MAURO GIUFFRIDA

Mauro Giuffrida was born in Brooklyn, NY. He earned his BFA from California State University, Northridge in 1967. He returned to New York and received an MFA from Pratt Institute in 1969 in painting and printmaking.

His paintings, done on paper as well as canvas, use torn paper collage with acrylics, oil pastels, and pencil lines layered on top. He emphasizes the qualities of the line – using different materials to create different lines whether thick or thin, graphite, oil pastel. Giuffrida says that an essential element of his work is the inclusion of actions that happen while making marks, such as drips, splashes, etc.