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News
July 2008
Time line/Venue Change: Mural Project: Approximately August1
through Sept.31, 2008 I will be painting a large outdoor mural at the
Marion
St. Green Line CTA Train station in Oak Park,Illinois.This is a commission
from
the
village of
Oak Park. Stop
on by and say hello.
June 292008
There is an article in today's Chicago Tribune
Magazine on the Restoration of the Tiffany Dome at the Chicago Cultural
Center. There is a nice photo
of me.
Also online at : http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/magazine/
June 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 5 - 7 pm at the University Club of Chicago
(76 E Monroe St
Chicago, IL (312) 726-2840. corner of Monroe and Michigan) . I'll have about
20 mostly new works for your viewing pleasure. The exhibit is on the 12th floor
in the
dining
room
with
a lovely terrace and a beautiful view over Grant park and the Art institute.
There is a DRESS CODE: NO JEANS! Business Casual to receive
entry to the building.
Stop by for a glass of wine. Hope to see you there! Direction
May 2008
I am working on restoring the the 38-foot dome in Preston
Bradley Hall a the Chicago Cultural Center.It is thought to be the
world's largest Tiffany dome. There should be an article describing the
restoration
in
early
July
in the Chicago
Tribune Magazine.
Feb. 2008
I have a painting in this months (Feb. 2008 )online version of American
Artist Magazine. The article is on the Plein
Aire Painters of Chicago , a local group I sometimes
paint with.
Jan.2008
I made my performance art debut this month playing a minor, but important
role in a production at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art. The Performance
was "Hey Girl", a production from Italy's Societas Raffaello
Sanzio, a cutting edge and notorious theater company often cited as one
of the worlds most original performance troupes. This was through the
Italian Cultural Institute.
Dec. 2007
I'm exhibiting some of my paintings in
December in Lincoln Park at the Holy Covenant Methodist Church, 925 W.
Diversey, Chicago, IL. Dec.1st through Jan.. 31st, 2007.
The show is open 9 to 12 AM M - F
Sept. 2007
I have two upcoming shows in Chicago
this fall and winter. Oct. 19 at the Palette and Chisel Gallery, 1012
N. Dearborn,Chicago. The opening is Friday, Oct. 19, 5 to 9 pm.
The other is in December in Lincoln
Park at the Holy Covenant Methodist Church, 925 W. Diversey, Chicago,
IL. Dec.1st through Jan 31st, 2007. The show is open 9 to 12 M - F
Also I will have a major show at the
University Club in downtown Chicago in their beautiful downtown penthouse
gallery overlooking Grant Park and the Art Institute. Starting June 8,
2008 at 76 East Monroe, downtown Chicago. There is a dress code; so no
jeans, at least business casual. Hope to see everyone there.
May 2007
On May 14 I was officially recognized
as a dual Italian/U.S. citizen by the government of Italy, something which
I had been pursuing for many years.
March 2007
I have two small paintings in the Plein
Aire Painters of Chicago group show at the Palette and Chisel gallery
at 1012 N. Dearborn Chicago IL 60610, March 2-11.
February 2007
This month I am working on a restoration
of a ceiling in the old War Department offices in what is now the Eisenhower
Executive Office Building,directly next to the white house. It is an ornately
painted Tromp l'oiel ceiling done in 1888. Once completed it will serve
as the ceremonial offices for the office of Vice President.
January 2007
I won an honorable mention for my Painting
"Winter
Coat" in the Palette and Chisels' Gold Medal show In Chicago.
I started painting with the Plein
Aire Painters of Chicago group. I'll have some work in their annual
group show open Friday, March 2nd at Chicago's, Palette and Chisel Club,6pm
,!012 N. Dearborn
Nov. 2006
I painted a
mural inside a cathedral dome at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Harrisburg,
PA. Four other artists worked under my supervision. .
June 2006
I received notice that I had been selected
as a finalist in a competition to paint an outdoor public mural for the
village of Oak Park,IL. I will produce a scale design and will be notified
after July 15.There are 3 other finalists. August 2006: Alas! Another
artist was chosen.
March and April 2006
Utrecht Art Store Group Show. I'm showing a few paintings at the Utrecht
store in Chicago on Michigan Ave. In March three paintings of churches
and in April a figure and a still life.
March 2006
I received notice that an upcoming issue of Art
Calendar magazine will publish an article I wrote on the making of
a Richard Haas designed outdoor mural I worked on in Grand Rapids,MI.
during September 2004.The article appeared in the April 2006 issue.
February and March 2006
Started working with Evergreene on the restoration of the decorations
in the Schubert theater in downtown Chicago.
Winter 2005
A book I did some illustrations for in The Netherlands was published.
The book is a dutch language guide for dutch students planning to study
in the US. Published by The Fulbright Center in Amsterdam.
October 2005
Italian landscape painting trip. I'm in Northern Italy with Scott
Powers and Wesley Drake. We will be in Lucca, near Florence and the Lake
Como Region. To see the paintings click here.
July 2005
Commissioned to design proposal for Texas Wesleyan University Law School
building decoration. They saw Tim Luzak and me painting a Richard Haas
mural design down the street at the Tarrant County Bar Association Building
and asked for a proposal. To see the designs click
here.
May 2005
Painted Richard Haas designed mural in Ft. Worth, TX for Tarrant county
Bar Association.With Tim Luzak and Canning Studios'.
April 2005 - Designed and built Film set for an Independent
short film (“Freak”) shot in the Netherlands for a major Dutch
theater event; the 2005 Parade festival. To see it click here.
Winter 2005
Showing at Cooley Gallery “Small Works” show in Old
Lyme,CT.
September 2004
Painted Richard Haas designed mural in Grand Rapids, MI. for the Heartside
Neighborhood Redevelopment project.With Tim Luzak and Evergreene.
August 2004
Southern France landscape painting trip. With Marlies on a driving vacation
out of Amsterdam.To the Langedouc region near Carcasonne and Montpelier.
We found a lovely farm to camp at.
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