Reviews
He may owe something to Edward Hopper's version of modern life, but Gioia is not to be discounted as the inventor of another kind of pared-down human spectacle…
— Helen L. Kohen, art critic Miami Herald
Call them realism or naturalism, Dean Gioia's paintings are drenched in visual nostalgia. His views of country roads running through forest are filled with flickering sunlight. Woodland streams flow with gentle ease through thick wooded areas... Several works take on a romantic quality as sunlight filters through mist creating a feeling of mystery and awe.
— James R. Nelson, art critic, The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Alabama
Reminding the veiwer of the works of the old master, his paintings are imbued with a trancendent quality…
— Niki Blair Keep Florida Beautiful magazine
Tallahassee artist Dean Gioia works with darkness and light, making art of the ordinary.
— Mary Ann Merger St. Petersburg Times
For those who take the time, Gioia's paintnings have a haunting quality - that peculiar brand of the sinister that permeates the rural South beneath the idyllic landscape.
— Jim Richardson Florida Flambeau
Gioia has a remarkable gift for transforming the common into uncommonly beautiful images.
— John Hanlon, art critic Tallahassee Magazine
Many people viewing Dean Gioia's paintings of winding country roads and scenes are struck by the resemblance to a road or area they once traveled
— Naples Daily News
On the cover of this issue you'll find a painting by Dean Gioia, a local artist whose work is known around the country. He has skillfully captured one of the many scenes that represent the essence of Tallahassee.
— Brian Rowland, publisher Tallahassee Magazine
His canvases take us to quiet places - his subjects are simple yet stately, evoking emotion.
— Andrea H. Blount Florida Wildlife Magazine
It's as if the 19th-century British painter J.M.W. Turner has been reincarnated in North Florida.
— Mark Hinson, art critic Tallahassee Democrat
Florida artist Dean Gioia's engaging landscapes echo the impressionist obsession with light, but show innovation that goes well beyond imitation.
— John Hanlon, art writer "Investing in Impressionism." "Where" Magazine New Orleans
…many will catch on that here is an artist who has a special talent and is well worth watching.
— Betty Rubenstien, art critic Tallahassee Democrat