Artist Statement: Dorothy Palanza was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up with one sister and three brothers. Her grandparents emigrated to the United States from Italy in the twenties. Dorothy is a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she received her M.F.A. in painting. In the following years she worked as a decorative painter and muralist, first in New Orleans and then in Manhattan. In 1992 Dorothy founded Colorfields, a decorative painting and design studio. In 1999 Dorothy moved to Berlin; she now lives and works in Berlin and New York. Since she studied art, Dorothy felt always passionate about painting and working with colour. A rich knowledge of paint chemistry as well as effects of colour, form and texture on large surfaces, are evident in her paintings. |
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