photo of me wearing the goodwood/gingerlope piece at the pinebox for my show last june

thanks for the pic doris!

Raised in Massapequa, conceived in the Bronx,

born in Manhattan on August 12th, 1981: 

Seth Anthony Failla.

Failla received his Bachelors of Arts in Art Education from Adelphi University in December of 2004.  By January, 2005, he was a certified K-12 teacher for New York City, kindergarten - twelfth grade youth.  After a brief stint in Uniondale High School, working for its alternative suspension program, Failla found his home at the Williamsburg Charter High School where he currently teaches art and served as a dean of discipline from 2009-2011. In May, 2010, Failla received his Masters of Arts in Studio Art from Adelphi University.  According to Failla, his Masters is just another step in getting it right, learning new things and taking [his] work to another level.

Failla currently lives a life of envious glamour, struggle and romance in Ridgewood, Queens, Bushwick and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

- D.H.