Studio Incamminati
painting demonstrations
Thursday, August 19
Friday, August 20
6:30 P.M.
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$15 per evening/ $25 for both nights

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View the instructors' artwork

Side-by-side demonstrations
feature Studio artists
in effective teaching tool

The painting demonstration gets a fresh look when a group of Studio Incamminati instructors, working simultaneously, present a two-night version of this staple of art education.

The event offers visiting artists the chance to study the individual techniques and aesthetic approaches of the studio’s award-winning instructors as they paint side by side and develop their paintings using Studio Incamminati methods. 

The paintings will be available at auction for the benefit of Studio Incamminati.

To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.

Descending Within Oneself:
Dan Thompson: Life and Art
Wednesday, August 18
6:30 P.M.
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$20

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Visit the artist's website www.danthompsonart.com

Descending Within Oneself:
Dan Thompson's Life and Art

Noted Artist/Educator Dan Thompson offers a special presentation spotlighting his recent works and how personal connections have affected them.

Dan, a Studio Incamminati instructor, has garnered numerous awards including: 2001 Grand Prize, the American Society of Portrait Artists; Second Place, Figurative Category, Art Renewal Center's 2006 International ARC Salon; 2005 Ethel Lorraine Bernstein Memorial Award, Corcoran College of Art and Design; and 2003 Best of Show in Southwest Art magazine's Artists to Watch exhibition.

His work is included in numerous collections including those of Forbes Magazine, the University of Maryland, The Portrait Society of Canada, and many private collections.
A founding member of the Grand Central Academy in New York, he has held teaching positions at Parsons The New School for Design, The New York Academy of Art, and the Water Street Atelier.

To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.

Nelson Shanks
Painting Demonstration
Wednesday, July 28
6:30 P.M.
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$25

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Nelson Shanks
painting demonstration

Nelson Shanks, founder and artistic director of Studio Incamminati, and recent winner of the Portrait Society of America's Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement, conducts two live painting demonstrations.

World renowned for capturing the complex nature of realist art, his notable commissions include Diana, Princess of Wales, presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Other significant commissions include Luciano Pavarotti for the Metropolitan Opera, Mstislav Rostropovich for the Kennedy Center, and Denyce Graves for the National Portrait Gallery.

His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Kensington Palace in London, and Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, Italy.

To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.

Annual Gallery Exhibition
Continues Through July 11
at Gratz Gallery in Bucks County

Studio Incamminati, presents its annual artists exhibition at the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Doylestown, PA.

The exhibition features dozens of artworks from Studio Incamminati’s award-winning artists—students and instructors—as well as a display piece by renowned artist, studio Founder and Artistic Director Nelson Shanks.

“Exhibitions such as this get our work in the public eye,” said Executive Director Jay Pennie, “and help us fulfill our mission of producing not only highly accomplished artists, but artists with sustainable careers.”

The reputation of Studio Incamminati artists continues to grow. They are regularly featured in respected publications such as American Artist and International Artist. Their artwork has been honored in prestigious competitions ranging from the Portrait Society of America’s annual contest to Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon. Studio Incamminati artists’ works hang in numerous private collections.

Mstislav Rostropovich
Nelson Shanks
2006
Oil on canvas
62” x 51"
Private collection

Premiere: Studio Incamminati
Artwork Exhibition and
Live Painting Demonstration
    part of
An Evening at the Markeim
   also featuring
Symphony in C string quartet

Painting demonstration 7 p.m.
Concert 8 p.m.
Friday, December 4

Markeim Arts Center
Lincoln Ave. and Walnut St.
Haddonfield, NJ
    Exhibition continues
through Dec. 27

Indulge your senses
Studio Incamminati monthlong exhibition kicks off
with "Portraits in Music," a pairing of fine art
with the great music of Symphony in C
and a collection of sweet confections

        Studio Incamminati, the Markeim Arts Center and Symphony in C orchestra pool their talents to create “Portraits in Music,” an innovative melding of great music and fine art in performance at the center in Haddonfield, NJ, Friday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m.
        The event helps kick off Studio Incamminati's artwork exhibition which runs through Dec. 27.
        The latest installment of the popular “An Evening at the Markheim” series, the event begins with cocktails during an exhibition of Studio Incamminati artwork and a live painting demonstration in which studio artists paint  Symphony in C musicians.
        It is followed by a concert featuring the Camden-based symphony.  Finally, guests will enjoy “Art of the Dessert,” a collection of extraordinary confections.
        The event benefits Studio Incamminati, Markeim Arts Center and Symphonyin C.

To reserve your seat,
call 856-963-6683
or 856-429-8585
Online at www.SymphonyInC.org

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Studio Incamminati 2009 Gala
Friday, October 23
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
For information www.studioincamminati.org/gala

Studio Incamminati gala
celebrates Italian traditions
Oscar winner Marisa Tomei
serving as honorary chair
    
      Academy Award-winner Marisa Tomei will serve as the honorary chair for Studio Incamminati’s 2009 gala, “Painting Pavarotti.” The event is dedicated to the spirit of Luciano Pavarotti, one of the most successful tenors of all time, who became friends with Studio Incamminati Founder and Artistic Director Nelson Shanks  when he painted a portrait of the fabled singer.
      The unveiling of the portrait “Masked Ball” will be a highlight of the gala which also features an exhibition of Pavarotti materials from Shanks’ personal collection, performances from Pavarotti competition winners and an Italian banquet.
       “I’m happy to support this wonderful event celebrating the best of Italian traditions,” said Tomei. “It will be a great evening.”
      Tomei met Shanks when she served as model for his portrait demonstration at the American Society of Portrait Artists 2002 convention.

Nelson Shanks
painting demonstrations
scheduled for July, August
    Nelson Shanks, founder and artistic director of Studio Incamminati, and recent winner of the Portrait Society of America's Gold Medal Award for lifetime achievement, conducts two live painting demonstrations.
    World renowned for capturing the complex nature of realist art, his notable commissions include Diana, Princess of Wales, presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Other significant commissions include Luciano Pavarotti for the Metropolitan Opera, Mstislav Rostropovich for the Kennedy Center, and Denyce Graves for the National Portrait Gallery.
       His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Kensington Palace in London, and Fortezza Firmafede in Sarzana, Italy.

o reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.

Michelangelo
The Creation of Adam
1511
190 x 91 inches
Sistine Chapel

Artistic Anatomy:
The Manifestation of the Human Spirit
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, March 3
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Artistic Anatomy:
The Manifestation
of the Human Spirit

The study of anatomy has been an integral part in the training for the visual arts. For some, this was evidence of the divine made manifest. Artists inspired by the Enlightenment, saw anatomy as a means to discover and portray the nature of humanity. Much profound and compassionate human expression in the visual arts has benefited from the impassionate analysis of the human body. A demonstration is included.

Patrick Connors is a practicing painter in Philadelphia and instructor at art institutions including The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Studio Incamminati.

$15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.

Admission is $50
Register by phone or online

Neo-Primitive Mannerism :
Traditional Academic
and Official Art
of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Luis Buñuel noted that “What doesn’t grow out of tradition is plagiarism.” This lecture explores 120 years of officially sanctioned and promoted plagiarism has resulted in a pervasive aesthetic of Neo–Primitive Mannerism, one which does not tolerate other aesthetics.

Patrick Connors is a practicing painter in Philadelphia and instructor at art institutions including The New York Academy of Art, The Grand Central Academy of Art, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Studio Incamminati.

$15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.

Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910.