| 2001: THE FESTIVAL LEADERS
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 RICHARD WHITNEY
Winner of more than forty national awards...His works are included in more than 600 public and private collections, including Harvard University, University of Chicago, and the Massachusetts Capital...Chairman, Board of Advisors, American Society of Portrait Artists. |
 ALLAN R. BANKS
One of America's finest plein air figure painters...Student of R.H. Ives Gammell...Recipient of numerous awards and grants...President of the American Society of Classical Realism...Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors, American Society of Portrait Artists. |
 MARC PACHTER
Director of the National Portrait Gallery... First joined the Gallery staff in 1974, serving as chief historian and assistant director...An author and editor with a particular interest in cultural history and biography, Pachter is regarded as the Smithsonian's "Master Interviewer." |
 MICHAEL DEL PRIORE
Classically trained...One of the nation's busiest portrait artists...Commissions include U.S. senators, governors, and heads of corporations...Popular teacher...Former Chairman of the Board of Advisors of ASOPA. |
 M. STEPHEN DOHERTY
M. Stephen Doherty is editor in chief of both American Artist and Watercolor magazines and maintains an active career as an artist...He graduated from Knox College and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from Cornell University. |
 SANDRA CARPENTER
For the past five years, Sandra Carpenter has served as the editor of The Artist's Magazine, the world's largest-circulation fine-art publication...She serves on the boards of numerous arts organizations, and is a popular speaker and juror at arts festivals and conferences. |
 STEVE CHILDS
Steve Childs is one of America's most sought after painters for his portraits, continuously keeping an impressive waiting list...Featured in numerous publications, including most recently International Artist magazine and American Artist. |
 SHERRIE MCGRAW
Sherrie McGraw studied and later taught at the Art Students League of New York...Her award winning work, included in major museum exhibitions, has been collected by prominent artists and some of the most prestigious art collectors in the country. |
 JOHN FRANKLIN NAYLOR
An accomplished portrait and landscape painter...Former instructor at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.. His work has been exhibited in many national
Shows...Commissions include sports and military figures, as well as corporate leaders. |
 FRANK TAURIELLO
Frank Tauriello received his fine arts degree from Syracuse University and did further studies at the Art Students League of New York...Commissions include state governors, jurists, business executives, and celebrities such as Clint Eastwood and Merv Griffin. |
 CARL SAMSON
Student of R.H. Ives Gammell in Boston...Twice a top winner in the National Portrait Competition...Participated in cultural exchange missions to Russia...Master of classical realist techniques. |
 JIM OSTLUND
Studied at Atelier Lack, Minneapolis, American Academy of Art, Chicago, Hennepin Technical College, Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis, and the Florence Academy of Art...Resides in North Carolina with his wife, Michele Mitchell, and their two children. |
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 PETER ADAMS
A native of California, Peter Adams received his Art Center College of Design, the Otis Art Institute de Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Since 1993, Adams has been president of the California Art Club...A leader in the international traditional art movement.
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 ELAINE ADAMS
Elaine Adams is a leader of the California Art Club, where she serves as chairman of public relations, as well as editor in chief of the newsletter and director of the California Art Club Gallery, located in San Marino at the historic El Molino Viejo...Board member of the California Art Academy |
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