Mario Dante Napoli
dante.napoli1@gmail.com
Statement
Mario Dante Napoli is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer whose work investigates the relationship between the real and unreal within the photographic process. By constructing images through digital and physical manipulation, Napoli is able to call into question the images relationship with reality. These tableaux are then presented in a way that allows the viewer to question their own perception, confronting them with questions of fabrication, authenticity and the photographic process.
Working and living in Philadelphia, PA. His work has been exhibited in Deptford, NJ, Philadelphia, PA. and Brooklyn, NY
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B.1998, Philadelphia, PA
Education
2020 BFA in Photography, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2017 Continuing Education Gallery, Gloucester County, NJ
Group Exhibitions
TBA Flux, AUTOMAT, Philadelphia, PA
2020 In Spite of Everything, Virtual Exhibition
10th Annual Print Services Exhibition, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery Cases, Philadelphia, PA
Conversations, Gallery One, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Art Unleashed, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Sophomore Showcase, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Group Exhibition, Green Point Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Galleria at Deptford, Deptford Township, NJ
Awards/Scholarships
2020 The Photography Program Award for Critical Inquiry, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Trustee Scholarship, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
First Place Scholarship, Brooks Institute, Ventura, CA
Publications
2020 BFA Thesis book, In Spite of Everything
10th Anniversary issue (Cover), Spring 2020, Underground Pool Magazine
2019 Featured Photographer, Original-Photographers.tumblr.com
Featured Artist - July Submission, Cross Connect Magazine
Issue #3, EAST WEST MAGAZINE
Winter, 2019 Issue #1, p.3, Sad Punk Press