdoor Installation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2004-2005, 14 sculptors including The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum Park, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2005-2007, New Jersey City University, 2007, Salem Art Park, New York, 2007-2010. NJCU, installation, 2007-2010. Curator, artist Azalian Mcullough Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 2008, Kresge Gallery Continuing Threads, Ramapo College, New Jersey, 2009.Others. Represented in collections at Fulbright Commission, Reykjavik, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, 1988, St. Philip R.C. Church, Norwalk, Connecticut, Jacob Riis National Park United States Embassy, Brisons Veor Trust Cornwall, England, Iceland, Hafnarborg Museum. Subject of video Me and The Mirror, 1990, Kimura Shukakai Edison, New Jersey, Bressaw Dojo.Contributor articles to popular magazine, International Sculpture Center.
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Siena Gillann Porta, American artist, educator. Pennsylvania State Arts Council/Hershey Medical College grantee, 1978-1979; New York State Council on the Arts grantee, 1986; United States Information Agency-Partners of Americas travel grant to St. Lucia, West Indies, 1992, New York Foundation for the Arts grantee, 2002. MembeNY Zen Studies Society 1978-1982,Chelsea 1982- Zen Center of San Diego, 1991-2006, Zen Center Prescott, Arizona2006-2009.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Studio Arts, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, 1977. Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Pennsylvania State University, 1979.
Career
Science illustrator Columbia University/Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, New York, 1980—1987. Scenic artist Saturday Night Live, New York City, 1986—1989, Metropolitan Opera, New York City, 1987—1992. Master scenic artist numerous Broadway produced, including Frankie and Johnny, Boiler Room, Sorrows and Rejoicings, since 1992.
Adjunct professor contemporary arts Ramapo College, since 2000. Adjunct professor art St. Thomas Aquinas, Sparkill, New York, since 2000. Represented by Noho Gallery, New York City, 2001—2009, 14 Sculptors Incorporated, New York York City.
Adjunct professor Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, 1984—1985. Artist-in-residence Brisons Veor, Cornwall, England, 2003, Varmahlid Haus, Hveragerdi, Iceland, 2010.
Works
Other Work
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One-woman shows include 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York City, 1984-1985, 88, 90, Mid-Hudson Arts and Science Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1992-1993, Dominican College, Blauvelt, New York, 1980, Noho Gallery, New York City, 2003, 2005, 2008. Group shows at A.B. Condon Gallery, New York City, 1982-1983, Terrain Gallery, New York City, 1984, American Cultural Center, Reykiavik, Iceland, 1988, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, 1990, Lehigh University, Philadelphia, Blue Hill Cult. Center, Pearl River, New York, 1995, Eighth Floor Gallery, New York City, 1996, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, The Interchurch Center, Riverside Doctor, New York, 1998, Adelphi University, New York, 2000, St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York, 2000, Galleri Ofeigur, 2001, Noho Gallery, 2001-2002, 04-05, Snaefelsness Regl.Museum, 2002, Hafnarborg Center for Culture, Mus, 2002-2003, Regional Museum of Hornafjorduv, 2003, Rutgers University, 2003, 14 sculptors at McLevy Park Outdoor Installation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2004-2005, 14 sculptors including The Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum Park, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2005-2007, New Jersey City University, 2007, Salem Art Park, New York, 2007-2010. NJCU, installation, 2007-2010. Curator, artist Azalian Mcullough Gallery, St. Thomas Aquinas College, 2008, Kresge Gallery Continuing Threads, Ramapo College, New Jersey, 2009.Others. Represented in collections at Fulbright Commission, Reykjavik, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey, 1988, St. Philip R.C. Church, Norwalk, Connecticut, Jacob Riis National Park United States Embassy, Brisons Veor Trust Cornwall, England, Iceland, Hafnarborg Museum. Subject of video Me and The Mirror, 1990, Kimura Shukakai Edison, New Jersey, Bressaw Dojo.Contributor articles to popular magazine, International Sculpture Center.
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Membership
Member Zen Center Prescott, Arizona.
Connections
Siena married to Robert Christopher Dell on 30 May in 1986. They have a child: Malcolm Vincent Dell.
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Education
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1977
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Pennsylvania State University , Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Awards
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Pennsylvania State Arts Council/Hershey Medical College grantee, 1978-1979. New York State Council on the Arts grantee, 1986. United States Information Agency-Partners of Americas travel grant to St. Lucia, West Indies, 1992, New York Foundation for the Arts grantee, 2002.Pennsylvania State Arts Council/Hershey Medical College grantee, 1978-1979. New York State Council on the Arts grantee, 1986. United States Information Agency-Partners of Americas travel grant to St. Lucia, West Indies, 1992, New York Foundation for the Arts grantee, 2002.