Mary Lou Alberetti

Professor Emerita Southern CT State University

Member: Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

One / Two / Three Person Exhibitions:​

2020, Ruins and Remnants, solo exhibit, Blue Mountain Gallery, NY

2019  Fragments of Culture, solo exhibit, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, BCC, Brookfield CT

2018  Variations on a Theme, two-person exhibit, A&F Gallery, Danbury CT

2016    Interiors, Exteriors, two-person, LMT Gallery, Wisdom House, Litchfield CT

2016  The Twain Shall Meet, solo exhibit, Blue Mountain Gallery, NYC

2015   Two Views II, Cultural Alliance @287, Danbury CT

2013   Two Views, Minor Memorial Library Gallery, Roxbury CT

2012   A Marred Geometry, Atlas Fine Art, Tucson AZ

2012   Silo Gallery, Sculpture and Mixed media, Hunt Hill Farm Trust, New Milford CT

2009   Silo Gallery, Architectural reliefs, New Milford CT

2009,2015   Barn Gallery, Solo exhibit, New Fairfield CT
2008   Portals, two-person, MLT Gallery, The Wisdom House, Litchfield CT
2004   Sadlier Gallery, solo exhibition, Danbury CT
            Duffy Gallery, solo exhibition, Canterbury School, New Milford CT
2004, 03, 02 White Silo Gallery, Encore Alberetti, Sherman CT
2001   Architectural Reflections, Washington Art Association, Washington CT
1998  The Three of Us, Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
1997 Porcelain & Stoneware, Solo exhibit, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT
1996   Sabbatical Exhibit, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven CT
1995   Two-person exhibit, HBO Corporate Headquarters, New York NY
1993  Architectural Adaptations, McKillop Gallery, Salve Regina Univ. Newport RI
1992  Solo Exhibition, The Mud Gallery, New Haven CT
1991  Ricordo, Solo exhibit, Greene Art Gallery, Guilford CT

 Group / Juried and Invitational Exhibitions:

 2016   Oranges No Oranges, Blue Mountain Gallery NYC

2015    Blue Mountain Gallery New members  Exhibition, Chelsea NYC
2015    100 for 100, Invited artist Western CT State U. Gallery, Danbury CT
2014   Washington Art Assoc. members show (award winner) (Jack Dunbar, juror)
2013   Blue MT national juried  exhibit,  (A.Wells, Tibor de Nagy Gallery Juror) NYC
2009   Terra Gallery, Columbus Ohio

2009  Tutti Caifiordi, Gallery Fifty Six, Memphis TN
2008   Atelier V, Sculpture Barn, New Fairfield CT
2006   Viewpoint Ceramics, Hyde Art Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon CA
2005   Faculty Exhibit, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot CT
2004   Winter Show, Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent CT
2004  Contemporary New England Ceramics, Currier Art Museum, Manchester NH      
2004   Art on the Quad, invited artist, Western CT State University, Danbury CT
2004   New Arts Gallery, Litchfield CT
2003   Western CT State University, 9-11 Memorial Exhibit, Danbury CT
2002   Ceramic Leaders of AZ, Nelson Museum, ASU,  Tempe AZ
2001   Jeffrey Weiss Gallery, CT Craftsmen Juried, Black Rock CT
2001  Twenty-five Years of Fine Craftsmanship: Brookfield Craft Center
          Faculty," The Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT and BCC Gallery, Brookfield, CT

          Art Festival, Boehringer-Ingleheim World Headquarters, Ridgefield, CT

          Muse of the Wild: Animal Inspirations," Brookfield Craft Center CT
2000 Society of CT Crafts Annual Juried Exhibition, Manchester CT
          Brookfield Craft Center Holiday Exhibit, Brookfield CT
          Annual Arts Invitational, Boehringer-Ingleheim, Ridgefield CT
1999 Society of Connecticut Crafts, University of New Haven, CT
1998  Artists Known and New, Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent CT
1996  Super Bowls, Nelson Fine Arts Center, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ 
1994   CERAMICS NORTHEAST: Herter Gallery, Univ. of Mass. At Amherst MA
           Society of Connecticut Crafts, Mill Gallery, Guilford CT
1993  Works by Connecticut Mastercrafts, Washington Art Assoc., Washington CT
1992  Resonance, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London CT
           Art Plate Gala II, University Art Museum, ASU Tempe 

           Selections from the Permanent Collection, Nelson Fine Arts Center, ASU, AZ
1990   Society of Connecticut Crafts Show, Mattatuck Museum, Mattatuck CT
1990   Art of the Northeast U.S.A., Silvermine ART Center, New Canaan CT
1990  Society of Connecticut Craftsmen Award Winners, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks CT

           National Juried Exhibition, Fuller Museum of Fine Art, Brockton MA
1989  Arizona Celebrates, Arizona State University Museum, Tempe AZ
          Art of the Northeast; Silvermine Arts, New Canaan CT
          New Haven Paint and Clay; John Slade Eli House, New Haven CT
           Four Connecticut Artists; University of Connecticut, Hartford CT
1987  Nine Connecticut Artists, M.S. Gallery, Hartford CT
           Pratt Institute Invitational Ceramics Invitational, Brooklyn NY
1986  National Juried Show, Gallery Mesa, Mesa AZ

Awards and Honors:
2003, 1995, 1985, Sabbaticals, Southern CT State University, New Haven CT
1986,1988, 1994, 2001,2003;  CT State University Grants, CT
1991  Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Percent for Art Finalist, CT
1990  Society of Connecticut Crafts, Master craftsperson/ Lifetime Honorary Member
1989  Richter Arts/Union Carbide Sculpture Award, Danbury CT
           The Cultural Affairs Commission Awarded Sculpture Commission, Percent for   Art, EastRock Park, New Haven CT 

           Sculpture Award, Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Art Center, New Canaan CT
1988  Richter Arts/Novo Laboratories Sculpture Award, Danbury CT
1986  Richter Arts/Duracell Best of Show Award, Danbury CT

 Collections:
Mint Museum of Art, Permanent Collection, Charlotte NC
Reese, Lower, Patrick & Scott Ltd. Architectural Firm, Lancaster PA
Ancell School of Business, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury CT
Arizona State University, School of Fine Arts, Tempe AZ
East Rock Park, New Haven Cultural Commission, New Haven CT
Fuller Museum of Fine Arts, Brockton MA
General Electric World Headquarters, Fairfield  CT
HBO Corporate Headquarters, New York NY
Southern Connecticut State University Ceramics Collection, New Haven CT
Nelson Museum, Permanent Collection, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

 Presentations/Lectures/Workshops/other:
2016  Travel, inspiration, ceramic reliefs and mixed media, MLT Gallery, Wisdom House, Litchfield CT
2009-14 Collage / Mixed media: Pietralunga Italy, Lexington KY, Memphis TN& New York City
                Figurative Sculpture, Society of Creative Arts of Newtown: Newtown CT
2009-10,11,14 Mixed media Workshop New Fairfield CT
2004    Sculpture Workshop, Washington Art Association, Washington Depot CT
1995   Majolica Workshops, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT

            Majolica Workshop, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon CT
           Influences of Italian Architecture, University of Mass Amherst MA
1994    Raku Glazing and Firing, Workshop, BCC Brookfield CT
1978-2003, Curator and founder “The Ceramic Collection” Southern CT State University
1989,90  Summer art program SCSU at Urbino, Italy

 Work cited

2015   ​Two Views ll, ARTSCOPE, by Kristin Nord
2014   Artists Homes and Studio, Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing LTD
2011   100 Artists of New England, Ashley Rooney
2005   Connecticut Review
2000,  01,02, 03, 04 Sourcebook for Architectural and Interior Art, The Guild
2001   Mint Museum, The Chasanoff Collection Catalog
2000,1998,1999  Art For the Wall, The Designers Sourcebook, The Guild
1997    Connecticut Review
1999    Architectural Ceramics by Peter King
1998   Family of Artists by C. Wilcock, The Litchfield County Times, Litchfield CT
1997   A Bit of Earth cover story, The News-Times Sunday Magazine, Danbury CT
            The Vessel and the Garden, The Studio Potter, June
            Up Front, Ceramics Monthly, April
1996   Review by Tovah Martin, Fairfield County Times Monthly, Fairfield CT
1991   Sculpting Clay, by Leon I. Nigrosh
           Italian Architectural Influences, by Mary Lou Alberetti, Ceramics Monthly
1983   Claywork, Form and Idea in Ceramic Design, by Leon I. Nigrosh, updated
1987  Clay Artist, by Dorothy Lane, Litchfield County Times CT