Ann Tarantino
Ann Tarantino | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Abstract art |
| Website | anntarantino |
Ann Tarantino is an American visual artist known for her abstract paintings and public artwork.[1][2]
Her work spans studio and public art practices, including drawing, painting, installation, and site-specific projects, with a focus on the relationship between the natural world and the built environment.
Tarantino has exhibited internationally in public settings, including installations on the streets of New York City in 2023[3] and at the Larnaca Biennial in Cyprus (2025).[4] Her work has been reviewed by the The Washington Post and other media outlets.[5] In 2017, she was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award for artistic practice and research in Brazil.[6]
Early life and education
Tarantino was born in Massachusetts and grew up in New England. Tarantino graduated with a BA with honors in visual arts from Brown University and later earned an MFA in painting from painting from Pennsylvania State University.[2]
From 2006 to 2022, Tarantino was a faculty member at Penn State's School of Visual Arts, and later in its Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.[7] From 2018 to 2020, she was co-lead on the Campus Arts Initiative.[8]
Public projects and commissions
- 2026: Field Trip, permanent stained glass installation for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry[9]
- 2023: Terrain Park, 23 exterior streetscape murals for Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and New York City Department of Transit, Brooklyn, New York[8]
- 2023: There You Are, permanent glass windscreens for City of Ogden, Utah Transit Authority bus rapid transit[10]
- 2022: Whirlwinds, public mural located beneath the Westover Bridge adjacent to Hazel Ruby McQuain Park, Morgantown[11]
- 2021: Color Block, exterior mural for Borough of State College[12]
- 2021: Future Forward, exterior mural for State College Area School District, State College, PA[2]
- 2019: Jump Cuts, window installation for Diamond District Association and Chashama, New York[13]
- 2018: Flag Futures, installation for Satellite Art Show, Miami, FL[14]
- 2018: Razzle Dazzle, traffic barrier mural for Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York, NY[15]
- 2018: Cloud Countries, installation for Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA[15]
- 2017: Watermark, public art project commissioned by Neighborhood Allies in collaboration with the Office of Public Art, Millvale, PA[16]
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo
- 2025: Field Trip, Juniata College Museum of Art, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania[17]
- 2020: Land Lines, Davis Editions, Phoenix, AZ[18]
- 2020: Panoramas (with Paul Manlove), Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA[19]
- 2015: Moon, Shine, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA[20]
Group
- 2025: Along Lines and Traces, Larnaca Bienniale, Larnaca, Cyprus[21]
- 2023: Symposium, Mark Rothko Art Centre, Daugavpils, Latvia[22]
- 2022: Outside In and Everything In Between, ArtPort Kingston, Kingston, NY
- 2018–20: Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials, first presented at the Palmer Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania State University, and later toured to Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon; Smith College Museum of Art; and the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison[23][24][25]
- 2017: Carte Blanche, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington, Maryland[26]
- 2016: Expanded Practice, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA[27]
References
- ↑ "Ann Tarantino - Alê Espaço de Arte". alespacodearte.com. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- 1 2 3 tmiller@statecollegemagazine.com. "Creating Places - State College Magazine". State College Magazine -. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "DBP brings new asphalt art to Shared Streets: Terrain Park by Ann Tarantino". Downtown Brooklyn. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Artist Ann Tarantino". Larnaca Biennale. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Express (2009-02-11). "Spring Arts Preview: Art Picks". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Tarantino's Fulbright Award will support her art and design work in Brazil | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Two passions of Stuckeman School professor on display in Woskob Family Gallery | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- 1 2 "Ann Tarantino | CAMPUS ARTS INITIATIVE". campusarts.psu.edu. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Keenan, John (2026-06-09). "Dentistry installs artwork to enhance atrium". Newsroom. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "OGX Bus Rapid Transit Public Artwork Project | Ogden, UT". www.ogdencity.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Mike (2024-12-10). "Greater Morgantown Public Art Passport". Visit Mountaineer Country. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
- ↑ Conservancy, ClearWater (2022-07-09). "Centred Outdoors: Reflect on the Public Art That Sets Downtown State College Apart". StateCollege.com. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Window installation by Ann Tarantino". Larnaca Biennale. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Ann Tarantino - Flag Futures". THE REMIX. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- 1 2 "Tarantino's new works enter the public eye | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Thin Blue Line: Millvale's "Watermark"". Pittsburgh Orbit. 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ ""Field Trip" Exhibition". WPSU. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Land Lines at Davis Editions: New Works by Ann Tarantino". antecedentprojects.wordpress.com. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "ejecta projects". ejecta projects. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Tarantino designs interactive work for Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "International artists Ann Tarantino & Steve Messam selected for Larnaca Biennale public art projects". en.philenews.com. 2026-05-18. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Paegle, Inita (2023-09-15). "Mark Rothko International Painting Symposium 2023". Daugavpils City Municipality Institution Rothko Museum. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ Mayer, Anna (2018-06-29). ""Plastic Entanglements"". Institute For Figuring. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Plastic Entanglements: Ecology, Aesthetics, Materials". Chazen Museum of Art. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Plastic Entanglements | Smith College Museum of Art". scma.smith.edu. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Past". adah rose gallery. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Palmer Museum of Art announces fall 2016 Gallery Talks | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2026-05-18.