MFA,
Hunter College, New York, NY
BA
Ramapo College, NJ
Barbara Smith Gioia has been interested in fine art, music and dance since childhood. Painting was her passion, but discovering printmaking in undergraduate school changed the game for her. It opened up a world of process and experimentation that she has explored for most of her adult life. Her work is usually a combination of collaged handmade prints and acrylic painting. She explores the language of color and texture using abstract forms that move in, out and across the picture plane. The works take shape over time with many iterations being born out of a call and response between artist and the painting.