Paola Mangiacapra

Paola is a retired public school teacher, who has been painting since 1993. She has studied with prominent local and nationally known watercolorists including Tom Sgouros, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, Frank Webb, John Salminen, Dominic DeStefano, Irwin Greenberg and the late Arne Lindmark. Paola’s work reflects her passion for casting unique light on familiar places from sketches done on location and supplemental photos. Although a large part of her work is devoted to landscape, cityscapes and maritime scenes, she also works with portraiture and figure painting.

Selected Shows and Awards:

Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, NYC,NY 2014
2nd Place Watercolor CLWAC Annual Members’ Exhibit held at the Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 117^th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY 2013
Katherine A. Lovell Memorial Award, RI Watercolor Society,“Light” Show, Pawtucket, RI 2013
2^nd Place, RI Watercolor Society, Members’ Show, Pawtucket, RI 2013
Honorable Mention, RI Watercolor Society, “Bon Appetite” Show, Pawtucket, RI 2013
1^st Place, Newport Art Museum, Members’ Show, Newport, RI 2010
1^st Place Watercolor, RI Watercolor Society, Artist Members’ Show, Pawtucket, RI 2010
2^nd Place, RI Watercolor Society, 16^th Annual National Watermedia Competition, Pawtucket, RI 2009
2^nd Place, RI Watercolor Society, “Paint RI” Show, Pawtucket, RI 2009
Honorable Mention, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 113^th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY 2009
RI Watercolor Society. Open Juried Show, Pawtucket, RI 2009
Honorable Mention, Newport Art Museum, Members’ Show, Newport, RI 2008
Honorable Mention, RI Watercolor Society, “Winter Around the World” Show, Pawtucket, RI 2008
3^rdPlace, RI Watercolor Society, 14^th Annual Nat’l Watermedia Competition, Pawtucket, RI 2007
Alice M. Arnaud Memorial Award, Northeast Watercolor Society, 31^st Annual International Exhibition, Kent, CT 2007
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 111^th Annual Exhibition, NYC, NY. 2007
Newport Art Museum Members’ Show, Newport, RI. 2007