ALLISON RUFRANO lives and works in Long Island, New York. Her thought provoking work has been exhibited internationally. Rufrano’s evocative use of light and subject enables her to tap into the viewers’ perception, creating a personal dialogue between her work and the observer. Allison holds a BA in Fine Art with a Minor in Art History from Adelphi University, a MFA in Photography and a MS in Art Education from LIU Post. She is immersed in the exploration of Experimental Photography and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of innovative program curricula. Professor Rufrano teaches part time at several colleges and universities in Long Island. She offers workshops abroad via Terracomunica, a non-profit organization located in Gubbio, Italy.
AllisonRufrano@gmail.com
516.906.5177
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS *solo exhibitions
2024 *Time, Tissue, Tears, Solarium Gallery, Nissequogue, NY
2024 *Time, Tissue, Tears, Soho Photo Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2023 *Time, Tissue, Tears, Palazzo Ubaldini Museum, Apecchio, ITALY
2023 *Unforgettable, Pop Up Exhibition, Loyalty Tattoo, West Babylon, NY
2023 Under the Influence, Plaza Art Gallery, Uniondale, NY
2022 Support for Ukraine Friends of Ukraine People, Ryutsu Keizai University, Shin Matsudo Campus, Chiba, JAPAN
2022 Jeju National University 70th Anniversary Celebration International Art Exchange Exhibition, Art Space IAa, Jeju Island, SOUTH KOREA
2022 Other Ways of Seeing, Alternative Processes in Photography, Culture Lab LIC at the Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2021 Miyayama and Friend Artists of the World, Gallery U, Matsudo City, Chiba, JAPAN
2020 Familia, Novosibirsk City Museum, Novosibirsk, RUSSIA
2019 World Photography, Historic Museum, Osmk, RUSSIA
2019 13th Annual Julia Margaret Cameron Awards Exhibition, Professional Fine Art Series Honorable Mention, FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, SPAIN
2019 International Festival of Contemporary Photography: Different Dimensions,
Novosibirsk, RUSSIA
2019 Landscapes: East Meets West, THE BID Art Space, Pesaro, ITALY
2018 *She Speaks to Me, Soho Photo Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2018 20th Annual Postcards from the Edge, Visual AIDS hosted by Gallery 524, NY
2017 *DreamScapes, Soho Photo Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2017 Anonymous, Patchogue Arts Gallery, Patchogue, NY
2017 *Visibly Invisible: Self Portraits, Soho Photo Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2017 A Visual Compendium: Three Person Exhibition, Alfred Van Loen Gallery, Huntington, NY
2016 Terry Street Art Fair, Patchogue, NY
2016 *Involution, Art League of Long Island Strolling Gallery, Dix Hills, NY
2015 Alternative Historic Photography Experiments, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
2015 Unclear: Abstract Interpretations, OMNI Gallery, Uniondale, NY
2015 Exchange Exhibition, Solarium Gallery, Nissequogue, NY
2014 *Emptiness is the Mother of All Things, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY
2014 PROOF Annual Photography Benefit and Auction, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, NY
2014 *Human Presence, Galleria di via Lucarelli, Gubbio, ITALY
2014 Made in America, Galleria di via Lucarelli, Gubbio, ITALY
2014 Northwest Meets Southeast, Art Space, Patchogue, NY
2014 Contemporary Photography, Solarium Gallery, Nissequogue, NY
2013 *Looking Glass, Solarium Gallery, Nissequogue, NY
2013 Three Person Exhibition, Galeria Via founded by Ciemi Takegaki, Chiba, JAPAN
2013 Studio Borgo Artist Exhibition, Hotel Universo Gallery, Lucca, ITALY
2013 *Memory Box, Soho Photo Gallery, Guest Artist, Tribeca, NY
2013 Umbria Foto Festival Exhibition, Bethpage Public Library Gallery, Bethpage, NY
2013 Exquisite Uterus Project, Union Art Gallery of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI
2013 Umbria Foto Festival Exhibition, Martin Tempo Gallery, Gubbio, ITALY
2013 International Small Photo Exhibition, Umi Gallery, Narita City, JAPAN
2013 *Cubs, fotofoto gallery, Huntington, NY
2013 Exquisite Uterus Project, Red Gym Art Gallery, Madison, WI
2013 International Small Photo Exhibition, Genkan Gallery, Matsudo, JAPAN
2013 Exquisite Uterus Project, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 A Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Hudson, NY
2012 *Great Lengths, Park Hotel ai Cappuccini, Gubbio, ITALY
2012 Upheaval, Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2012 Power, Politics, and Performance: The Exquisite Uterus Project, Steinhilber Art Gallery, Oshkosh, WI
2012 *Great Lengths, Sala Santa Caterine at NunAssisi, Assisi, ITALY
2012 *Allison Rufrano Photographs, Palazzo dei Consoli, Gubbio, ITALY
2011 A Book About Death, Student Art League Gallery, LIU Post, Brookville, NY
2010 *Great Lengths Installation, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY
2010 Children, Margaviglia Festival, Assisi, ITALY
2008 Nassau Community College Women’s History Month Annual Exhibition, Garden City, NY
(thru 2014)
2008 *Memory Box, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY
2008 Different Dimension, Novosibirsk State Art Museum, Novosibirsk, RUSSIA
2008 Ten, International Photography Festival, Pingyao, CHINA
2006 *Only One, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY
2006 7 New York Artists, Han Gallery, Seoul, KOREA
2006 Exhibit and Auction for VIBS, Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, Riverhead, NY
2005 *Allison Rufrano: Photographs, Palazzo dei Consoli, Gubbio, ITALY
2005 International Exchange, Women’s Center, Seoul, KOREA
2005 I-CON 24, Stony Brook, NY
2005 Faculty/Alumni Connections, Hutchins Gallery, Brookville, NY
2005 Instituzione Cultura Pontassieve, Florence, ITALY
2004 *Duplicity Revisited: A photographic Installation, fotofoto Gallery, Huntington, NY
2004 Photography Expo Exhibition, Briarcliffe Library Art Gallery, Bethpage, NY
2004 Under the Influence, Soho Photo, NYC, NY
2004 Darkroom to Digital, Hutchins Gallery, Brookville, NY
2004 Exhibit and Auction for VIBS, Vail-Leavitt Music Hall, Riverhead, NY
2003 Vision International Exhibition, Uma Gallery, NYC, NY
2003 Adelphi Authors & Artists, Swirbul Library Gallery, Garden City, NY
2002 Life of the City, Museum of Modern Art, NYC, NY
2002 Tattoo Exhibition Collaboration with Erik Desmond, Courtyard Gallery, Mineola, NY
2002 Vision International Exhibition sponsored by Kodak and Durst, Costacciaro, ITALY
2002 *Personal Myths, Bar de Corso, Costacciaro, ITALY
2002 Cuisine & Culture, Courtyard Gallery, Mineola, NY
2002 3 Woman Artists, St. Joseph’s College, Patchogue, NY
2001 BE Essere Semplice International Exhibition, Brescia, ITALY
2001 Portrait Exhibition sponsored by Kodak and Durst, Costacciaro, ITALY
2000 Night and Infrared Exhibition sponsored by Kodak and Durst, Costacciaro, ITALY
1999 Personal Myths, MFA Thesis, Hillwood Art Museum, LIU Post, Brookville, NY
1998 *Duplicity, National Photography Museum, Brescia, ITALY
1997 Paese in Photo sponsored by Kodak and Durst, Gubbio, ITALY