Michael Giaquinto

Michael is the Curator of Exhibitions at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, since 2003. He was the Chief Art Preparator at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design for 10 years at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. He has taught art at Pope John Paul II High School in Hyannis, and presently teaches acrylic painting for adults at the Cape Cod Museum of Art; He has held workshops at the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, the Truro Center for the Arts, Truro, MA and at the Weny Education Center at the CCMOA.
Attended Montserrat School of Art, Beverly, MA in the 1970’s. Also a decorative arts artist, Michael was awarded “Craftsman of the Year” by the early American Life Magazine in 2002 and 2005.

Artist Statement:
Art has been a big part of my life for over 50 years, from the first time I saw Salvador Dali’s “Persistence of Memory” I knew what my future will be as an artist.
From drawing and 3d assemblages to decorative painted furniture and always acrylic painting, my life has been full of making art. I continue to be amazed, never really expecting what lies ahead, starting with the first idea and brush stroke.The challenges are always there that pushes me to create.