Bio

Maria Lupo, MFA  artist • art therapist An internationally recognized artist, Maria Lupo was born and raised in Newark, NJ. Maria attended Rutgers University, NJ receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Thru Rutgers University, Ms. Lupo began her Sculptural studies in Cennina, Italy. Her time in Tuscany proved to be a major influence on her work as well as a new artistic direction for the artist. I found my cultural roots as well as my artistic heritage as a sculptress in Cennia., remarked Ms. Lupo Maria continued her studies in Sculpture at Hunter College, CUNY, receiving a Master’s of Fine Arts degree. In addition to her studies as a fine artist. Maria has completed her Post-Masters Specialization in Art Therapy from Caldwell College and is a candidate for a second Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. A recipient of the NJ State Council on the Arts fellowship award, Ms Lupo’s work is included in many public and private collections.

Collections

Morris Museum, NJ ~ Montclair Art Museum, NJ ~ Newark Public Library, NJ ~ The State Museum, Trenton, NJ ~ California Museum of Photography ~ NJ State Council on the Arts ~ Rutgers. RCIPP ~ Jersey City Museum, NJ ~ Noyes Museum, NJ ~ Zimmerli Museum, NJ UMD-NJ (NJ Medical School) ~ Atlantic Health: Gagnon Heart Hospital

Selected Exhibitions

Muskegon Community College, MI ~ High Desert Museum, CA ~ Galleria Tonantzin, CA ~ Ceres Gallery, NYC ~ Works, S.Jose, CA ~ Main Art Gallery, AK ~ Athens Institute, GA ~ Nexus, PA ~ Painted Bride, PA ~ Mission Cultural Center, CA ~ Seton Hall University, NJ ~ Grounds for Sculpture, NJ ~ Central Wyoming College, WY ~ Burpee Museum of Natural History, IL ~ University of Miami, FL, ~ University of W Virginia, MD ~ Penn State Univ., PA ~ Corcoran Gallery and School, Washington DC ~ Arkansas State University, AR ~ University of Iowa Museum, IA ~ Purdue University Galleries, ID ~ Tweed Museum, MN ~ Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters ~ Bristol-Meyers Squibb, NJ ~International Print Center, NYC ~ Hunterdon Museum of Art, NJ, Montclair Art Museum - NJ Medical School-UMD-NJ – College of NJ – Buckminster Gallery, MI - NJPAC, NJ – Shippensburg University, PA - Montclair State University, NJ – Adkins Arboretum, MD – Sculpture on the Beach, Newport, RI – Newark Museum, NJ – Memorial Hospital, NJ – Ramapo College, NJ – Morris Museum, NJ - Noyes Museum, NJ, Jersey City Museum, NJ – Rutgers University, NJ – The NJ State Museum, NJ.

Selected Publications/Reviews/Interviews

Creativity to Calm the Winter Blues, Awakening: Natural Health, February 2007
"Oncology: Overlook Hospital", The View, March 2007
NJ Art Therapy Ann. Conf. Poster Presentation “Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation”2007
NJ Art Therapy Ann. Conf. Poster Presentation “Mandalas: Cancer Patients ”2007
Storer Amy, “The Art of Healing”, Therapy Times.com, September 2006
Bishcoff Dan “New at Hunterdon”, Star Ledger, Newark, NJ 2006
NJ Medical School, Art Therapy Study w/ Orthopedic patients (ongoing)
Atlantic Health Research – Poster Presentation “Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation” 2006
New York Times, Arts and Entertainment: “Faux Fiddles, 2005
Bishcoff, Dan “Violin Variations”, Star Ledger, Newark, NJ 2005
NJ Monthly Magazine, Out and About, September 2004
Mickey Jessica, “Maria Lupo of Roseland wins Award for Sculpture”, Progress July 2004
NJ Monthly Magazine, Out and About, September 2003
Bishcoff, Dan “Grounds for Competition”, Star Ledger, Newark, NJ 2003
Bishcoff, Dan “Prints Charming”, Star Ledger, Newark, NJ 2003
Sheridan, Elizabeth, “Bearing Witness”, Rutgers University Magazine, Spring 2003
Howe, Michelle, “An Artful Way for Seniors to Reminisce” Star Ledger, , NJ 2003
“Maria Lupo:  The healing Arts”, Suburban Essex, July 2002
Lupo, Maria, “Honoring the Process” Art Calendar, January 2002
Bishcoff, Dan “Good Read on Printmaking”, Star Ledger, Newark, NJ 2002
Finn Joan, “Maria Lupo at Museum of Natural History”, Mtc Times, September 2002
Art Heals: The Creative Process, Italian Tribune, 2002
Finn Joan, “Response to 911”, Montclair Times, September 2001
Art On Paper, May/June 2001
Vivian Raynor, “City without Walls..”, New York Times, NY 1996

Selected Workshops, Seminars, Presentations

Farleigh Dickinson University, NJ
Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ (Diabetes Conference)
Caldwell College, NJ
Kean University, NJ
Newark Museum
Montclair Board of Education
NJ Medical School-UMD-NJ (Keynote Speaker)
NJ Medical School-UMD-NJ (Mandala Workshop)
NJ Medical School-UMD-NJ (Open Studio Event)
St Clare’s Health Care System
College of St. Elizabeth
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Atlantic Mind/Body Center
Middlesex County Hospital  
Mountain Lakes High School, NJ
NJ Art Therapy Association
Rutgers the State University, NJ
NJ Coalition of Caregivers
The Golden Circle, Glen Ridge, NJ
Mountainside Hospital, NJ (Senior Contact)
Montessori School, Madison NJ 

Selected Grants, Awards, Research Studies

Fellowship Award, NJ Print and Paper
Fellowship Award, NJ State Council on the Arts

Washburn University, Topeka Kansas Honoraria for”Porca Misera”

Montgomery College University, Rockville, Maryland Honoraria for”Porca Misera”

Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD, Special Merit Award - Outdoor installation of Porca Miseria,   
Diane McLarty Memorial Scholarship (residency) Viridian Print Studio, Riker Hill Art Park, Livingston, NJ
Manhattan Arts International. The Healing Power of Art, Award of Excellence.

National Arts Program Foundation-Grant for the First Annual Atlantic Health Employee Art Exibition 

NJ Medical School - UMD-NJ– Art Therapy Study with Cancer patients – Adult and Children – The Effect of Art Therapy on Patients Undergoing Cancer Trreatment"  present  – principal Investigator:  Joseph Benevenia, MD – Chief, Musculoskeletal Oncology – Chair Orthopaedics

Atlantic Health - Research Day– Presentation Poster 

Art Therapy Case study – Medical Inpatient Rehabilitiation"

"Clinical Outcomes of Combined Music and Art Therapy", Jason Chen MD
Grant: Arnold Gold Foundation, Columbia University October – December 2006- 

 

Education

 

Master of Fine Arts - MFA Hunter College, City University of NY (Combined Media)

Post Masters Art Therapy Specialization-Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ

Internships: Acute Involuntary Psychiatric Unit Medical Rehabilitation:  
                  Adult, Adolescent, Pediatrics 

Master’s Degree Candidate, Counseling Psychology, Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ

BA Rutgers University, State University of NJ (Honors)

OCC, Cennina Italy, (Sculpture and Art History Studies)