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James Tennison, OPA - American 20th/21st Century |
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| The Artist on His Art: I love to try to capture the beauty I see all around. What really excites me is the effect of light - sunlight and shadow - and the colors that can be seen in shadows and reflected light if one looks closely. Whether my subject is an urban landscape, a garden view, or a person in a room near a window, I’m always chasing the light. I am constantly inspired by nature and by the works of great artists of the past and present - such as the portraits painted by John Singer Sargent and the light-filled paintings of Joaquin Sorolla. I have found some of my favorite subject matter in Portugal, where I grew up, and I also enjoy painting life in the city where I now live. My paintings have been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, including the Gallery Americana in Carmel, California; Galerie Kornye in Dallas and Galerie Kornye West in Fort Worth, Texas; Greenwich Workshop Gallery in Fairfield, Connecticut; Museum of American Illustration and The Salmagundi Club in New York City; and Whistle Pik Galleries in Fredericksburg, Texas. I have taught and guest lectured at several colleges and universities in Texas and have given many private painting workshops. My portrait commissions have taken me across the United States and to England. My works include the official portrait of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, which hangs in the State Capitol in Austin, portraits for the National Institutes of Health, Southern Methodist University, Texas Instruments and Frito Lay, as well many portraits for families. Education: 1979-1982 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, BFA 1972-1977 University of Texas at Arlington, BFA Awards include: 2011 Salmagundi Club, Margery Soroka Memorial Award for Watercolor 2011 Galerie Kornye West 10th Annual Invitational Show - People's Choice Award 2010 Portrait Society of America - Certificate of Excellence Award 2010 Society of Watercolor Artists - Honorable Mention 2009 Campfire USA Plein Air Paint Out - Second Place 2008 Campfire USA Plein Air Paint Out - Best of Show 2007 Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition - Certificate of Excellence Award 2003 Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition - First Honor Award and People's Choice Award Gold and Silver Medals - New York Society of Illustrators Gold Medal - Dallas Society of Visual Communications Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals - Dallas Society of Illustrators Exhibitions include: 2011 Salmagundi Club 128th Annual Members Exhibition - New York, NY 2011 Galerie Kornye West 10th Annual Invitational Show - Fort Worth, TX 2011 Oil Painters of America 20th Annual National Juried Exhibition - Devin Galleries, Coeur d'Alene, ID 2011 Society of Watercolor Artists 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition - Fort Worth, TX 2011 Galerie Kornye West Spring Invitational Show - Fort Worth, TX 2010 Salmagundi Club 127th Annual Members Exhibition - New York, NY 2010 20th Annual Invitational Small Works Show - Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2010 Oil Painters of America 19th Annual Juried Exhibition - Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2010 Society of Watercolor Artists 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX 2010 Salon International Juried Exhibition - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX 2009 19th Annual Invitational Small Works Show - Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2009 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition - Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2009 Spring and Fall Group Show - Galerie Kornye, Dallas, TX 2009 8th Annual Invitational Show - Galerie Kornye West, Fort Worth, TX 2008 Group Holiday Show - Galerie Kornye West, Fort Worth, TX 2008 Charleston Art Auction - Charleston, SC 2008 Oil Painters of America 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition - Dana Galleries, Missoula, MN 2008 Spring and Fall Group Shows - Galerie Kornye, Dallas,TX 2008 7th Annual Invitational Show - Galerie Kornye West, Fort Worth, TX 2008 Fall Group Show - Galerie Kornye West, Fort Worth, TX 2007 Oil Painters of America 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition - Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX 2007 Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition - Washington, DC 2003 Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition - Philadelphia, PA 2000 Oil Painters of America 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Gallery American, Carmel, CA New York Society of Illustrators Annual Juried Exhibitions 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 Publications: North Light Books, "Best of Portrait Painting" International Artist Magazine Communication Arts Illustration Annuals New York Society of Illustrators Annuals 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33 Private Collections include: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Andlinger, New York, NY Dr. and Mrs. Scott Bartlett, Philadelphia, PA Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brandt, Alexandria, VA Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beard, Atlanta, GA Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bell, Copell, TX Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens Campbell, Little Rock, AR Mr. and Mrs. Holmes Davis, Dallas, TX Mr. and Mrs. Menard Doswell, Fort Worth, TX Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dudley, Chevy Chase, MD Mr. and Mrs. John duPont, Wilmington, DE Dr. and Mrs. Greenberg, Florence, SC Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fowler, Lookout Mountain, TN Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Jones, Dallas, TX Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Jordan, Atlanta, GA Brigadier General J. T. W. Landon, London, England Dr. and Mrs. Richard Law, Fort Worth, TX Mr. and Mrs. Clint Murchison, Dallas, TX Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shelton, Pasadena, CA Mr. and Mrs. Witt Stephens, Jr., Little Rock, AR Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Skilling, Houston, TX Mr. and Mrs. Keith Watson, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Mrs. Alinda Wikert, Dallas, TX Corporate, Institutional and Public Collections include: Dresser Industries, Dallas, TX Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC Frito Lay, Inc., Dallas, TX National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD National Institute of Nursing Research, Bethesda, MD Saint Michael's Episcopal Church, Dallas, TX Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX State of Texas, Official Portrait of Governor Ann Richards, Austin, TX Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, TX USAA, San Antonio, TX Teaching experience: 2000-2006 - Private Portrait Painting Workshops 1991-1994 - Collin County Community College, Adjunct Professor - Figure Painting 1991-1992 - Tarrant County College, Adjunct Professor - Drawing, Watercolor Guest Lecturer: 2008 - Hartford Art School, Hartford, CT - MFA Illustration Program 1982-2006 - Syracuse University, New York - MA Illustration Program 1988-1991 - Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX 1988- present - Kilgore College, Kilgore, TX Affiliations: Oil Painters of America - Signature Member Portrait Society of America Salmagundi Club - Artist Member |
