The Northeast Emerging Artist Association is founded by emerging artists, for emerging artists.
Founder
Morgan Pietrorazio (b. 2003) is an expressionist painter from Middlebury, CT, currently based in New England. She received her BFA in Painting from MassArt in 2025, graduating with departmental honors while serving as President of the Student Government Association. Since graduating, Pietrorazio has exhibited throughout New England, with recent exhibitions including the Cambridge Art Association’s Emerging Artists Exhibit, the Wickford Art Association, Connecticut Women Artists’ 2026 National Open Juried Exhibition, and her solo exhibition, Behind Her Lenses. Her work has received Third in Show at the Wickford Art Association’s Floralism exhibition, the Phil Young Painting Prize, and the Kofi Kayiga Auction Award. Alongside her studio practice, Pietrorazio has developed a public-facing digital presence for her work, using Instagram and Facebook to share her process, exhibitions, and releases with an audience of more than 75,000 followers across both platforms.
Founder
Melissa Mauri was born and raised in Kent, Connecticut. She has always loved art and has been deeply involved with art throughout her schooling. She went on to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where she studied Art and Design Education with a minor in painting. After taking a gap year, she began getting more involved in her local artist community, especially the Kent Art Association. This is where she realized the importance of community, especially in present times. Connecting with creatives is an enriching opportunity to meet friends of similar interests and to stay in touch with local events that can actualize your artistic career and capabilities. In fall of 2026, Mauri will transfer to Lesley University to study and get her degree in Art Therapy. She hopes to spread the healing abilities of expressing oneself through art to those who haven’t considered themselves artists.