Horizons Quartet ~ Jazz
Description: James Gloria, artist and educator. Portfolio of works, specializing in the ancient art of scagliola. James is also co-founder and artistic director of Totts Gap Arts Institute, a fine arts school he co-founded with his wife, Angeline Wolf, in 2006, and the creator of The Heritage Mural Education Program.
artist (36093) portraits (6772) oil painting (1656) art education (184) scagliola (10) faux marble (7) watercolor instruction (5) heritage murals (1) ornamental or decorative plaster (1) stucco marmo (1)
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After finishing his BFA in Scenic and Costume design for theater at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University , James continued work as an apprentice designer and painter. In 1989 he started his own decorative arts business, painting murals and faux finishes throughout the East Coast of the U.S.
A desire to extend his arts education led James to fresco classes at Parsons School of Design , and to a workshop in Italy to study the 16th c. technique of Scagliola. The obscurity of this lost art inspired him to return to Venice in 2002 for further study, and to begin documenting and teaching the technique, along with mural and faux finishes. It also sparked an interest in other plaster techniques along with Scagliola . James has published articles on venetian plaster, and fresco.
Horizons Quartet ~ Jazz