FA Fine Art 28th Portrait Show

My portrait, Ethan will be on display at the upcoming Francesca Anderson Fine Art | Portraits North 28th Portrait Show. See below or fafineart.com for details.

27th Annual Portrait Show

The 27th Annual Portrait Show at Francesca Anderson Fine Art | Portraits North will be held April 22nd through May 22nd. My pastel portraits Sophia and Cate will be on display.  There will also be a Children's Event on May 1st and a Portrait Demonstration on May 15th. See www.portraitsnorth.com for more information.

Portraits North 26th Annual Portrait Show

Francesca Anderson Fine Art Portraits North is holding its 26th Annual Portrait show, and my pastel portraits Allison and Cate will be on display. The show runs from April 30th through June 7th, with between 50 and 60 portraits on display as samples of the portraiture from artists across the Northeast. Francesca Anderson Fine Art Portraits North specializes in helping people select artists to paint executives and public figures, children and families, and pets.

National Drawing Show Opening

The SSAC National Drawing Show Opening Reception was a huge success, with a large crowd gathering as the night went along. The first photo shows me by my piece, which was awarded one of four Awards of Merit by juror Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, Director of Curatorial Affairs of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA. You can read her statement and comments on the winning pieces here: http://ssac.org/wdnew/bancroft.htm

In the second photo you can see some newspaper clippings of the Globe articles that were displayed at the gallery entrance. The last photo shows the Bancroft Gallery, the main gallery in the South Shore Art Center. You can read more about this and upcoming exhibitions at the Bancroft gallery on the SSAC website.

Finalist in the TAG Portrait Competition

I am so happy to announce that my portrait "Amira", shown above was selected as a Finalist in The Art Guild's 1st Annual Portrait Competition and Exhibition. The show is taking place at the Gallery of Elderfields in Manhasset, NY, and runs from October 13th through November 28th. An Artist's Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on October 17th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

The juror for this competition is Ying He-Liu, an amazing portrait artist whose work I have admired for a while now. Visit her website and view some samples of her work: http://www.yingheliu.com/.

Armenian Library and Museum of America

I recently finished working on this portrait of Susan and Gary Lind-Sinanian, who are curators at the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA). The museum is located at 65 Main Street in Watertown, MA. This portrait will be available for viewing at the museum after August 19th. For museum hours and more information about ALMA, go to http://www.almainc.org.

Upcoming Portrait Show

I am thrilled to announce that my Winter Blues piece will on display at the upcoming 25th Annual Portrait Show at the Francesca Anderson Fine Art Portraits North gallery. I have long admired the works of the artists represented by Portraits North, and I am truly honored to be among such an esteemed group. Read more about the gallery here: http://www.portraitsnorth.com/

The 25th Annual Portrait Show runs from Saturday, April 19th through Saturday, May 24th.