b. 1995
After receiving a theater and fine arts degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Athena Parella was accepted into a three-year scenic painting apprenticeship program in New York. In 2020, she completed approximately four-thousand hours of training in Broadway shops and television production studios. Now a New England scenic artist, Athena continues creating artwork in her Rhode Island Studio.
Athena's paintings address a longing to recreate and preserve her memories from childhood. Sentimental objects are taken out of their playful context and manipulated to evoke a more disquieting narrative.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 - Artist's Choice, Rhode Island Water Color Society, Pawtucket, RI
2022 - Providence Art Club National Open Juried Exhibition, Maxwell Mays Gallery, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
2020 - SMALL WORKS 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY