Born in Portland, Maine. Lives and works in Wellesley, Massachusetts and Gorham, Maine.
Solo Exhibitions and Projects
2011 August Ventimiglia, New Drawings, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME
2010 August Ventimiglia: Event Study, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA
2009 Stitch and Rift, curated by Beth Kantrowitz, bk projects, Babson College, Wellesley, MA
2006 Limited edition print, "now", delivered by hand or by mail
Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects
2012 Therefore I Am, curated by Greg Slick, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
2011 Inside Outside, GoggleWorks, Reading, PA
2011 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial, Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
2011 An Exchange with Sol LeWitt, curated by Regine Basha, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA
2010 The Artist's Statement Picture Show, curated by Greg Slick, School of Jellyfish, Beacon, NY
2010 The Elegant Drawing Show, Drive-By, bk projects, Watertown, MA
2010 All This & More, Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 The 2010 DeCordova Biennial, DeCordova Sculpture Park + Museum, Lincoln, MA
2009 add and subtract, curated by Beth Kantrowitz, bk projects, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA
2008 New Zone Gallery, Eugene, OR
2008 Betwixt & Between: Line, Color, Texture, curated by Bruce Brown, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth, ME
2008 5x5 - Fifth Annual Summer Juried Exhibition, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA
2008 Northeast Prize Show,, juried by Nicholas Baume, chief curator, ICA Boston, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
2001 Open and Shut: Artists' Doors, Kidspace gallery, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, MA
1997 Backyard Sculpture Invitational, curated by Nancy Lewis, Private Residence, Philadelphia, PA
1996 After Dove, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1996 Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA,
1995 Primary Colors, curated by Angela Adams, Fox Island Gallery, North Haven, ME
Grants and Awards
2012 Artist Fellowship in Drawing, Massachusetts Cultural Council
Bibliography
Fox, Judith Hoos. "August Ventimiglia: Sculpting the Line." Sculpture June 2011, 46-49
Smee, Sebastian. "Biennial hits--and misses." Boston Globe May 8, 2011
Larmon, Annie. "Line tensity." Portland Phoenix April 6, 2011
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McQuaid, Cate. "Minimalist by nature, collaborative by design." Boston Globe February 24, 2010
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Gardner, Karen. "Kidspace." CAI: Journal of the Clark Art Institute Vol. 3, 2008
Locke, Lael. BTCF Newsletter Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc., Spring 2001
Gardner, Karen. "Doors open at new Kidspace exhibit." North Adams Transcript February 2, 2001
Verrier, Amy. "Open and Shut: Artists' Doors is the new exhibition at Kidspace." Advocate January 31, 2001
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Education
Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, post-baccalaureate studies in studio art and theory
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, B.A. Anthropology, 1995
Works available through
bk projects, Boston, Massachusetts: www.bkartprojects.com
June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, Maine: www.junefitzpatrickgallery.com