" Taking Dionisio Cimarelli’s sculpture portraiture workshop was an enlightening experience.  I was unsure if...would hold me back from gaining much from this course, but Dionisio was incredibly gentle in his approach and made sculpture feel accessible.

He is very knowledgeable about his craft and is able to articulate exactly where and how I can improve. Whether you’re looking for a place to start or wanting to hone your abilities, I cannot recommend Dionisio enough. He truly helped me feel confident enough to jump into sculpture and not look back. Everyone who saw my work was incredibly impressed...., and I have Dionisio to thank for that."

".... I found the course I needed in Dionisio Cimarelli's evening class in stone carving. I have made more progress in two years than in any other course I have taken at the League. Dionisio possesses an impressive knowledge of traditional Italian stone carving." 

"A refreshing and enlightening workshop with Dionisio. By a single touch, Dionisio can give the sense of aliveness to the clay."

" What good fortune for New York to have a sculpture instructor of the caliber of Mr. Cimarelli! This was a fantastic class. Thank you so much! "

"Your fabulous sculpture class!

That was a terrific weekend intensive. Very generous of you to share all of that hard earned skill with us. I realized you were directly teaching one or the other of us every minute for 6 hours each day. Incredible energy! I can see how intensely you work in your own studio. All my thanks again. 

Look forward to seeing you soon."

"Dionisio Cimarelli is a professional and has a great capacity for teaching the visual arts. His mastery over the art of sculpting helps facilitate his philosophy, processes and methods for creating beautiful artwork.

Moreover, a vivacious artist that motivates and leads others by example, and makes time to listen when others need to be heard are but a couple characteristics that make Cimarelli a great teacher, artist and friend."

" Mr. Cimarelli is a very dynamic teacher who interacted with the students, individually or collectively, during the entire working period, providing guidance as the sculpture process progressed. He was able to address the needs of each student at their level of experience and capability in a positive, constructive way, and encouraged students to develop their own style. Mr. Cimarelli provided both conceptual as well as technical Information, and further discussed the translatability of the skills learned to other media. Although my experience is primarily in drawing and painting, I plan to attend future workshops and/or classes taught by Mr. Cimarelli....."

" Your two classes have been terrific, I have learned a lot, you are very precise, passionate, knowledgeable, organized and thorough. Thank you for your mastery. See you at the next class."

"...In the 3 years I’ve studied under him my passion, direction, focus, skill has grown remarkably. He teaches passionately giving full devotion to his students. At times he comes across hard and intense, but it’s in his best intentions to help and improve his students as artists. The quality of his teaching is at a very high level. So thank you for having him July as well August this summer teaching stone carving at the League."

" Dionisio Cimarelli is a professional artist who has trained his eye with such clarity and discipline that he is able to see and communicate precisely where and how to make corrections in a student’s work that needs attention first to be able to proceed successfully. This is a gift for those students devoted to seeing the truth about where they are in the process of really seeing and studying the figure and portraiture... It does mean that our work is taken seriously and the students are given the opportunity of improving their ability to really see if that is their goal."

" Dionisio clearly loves sculpture and teaching students. He passes on his love of the artistry without patronizing or over instructing his students. His style was absolutely perfect for me inspiring more than telling me exactly what to do."

" Very structured. Very professional. High level of instruction. I learn tremendously from Dionisio."

" I am very grateful to Dionisio and his sculpture class. He is unbelievably patient, incredibly knowledgeable,  professional, disciplined and very generous. He is that rare artist  that is passionate about his own art but genuinely enjoys and wants to teach others what he knows. His love for sculpture permeates every class and creates a wonderful environment for learning.  On top of all this he has a good sense of humor which is important..... Thank you."

" This was an amazing workshop! The instructor thoroughly explained how to accomplish certain techniques verbally and by clear demonstration. His passion and energy made me much more enthusiastic and I could clearly see how that affected my work. There was a very logical and practical approach to executing the proportions of the model which was very effective! I was so impressed with how much I improved and so quickly. I'm happy to have left with a new attitude and skills I didn't have before."