- Delia Tolz
- 24 Ross Ave.
- Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977
- Telephone: (845) 627-2482
- Facsimile: (845) 627-2481
- Email: deliantonia@inner-gifts.com
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- Introduction
- Solo Exhibits
- Group Exhibits
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- Awards and Competitions
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- Other Endeavors
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- Education
My work is a visual expression of the way I embrace life within my soul. This is a conscious commitment to nurture and heal people, the environment and the universe, using the strength of loving thoughts, feelings, prayers, meditations and actions. Through my work, I express my awareness of the interconnections with all of life and with all beings, past, present and future, trying to bring hope and to alleviate the suffering of others and of the world.
Through Colored Pencil Drawings, I try to reveal my perception of the inner world, while in the photo-drawing montages, I bring together the inner world with palpable reality, reflected in photographs. In my black and white photographs, I concentrate on capturing quiet moments in order to evoke a reflective response.
- Regardless of where I am or who I am with or what I am doing, I have a choice in how I respond to each person, to each situation, to life.
- This choice, at times easy, at times difficult, comes from examining my life as a whole, not just in relationship to myself, but also in relationship to others, the earth, the universe. Each relationship begins at the core of my being. Each moment is a harbinger of hope as well as despair, of love as well as hate, of joy as well as sorrow. The way I respond to the myriad of events, feelings and thoughts that I experience daily is a reflection of my commitment to life.
- I choose to see the hope, the love and the joy. I acknowledge the existence of the negative aspects of life, but I consciously choose not to give them strength, not to feed them more than I already do. I examine their coexistence with me. I know that they are also part of me. However, I use the energy of anger and sadness to fuel me into useful work. The despair of seeing the suffering and aggression in the world is a call to alertness when I look at myself and try to end the pain I cause those around me.
- In many of my pieces I have included a poem, a prayer or a sentence. This is my way to invite others to pass the threshold of merely looking at the work and to share the gifts that have come forth with each piece. What I receive is not just for me, but for all of us.
| 2017 | Cafh Foundation. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sharing the Inner Journey Through Art. Experiential workshop. |
| 2017 | Museo Municipal de Arte Dr. U. Poggi. Rafaela, Argentina. Sharing the Inner Journey Through Art. Experiential workshop. |
| 2017 | Cafh Foundation. Rosario, Argentina. Sharing the Inner Journey Through Art. Experiential workshop. |
| 2016 | Union Arts Center. Sparkill, NY. Awakening. On exhibit at the library. |
| 2013-2014 | Ossining Arts Council. Steamer Firehouse Gallery. Perceptions. Colored pencil drawings. |
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2008 |
Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Renewal. Colored pencil drawings and photo drawing montages. Exhibit and dialogue. |
| 2007 | Piermont Flywheel Gallery. |
| 2006 | Piermont Flywheel Gallery. |
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2004 |
Pearl River Library. Pearl River, NY. Listening to Colors. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
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2003 |
Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Sacred Spaces. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
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2002 |
Warner Library. Tarrytown, New York. Inner and Outer Expressions. Color pencil drawings and pencil colored photographs. |
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2002 |
Fundacion Cafh. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gathering of Hope. Exhibit and seminar. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
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2002 |
Finkelstein Memorial Library. Spring Valley, New York. Gathering of Hope. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 2001 | Greenbelt Community Center. Greenbelt, Maryland. Spirit Matters. Exhibit and seminar. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 2000-2001 | Dream Fields Center & Gallery. Voorhees, New Jersey. Selected Works. Color pencil drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 2000 | The Gallery at Bethel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Croton, NY. Unveiling the Inner Journey. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 2000 | Westchester Arts Council. White Plains, NY. Open Studios II. Colored Pencil Drawings, photo drawing montages and black and white photographs. |
| 1999 - 2000 | World Fine Art Gallery. New York, NY. Bringing Light Into Life. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1999 | Omega Institute. Rhinebeck, NY. Unveiling the Inner Journey. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1999 | Westchester Arts Council. White Plains, NY. Open Studios. Colored Pencil Drawings, photo drawing montages and black and white photographs. |
| 1999 | Omega Institute. Rhinebeck, NY. Presence. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Unveiling the Inner Journey. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1998 | John C. Hart Memorial Library. Shrub Oak, NY. Unveiling the Inner Journey. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1997 - 1998 | Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Healing. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1996 | Ossining Public Library. Ossining, NY. Taking Time to be Present. Colored Pencil Drawings, photo drawing montages and black and white photographs. |
| 1995 | Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Blazing a Trail. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1994 | Cafh Foundation. New York, NY. Gifts. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1993 | Sleepy Hollow Gallery. Briarcliff Manor, NY. Gifts. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1992 | Sleepy Hollow Gallery. Briarcliff Manor, NY. Reminisce: Now and Then. Photo drawing montages and black and white photographs. |
| 1992 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Shadows and Reflections. Black and white photos. |
| 1992 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Entwined. Photo drawing montages. |
| 1982 | Student Union, Queens College. Flushing, NY. Celebrating Women in the Arts. Black and white photographs. |
| 2016 | Union Arts Center. Sparkill, NY. Five Writers Share Their Journey. Collective book presentation. |
| 2008-2009 | Traveling Exhibit in Belgium, Spain and Argentina. Here and There: Divisible Panoramas. Colored pencil drawings and hand-colored black and white photograph. |
| 2007 | Orange Hall Galleries. Orange County Community College. Middletown, NY. Latin American Visuals. Colored pencil drawings, photo drawing montages and black and white photographs. |
| 2007 | Piermont Flywheel Gallery. Piermont, NY. Friends. Colored pencil drawings |
| 2007 | Casa del Arte. Highland, NY. Tango. Black and white photographs. |
| 2006 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. All About Dance. Black and white photographs. |
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2005 |
Croton Council on the Arts. Croton-on-Hudson, NY. 23rd Annual Exhibit Photographers of Northern Westchester. Black and white photograph. |
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2004 |
Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. De Norte a Sur. Group exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
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2003 |
Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Sunday Photo Group. Black and white photographs. |
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2003 |
Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. Works From the Permanent Collection. Group exhibit. Black and white photograph with pencil colored mat. |
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2003 |
The Black Cow Cafe and Gallery. Croton-on-Hudson, NY. The Itsy-Bitsy Photo Exhibit. Black and white photograph with pencil colored mat. |
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2002-2003 |
Wainwright House. Rye, NY. In the Spirit of Angels. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
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2002 |
The Living Seed Gallery. New Paltz, New York. Highland Cultural Center Members Exhibit. Colored Pencil Drawings and pencil colored photograph. |
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2002 |
Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. Sunday Photo Group. Group exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 2001 | Musee Des Beaux Arts D'Unet. Unet/Tonneins, France. Grand Prix D'Aquitain et Biennale De France. Photo drawing montage. |
| 2001 | Federation Nationale Andre Maginot. Paris, France. Biennale Europienne. Grand Prix International De Paris. Photo drawing montage |
| 2001 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. 2nd Annual Latina Artists Celebrating Women's Month. Colored Pencil Drawings and hand colored photographs. |
| 2000 | The Meditation Center and Gallery. New York, NY. Creating a Culture of Peace. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. Sponsored by the Brahma Kumaris and UNESCO to celebrate the International Year for the Culture of Peace. |
| 2000 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Latina Artists Celebrating Women's Month. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 2000 | Lyndhurst National Historic Landmark. Tarrytown, NY. Visual Diaries: Diverse Views of Westchester, 4th Annual Juried Exhibit to benefit Lyndhurst. Black and white photograph. |
| 2000 | Elisa Pritzker Gallery. New Paltz, NY. Group Exhibit. Photo drawing montage and Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1999 | Upper View Gallery. Peekskill, NY. Visions of Hope. Colored Pencil drawings. |
| 1999 | World Fine Art Gallery. New York, NY. Salon Exhibit. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1999 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Members' Annual Exhibit. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | Upper View Gallery. Peekskill, NY. Members' Exhibit. Colored Pencil drawings and black and white photographs. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Sacred Spaces. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | New York Presbyterian Hospital., NY, NY. Art for Heart. Benefit Auction for heart transplant recipients. Drawings and photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | Pen and Brush. NY, NY. Invitational Open Media Exhibition. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | Pleiades Gallery. New York, NY. 1st Annual Benefit Auction and Exhibition to establish an arts enrichment program in the South Bronx. Black and white photograph, drawing, and photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. 1st Annual All-Media Juried Exhibit. Black and white photograph. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Art for Heart. Benefit Auction. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Works in Progress. 1st Annual Juried Photo Exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Wainwright House. Rye, NY. In the Spirit of Angels. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Upper View Gallery. Peekskill, NY Winter Fantasy. Black and white photos. |
| 1998 - 1999 | Kiko's Gallery. Peekskill, NY. An Exhibit of Friends. Photo-drawing montages. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Art for Peace. Colored Pencil drawing and photo drawing montage. |
| 1998 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Art for Peace. Black and white photograph and photo drawing montages. |
| 1998 | Wainwright House. Rye, NY. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1998 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Annual Members Exhibit. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Art for Heart: a Benefit Auction for Heart Transplant Recipients and Their Families. Colored Pencil drawings. |
| 1998 | The Bridge Gallery. White Plains, NY. In the Eye of the Beholder: Diverse Views of Westchester. Black and white photographs. |
| 1998 | Lyndhurst National Historic Landmark. Tarrytown, NY. In the Eye of the Beholder: Diverse Views of Westchester, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Secrets of the Circle. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1998 | Upper View Gallery. Peekskill, NY. Hudson Valley Landscapes. Colored Pencil Drawing. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Visions of Global Unity II. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1998 | The Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Briarcliff-Croton-Ossining. 16th Annual Exhibition by Photographers of Westchester. Black and white photographs. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Women Celebrating Women. Colored Pencil Drawings and black and white photographs. |
| 1998 | Cambridge House. Ossining, NY. Ossining Arts Council 3rd Annual Benefit Auction. Colored Pencil Drawings and black and white photographs. |
| 1997 - 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Wearable Art: A Textile Exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 1997 | Bella’s Cafe. Chestnut Ridge, NY. Healing. Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1997 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Renaissance on Spring. Color pencil drawings. |
| 1997 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Inner Visions. Photo drawing montage and Colored Pencil Drawing. |
| 1997 | Lyndhurst and The Westchester Land Trust. Lyndhurst National Historic Landmark. Tarrytown, NY. The Idyll / The Real, 1st Annual Juried Exhibit. Black and white photo. |
| 1997 | The Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Briarcliff-Croton-Ossining, Inc. 15th Annual Exhibition by Photographers of Northern Westchester. Black and white photographs. |
| 1997 | Nieman Marcus. White Plains, NY. Framed. Benefit Auction for the Westchester Arts Council. Frame. |
| 1997 | Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Women Through Photography. Black and white photographs and photo drawing montage. |
| 1997 | Parisi’s Restaurant. Ossining, NY. Ossining Arts Council 2nd Annual Benefit Auction. Color pencil drawing and black and white photograph. |
| 1997 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Illuminations II. Black and white photographs. |
| 1996 | Highland Cultural Center. Highland, NY. Third National Juried Art Exhibition. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1996 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Visions of Global Unity: an international exchange of works. Photo drawing montage and Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1996 | Highland Cultural Center. Highland, NY. Hudson Valley Artists II. Photo drawing montages and Colored Pencil Drawings. |
| 1996 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Members Annual Exhibit. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1996 | One Station Plaza. Peekskill, NY. The Greening of the Earth. Colored Pencil Drawing. |
| 1996 | Amrita Club Gallery. Poughkeepsie, NY. Second National Juried Art Exhibition. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1995 | Ossining Arts Council. Ossining, NY. First Invitational Art Show. Colored Pencil Drawing. |
| 1995 | Omega Institute. Rhinebeck, NY. Spiritual Yearning. Color pencil drawings and photo drawing montage. |
| 1995 | The International Center. New York, NY. Celebrating Women in the Arts. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1993 | Teatown Lake Reservation. Ossining, NY. Children and Nature. Black and white photograph. |
| 1993 | Sleepy Hollow Gallery. Briarcliff Manor, NY. Members Exhibit. Black and white photographs |
| 1992 | Sleepy Hollow Gallery. Briarcliff Manor, NY. Members Exhibit. Photo drawing montages. |
| 1992 | Phelps Hospital. North Tarrytown, NY. Phelps Art Festival. Photo drawing montages. |
| 1991 | Soho Photo Gallery. Twentieth Anniversary Celebration. Black and white photographs. |
| 1989 | Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center. New York, NY. Soho Photo at Lincoln Center. Black and white photograph. |
| 1985 - 1993 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Participation in several shows exhibiting black and white photographs. |
| 1982 | Queens College Art Gallery. Queens, NY. Graduating Art Class Exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 1989 - Now | Several photographs and drawings published in Seeds of Unfolding, a tri-annual spiritual magazine published by Cafh Foundation, Inc. |
- (A "Spotlight Exhibit" consists of 4-5 photographs)
| 1992 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Black and white photographs. |
| 1987 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Black and white photographs. |
| 1987 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Black and white photographs. |
| 1985 | Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. Black and white photographs. |
| 2000 | Lyndhurst National Historic Landmark. Tarrytown, NY. Visual Diaries: Diverse Views of Westchester, 4th Annual Juried Exhibit. Black and white photograph. |
| 1999 | Pen and Brush. New York, NY. Invitational Open Media Exhibition. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. 1st Annual Juried Multi-Media Exhibit. Photo montage. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Works in Progress, 1st Juried Photo Exhibit. Black and white photographs. Certificate of Excellence. |
| 1998 | Lyndhurst National Historic Landmark. Tarrytown, NY. In the Eye of the Beholder: Diverse Views of Westchester, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibit. Black and white photographs. |
| 1997 | Manhattan Arts International Magazine 6th annual competition. Award of Merit. New York, NY. Colored Pencil Drawings and photo drawing montages. |
| 1997 | Lyndhurst and the Westchester Land Trust 1997 Photo Competition. Lyndhurst Estate, Tarrytown, NY. The Idyll / The Real, 1st Annual Juried Exhibit. Black and white photograph. |
| 1996 | Highland Cultural Center. Highland, NY. Third National Juried Art Exhibition. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1995 | Amrita Club Gallery. Poughkeepsie, NY. Second National Juried Art Exhibition. Certificate of Merit. Photo drawing montage. |
| 1993 | Teatown Lake Preservation. Ossining, NY. Children and Nature. Honorable Mention. Black and white photo. |
| 1989 | Art 54 Gallery. New York, NY. Artitudes: 7th International Art Competition. Certificate of Excellence. Black and white photo. |
Exhibits and Multimedia Events Curated
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2006 to present |
Curator of Exhibits, Historical Society of Rockland County |
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2005 |
Soho Photo Gallery. New York, NY. De Sur a Norte. |
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2004 |
Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. De Norte a Sur. |
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2003 |
Highland Cultural Center Art Gallery. Highland, NY. Sunday Photo Group. |
| 2002 | Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. Sunday Photo Group. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery, Ossining, NY. 1st Annual Juried Multimedia Exhibit. |
| 1999 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery, Ossining, NY. Works in Progress, Juried Photo Exhibit. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery, Ossining, NY, in conjunction with Highland Cultural Center Gallery, Highland, NY. Art for Peace. |
| 1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Visions of Global Unity II, part of the Global Art Project, an international exchange of multimedia works reflecting the idea of global peace and unity. |
| 1997-1998 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Wearable Art: A Textile Exhibit. |
| 1997 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Renaissance on Spring. |
| 1997 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Inner Visions. |
| 1996 | Ossining Arts Council Gallery. Ossining, NY. Visions of Global Unity. |
| 2012 - Published "Awakening - An Illustrated Search for Meaning" |
| 1996 to present, Regional Coordinator, Global Art Project. The Global Art Project is an international exchange of multimedia works reflecting the idea of global peace and unity. |
| 2006-2008, Curator of Exhibits, Historical Society of Rockland County, New City, NY. |
| 2002 and 2004, Curator, Museo de la Fotografia, Rafaela, Argentina. Group exhibits. |
| Coordinator of the 3rd Annual Ossining Arts Council Gallery Silent Auction. |
| From 1996 through 2000, Director and Curator, Ossining Arts Council Gallery. |
| Member of Arts Council of Rockland. |
| To purchase high quality, custom prints, visit delia.imagekind.com |
| In the permanent collection of Museo de la Fotografia. Rafaela, Argentina. |
| On display at Cafh Foundation, New York, NY. Viewing by appointment. (212) 724-4260. |
| Encyclopedia of Living Artists, 11th edition, 1999. |
| Listed in Art in America Annual Guide, 1997-2001. Galleries and Artists. |
| Slides of my work may be viewed at the Archives on Women Artists located at the National Museum of Women Artists, Washington, D.C. |
| Photographs and Colored Pencil Drawings are published on a regular basis in Seeds of Unfolding, an online spiritual magazine published by Cafh Foundation |
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