Signature Status
Portrait Academies
We are excited to announce that we are bringing back Portrait Academies. Portrait Academies are a series of intimate workshop weekends offered by the Portrait Society. Attendees are able to observe professional artists demonstrating from live models. A full day life drawing and painting workshop allows participants to receive personal instruction and advice from seasoned professional artists. The weekend wraps up with opportunities for one-on-one portfolio critiques. High school and college students are offered scholarships to attend the demonstration.
Save the date for these upcoming Portrait Academies!
October 6 & 7, 2017 - Studio Incamminati, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 27 & 28, 2017 - Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Registration opens July 10, 2017. Keep an eye on your inbox for more details to come soon.
The inaugural Signature Status members were announced at the 2014 The Art of the Portrait conference. Recipients were: Judith Carducci, Natalie Italiano, and Mary Muller.
For the second year, 2015, the Signature Status Recipients were: Leslie Adams, Ellen Cooper, Kristy Gordon, Iliya Mirochnik, Olga Nielsen, Ted Reed, Ardith Starostka, James Tennison, and Wesley Wofford.
For the third year, 2016, the Signature Status recipients were: Garth Herrick, Mary Buckman, Romulo Galicano, Richard C. Nelson, Vasudeo Kamath, Harry Ahn and Sharon Sprung.
For the fourth year, 2017, the Signature Status recipients are: Robert T. Barrett, Gabriela Delosso, Lihuai He, David Hettinger, Jacqueline Jasper, Sam Knecht, Ricky, Mujica, Aapo Pukk and Mardie Rees.
Application Deadline is September 1, 2017.
Submissions should consist of:
1. Ten (10) examples, digitally represented, of the artist's own, solely created works
2. A Biography (up to two pages, including qualifying exhibits or competitions)
3. On-line application opens January 1 and the deadline to apply is September 1st of each year.
4. Applicants must be an active dues paying member.
5. Applicants will be notified by March 1 of the year after application closes.
6. Accepted Signature Members will be honored at the annual conference following the year of the designation.
7. There is a non-refundable $35 submission fee.
This designation does not constitute or should not be used as any form of commercial endorsement by the Portrait Society of America.