Meet Chris
Meet Chris Pellettieri: The Documentary
Awards
2009 - Arthur Ross Award in Artisanship from the Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical America. For additional details, see their complete list of Award Winners here.
1995 - Hugh Gene Loebner Award – Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Exhibitions and Acquisitions
2014 - Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY - Selected as one of NYC Top 100 Makers, Carved sculpture on live view while in residence, and exhibited as part of MAD Biennial through the summer.
2004 - Cathedral of St. John the Divine,
St. Boniface Chapel, New York, NY
2002 - James Graham & Sons, New York, NY
2000 - American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY - Demonstration sculptures purchased for the
collection.
Teaching Experience
Spring 2015 - Pellettieri Stone Carvers’ Academy, New York, NY - Founded a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the stone carving tradition. Offering programs tailored to the needs of educational institutions, veterans and community youth organizations, specialized camps, among others.
Spring 2006 - The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Spring 2004 The Cathedral School, New York, NY
Summer 2003 - The Valley, New York, NY
Summer 2000 - The Museum of American Folk Art, New York, NY
Summer 2000 - The Compleat Sculptor, New York, NY
August 1997 Cooper Hewitt Museum, New York, NY
Sept. 1997 - The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Education & Special Training
Artida Atelier, New York, NY – Trained in Italian Techniques of sculpture and casting, including pointing method and portraiture with Giancarlo Biagi and Jill Burkee.
Cathedral Stoneworks, New York, NY – Apprenticed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the stone masonry program. Worked on the tower of the Cathedral, expansion of the Jewish Museum and other projects associated with Cathedral Stone Works.
New York University, New York, NY - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics.