Biography
I am an award winning artist and arts advocate based in Toronto. I have been involved in several group exhibitions in public and private galleries, and solo exhibitions in alternative exhibition venues. I was the recipient of a purchase award from the Archives of Ontario in 2003 and received Papermaking and Realist Painting awards from Ontario College of Art and Design during my studies.
I am the founder of the Junction Arts Festival and co-founder of the Junction Forum for Arts and Culture. I have also participated on the OCAD alumni committee, the Dundas West Improvement Committee and devoted 13 years to volunteering for the Junction Business Improvement Area (BIA) serving 3 years as chair. For 20 years I owned and operated an exhibition space within Vesuvio Pizzeria in the Junction. Most recently I completed the 2021 Alchemy Artist Residency program, having previously graduated with honours from OCAD in 1992.
Presently I am a full time painter.
Testimonials and Endorsements
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https://canvasrebel.com/meet-piera-pugliese/
the next 50 years
In 1984, Sir David Attenborough warned, “ The next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on this planet.” Now 40 years later, we are living the consequences of our inaction. Wild fires, floods, drought and vanishing ecosystems have made it painfully clear: we are on the brink.
At Headwaters Art Gallery,
1402 Queen St. W. Village of Alton
A collection of new landscape paintings inspired by the beauty—and fragility—of the Southern Ontario environment.
July 2 to August 4 2025,
Interview on MET Radio with Evan Zeller
https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftorontomu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F97179224175%3Fpwd%3DfaxoaRaabPVj7pqAFWaar1n79C8PzK.1&sa=D&ust=1750614480000000&usg=AOvVaw3btSAGPHL4W5QX91bJOSw7
