James Michael Pustorino
As Executive Director of Victory Hall from 2001-07 I organized exhibits of hundreds of NY/NJ area artists per year
and continue to curate focused exhibitions and public art projects with Victory Arts Projects.
Curated/Gallery Directed Exhibits
10/11 Pin-It-Up- Mana Fine arts, Jersey City, NJ
10/11 Beerhall Banners- 16 banner Public Art display, Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City
10/11 Windows of Inspiration- 8 window-permanant Public Art Project. MLK HUB Jersey City, NJ
7/11- 9/11
Subject No Object:The Abstract Picture- Warburg Exhibit Space, 100 Hudson St NY, NY 10011
5/11- 7/11
In a Small Manner, Warburg Exhibit Space, 100 Hudson St NY, NY 10011
10/10 Jersey City Art Fair@ the Beacon 2010, Jersey City NJ-
Organized/curated City-wide 50 person exhibit in 4,000 sq. ft space
Curated 4 person solo exhibits at Lefrak’s lobby space (approx. 100 ft. wall space)- 5,000 visitors per day
9/10 Made from Earth at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ –
6/10 Sea, Sky and Shore at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
4/10 Inner Visions/Outer Space at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
9/09 Jersey City Art Fair, the Beacon, Jersey City NJ
Organized/curated City-wide 50 person exhibit in multiple condominiums
9/09 Reflections of a Tiger, Henry Snyder H.S., Jersey City NJ
Organized/curated an area arts exhibition at an inner-city arts high school
Curated or directed Large-scale multi-artist sculpture exhibit in public atrium -10,000 sq ft. 5,000 visitors per day
9/09 Constructions in the Sunken Garden, Mack-Cali Atrium, Jersey City
10/07 Fish Out of Land- Mack-Cali Atrium, Jersey City, NJ
7-8/09 Dreams on a Midsummer Night- Victory Hall @SEAPORT, NYC
Manual for Overfishing- Victory Hall @SEAPORT, NYC
Renovated and established gallery space at South St Seaport activities building
2009- Curated 12 person exhibits at Lefrak’s lobby space (approx. 100 ft. wall space)- 5,000 visitors per day
9/09 Magic Window- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
7/09 Seeing in Color- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
4/09 Building Cities- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
Organized/curated a multi-location exhibit during Jersey City Studio Tour
10/08 Lifecycles- 3D at the Beacon, Jersey City NJ
10/08 Lifecycles 2D at 545 Washington Ave., Jersey City, NJ
10/08 Lifecycles Banners at Jersey City Parks- NJ
10/08 Building Cities/Dynamic Structure Banners at 77 Hudson/70 Greene, Jersey City, NJ
Produced Public Art project of 50 10ft x 4ft banners of 25 artist’s works around new building site
Commissioned by K Hovnanian to curate 40 person exhibits for extensive showroom area 5,000 sq. ft
2/08 Love is for Lovely People- 77 Hudson Sales Center, JC, NJ
4/08 It’s Only Natural- 77 Hudson Sales Center, JC, NJ
10/07 Face to Face – VAP Brunswick St , Jersey City
2001-7 At Victory Hall, 186 Grand St. Jersey City, New Jersey
Exhibition Director for 30 to 40 person exhibits- 4,000 to 7,000 sq. ft space
6/07 The Victory Hall Annual -About Photography
4/07 99 cents-with Jersey City Museum (Co-curator with Rocio Arranda Alvarado)
2/07 Reverence for All Living Creatures
10/06 American Diaspora (Co-curator)
6/06 Pro Arts Juried Membership Exhibition
5/ 06 The Victory Hall Annual - Painting 2006 (Co-curator)
3/06 Monumental- with Jersey City Museum (Co-curator with Rocio Arranda Alvarado)
12/05 Art Auction Gala
10/05 With Apparent Ease (Co-curator)
6/05 The Victory Hall Annual- Printmaking:Hand-Pulled
4/05 Skyway- with Jersey City Museum
12/04 Black, White and Red Art Auction Gala
10/04 Kaleidoscope
10/04 The AV Club
9/04 Living a Culture of Peace (Curator)
5/04 The Victory Hall Annual/Drawing from the Well
3/04 Metaphors, Muses, Mysteries (Co-curator)
10/03 Built to Form (Co-curator)
6/03 Epic - (Co-curator)
10/02 Forms of Matter- Artist’s Views of Nature
7/02 Wonderworlds- (Curator)
6/02 Beauty of Big- (Co-curator)
2000-2001 Curated the Sanctuary space in Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church, Jersey City, New Jersey
1998-2001 Community Arts exhibits for Spring on Sussex Street Fair, Jersey City, New Jersey
Exhibit Director for Group A, Pittsburgh, Pa – organized 25 to 60 artist exhibits in public institutions
2/93 Experiences: Art from the Inner World- The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1/93 In the Summer Weeds, Botany Hall, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA (co-curator)
5/92 The Group Aviary Show- Pittsburgh Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA
Organized Student/teacher exhibit for Pittsburgh City arts program I directed
7/90 Hartwell Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
As Executive Director of Victory Hall from 2001-07 I organized exhibits of hundreds of NY/NJ area artists per year
and continue to curate focused exhibitions and public art projects with Victory Arts Projects.
Curated/Gallery Directed Exhibits
10/11 Pin-It-Up- Mana Fine arts, Jersey City, NJ
10/11 Beerhall Banners- 16 banner Public Art display, Mana Fine Arts, Jersey City
10/11 Windows of Inspiration- 8 window-permanant Public Art Project. MLK HUB Jersey City, NJ
7/11- 9/11
Subject No Object:The Abstract Picture- Warburg Exhibit Space, 100 Hudson St NY, NY 10011
5/11- 7/11
In a Small Manner, Warburg Exhibit Space, 100 Hudson St NY, NY 10011
10/10 Jersey City Art Fair@ the Beacon 2010, Jersey City NJ-
Organized/curated City-wide 50 person exhibit in 4,000 sq. ft space
Curated 4 person solo exhibits at Lefrak’s lobby space (approx. 100 ft. wall space)- 5,000 visitors per day
9/10 Made from Earth at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ –
6/10 Sea, Sky and Shore at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
4/10 Inner Visions/Outer Space at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
9/09 Jersey City Art Fair, the Beacon, Jersey City NJ
Organized/curated City-wide 50 person exhibit in multiple condominiums
9/09 Reflections of a Tiger, Henry Snyder H.S., Jersey City NJ
Organized/curated an area arts exhibition at an inner-city arts high school
Curated or directed Large-scale multi-artist sculpture exhibit in public atrium -10,000 sq ft. 5,000 visitors per day
9/09 Constructions in the Sunken Garden, Mack-Cali Atrium, Jersey City
10/07 Fish Out of Land- Mack-Cali Atrium, Jersey City, NJ
7-8/09 Dreams on a Midsummer Night- Victory Hall @SEAPORT, NYC
Manual for Overfishing- Victory Hall @SEAPORT, NYC
Renovated and established gallery space at South St Seaport activities building
2009- Curated 12 person exhibits at Lefrak’s lobby space (approx. 100 ft. wall space)- 5,000 visitors per day
9/09 Magic Window- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
7/09 Seeing in Color- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
4/09 Building Cities- at 545 Washington Ave. Jersey City, NJ
Organized/curated a multi-location exhibit during Jersey City Studio Tour
10/08 Lifecycles- 3D at the Beacon, Jersey City NJ
10/08 Lifecycles 2D at 545 Washington Ave., Jersey City, NJ
10/08 Lifecycles Banners at Jersey City Parks- NJ
10/08 Building Cities/Dynamic Structure Banners at 77 Hudson/70 Greene, Jersey City, NJ
Produced Public Art project of 50 10ft x 4ft banners of 25 artist’s works around new building site
Commissioned by K Hovnanian to curate 40 person exhibits for extensive showroom area 5,000 sq. ft
2/08 Love is for Lovely People- 77 Hudson Sales Center, JC, NJ
4/08 It’s Only Natural- 77 Hudson Sales Center, JC, NJ
10/07 Face to Face – VAP Brunswick St , Jersey City
2001-7 At Victory Hall, 186 Grand St. Jersey City, New Jersey
Exhibition Director for 30 to 40 person exhibits- 4,000 to 7,000 sq. ft space
6/07 The Victory Hall Annual -About Photography
4/07 99 cents-with Jersey City Museum (Co-curator with Rocio Arranda Alvarado)
2/07 Reverence for All Living Creatures
10/06 American Diaspora (Co-curator)
6/06 Pro Arts Juried Membership Exhibition
5/ 06 The Victory Hall Annual - Painting 2006 (Co-curator)
3/06 Monumental- with Jersey City Museum (Co-curator with Rocio Arranda Alvarado)
12/05 Art Auction Gala
10/05 With Apparent Ease (Co-curator)
6/05 The Victory Hall Annual- Printmaking:Hand-Pulled
4/05 Skyway- with Jersey City Museum
12/04 Black, White and Red Art Auction Gala
10/04 Kaleidoscope
10/04 The AV Club
9/04 Living a Culture of Peace (Curator)
5/04 The Victory Hall Annual/Drawing from the Well
3/04 Metaphors, Muses, Mysteries (Co-curator)
10/03 Built to Form (Co-curator)
6/03 Epic - (Co-curator)
10/02 Forms of Matter- Artist’s Views of Nature
7/02 Wonderworlds- (Curator)
6/02 Beauty of Big- (Co-curator)
2000-2001 Curated the Sanctuary space in Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church, Jersey City, New Jersey
1998-2001 Community Arts exhibits for Spring on Sussex Street Fair, Jersey City, New Jersey
Exhibit Director for Group A, Pittsburgh, Pa – organized 25 to 60 artist exhibits in public institutions
2/93 Experiences: Art from the Inner World- The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
1/93 In the Summer Weeds, Botany Hall, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, PA (co-curator)
5/92 The Group Aviary Show- Pittsburgh Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA
Organized Student/teacher exhibit for Pittsburgh City arts program I directed
7/90 Hartwell Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
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