Alex Venezia "Sentimental Works" - September 21 - October 11

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(American, b. 1988) Title Oil on Canvas __ x __ Inches

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alex venezia S e n t i m e n t a l Wo r k s

september 21 - october 11, 2019

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Alex Venezia b. 1993 Virginia Beach, Virginia Primarily a self-taught painter, Alex Venezia, first became aware of the transcendent power of art during a high-school art lesson on chiaroscuro while examining the works of Caravaggio. This class marked a unique turning point for the young student as he began to consider a vocation in the arts. Searching for new art experiences he frequented the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia where he was able to fill his eyes with the works of the Masters and make copies of those paintings that inspired him. Venezia has sought out and studied classical technique with many of today’s top representational painters including: Colleen Barry, Daniel Sprick, Michael Klein, and Jeff Hein. In his words, “Inspiration comes in many forms, and usually far from the easel, but there’s nothing like seeing the work of an artist that you hold in high regard in person. It has a way of putting me in my place and motivating me to become a better painter.” And so it has.

In addition to being awarded the 2017 first place prize in the Still Life Competition at the prestigious Grand Central Atelier in New York, Alex was most recently awarded First Place and the People’s Choice Award from among 3,000 entries at the National Portrait Society’s 2019, annual portrait competition for his emotional work, “The Haunting.”

Alex Venezia has been a featured artist in Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31: Young Artists to Watch in 2016 and BuzzFeed article 5 Artistic Prodigies 21 And Under. He is the recipient of numerous awards and has participated in many group exhibitions throughout the United Sates.

2019 has been an important year for this amazing, young talent. In addition to the National Portrait Society honors, his works exhibited at the 2019 Los Angeles Art Show completely sold out and prior to the opening of his very first, one-man exhibition, his painting “Disillusioned,” was selected to grace the cover of the September 2019 issue of American Art Collector.

Alex Venezia currently lives and maintains a studio Raleigh, North Carolina and is represented by Arcadia Contemporary

Uncertain Oil on Panel 40 x 24 Inches

Heartache Oil on Panel 40 x 27 Inches

Disillusioned Oil on Panel 26 x 30 Inches

The Letter Oil on Panel 22 x 32 Inches

At the Window Oil on Panel 24 x 30 Inches

Returning Home Oil on Panel 20 x 33 Inches

Repose

Oil on Panel 26.5 x 21 Inches

Braids

Oil on Panel 32 x 20 Inches

Solace

Oil on Panel 27 x 18 Inches

Sisters

Oil on Panel 18 x 24 Inches

Sketching Oil on Panel 22 x 16 Inches

In the Woods Oil on Panel 22 x 14 Inches

In Reverie Oil on Panel 21 x 16 Inches

Portrait of a Young Woman Oil on Panel 20 x 16 Inches

Interior with a Young Woman Oil on Panel 18 x 16 Inches

Summer Peaches Oil on Panel 10 x 18 Inches

Self Portrait at 25 Oil on Panel 14 x 11 Inches

Yellow Blossoms Oil on Panel 11 x 14 Inches

Roses

Oil on Panel 12 x 9 Inches

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