Arabela Wilson
Education:
2015 - 2018 Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Boston, MA
Grants, Awards & Achievements:
2024 Charlotte Mouquin Rising Star Award from The Arts Council of Rockland
2023 The Arts Council of Rockland Artist's Support Fund in collaboration with The Rockland Community Foundation
2023 The Arts Council of Rockland mentorship program
2019 “Art Season 2019” presented by El Punto Urban Art Museum - selected muralist - Salem, MA
2015 Edward B. Leahey Jr. MD Renaissance Student Award at Nyack High School - Nyack NY
2015 Art Angels Award at Nyack High School - Nyack NY
2015 Adrianne Zummo Memorial Award at Nyack High School - Nyack NY
Features:
2019 North Shore Community Development Coalition “Fiesta en la Calle” - Salem, MA
2018 Boston Voyager “The Boston Arts & Culture Weekly Review” interview
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-art-arabela-allston-ma/
2018 Boston Voyager “Portraits of Boston” photo feature
Group Exhibits:
2022 Glitter Thicket - Nyack, NY
2020 “Blacklight Body Paint Party” presented by Frisson - Boston, MA
2019 “Artisan Flea Market” presented by The Creative Zone - Boston MA
2019 “Open Decks Art Showcase” presented by Frisson - Zuzu, Cambridge, MA
2019 “Do Your Thing” - exhibit & art auction to supporting nonprofit education organizations - Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
2018 “Equinox Music & Art Festival” group exhibit - Concord, NH
2018 “Sense Art Show” group exhibit - Zuzu, Cambridge, MA
2018 “Envision” presented by RAW: Natural Born Artists - Queens, NY
2017 “3rd Annual Tribute to the Artistic Legacy of the Nyack Public Schools
(Alumni exhibition)” presented by The Beast with a Million Eyes - Nyack, NY
2016 “A Conversation with Nature” - exhibit & art auction at artist Sean Scully's personal studio - Palisades, NY
2016 The Beast with a Million Eyes - Nyack, NY
2015 The Annual Arts Festival at the GARNER Arts Center - Garnerville, NY
2015 Hilltop Art Gallery - Nyack, NY
2014 Blue Hill Golf Course - exhibit & auction to benefit Blue Rock School - Pearl River, NY
2014 The Annual Arts Festival at the GARNER Arts Center - Garnerville, NY
2014 Hilltop Art Gallery - Nyack, NY
2014 Rockland Center for the Arts - West Nyack, NY
2014 Valley Cottage Library - Valley Cottage, NY
2013 The Annual Arts Festival at the GARNER Arts Center - Garnerville, NY
Selected Commissions:
2023 Custom painting on boots - private collector, Nyack, NY
2023 Custom canvas painting - private collector, Sparkill, NY
2023 Zfit Studio - custom wall painting - Pearl River, NY
2022 Custom canvas painting - private collector, Queens, NY
2022 Custom painting on handbag - private collector, Piermont, NY
2022 Custom painting on handbag collection - private collector, Sparkill, NY
2021 Black Parakeetz - custom wall painting series - Nyack, NY
2021 Custom canvas painting - private collector, Boston, MA
2020 Custom canvas painting - private collector, Boston, MA
2020 Custom canvas painting - private collector, Boston, MA
2019 “Art Season 2019” - mural - Punto Urban Art Museum - Salem, MA
2019 Woolworth - custom mural series at the historic Woolworth building - Nyack, NY
2017 The Taco Lounge - custom mural series - Nyack NY
Live Paintings:
2023 “Evening Salon” - X House, Nyack, NY
2019 “Members of the House’s NYE Party” private event - Boston, MA
2019 “Durante Techno DJ Night” presented by Frisson - Waltham, MA
2019 “Self Love & Dancing” presented by The Creative Zone - Boston, MA
2019 “Blacklight Glow Party” presented by Frisson - The Lower Level, Cambridge, MA
2018 “Equinox Music & Art Festival” - Concord NH
2018 “Envision” presented by RAW: Natural Born Artists - Queens, NY