DAMIAN COTE

Biography

Damian Cote was born in Holyoke Massachusetts. With the exception of four years of service in the Marine Corps he has lived in the Pioneer Valley most his life. Since 1996 he has focused on serigraphy and painting. Today Damian is also producing a variety of works in intaglio and other printmaking methods. Damian and his partner Rebecca Lisi are back in Holyoke where they rebuilt one of the original Houses of Smiths Ferry.

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Education

2005-2007               University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BFA Printmaking, second major BA Psychology
2001-2005               Holyoke Community College, AA Psychology Institutional Honors

Exhibitions

2007                          BFA solo exhibition, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst
2007                          Jr/Sr show, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst
2007                          Group exhibition, Open Square, Holyoke, Massachusetts
2007                          Boston Printmakers North American Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
2006                          Jr/Sr show, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst

Grants and Awards

2007                          First place in Printmaking, UMass Amherst, JR/Sr Exhibition
2006                          Deborah Fennessey award for printmaking, JR/SR Exhibition, UMass Amherst
2006                          Scholarship award for selected work, JR/SR Exhibition, UMass Amherst, internal jury
2003                          Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Scholarship
2003                          James Z. Naurison Scholarship