
Frank Oriti hails from the blue-collar suburbs of Cleveland and his subject matter never strays far from this backyard. First in his family to earn a BFA., the artist has gone on to earn an MFA in 2011. Work experience includes working at one of Cleveland’s steel mills, which has informed his subjects. His body of work examines the culture of America’s middle-class, the many individuals returning to their hometowns, from the military, or failed attempts to escape their original early neighborhoods. Frank’s subtle textured backgrounds offer a visualization of the individual’s attempt to “whiteout” their lost suburban existence, and their longing for and achieving of the promised American Dream.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
Homeland
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York2011
Return
The Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, OhioParma Circle, MFA Thesis Exhibtion
Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OhioGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
Urban Revival
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkGET REAL: New American Painting
MOCA, Jacksonville, FloridaThe New Real
The Bofoey Gallery, Cleveland, OhioShattered Boundaries
Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkArtHamptons
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkTransformer Station
Northern Ohio Arts Dealer Association’s ARTExpo, Cleveland, OhioLA ART Show
RJD Gallery, Los Angeles, California2013
120 Year of Art in Cleveland
The Bofoey Gallery, Cleveland, OhioArtHamptons
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkTransformer Station
Northern Ohio Arts Dealer Association’s ARTExpo, Cleveland, Ohio2012
ArtHamptons
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkUntitled, Ohio Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhbition
Carnegie Gallery, Columbus, OhioArt From the Heartland
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, Indiana2011
Athens Voices
The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OhioUntitled, Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhibition
Fort Haye Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio2009
Resurface
Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OhioSurface Tension
Trisolini Gallery, Athens, Ohio2008
Outside the Lines
The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, Ohio2007
Untitled, BFA Senior Thesis Show
Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OhioCleveland Artists
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Education
2011
Ohio University, Columbus, Ohio
MFA Painting2006
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
BFA Two-Dimensional Studies -
Awards
2013
Emerging Artist Award, Cleveland Arts Prize, Cleveland, Ohio2012
Bad Girls for Good Art Award, Ohio Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus, OhioHonorable Mention, Art From the Heartland, Indianapolis, Indiana
2011
Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition, Online2010
Best in Show, Ohio Art League Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio2008-2011
Full Tuition Scholarship, MFA Program, Ohio University, Athens, OhioFull Teaching Assistantship, MFA Program, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio