Eva Cincotta is a native of Malden and resides in Melrose, she is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Tufts University.  Eva is a full time artist and teacher, besides demonstrations and workshops, she has taught at several local colleges and exhibits in regional galleries.  She is member of The Northshore and Rockport Art Associations and the Malden Sketch Group.  Eva Cincotta and Ellen Rolli have recently established a studio/gallery in Boston, at Studio 229,  450 Harrison Ave, and may be visited there by appointment or at Open Studios, the first Friday evening of every month.

Artist Statement

"Painting outdoors seemed like such a wonderful idea, but I soon realized I was completely unprepared for this process and would have to be persistant with many starts before having any success.  I loved the idea of painting ordinary mundane subject matter of which I was familiar and transform and elevate that into colorful images.  My work shifted from any attempt to present the world as it appears- but find myself involved in finding unusual positions to ‘view’ familiar subjects-or oddly contradicting scenes like crooked streets and leaning buildings. 
There is a certain satisfaction with combining this tension of space, balance, and subject matter into the appropriate format.  Then there is the adjustment of color and light on the images that take on the qualities of past nostalgia and the comfort of memories from  simplier  times.  When choosing subject matter, some of my selected manmade places have survived to the present.  Many are disquised with modern updating and additions, others rehabed in all their original glory.  My urge is to present the world that is more desireable and transport one to a past place which can be more comforting  than the present.  There is a memory of small town or community connection, a past place that looks lonely, but friendly."