Solo Exhibitions

2010
Circus Day In America (40 ft x 15 ft outdoor bannerline installation) Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT

2006
Step Right Up...Portraits of a Sideshow, Living Learning Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Group Exhibitions

2011
Drawing Connections. Sienna Art Institute, Sienna, Italy. October 2011. The online catalogue of the exhibition will be available on this page by 30 November 2011.

Church of Circus. 152 Cherry Street (Old Outdoor Gear Exchange), Burlington, VT. Festival of Fools special event/pop up gallery. August 5 – August 31, 2011 Opening Reception: August 5, 2011.

Supersize: is bigger better?. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Dowell, MD. Jurors: Nancy Davis, Curator, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution & James F. Langley, Curator of Exhibitions, Calvert Marine Museum. June 10 – August 21, 2011 Opening Reception: June 10, 2011.

AiP Juried Show. Jurors: Doris Short, Ron Donoughe & Harry Giglio. Art Institute of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. April 18 – July 23, 2011 Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 5 P.M.

Wide Open 2, Curated by Nathan Trotman, Associate Curator of the Soloman R. Guggenheim Museum, BWAC, Brooklyn, NY, March 12 – 27, 2011 weekends 11-4 P.M. Opening Reception: Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 1-6 P.M.

Under the Big Top: The Fine Art of the Circus in America, The Fleming Museum, January 25 - May 22, 2011. Opening Reception: Thursday, February 3, 2011 from 5:30–7:30 P.M.

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, CRG Gallery, NYC

2010

Art Hop Open Studio, Burlington, VT

Art Hop Juried Show, Soda Plant, Burlington, VT

Hoff’s Harmonica Cases, North End Studio, Burlington, VT

Housing Works Design On A Dime, Metropolitan Pavillion, NYC

Get Your Freak On Space 242, Boston, MA

I Heart Art Work Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Faculty Exhibit AiP Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, ZieherSmith, NYC

2009
Elmo's Restaurant & Lounge, NYC

The 6th International Juried Exhibition curated by J. McNamara, SICA, Long Branch, NJ

The Funny Face Project, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

Circus Art, Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT

Art Institute of Pittsburgh Faculty Show, AiP Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2008
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

2007
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

2006
Visual AIDS Postcards from the Edge Benefit, NYC

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

A Casual Summer Show, Organization of Independent Artists, Gallery 402, NYC

The Mermaid Show, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

CCV Faculty Exhibition, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

Artists That Teach, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

2005
The Drawing Show, Organization of Independent Artists, Gallery 402, NYC

The Mermaid Show, Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

2005 National Art Show (online), Guestsgallery.com

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

Auction (online), Artists Paint for Peace, NY

Babes, The Many Aspects of a Woman , Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY

Digitally Mediated (online), Organization of Independent Artists, NYC

2004
Artcard, Sharjah Art Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Silent Auction, University College Art Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

Art Faculty Exhibition, Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ

Art Hop, Burlington, VT

Fresh Meat/Young Blood: NJ's Newest Masters, SICA, Long Branch, NJ

12 and Under, Amos Eno Gallery, NYC

The 7 th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Spectra, Diesel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Arts Alive, Union Station Gallery, Burlington, VT

Pushing the Envelope, Flynndog, Burlington, VT

Krispy Juicy, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Montclair State University, White Box Annex, NYC

Domestic Affairs, Locus Media Gallery, NYC

Flush, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

Process Progress, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, VT

Tunnel of Love, Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY

2003
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

Art Faculty Exhibition, Liberty International Airport, Newark, NJ

Art Faculty Exhibition, University College Art Gallery, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

14 @ 1978, Gallery 1978, Maplewood, NJ, Curated by Erinn Frayer

McKinsey & Co., Florham Park, NJ

The 6 th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Montclair State University Finley South Gallery, Montclair, NJ

2002
Portraits, Asbury Art Center, Asbury Park, NJ

2001
Auction, Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

The 4th Annual Mermaid Show, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

BWAC Pier Show Nine, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Ozzfest 2000, National Rock Festival of the U.S., Sponsoring Agent: Electric Eden, Brooklyn, NY

Further Fest, National Rock Festival of the U.S., Sponsoring Agent: Electric Eden, Brooklyn, NY

Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space Benefit, NYC

BWAC Pier Show Eight, Brooklyn, NY

1998
Sideshow Banners: History and Visual Presentation, National Collegiate Council Conference hosted by Oklahoma State University, Chicago, IL

Sideshow Banners, Northeast National Collegiate Council Annual Conference Co-hosted by Gallaudet University and Howard University, Kellogg Conference Center, Washington D.C.

Sideshow Banners: History and Visual Presentation, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

1997
Sideshows By The Seashore, Coney Island USA, nonprofit organization, Brooklyn, NY

Awards | Grants

2010
Vermont Public Radio (VPR) Winter Artist Mug

2009
Juror's Selection, Art Hop Juried Show, Burlington, VT

Honorable Mention, Art International Online Magazine

2005
2nd Place, Two-Dimensional, Art Hop

2004
Manhattan Arts International Award of Excellence

Vermont Studio Center Artist Grant

Commissions

2010
Circus Day In America (40 ft x 15 ft outdoor bannerline installation) Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT

Residencies

2004
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

Visiting Artist Lectures

2010
Circus Day In America, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT

Sideshow: Duality and Reveral of a Rube’s Appetite, Double Dialogues Conference 2010: The Hunger Artist: Food and the Arts, University of Toronto, Canada

Circus In America, Champlain College, Burlington, VT

Public Collections

Palace of Wonders, Washington D.C.

Free Museum of Times Square, NYC

Coney Island Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Sideshows By The Seashore, Coney Island USA, Brooklyn, NY

Education

2010
Painting Methods of the Great European Academies with Martinho Correia, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

2008
17 Century Painting Methods with Maestro Michael John Angel, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

Painting Methods of the Great European Academies with Martinho Correia, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

2007
Painting the Figure in Oil with Maestro Michael John Angel, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

Still Life Painting with Martinho Correia, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy

2004
MFA - Painting, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

1998
BA - Graphic Design/Illustration, magna cum laude, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

1995
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Scuplture, NYC

1994
School of Visual Arts, NYC

Media

2011
BCA's 30 Hours of Art (234), Seven Days Stuck in VT vlog, Eva Sollberger, Released: 10 August, 2011

Megan James, "Popcorn! Peepholes! Women Made of Steel! Step Right Up to Church of Circus," Seven Days, August 11, 2011.

Pamela Polston, "A New Collective of Artists Brings Another Circus to Town," Seven Days, June 22, 2011.

2010
Shelburne Museum: Museum Minutes, RETN, Aired: at 12:57 p.m. ET, 14 November, 2010

Hoff the Hamonica Case Man (188), Seven Days Stuck in VT vlog, Eva Sollberger, Released: 18 August, 2010

Noel Benedetti, “Toni-Lee Sangastiano, Featured Banner Artist,” heyrubecircus.com, Released: 13 August, 2010

Step right up to see circus freaks, WCAX News, Jack Thurston, Aired: 26 July 2010

Pamela Polston, “Behind the Big Top, Art Review: Circus Day in America: 1870–1950, Shelburne Museum,” Seven Days, July 13, 2010.

Susan Green, “When the Circus Came to Town: Shelburne Museum exhibit celebrates circus day,” Burlington Free Press, June 24, 2010.

Brent Hallenbeck, “Shelburne Museum Packs an Emotional Punch,” Burlington Free Press, May 13, 2010, 1D.

Marc Awodey, “Art: Lilac and Gardening Sunday” Seven Days, May 14-20, 2010, 74.

Shelburne Museum YouTube Channel, “Toni-Lee Sangastiano Sideshow Banners for the Shelburne Museum,” Aired: 4 May 2010

2009
Marc Awodey, "Ring Mastery," Seven Days, July 1-July 8, 2009, 32 A.

Jeb Wallace-Brodeur, "The Circus is coming," Times Argus, June 19, 2009

2008
Mike Ives, "Cirque du Risque," Seven Days, Oct 29-Nov 3, 2008, 26 A.

2005
Gail Rosenberg, "On Stage: Deep Throat, Preview: sword swallower Roderick Russell," Seven Days, June 22-June 29, 2005, 26 A.

You Swallowed What?!, The Discovery Health Channel, Producer: Belinda Seaman, Beyond Productions, Released: 31 January, 2005

2004
Stomachs of Steel, The Discovery Channel, Producer: Dr. Paul Trotman, Director: Roz Mason, Narrator: K.C. Kelly, Released: 1 July, 2004

Mark Awodey, "Art Review: Getting There," Seven Days, February 25-March 3, 2004, 47A.

2002
Open Up and Say AHHH!, CNN Correspondent: Jeannie Mose, Aired: 11:45 a.m. ET, 3 September, 2002

2000
History's Mysteries: Circus Freaks and Sideshows, The History Channel, Released: 4 December, 2000

June/July Brooklyn Bridge magazine, The Stoop: Turning on the Ocean, p 22

1999
Sideshow: Alive on the Inside, The Discovery Channel, Producer: Image Entertainment, Director: Lynn Dougherty, Narrator: Jason Alexander, Released: 21 September, 1999

1998
Coney Island, Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel, WCBS Correspondent: Steve Hartmen, Producer: Tom Forman, Editor: David Rubin, Aired: 29 April, 1998