Desjardins’ recent painting and large-scale wall drawings deal with the possibilities of reconciling figurative representation with process-oriented, intuitive abstraction. She is a recent recipient of the Berkshire-Taconic Artists Trust Award and in the fall of 2004 was awarded a residency at the American Academy in Rome where, as Visiting Artist, she began work on an on-going monumental Iraq War drawing in response to Trajan’s Column. Solo shows: Spazio Uno, Florence Italy; List Art center, Brown University; The Boston Drawing Project at Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston; Miller/Block Gallery, Boston; Syracuse University, Florence Italy. Selected group shows: “From a Drawing Standpoint”, curated by Ana Tiscornia, Leo Fortuna Gallery, NY; Biagiotti Progetto Arte, Florence Italy; M.Y. Art Prospects, NYC; SUNY /Westfield, NY; DeCordova Museum, and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. Publications include: Point of Contact, Syracuse University Press; Redlands Review, University of Redlands, California; Boston Globe; New York Sun; Big Red and Shiny.

Her work is included in numerous private and public collections including the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence Italy, and Fidelity Investments. Her work is included in the Boston Drawing Project at the Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston.

Desjardins’ extensive teaching experience includes visiting artist/faculty positions in Florence, Italy; Tufts University, Brown University, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the New England Conservatory of Music, and Massachusetts College of Art.

M.F.A/Diploma di Licenza, Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy; B.F.A. School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University.

Last Updated on Nov 15, 2007