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Kerry Dunn: Meet and Greet
12:30 - 3 p.m.
Jan. 22
Tampa Museum of Art
120 W. Gasparilla Plaza
Tampa, FL
www.TampaMuseum.org
For information:
Kerry Vosler at 813- 417- 5867
| Tampa workshop kicks off
with artist Meet and Greet
Guest Instructor Kerry Dunn is the guest of honor at a Meet and Greet cosponsored by The Tampa Museum of Art and the Portrait Society of America's Ambassador Program.
Dunn, will perform a painting demonstration as a prelude to his Portrait Painting workshop Jan. 23 - 27 at the Historic Santaella Cigar Factory, 1906 North Armenia Ave.
This one of a series of popular networking events for artists and patrons of the arts. Please bring your business cards and portfolios to share.
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Studio Incamminati Day
at Lyceum Hall
2 - 5 p.m.
Jan. 14
Free
Herman T. Costello
Lyceum Hall
Center for the Arts
432 High St
Burlington, NJ 08016
www.BurlingtonLyceum.com
609-614-0542
| Studio Incamminati artists offer
painting demos, portfolio reviews
at historic Lyceum Hall in NJ
Discover the quality programs Studio Incamminati is bringing to artists at Lyceum Hall.
Studio artists Stephen Early, Robin Dawn Frey and Peter Kelsey conduct a three-hour figure-painting demonstration (with nude model) showcasing the Studio Incamminati technique.
The artists also are available to offer guests limited portfolio reviews and answer questions about the available classes.
Register and save
Attendees who register for any Studio Incamminati evening classes at Lyceum Hall during this event receive a $25 discount off the cost of the class.
Enjoy complimentary light fare during the activities.
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Click here for invitation
and to purchase tickets by phone, mail or online
|  Celebrating Nelson Shanks' one-man exhibition
in Beijing
Preview his most recent paintings
before they travel to China
October 14, 2011 • 6 P.M.
The Union League of Philadelphia
Chinese Reception and Banquet
Painting Demonstration and Art Sale
Arias from Puccini's Turandot
and Lehár's The Land of Smiles
Chinese Music and Dragon Dancing
Live Auction |
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Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop Exclusive Events
In conjunction with this year's Advanced Portrait and Figure Workshop, Studio Incamminati is offering a series of related events which also are open to the public. |
Instructor Darren Kingsley
American Society of Classical Realism Scholarship
Portrait Drawing on Toned Paper Demonstration
Wednesday, August 17
6 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Darren uses this demo as an example of a block-in and form drawing in pencil on toned paper as well as its uses for studies and fine art.
In addition to technique, it covers everything from paper choice to charcoal mix and properly toning paper.
The demo focuses on looking for abstract shapes and gesture, pushing limits of the simple light-and-shadow shapes and getting basic shapes as accurate as possible in a linear way. |
Daniel Sprick
A Catalog of an Artist’s work
Thursday, August 18
6 p.m.
$ 15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
American realist painter Daniel Sprick discusses his career as an artist offering insights about his catalog of work leading to his recent solo gallery show at Arcadia Fine Art in New York City. |
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Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy Exclusive Events
In conjunction with Dan Thompson'sFigure Drawing workshop, Studio Incamminati is offering a series of related events which also are open to the public. |
Instructor Natalie Italiano
Portrait Society of America 2009 Certificate of Excellence
One Hundred Alla Prima Portraits of American Teenagers
Tuesday, August 16
6 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| In this comprehensive presentation, Natalie shares both her personal artistic journey and her exploration of Alla Prima painting.
Alla Prima, translated from Italian as “the first,” is a direct, painterly process completed wet-on–wet in a single session. Natalie is painting two 14” x 14” portraits a week and explains how she incorporates her Studio Incamminati training into the works.
She also traces the history of Alla Prima portraiture spotlighting the work of Franz Hals, John Singer Sargent and Frank Duveneck as well as contemporary examples from Nelson Shanks and Richard Schmidt. |
Structural Drawing
Dan Thompson
Art Renewal Center Living Master
Tuesday, August 2
6 - 8 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Dan Thompson leads a presentation highlighting the use of rhythmic construction in the figure. He references masterworks which affirm the use of structural drawing in a more holistic approach. |
Figure Drawing Demonstration
Dan Thompson
Wednesday, August 3
6 - 10 p.m.
$15
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| Dan conducts a four-hour drawing demonstration intended to heighten
the exchange of ideas during his workshop, Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy and Rhythmic Form Modeling. |
Robin Frey and the Studio Incamminati Instructors
The Start and Development of a Painting
Monday, Tuesday, July 25 – 26
6 p.m.
$25 each night, $45 both nights
Call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation.
| This innovative two-night event illustrates how Studio Incamminati instructors start and develop a painting using methods taught at the school. Each instructor demonstrates his or her individual interpretation of the painting process handed down to them by Nelson Shanks.
Working side by side offers a rare opportunity to watch these artists start and develop paintings. Students will be challenged to apply the techniques during the workshop. The completed works are available for purchase during a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Studio Incamminati. |
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Art in Action
The Artists of Studio Incamminati Exhibtion Preview Reception
Friday, June 10
7 - 9 p.m.
$10 members,
$25 non-members
Markeim Arts Center gallery
104 Walnut St.
Haddonfield, NJ
Tickets
markeim@verizon.net
856-429-8585
| Studio Incamminati artists,
Steinway competition winners
at Markeim Arts Center
The two accomplished arts organizations will present an evening of art and music, featuring:
Painting/Drawing Demonstrations
with Studio Incamminati Artists Peter Kelsey, Yoni Park and Jason Espey
Piano Performances by Steinway Society of South Jersey Competition winners Tommy Tang, Alexander Lo, Edward Gelernt, Gabrielle Hsu, Hans-Derek Yu
Appetizers and Desserts |
Lea Colie Wight
Jenn
58" x 30"
Oil on linen
Portrait Society of America
2011 Certificate of Excellence
| Studio Incamminati
and Lea Colie Wight,
a strong presence
at
Portrait Society conference
Studio Instructor Lea Colie Wight will be representing Studio Incamminati at high levels when hundreds of Portrait Society of America members convene for their annual Art of the Portrait conference in Atlanta, April 28 – May 1.
Lea, who was awarded a 2011 Certificate of Excellence for her work, Jenn, also has been selected to the conference’s 2011 Distinguished Faculty. She will participate in the innovative teaching tool, Face Off, joining 14 other accomplished artists to concurrently paint from live models. Lea also will conduct a drawing workshop.
Studio Incamminati is an event Gold Sponsor and will man an information booth during the conference.
Click Here for information on the Portrait Society of America's "The Art of the Portrait" conference.
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The Artists of Studio Incamminati Exhibition
April 15 - 21
Freeman's Auctioneers &
Appraisers
1808 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Featured events include:
Exhibition Preview Reception
Nelson Shanks Painting Demonstration
with Pennsylvania Ballet "Black Swan"
dancer Lauren Fadeley
Royal Wedding Tribute Reception/ Dinner
featuring Michael Smerconish
and Patrick Jephson
For information, including the full schedule of special events
www.StudioIncamminati.org/freemans
| The Artists
of Studio Incamminati Exhibition
The studio's annual exhibition of works, this year takes on a royal glow with several exclusive events including a Royal Wedding Tribute Reception and Dinner to mark the occasion of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Studio co-founder Nelson Shanks' portrait of William's mother, Princess Diana, features the ring now worn by Middleton. Shanks collection of rare photos
and memorabilia, from time spent with the late Princess, will be on display. Also on exhibit, will be Shanks' new portrait of Diana. The week will also feature live painting demonstrations in Freeman's Chestnut Street windows,
Click Here to Register Online for the special events
or call 215-592-7910.
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Reflections
of an Easel Painter
Patrick Connors
6 P.M.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$15
www.connorsfinearts.com
| Patrick Connors:
Reflections of an Easel Painter
Artist/educator Connors talks about his 25-year art career including the strong influence of his formal art education on his work and life as well as the importance of grants, galleries and commissions on his career development.
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.
Click here to register online
or call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation. |
2011 Open House
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th Street
Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, March 25
4:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Saturday, March 26
Noon - 4:30 P.M.
Click here to register online
| Studio Incamminati instructors
offer personalized critiques
to artists attending Open House
Award-winning Studio Incamminati instructors will be available to critique visiting artists' work at the annual studio Open House. The 10-minute critiques are limited to representational artwork including Portrait, Figure, Still Life and Plein Air. Visitors can bring artwork in a physical portfolio or on their own laptop. Visitors also can tour our expansive north-lit studios, attend painting demonstrations, and talk with instructors and current students about reaching their own artistic goals.
The Open House is an an excellent introduction to Studio Incamminati which is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 full-time Professional Program academic year.
Visit us and discover what it means to study with professional artists at a world-class atelier. |
Festival of Music and Art reception
featuring Studio Incamminati artists
Presbyterian Church
of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
March 19
6:30 P.M.
$5
Tickets: 215-247-8855
| Studio Incamminati artists
featured at Germantown church
art and music festival
Five Studio Incamminati artists are featured in the fifteenth Festival of Music and Art at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20. Works by Yoni Park, Katya Held, Peter Kelsey, Snehal Page and Ruth Miller remain on display throughout the weekend and are available for purchase.
The festival begins with an artists reception, March 19, 6:30 p.m., with hors d’oeuvres, cheese and wine. Tickets for the reception are $5 and are available from the church at 215-247-8855.
At 8:00 p.m., a concert choir from Germantown Friends School performs Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and works by Paul Ayres, Paul Halley, Morten Lauridsen, Mozart, and Randall Stroope. A $5 donation is requested. The festival concludes with a Candlelight Vespers Service and a recital by soprano Kelly Anne Bixby, March 20, 4 p.m. |
Philadelphia School
of Visual Thought
in the 20th Century
Patrick Connors
6 P.M.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$15
www.connorsfinearts.com
| Philadelphia School
of Visual Thought
in the 20th Century
In this presentation, noted artist/educator Patrick Connors examines the last important regional school directly connected to the Rensiassance.
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.
To reserve your seat,
Click here to register online
or call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation |
| Figure Study Workshop
Stephen Early, Darren Kingsley
A seated audience will watch artists/educators Stephen Early and Darren Kingsley demo a dual grisaille nude figure study done from life in oils. There will be model breaks, direction, discussion and lunch.
Stephen Early won the Portrait Society of America 2010 Certificate of Excellence. Darren Kingsley was awarded a Classical Society of America Scholarship.
To reserve your seat, call 484-636-6646 or 610-292-9776. |
Figure Study Workshop
Stephen Early and Darren Kingsley
10 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Saturday, December 11
Greater Norristown Art League
800 W. Germantown Pike
at Sunset Ave.
East Norriton Township, 19403
$25
www.gnal.org
Click to learn more about grisaille
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Art and Anatomy
Patrick Connors
6 P.M.
Wednesday, December 1
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$15
www.connorsfinearts.com
| Art and Anatomy
In this presentation, noted artist/educator Patrick Connors explores why the study of anatomy long has been an integral part of visual arts training. Much of the profound and compassionate human expression in the visual arts has benefited from the dispassionate analysis of the human body.
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.
To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation. |
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| Studio Incamminati
Benefit Gala
6 P.M.
October 22, 2010
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
| This year's gala features a one-night preview exhibition of Nelson Shanks' artwork before it travels to
The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and The Russian Academy of Arts in Moscow in 2011.
This special night also includes:
Russian Reception and Dinner
Art Demonstration and Sale
Russian Cossack Dancers
Balalaika Ensemble
Live Auction
For information or RSVP
call 215-592-7910
or click here to print a RSVP form |
New! Join us in Russia next summer as we celebrate the official opening of Nelson Shanks’ St Petersburg exhibition.
We have designed a once-in-a-lifetime Russian travel program highlighting the country’s rich history, art and culture. Details at:
www.StudioIncamminatiRussianArtTour.com
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Nelson Shanks
Painting Demonstration
Wednesday, August 25
6:30 P.M.
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$25
Or, click here to buy tickets online
| 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. |
Lea Colie Wight
Self-portrait
Oil on linen
20" x 24"
2008
Stephen Early
Untitled
Oil on linen
36
" x 34"
2010
| Identifying and Understanding
Your Creative Intentions
Studio Incamminati Teaching Fellows Lea Colie Wight and Stephen Early use their artwork and personal experiences as professional artists to address issues vital to every artist. Topics include transitioning from student work to personal work, identifying and understanding your creative intention, and recognizing when a painting concept is revealing itself and when an idea is transforming.
Lea, featured as an American Artist magazine cover story in 2009, received 2009 and 2010 Honor Awards from the Portrait Society of America and several awards from the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art 2009 Salon International.
Steve received a Certificate of Excellence in the Portrait Society of America’s 2010 and 2008 Portrait Competitions. He joined Studio Incamminati at its 2002 inception, and served as Nelson Shanks’ teaching assistant at the Art Students’ League in New York.
To reserve your seat, call 215-592-7910.
Limited seating requires credit card payment due at time of reservation. |
Identifying and Understanding
Your Creative Intentions
Lea Colie Wight
Stephen Early
Monday, August 23
6:30 P.M.
Studio Incamminati
Fifth Floor Studio
340 North 12th St.
$15
Or, click here to buy tickets online
Visit the artist's websites
www.leawight.com
www.stephenearly.com |
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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
Or, click here to buy tickets online
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
Or, click here to buy tickets online
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
Or, click here to buy tickets online |
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. |
Second Annual
Artists of Studio Incamminati Exhibition
Opening Night
6 P.M.
Saturday, June 5
Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio
68 S. Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
Click to view the exhibition artwork
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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.
Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, a full-service fine art gallery in historic
Doylestown, also boasts a conservation studio with more than three decades specializing
in the treatment and stabilization of oil paintings. |
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
Get all the details
Preview the artwork
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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.
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Nelson Shanks Painting Demonstrations
Wednesday, July 29
Wednesday, August 26
6 p.m.
Studio Incamminati
Fifth Floor Studio
340 North 12th St.
$30
| 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. |
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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
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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. |
Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910. |
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It will be an intimate view of a master artist's creative process when internationally renowned painter Nelson Shanks conducts a portrait demonstration with nationally syndicated talk-show host Michael Smerconish as his subject.
Shanks’ portraits of luminaries ranging from Princess Diana to Pope John Paul II are highly regarded and his works hang in many European and American collections. Among his many awards are Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Distinguished Arts Award and the Portrait Society of America’s lifetime achievement award.
Philadelphia-based Michael Smerconish hosts two daily radio programs reaching more than 50 markets nationwide. The first radio host to interview President Barack Obama live from the White House, Smerconish has authored five books and received numerous local and national awards.
Champagne and desserts will be served. All proceeds benefit Studio Incamminati, the nonprofit realist art school founded by Nelson and wife Leona. |
Nelson Shanks Paints Michael Smerconish
7 P.M.
Wednesday, March 24
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
| Admission is $50
Register by phone or online
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| 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. |
Damien Hirst
“For the Love of God”
2007
Neo-Primitive Mannerism :
Traditional Academic
and Official Art
of the 20th and 21st Centuries
6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, April 7
Studio Incamminati
340 North 12th St.
Suite 500
Philadelphia, PA 19107
| $15
$7.50 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts students and staff.
Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910. |
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