Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)

The Geography of Memory: My Southern Italian Terra Firma

May 07, 2023 patbenincasa Episode 46
The Geography of Memory: My Southern Italian Terra Firma
Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
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Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
The Geography of Memory: My Southern Italian Terra Firma
May 07, 2023 Episode 46
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In this episode, Pat Benincasa shares powerful life lessons on resilience and determination as a daughter of immigrants.  Growing up, she navigated two very different  worlds of customs, languages and traditions and found  valuable insights and a profound sense of belonging.

Pat Benincasa is a visual artist, art educator and podcaster whose work has  received national and international attention. She has received  National Percent for Art and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture Commissions and project documentation is  archived at the Minnesota Historical Society. Benincasa received her MFA and MA from Wayne State University in Detroit and received her K-12 Art Licensure from St. Catherine University. 

Thank you Natalie Zett, audio engineer!

QUOTES

PAT:  "Looking back with an emotional distance of many years, I  have to say, there was something magical about living in 2 worlds."

PAT:  “How is it that the older we get opens a portal to our debris strewn past? And this portal becomes a willing vantage point of our earliest memories: Part casualty clearing station, part daytime comedy, or behavioral blueprint- maybe all of these?”

Growing up, she navigated two very different worlds of customs, languages and traditions and found  valuable insights and a profound sense of belonging.


Pat Benincasa is a visual artist, art educator and podcaster whose work has  received national and international attention. She has received  National Percent for Art and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture Commissions and project documentation is  archived at the Minnesota Historical Society. Benincasa received her MFA and MA from Wayne State University in Detroit and received her K-12 Art Licensure from St. Catherine University. 

LINKS

www.patbenincasa-art.com


Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster.

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Show Notes

Send us a Text Message.

In this episode, Pat Benincasa shares powerful life lessons on resilience and determination as a daughter of immigrants.  Growing up, she navigated two very different  worlds of customs, languages and traditions and found  valuable insights and a profound sense of belonging.

Pat Benincasa is a visual artist, art educator and podcaster whose work has  received national and international attention. She has received  National Percent for Art and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture Commissions and project documentation is  archived at the Minnesota Historical Society. Benincasa received her MFA and MA from Wayne State University in Detroit and received her K-12 Art Licensure from St. Catherine University. 

Thank you Natalie Zett, audio engineer!

QUOTES

PAT:  "Looking back with an emotional distance of many years, I  have to say, there was something magical about living in 2 worlds."

PAT:  “How is it that the older we get opens a portal to our debris strewn past? And this portal becomes a willing vantage point of our earliest memories: Part casualty clearing station, part daytime comedy, or behavioral blueprint- maybe all of these?”

Growing up, she navigated two very different worlds of customs, languages and traditions and found  valuable insights and a profound sense of belonging.


Pat Benincasa is a visual artist, art educator and podcaster whose work has  received national and international attention. She has received  National Percent for Art and General Services Administration (GSA) Art In Architecture Commissions and project documentation is  archived at the Minnesota Historical Society. Benincasa received her MFA and MA from Wayne State University in Detroit and received her K-12 Art Licensure from St. Catherine University. 

LINKS

www.patbenincasa-art.com


Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster.

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