1347 Moore Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
215-462-3835
bspadaro@ccp.edu

Professional affiliations:
member, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia,
member, Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia

Selected Exhibitions:
(1993-2004)

Solo Shows

ColorLightMovement
Highwire Gallery
Unexplored Spaces
Highwire Gallery
Free Association
Highwire Gallery
New Paintings
Teaching Center, Community College of Philadelphia
Recent Works: Paintings and Ceramics
Muse Gallery
What's the Story?
Highwire Gallery
Metamorphoses
Highwire Gallery
Heroes and Heroines
Muse Gallery
Animal Gaze
Highwire Gallery
Paintings and Sculptures
Freeport Arts Center, Freeport Illinois

Group Shows

Highwire/Dumpster Divers
Borders Book Store, Philadelphia, PA
New Genesis (juried show)
Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Fronts and Backs (two-person show)
Café Procopio, Wayne, PA
Crossing the Wire
Markheim Gallery, Haddonfield NJ
Gathering of Women
Abington Arts Center
Philadelphia Sculptors
Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Muse Exchange Show
Artspace, Richmond, VA
Gathering of Women II
Penn State University
Primarily Modern (juried show)
Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Emerging Fiber Artists
DaVinci Art Alliance
Artist Equity Spring Exhibition (juried show)
Widener University
Small Oil Paintings (juried show)
Philadelphia Sketch Club
All Media (juried show, honorable mention)
Plastic Club
Collaboration: Highwire Gallery and the Sketch Club
Highwire Gallery/Sketch Club

Special Projects

Assisted in the construction of outdoor tile mural under the supervision of Clay Studio artist Joseph Brenman. (Commission to Joseph Brenman for Norris Court through Taller Puertorriqueno.)

Participated in a community project under the supervision of Jamaican potter Samuel Wallace. Activities included locating clay sources and building an outdoor kiln out of found materials. (Joint project of the Clay Studio and the Village of Arts and Humanities.

Assisted in painting murals for "Dancing to the Fossil Record," an exhibition at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences featuring the designs of painter and naturalist Ray Troll.

Collaborated on an outdoor installation at Schuylkill Vally Nature Center under the direction of Jane Ingram Allen, using handmade paper and found objects.

Art Training

Fleischer Art Memorial, figure drawing
Community College of Philadelphia, ceramics
University City Arts League, figure drawing
Clay Studio, figure sculpture
Rittenhouse Paper Mill, moldmaking, papermaking
Kathryn Pennepacker, weaving

 

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