Lorena Sferlazza

Thoughtful, collaborative, organized, and ambitious, Lorena currently serves as the Education Manager at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and Resident Artist at The Norwalk Art Space. Lorena offers a thorough liberal arts education (MFA, BA) and well-rounded experience in visual arts teaching, program development, creative design, and business administration for college, museum, auction house, and gallery settings, including: • The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (Ridgefield, CT) • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA) • Sotheby's Auction House (New York, NY) • Art in General (New York, NY) • Gonnelli Casa D'Aste (Florence, Italy) • Libera Accademia di Belle Arti (Florence, Italy) • Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA) As a visual artist, Lorena’s paintings have been published in Create! Magazine—a bi-monthly independent publication featuring contemporary art from emerging to mid-career and established artists around the world—and exhibited in solo and group shows in New York City, Philadelphia, Worcester, across CT, and regionally in Italy. Her latest portfolio can be found at: www.lorenasferlazza.com. Specialties: Creative Program Development for Students, Families, and Teachers (In-Person/Virtual) • Inquiry-Based Learning Method • Effective Organization • Compelling Visual Presentations • Strong Oral/Written Communication • Interpersonal Intelligence • Problem-Solving • Classroom Management • Studio Maintenance • Financial Reporting • Database Management • Live Auction Phone Bidding • Cataloging • Exhibition Development • Analytical Research • Technical Instruction in Observational Painting, Drawing, Digital Photography, Design, Color Theory Softwares: Zoom Webinar • Google Classroom • Adobe CS (Lightroom/Photoshop) • MS Office Suite (PwPt, Word, Excel, Outlook) • Apple Photos • Apple iWork Suite (Keynotes, Pages, Numbers) • SmartAlbums • SAP • Global Trade Services • DonorPerfect