Born: December 20, Greenport, New York. (John DeCristofaro)
Hometown: Southampton, New York.
Lives and works in Miami and New York, USA
(Artist name shortened to John DeFaro in 2002)

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Educational Experience:

•1999 - 2001. Miami Ad School. New Genre. Art Direction. Miami, FL.
•Winter 2001. Internship. 180 Ad Agency. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
•1985 - 1987. Independent Study. Parsons School of Design. New York, NY.
•1985 - 1987. Independent Study. School of Visual Arts. New York, NY.

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Solo and Group Exhibitions:
• 2009 Solo. Tree Has AIDS and Leaves! Outdoor Installations. Art Basel week. Miami, FL.
• 2009 Group. Miami’s Independent Thinkers / Miami’s It. Art Basel week. Miami, FL
• 2009 Group. Artoconecto KIDSART. Special invite. A-B(o)MB II: The Fallout. Miami,FL
• 2009 Group. Talking Trash Art and Design contest. Green Art Org. Miami, FL
One of five winners. Jurors: Terrence Riley, Beth Dunlop, Claire Bruekel
• 2009 Group. Into the Wild. Carol Jazzar Gallery. Miami, FL
• 2009 Group. Miami GuitarTown. Gibson Fundraising Auction. Miami, FL
• 2009 Group. Common Roots. Juried Art Show. Botanical Gardens, Miami Beach, FL Received ‘Artist Choice Award.’
• 2009 Group. KIDSART. Artoconecto Miami. The Bottle Tree. Miami, FL
• 2009 Group. Juried Biennial. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Hollywood, FL
• 2009 Group. Art with Edge. Tigertail Productions fundraiser. Miami, FL
• 2009 Group. All Media Juried Biennial. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Hollywood, FL

• 2008 Group. Moon Over Miami. Tigertail Productions fundraiser. Miami, FL
• 2008 Solo. Installations. Art Fair Week. Trees Have AIDS project. New York, NY.
• 2008 Group. SoBay Juried Art Show. Deering Estate. Cutler, FL

• 2007 Group. Abracadabra. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood fundraiser. Hollywood, FL.
• 2007 Solo. Art Basel week. Trees Have AIDS. Anti stigma project. Miami, FL.
• 2007 Solo. Paintings and Sculpture. Art Basel week. SEEKjohn. AStudio. Miami. FL.
• 2007 Solo. Sculpture. Playadolls Project. Burning Man. Black Rock City, NV.
• 2007 Group. Locust Projects Fundraiser. Miami, FL.

• 2006 Group. Art Basel week. Lemon Sky Projects. Aqua Art Fair. Miami Beach, FL.
• 2006 Group. Locust Projects Fundraiser. Miami, FL.
• 2006 Group. Sculpture. Lemon Sky Projects. Scope Hamptons. East Hampton, NY.
• 2006 Group. Taste & Tongues. Biennale of San Paulo, Brazil.
• 2006 Group. Taste & Tongues. Food Cultura Museum. Miami, FL.
• 2006 Group. Art of Found Objects. Education Fund Auction. Miami, FL.
• 2006 Solo. 2D and 3D. Lemon Sky Projects. Creek 28. Indian Creek Hotel. Miami Beach, FL

• 2005 Group. Drawings. Art Basel week. Lemon Sky Projects. Aqua Art Miami. Miami Beach, FL.
• 2005 Group. Art Basel week. Worm-Hole Laboratory. Frisbee Art. Miami Beach, FL.
• 2005 Group. Locust Projects Fundraiser. Miami, FL.
• 2005 Solo. Paintings and 3D. BUCK 15. Miami, FL.
• 2005 Group. BUCK15. The Skateboard Show. Miami Beach, FL.

• 2004 Group. Drawing Conclusions 2. Rocket Projects. Miami, FL.

• 2003 Solo. PUFFS. Outdoor Installations. Miami and Miami Beach, FL.
•2003 Group. Drawings. Flat File Lounge. Rocket Projects. Miami, FL.

•2001 Solo. Paintings. designlab.MIAMI. Miami, FL.

•1997 Solo. Paintings. 821. Miami Beach, FL.

•1996 Group. Paintings. Elaine Benson Gallery. Bridgehampton, NY.
•1996 Group. Ceramic Plates. “The Retreat” Auction Fundraiser.
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY.
•1996 Solo. Sculpture. Rogers Memorial Designer Show House. Southampton, NY.

•1995 Solo. Sculpture. Rogers Memorial Designer Show house. Southampton, NY.
•1995 -1996. Comic “Chikon” published in Country Magazine, Southampton, NY.

•1994 Dan’s Papers Magazine Cover. Bridgehampton, NY.

•1993 -1997. Furniture. Lexington Furniture, NC. Extensive Home Furnishings and accessories collection titled “DeCristofaro”

•1992 Group. Sculpture. Renee Fotouhi Fine Art. East Hampton, NY.

•1991 Group. Sculpture. First Annual Parrish Art Museum Design Biennial / Auction. Southampton, NY.