About

Award-winning fine art photographer Darlene DeVita is renowned for her spirited wedding photography that captures the "big" in the big day. Clients and fans consistently describe Darlene’s images as engaging, fresh and elegant. Along with an expert eye, her patience, humor and unobtrusiveness have made her one of the most popular wedding photographers in Greater Boston — and beyond. Darlene’s wedding work can be viewed at www.darlenedevita.com

Between shooting weddings and rendering images in her darkroom, Darlene shoots portraits in her studio loft in Chelsea. Her passion for photography is furthered through her involvement with the Gallery at Spencer Lofts, and by exhibiting her work in solo and group exhibitions.

You can also view some of Darlene’s work at The Paramount Restaurant on Charles Street in Beacon Hill, The Blarney Stone in Dorchester and West on Centre in West Roxbury. In addition to these restaurant projects, Darlene's images have graced everything from books to promotional projects to CD covers, most recently for Jazz label RKM records and musician Ravi Coltrane.

Awards

Stebbins Art Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Honorary Award, 2002.
Stebbins Art Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, First Place, 2001.
Professional Photographers Association of America-NNAE Award, Direct Promotions, First Place, 1999.
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts. Purchased Award, 1992.
South Shore Art Center, Experimental Imagery, Cohassett, Massachusetts, First Place, 1992.

Permanent Collections

Danforth Museum Of Art, Framingham, Massachusetts.
The Paramount Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Blarney Stone Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts.
West On Center, West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Coming soon.

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2004 “New Work”, Gallery at Spencer Lofts, Chelsea, MA.
2004 “Recent Work Different Places-2”, Eclipse Salon-Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston.
2004 “Plastic Camera Series”, Stellina Restaurant, Watertown, MA.
2003 “Wedding Work”, Flora Restaurant, Arlington, MA.
2001 “Recent Work Different Places”, Eclipse Salon-Gallery, Newbury Street, Boston.
2000-2001 “Beyond Weddings”, Rebecca’s Café, Newbury Street, Boston.
2000 “Beyond Weddings”, ZONA Lab-Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2000 “Waiting” A Traveling Exhibition, Photographs of Restaurant workers on and off the job.
Connecticut Photographics, Danbury, CT.
Light Sources Gallery, Boston.
2000 “Coyote Nights”, Photographs of a trip out West, ZONA Lab-Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2000 “Dancers and Their Performance Masks”, The Light Factory Photographic Arts Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2005 Soho Photo Gallery, “Krappy Kamera Vll Exhibition”, Soho, NY.
2002 Stebbins Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Cambridge, MA.
2001 Stebbins Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition, Cambridge, MA.
2001 New England Photographers 2001, Danforth Museum of Art.
2001 “The Wedding Show”, The Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, Boston.
2001 “The Naked and The Nude”, Gallery One, New England School of Photography, Boston.
1992 New England Photographers '92, Danforth Museum of Art.
1992 The 1992 New England Photography Exhibition, South Shore Art Center.
1992 “Spirits of Earth and Air”, Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge.
1992 “Multiple Perspectives”, Museo do Art Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela.

Lectures

“Plastic Camera Work”, Simmons College, Boston, 2005.
“The Wedding Show”, Simmons College, Boston, 2001.
“Finding Your Niche”, New England School of Photography, 1999.
“Intriguing Lectures”, by Alumni, The Art Institute of Boston, 1997.

Selected Publications

Education Week, Cover Story, “Chelsea Schools”, 2004
Wedding Bells Magazine,- “Great New England Weddings”, 2004
Nighttrain Magazine-Cover Photograph, 2004.
Nighttrain Magazine-Cover Photograph, 2003.
Nighttrain Magazine-Cover Photograph, 2002.
Boston Magazine's Elegant Wedding, Cover story, 2002.
Access Magazine, Cover story-“Plan Your Wedding Online”, 2001.
The Photo Review, Competition Winners, 2000 issue.
Wedding Bells Magazine, “Great New England Weddings” , 2000.
Boston Magazine, Cover Story, “The Making of a Restaurant”, 1997.

Education

BFA in Photography, The Art Institute of Boston, 1991.
Outstanding Senior Award.