ED COPLEY – Modern Day Old Master Ed’s education in art is extensive. He attended the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio, and the Famous Artist School in Westport, Connecticut where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1965. Following these studies, he worked as a commercial illustrator for various advertising agencies and continued his career by becoming a highly– skilled restoration artist, meticulously restoring paintings on canvas, wood panels and oils on copper plates. It was through restoring old master paintings that truly developed his depth of understanding the techniques used by the great artists of the past. The knowledge that he gained over the past 40 years, has helped him to understand their methods which he now incorporates with his own creative ability. Ed stated, “Working in a classical or representational style I paint what I would hang in my own, home, I paint for myself. This may sound selfish, but I believe that the best artists are the ones who paint for themselves. We are our own worst critics, but that’s what keeps up evolving.” When he’s not working in his studio, he devotes a portion of his time researching sites and historical events in order to create a scene. A significant amount of time is devoted to finding the right models and clothing for the painting.
AFFILIATIONS: Member, American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works Founder, Western Artists of America Member, American Society of Classical Realism Member, International Guild of Realism Founder, American Society of Traditional Artists
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS 2002 Tucson Museum of Art 2003 Tucson Museum of Art (Gold Medal Award for Best Oil) 2004 National Western Art Foundation 2005 Hubbard Museum of the American West 2006 Hubbard Museum of the American West 2007 Hubbard Museum of the American West (Silver Award for Best Oil, and Awarded Best Overall for Collection of work) 2009 Museum of Western Art (Bronze Award for Best Oil, and Bronze Award for Drawing) 2010 International Guild of Realism (Best Figurative Award, and Pioneer Award for Realism)
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ED COPLEY – Modern Day Old Master PERMANENT COLLECTIONS: Loyola Museum – Chihuahua, Mexico – Painting Title: “Two Apostles” Museum of Western Art – Kerrville, Texas – Painting Title: “Calling the Buffalo”
SELECTED COLLECTIONS: Coca-Cola Valley National Bank Indian Art Magazine Anheuser-Busch Corp. Ohio National Bank Gordon Corp. Mr. & Mrs. Dan Quayle – Former Vice President USA Mr. & Mrs. Danny Schayes – Former NBA Star with the Denver Nuggets Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Spreitzer
GALLERIES: J. Willott Gallery – Palm Desert, CA Mainview Gallery – Scottsdale, AZ Mountain Trails – Gallery Jackson Hole, WY
UPCOMING EVENTS: July 2010
Timken Museum – San Diego, CA. I was given special permission to set up my easel at the Timken Museum to recreate a painting of Mrs. Thomas Gage, by John Singleton Copley, my great, great, great grandfather. The process was filmed as HD video.
2010 – 2012
Art in Embassy – Exhibit in Bujumbura, Africa U. S. Department of State’s office of ART in Embassies by Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State
Sept. 2011
Sage Creek Gallery – Santa Fe, NM. International Guild Of Realism - Competition
Oct. 2011
Jan. 2012
Mainview Gallery – Scottsdale, AZ. One Man Show Timeless Beauty The Pearce Museum – Corsicana, TX. One Man Show Hiawatha the Legend
March 2012 The Pearce Museum – Corsicana, TX. Western Artists of America Museum Exhibition & Sale
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ED COPLEY – Modern Day Old Master PUBLICATIONS:
Art Book of the New West Art of the West Southwest Art Phoenix Home & Garden (Article about my restoration of old master paintings) Presidio Sentinel (Cover Nov. 2001) Tucson Museum of Art (Winter cover 2002) Art-Life (Cover 2003 volume 16) Western Artists of America (Cover Show Catalog 2003) Vamonos (Cover July 2004 and Aug. 2007) Ranch & Cove Tucson Museum of Art Guide Fine Art Connoisseur Arts & Antiques Western Art Collector (Article March 2008) Altermann Galleries & Auction June 2008 American Art Collector 2008 Palm Springs Life – 2007 – 2008 Western Art & Architecture 2009 Western Art Collector Aug. 2009 Palm Springs Life 2009 – 1010 Palm Springs Life 2011 – 1012 Today’s Vintage Magazine (Article & Cover May 2011)
Cover Image: Mrs. Thomas Gage by Ed Copley 2010 Oil, 40” x 32”, Private Collection After: John Singleton Copley 1771 - Oil, 50” x 40” Timken Museum of Art Ed Copley and his finishing touches at The Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
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