Fiorella Shalat

Fiorella Shalat is an artist and educator with expertise in commercial still life, microscope photography, and creative darkroom techniques. Born in Florence, Italy, Fiorella has illustrated books such as The Voyages of Christopher Columbus and the Cultural Guide to Greece published by Giunti Marzocco. In Italy she won a competition to photograph works of art produced in Florence during the Renaissance. In New York, Fiorella studied ceramics and textile design at Parsons School of Design, and Illustration and typeface design with designer Ed Benguiat at the School of Visual Arts, and earned a certificate in Fine Art Sculpture from the Art Students League, where she studied with Nathaniel Kaz. Fiorella has also studied stone carving in Pietrasanta, Italy, and worked as a textile designer in home furnishing fabrics, and as a sculptor in ornamental marble. As an educator, she has taught elementary, middle school, and adult continuing education level. Fiorella’s work has appeared in various group shows including the National Academy of Design, winning the J. Sanford Saltus Gold Medal, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, winning the Hanna Hyatt Huntington Medal, the National Sculpture Society, and the gallery of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center. Fiorella earned her Bachelor of Science in Art Education from CUNY. She holds a Master's degree in Architecture from the City College of New York.

Degree(s) earned:

• M.Arch, CUNY City College of New York
• BS in Art Education, CUNY City College of New York