Donald Gialanella

Donald Gialanella received his BFA from the Cooper Union in 1979. While there he studied with Jim Dine, Vito Acconci and Milton Glazer. He became Louise Bourgeois' assistant in 1980. After 2 years with Bourgeois, he became the Graphics Producer for the ABC television network in NYC. Pioneering the use of on-air digital graphics, Gialanella won an Emmy in 1992.

Sculpting in steel for the last 15 years, the artist- now living and working in Los Angeles- has a keen, searching intellect that constantly leads him to challenge his skills and method of expression. The result is a vast array of satirical, witty pieces that combine several metalworking techniques as well as elements of painting and assemblage.

Gialanella has been shortlisted for several important national and international public sculpture projects, and was recently featured in CTN Green Magazine. He is a part of the Landfill Art Project Collection and is an active member of the New York Sculptors Guild.