CSOPA10thAnniversary

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CSOPA's10th Anniversary

The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists

Founded February 2002; 501 (c) 3 non Profit Arts Education

2002 - 2012

2002

August 16-18, 2002 - Stamford, CT. "FACES OF SUMMER"

LYME LIGHT! JULY 9, 2002: Jeanine Jackson, Foster Caddell, Sam D'Ambruoso, several guests and I assembled at the the recently opened Krieble Gallery at the Florence Griswold Museum.

FAMILY VALUES, August 13, 2002: A tour of the ALDRICH MUSEUM in Ridgefield, then, organizer Susan Strauss, Francis Philbert, Sophia James, Madeline Moriarty, and Jeanine Jackson where treated to a private tour of George Passantino's studio.

Christmas in CT Dec 9, 02 Revelers: Schur, Delafontaine, Rorick, DAmbruoso, James, Jackson, Grimsley, Stember, Moriarty, Reader and Frenck (left) joined DeVito, Wagner and Kissel for holiday cheer, art-swap grab-bag, and customary critiques. And for all t'was a good night!

Faces of Summer 2002 First Prize:

"Lilyan" by Mary French

FS02 Second Prize:

"Lillian" by Susan Durkee

"Faces of Summer ~ a Portrait Festival"

August 16 - 18, 2002

at SoundWaters Community Center on Cove Island in Stamford

Portraits Inc. veterans ARIANE BEIGNEUX and ROBERT ANDERSON

Awards were presented at the well-attended opening reception August 16, 2002.

FS02 Portrait Demo by Laurel Stern Boeck

Lecture: "Why Paint the Portrait" by art historian, Mari Hulick

FS02 Honorable Mentions: Stember, Kennedy, Grimsley, DeVito, Reader

2003

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM

October 29: The red carpet was rolled out for CSOPA at the beautiful Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford. Accompanying us on a docent-led tour of the first-ever American exhibit of 17th-century Flemish Master, Michael Sweerts was CSOPA organizer, Susan Strauss, her lovely friend, Jackie, new CSOPA members Janet Wagner and Elizabeth Stone, plus Michel Delafontaine, Sophia James, William Rorick, and Jeanine Jackson. susan@susanstrauss.com.

GREENWICH GARDEN EDUCATION CENTER Chairs: Grace DeVito and Michel Delafontaine.

Awards judges: Ann Fader and George Passantino.

Look at me! Self-identity in Portraiture presented by Nancy Hall-Duncan, Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum.

FW03 Faculty: Robert Alexander Anderson, John Howard Sanden, Ariane Beigneux, George Passantino, Ann Fader, Nancy Hall-Duncan,Carol Erdman, Jacob Munn, and Marvin Mattelson demonstrating.

Faces of Winter ~ Portrait Festival

"Honor someone you love with a commissioned portrait."

February 5 thru 27, 2003

Greenwich Garden Education Center

Bible Street, Cos Cob, Connecticut

Stamford, CT Dec 10, 03: Holiday Party

Tuesday, NOV 19, 2003: Greenwich. "The Pleasures of Collecting" featured an amazing array of works from the Renaissance to the Impressionists loaned from significant private collections in the Greenwich area. Included were Manet's "Self-Portrait" and Dega's "Ballerina." Thanks to Sophia James, the admission was free for CSOPA members that day.

Faces of Summer 2003

at Geary Gallery, Darien, CT

AUGUST 2 TO AUGUST 15, 2003

The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists and Geary Gallery proudly presented member works in our annual juried summer exhibition.

Judges and special guests:

Michael Del Priore and

John Howard Sanden

The show featured 45 select portrait paintings by regional artists.

2004

May, 04 Stamford: Live model

sessions take off in the Jackson atelier!

DELPRIORE WORKSHOP DARIEN ARTS CENTER:

August 11 to August 14, 2003

Faces of Winter 2004 ~ Portrait Festival

Exhibition: February 6 thru 27, 2004

Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Arts Council

299 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut

Distinguished Jurors FW04: Laurel Stern Boeck and Wende Caporale

First Place Winner: Karen Martin's Jenny and Lindsay

Second: Dean Fisher's Susanna

Third: Marvin Mattelson's Stephen Fishbach

August 22: Faces of Summer 2004 Opening Reception Packs the House! Geary Gallery, Darien

Faces of Summer '04 - AWARD WINNERS

Jurors: Igor Babailov, MFA and Marcus Burke, PhD

FIRST PRIZE:

Diane Aeschliman for Papillon

SECOND PRIZE:

Joyce Zeller for Benji

THIRD PRIZE:

Debbie Hennes for Alex & Tory

“Secrets to Portraiture - The Russian School”

August 18, 19 and 20, 2004

Special Summer Workshop in Darien, CT

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2005

Fine Art Juried Portrait Exhibition and Festival of Events

presented by The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists

and the Lyme Art Association

The LYME ART ASSOCIATION

has declared MARCH, 2005 the

MONTH of the PORTRAIT!

With Special Guest:

FOSTER CADDELL

CSOPA Advisor and

Recipient of CSOPA's 2005

Lifetime Achievement Award

CSOPA's 2004

Lifetime Achievement Award

to George Passantino

(Posthumously)

Paint-In with Live Models: March 12 & 13. Set up your easel and paint side-by-side with accomplished professionals.

FACES of NEWTOWN 2005

A Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists Community Outreach Program

C. H. Booth Library, Newtown, CT

The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists is honored to be a part of the 2005 Tercentennial Celebrations of Newtown with a unique, invitational exhibition. Past winners of CSOPA juried shows have chosen models from a list of distinguished Newtown residents who have agreed to POSE for POSTERITY!

Portrait Artist Newtown Subject (Click on bold links to view)

Alain Picard Dan Cruson, Town Historian

Jeanine Jackson Herb Rosenthal, First Selectman

David Luchak Richard Sturdevant, Businessman

William Rorick Janet Woycik, Library Director

Judy Perry Julia Wasserman, State Representative

Janice Baragwanath Joseph Humeston, Chairman Family CC

Diane Aeschliman Marie Sturdevant, Woman of the Year

Karen Martin Mae Schmidle, State Representative

Joseph Sundwall William Denlinger, Esquire

Leslie Bender Timothy Treadwell (d), Form. First Selectman

James DeCesare Jack Rosenthal, Former First Selectman