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Kerry Dunn Self Portrait

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.

Studio Incamminati Night at Lyceum Hall

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

To Russia With Love

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.

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

Jenn by Lea Colie Wight

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.

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

Artists of Studio Incamminati Exhibition at Freeman's

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.

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

Connors Lecture Reflections of an Easel Painter

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

Open House 2011

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

Connors Lecture Philadelphia School of Visual Art

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

Grisaille

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.

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

Nelson Shanks Painting Demonstration

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

Lea Colie Wight
Self-portrait
Oil on linen
20" x 24"
2008

 


 

Stephen Early
Untitled
Oil on linen
36 " x 34"
2010
Steve Early

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

   

Painting Demonstration

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.

Thompson Life and Art

 

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

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.

Artist Exhibition at Gratz

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

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.

Rostrapovich

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

Markeim Art Sale Cover

Painting Pavarotti

 

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 Receives Gold Medal

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Bo Bartlett

 

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.

Limited seating requires advance registration. Call 215-592-7910.
Special Event
Shanks Paints Smerconish

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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Connors lecture

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.