Local Artists win awards at Portrait Show: FaceTime

Local Portrait Artists garner awards!

Several of our area’s finest portrait artists have recently won awards during a crowded opening reception at The Greenwich Arts Council for Face Time: Classical Portraiture in a Digital Age that included docent tours, awards, and live jazz piano. The exhibition features 42 artists and nearly 70 original works of art for sale and by commission presented by The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists. It remains on view with free admission at the Bendheim Gallery through February 7, 2019. Children's Portrait Workshop for ages 8-18 on January 26 ($5). John Howard Sanden Norman Rockwell Mystery Presentation February 2 (Free admission). Details and reservations on csopa.org and greenwicharts.org. Pre-registrations are required for upcoming events.

From Middlebury: Flladi Kulla won first place for “Julia” and honorable mention for “Sonia”; ShawnaLee Kwashnak won the Susan Wakeen Fine Art Studio Award for “Hope’s Vision-Evan Elliot” and “Is this Sarah James Eddy after Thomas Eakins”

From Southbury: Alain Picard won Honorable Mention for “The Bride”

From Woodbury: Peter Seltzer won Honorable Mention for “Alie”

Winning works of art:

1 Alain Picard, "The Bride"

2 Flladi Kulla, "Julia"

3 Flladi Kulla, "Sonia"

4 Peter Seltzer, "Alie"

5 ShawnaLee Kwashnak, "Hope’s Vision – Evan Elliot”

6 ShawnaLee Kwashnak, “Is this Sarah James Eddy?”

Subject: FACE TIME Portrait Exhibit and Events

Location: Greenwich Arts Council, Bendheim Gallery and Meeting Room, 299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830; 203-862-6750
Duration: January 13 - February 7, 2019
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
Contact: Jeanine C. Jackson, CSOPA Founder and President; csocietyopa@aol.com; 203-856-4713
Or ShawnaLee Kwashnak 203 598-0065 artist@shawnalee.com