EXHIBITIONS
Solving Art + Math
North Central College, Naperville, IL, April 2011
Knockout
Prak-sis, Chicago, IL, November 2011
Common Thread
Passion House Coffee Roasters,  Chicago, IL, January 2012
Revolution 2012: An Exposition on Change Around the World
Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL, January 2012
Jen Deveroux's Animal Royal Fashion Show
Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ, January 2012
Ordi & Eli Art Installment / Ceramic Horns
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, February 2012
National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR)
Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 2012
No Common Cense
North Central College, Naperville, IL April 2012
15th Annual Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research
North Central College, Naperville, IL, May 2012 
Senior Art Show
North Central College, Naperville, IL, May 2012 

PRESS
North Central College News, November 2012
Naperville Sun, January 2012
North Central Chronicle, January 2012
North Central Now, Winter 2012
North Central Chronicle, April 2012 
Positively Naperville, May 2012
North Central Chronicle, May 2012
North Central College News, May 2012 

GRANTS / AWARDS
Richter Grant. North Central College, 2012
Left. Left. Left, right, left.
Nominated for the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, 2012
International Sculptural Center in Hamilton New Jersey.
SALUTE Award, 2012
Veterans National Honor Society, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Outstanding Major in Art Award, 2012
North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Ceramic Horns
Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ
Skulls
Private Collection, Lisle, IL
Mask
Private Collection, Downers Grove, IL
Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
Private Collection, Naperville, IL
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Private Collection, Darien, IL 

Giuseppe Pellicano is a United States Veteran who served in Germany, California, and Kosovo from 2000 to 2005.  He will complete his B.A. at North Central College and will graduate Spring 2012.  He has been accepted into Northern Illinois University's MFA Program.

Giuseppe has exhibited his work at various shows and galleries to include Prak (sis) Gallery and Jackson Junge Gallery in Chicago.  He has also presented work in Jen Deveroux's Animal Royal Fashion Show along with an installation partnered with Ordi and Ali at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.  Giuseppe was selected to show War Pigs, at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah and also presented this piece at the 15th Annual Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research at North Central College.  This work has been nominated for the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award by his mentor Christine Rabenold through the International Sculptural Center in Hamilton, New Jersey. 

Giuseppe has been featured in the Naperville Sun and Beacon newspapers for his current work which commemorates soldiers who lost their lives during the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.  This project is funded and supported by North Central College’s Richter Grant and will be on display in the Senior Art Show, May 2012.

My interest in sculpture and ceramics stems from my experiences as a soldier.  These experiences lead me to search for a passionate and creative means of exploring my emotions and beliefs in politics, religion, and psychological distress.  My work reflects the a fore mentioned and tries to evoke analytical thoughts from the viewer with hope that they may share my enthusiasm.  My goal is not to“preach” to an audience, but to spark emotions or instigate thoughts on current and past humanistic issues.  I am in agreement with many artists who feel art is not meant to fix problems, but to make others aware that they exist. This awareness may then lead to change or at the very least, comfort.