Michele Amatrula

Donald Duck Cola

 

oil

16 x 20 in



ABOUT THE ARTIST

Michele Amatrula

Michele Amatrula has a voice and vision unique amongst contemporary photorealist painters. Using skills honed during decades as a leading professional illustrator, she depicts small glimpses of unexpected beauty in everyday life. Her work stands out for both its unexpected subject matter and exquisite portrayal of light and shadow. Amatrula embraces wear and tear, melancholy moments, and faded glory. In her capable hands, vintage bottle caps take on the evocative luster of the Dutch Masters; tattooed limbs reveal more truth than a conventional portrait; and antique household objects evoke nostalgia for a simpler time--even as they recall the complex lives of their owners. Informed by the past, Amatrula’s precise paintings celebrate the perfect imprecision of the present, and remind us of the possibility of a joyful future. â€‹Michele Amatrula holds a BFA from the Parsons School of Design and has received numerous awards from organizations including the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, the Portrait Society of America, and the Bosque Conservatory of Art. She lives in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood with her family.    Exhibitions
•2022  Five and Under, Arcadia Contemporary, New York, NY
•2022 International Guild of Realism, McBride Gallery, Annapolis,MD
•2022 Oil Painter of America, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
•2022 Art Love Gallery, Provincetown, MA
•2022 Art  Expo, NYC
•2022 World Almanac, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
•2021  Candles and Flamethrowers, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
•2021  Summer Breeze,  Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
•2020  Art Love, Allen St. Gallery, NYC
•2016   Red, Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
•2016 Portraits Inc. Gallery, Love Me, Love My Dog
•2004 Marbletown Arts Association Art Harvest
•2003 Marbletown Arts Association Art Harvest
•2002 Marbletown Arts Association Art Harvest
•2001 Agora Gallery, Group Show
•2000 The Inn at Stone Ridge, Solo Show
Awards â€¢2022 International Guild of Realism, finalist Still Life Category•2022 Oil Painter of America, finalist Still Life Category•2022 Portrait Society of America, finalist Still Life Category•2021 ARC Finalist Still Life Category•2020.   ARC Finalist Still Life Category•2019    ARC Finalist Still Life Category•2019    ARC Finalist Figurative Category•2019    Portrait Society of America 6th place Still Life Category•2016    Finalist Portrait society of America Still Life Category•2010    Charlotte Dunwiddie Award, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club•2007    Artist's Magazine, Finalist , Animal Art Category•2006    1st Place American Contemporary Dog Art Competition•2006    Certificate of Excellence, Portrait Society of America•2006    Nora Roth Memorial Award, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club•2006    2nd Place Drawing Category, Bosque Conservatory of Art•2006    2nd Place-American Contemporary Dog Art Competition•2003    Romance Writers of America Artemis Award•2002    Romance Writers of America Artemis Award

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