About the Artist
About Courtney Treglia
Courtney Treglia is an artist and writer born and raised in the state of New York. Spending half of her time in Rochester developed her love of nature and the other half living near New York City imbued her with a tenacity for opportunity. Courtney Treglia has always processed her emotions and responses to life through art. Her most vulnerable and honest experiences are manifested into surreal, fantasy, and sci-fi creatures in brightly colored pieces. Thus, giving room for the viewer to connect with the work on their own personal level and not just through the lens of the artist.
Embracing the experience of process, her work focuses on traditional techniques of printmaking, collage, and the written word while also reveling in the opposition of the subjects' ethereal and other worldly creatures. Her work is also inspired by music, animation, and current events.
As an educator, creative expression became the bedrock of her advocacy that the arts are necessary for equity and mental health to build a more empathetic world. She uses these values in her work as the Assistant to the Chair and Academic Advisor for the MA/MAT Art Education department at the School of Visual Arts. Courtney is currently working towards her Masters in Education in Art and Art Education from Teachers College at Columbia University.
After receiving a grant and residency with Teachers College in 2022, Courtney began screen printing and binding her own collection of poems and linoleum-cut illustrations.
Since then, the collection of poems and illustrations titled Lost Objects & Found Memories has been published by independent publisher, Bryson Legacies.
Continuing the cycle of community, 10% of the book's profits go to Frontline Arts, an organization rooted in social engagement through papermaking and printmaking workshops available for the public.
Courtney is currently working on her first full length novel. In her spare time, Courtney likes to make silly little coffee and tea drinks while watching Bravo Tv, Michael Schur comedies, or reruns of Doctor Who. She is usually spending time with her husband, her cats - Kiki and Luna, and her mother. Her favorite video game is Animal Crossing: New Horizons and plays the soundtrack frequently to relax.
