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Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Preciosa III
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The Preciosa series explores the intimacy of the female body through a subtle and deeply respectful gaze. Using pencil on paper, Natalia Mancilla captures the softness of the skin, t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

Soft and Fuzzy, Watercolor Paper Drawing, Cat with Flowers, Graphic Wavy Pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Soft and Fuzzy" (2021) by SarahGrace Watercolor tip ink on watercolor paper Hand-signed by artist Certificate of Authenticity Included Framing Available Watercolor / Pop and Contemp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Ink Drawing, Female Nude
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA ZAKRZEWSKA (born in 1974) Agnieszka Zakrzewska graduated from the Faculties of Painting and Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She paints, makes illustrati...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Young Woman with a Parasol and a Bouquet of Flowers- attr to R. Tissot-1950/60s
Located in Roma, IT
Young woman with a parasol and a bouquet of flowers is an original contemporary artwork realized by Roland Tissot in the 1950s/60s. Oil on Canvas. Signed Tissot on the lower right ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Love in spring
Located in Fairfield, CT
In paintings, drawings and prints, Michael Rich explores the beauty and irascibility of the natural world through an approach to painting that is visceral, physical and colorful. Of...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

British Contemporary Art by Helen Warner - Dancing in the Dark
Located in Paris, IDF
Ink on paper Helen Warner is a British artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Southampton, UK. She studied Art, Sport Studies and Human Biology at college and being a passionate...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This is a pencil and watercolor drawing of a male figure by Pol Anglada offered by CLAMP in New York City. Untitled 2023 Pencil and watercolor on paper ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Colored Drawing with Ceramics and Horse Pop Folk Art 1980s
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Lucero (born 1953) is an American sculptor. His work has been exhibited in the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Mint Museum. Lucero works with multiple mediums and usually work...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon

Farmer's Market - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Farmer's Market - Original Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor of the a farmer's market by a footpath by Ken L. Stephens (American. 20th Century). A few people are shopping at a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

The Spider and the Fly, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, web
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Spider and the Fly, 2020, gel pen paper, figurative, drawing, framed, web, black, white, pink, blue
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

Devil Spirits - Original Ink on Paper by Sergio Barletta - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Devil Spirits is an original drawing in ink on paper realized by Sergio Barletta in 1962. Applied on passepartout: 49 x 35 cm. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. Titled on ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Charlatan - Original Pencil and Watercolor Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Charlatan is an original drawing in pencil and watercolor artwork on paper realized by Nicola Simbari in 1960 ca. With different sketches on the rear in pencil. In good conditions ...
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1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

The Secret - Drawing by KEZIAT - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
The Secret is a beautiful drawing realized by the Italian artist  KEZIAT in 2023. Pen on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Perfect condition. Certificate of aut...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Merman, mosaic-like male nude figure, collage golden blue tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio, furio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Fabric, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

Flower Market - Original Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Flower Market - Original Watercolor on Paper Original watercolor of a flower seller by Ken L. Stephens (American. 20th Century). A flower vendor is wearing a blue apron, standing un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

The Chariot (Kahn & Selesnick’s illustrated “Madame Lulu’s Book of Fate” Tarot)
Located in Hudson, NY
Watercolor on archival paper 23 x 17 inches in white-painted custom wood frame with 8ply mat 19 x 13 inches unframed This whimsical watercolor drawing on archival paper was made by the creative duo Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick as part of their series "Madame Lulu's Book of Fate", wherein the artists celebrate the carnivalesque with a cast of peculiar costumed characters. In this illustration, a humble wagon, humorously dubbed a "chariot", is transporting an assortment of theatrical props and trunks. A close look will reveal yet another curiosity: a pair of bare feet supporting and propelling the chariot. A subdued palette of sienna, beige, rose and umber unifies the composition, and the artists' highly stylized approach adds an almost vintage...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Venus of Pink Fires
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Venus of Pink Fires, 2020, watercolor, ink, mirror paint, and salt on Arches paper. Venus of Willendorf, fertility goddess, pink, purple, black, si...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Figure - Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China Ink and Watercolor on paper. Good condi...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

One, Two, mixed media female, mystery, symbols, numbers, black and white,
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also curator, gallerist, educator and arts advocate. Most of Ms. Anastasi's figurative works are painted with her non-dominant left hand. She has created large bodies of works of birds, animals and birch trees. She has had 20 solo & 200 group shows. Her "ref-u-gee" series will be shown in 2020 at Medgar Evers College in collaboration with the Valentine Museum of Art, Brooklyn. Accompanying the show will be a limited-edition monograph w/ over 180 images and a foreword by Phyllis Braff. Ms. Anastasi's collage series was exhibited at Welancora Gallery, Brooklyn, in May, 2019. In 2018, ten paintings were exhibited in "Painting to Survive," curated by Yale critic Jonathan Weinberg. Book and catalog publications include "Stations of the Cross", SPQR press, BREUCKELEN magazine, “Audrey Frank Anastasi”, catalog essay Cindy Nemser, and "Collage," essay by Giancarlo T. Roma. Public art includes a portrait of Jo Davidson...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paint, Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Hotel Bel-Air)
Located in New York, NY
Ed Templeton grew up and lives in Huntington Beach. While Templeton originally gained fame as a professional skateboarder, he is now recognized as a semin...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Dream
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment. A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium combined with dry pigments, oil paint, and embedded fragments of burlap. The surfaces eventually build up into a dense, rugged terrain." --Thaddeus Radell
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Portrait - Original Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original drawings in China ink and watercolor on paper. Good con...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

Susuwatari
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Susuwatari, 2021, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper. Black and White, fluffy cat, figurative. Framed, frame size 11.25 x 9.25 x 1.25
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Inverted Kayla - Original Drawing - Charcoal and Chalk on Tinted Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Christopher Ganz Inverted Kayla 2021 Charcoal and chalk on toned paper 24h x 18w in 60.96h x 45.72w cm CG0076 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck, Professor of Art, University of Dallas A Mammalian Future? - Invitational Portfolio Intaglio print Jonas Ark displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 5 – 9 Paper in Particular - National Juried works on paper exhibition Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, Feb. 5 - March 5; two pieces accepted. Juror: David Morrison, Professor of Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 19th Parkside National SmallPrint Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.15 - Feb. 16 Juror: Rudy Pozzatti, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University - Bloomington 2005 18th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.14 - Feb. 22 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2004 Exchange! A Survey of International and National Exchange Print Portfolios Visual and Performing Arts Center, Main Gallery, Purdue University, Feb. 1 - 15 Juror: Kathryn Reeves, P rofessor of Art, Purdue University 2003 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 16 - July 2, 2003 Border to Border – National Juried Drawing Exhibition Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, March 3 - 30 Juror: Jim Cantrell, independent studio artist, Bardstown, KY On/Of Paper – National Juried Exhibition Clyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, March 3 - April 11 Juror: Dale Leys, Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY Emerging Artists 2003 – National Juried Exhibition Limner Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.12 – March 1 Jurors: Tim Slowinski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Antonia's Line (for Marleen Gorris) - black and white, abstract ink on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Antonia's Line, named after the Dutch film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. The film has been described as a "feminist fairy tale," tells the story of the independent Antonia ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Latex, Ink

Portrait Of Lady With Hat - Pastel and Felt on Paper - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait Of Lady With Hat is an original artwork realized by Olga Klein Astrachan. Pastel and felt on paper stuck on canson paper (26 x 20 cm) Hand-signed by the artist on lower ...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Felt, Paper, Pastel

Jon Reading
Located in New York, NY
Jon Reading Color pastels on paper 25 x 18 inches (63.5 x 45.7 cm) This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

Blue Nudes II, Ink on Paper Drawing, Blue & White, Figurative Study Women, Faces
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Blue Nudes II" (2019) by SarahGrace Ink on Paper Drawing, Blue & White, Women Posing, Faces, Poses, Figurative Study Drawing / Nude / Human Figure / Fig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Arabian Love Story, Contemporary Mixed Media On Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
One of the 12 original works that the artist created to accompany his book, Arabian Love Story. “Wilderness is a lonely empty place thinking about the one you love.” Wadsworth's word...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold Leaf

Bouquet of Flowers - Drawing by Anne Gallion-Krohn - Mid 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Flowers is an Original Watercolour realized by Anne Gallion-Krohn in mid-20th century. The artwork in good condition, included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (39.5x21.3 cm). ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
Located in Hudson, NY
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp by Andrea Moreau colored pencil and postage stamp on paper 11 x 11 inches 15 x 15 inches framed This contemporary, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Found Objects, Color Pencil

Figures - Original China ink by Herta Hausmann - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original red china ink drawing on ivory-colorated cardboard by Herta Hausmann (1916-?). In excellent conditions: As good as new. This is an original drawing representi...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Boy Who Came From the Sea - narrative, abstracted figurative work on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rising above a strip of inky black, a black rag doll figure rendered in calligraphic brushstrokes meets three curved lines resembling waves in this pain...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Latex

Found - Original Abstract Yellow and Black Figurative Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Chalhoub, a 2014 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, seamlessly navigates the realms of cinema and visual art. With a background in directing and sound design for ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

by the pool, Tuscany
Located in Hudson, NY
watercolor pencil on Arches paper
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Color Pencil

Youth 2022. Paper/pencil, 28.3x20.8 cm.
Located in Riga, LV
Youth 2022. Paper/pencil, 28.3x20.8 cm. Liga Kalnina Artist Liga Kalnina(1990) is born in Riga, Latvia. Her artist interests is mainly realistically based -landscapes, architect...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Still Life with Vera as Raphael Original Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
In this delicate drawing, artist Josef Levi takes reference to art history by combining figures within one composition. The two characters depicted in this composition utilize the bottom half of the great artist Raphael, gradually phasing into the portrait of lovely lady named Vera. Josef Alan Levi (1938) is an American artist whose works range over a number of different styles, but which are unified by certain themes consistently present among them. Levi began his artistic career in the 1960s and early '70s, producing highly abstract and very modernist pieces: these employing exotic materials such as light fixtures and metallic parts. By 1975, Levi had transitioned to painting and drawing still lifes. At first these were, traditionally, of mundane subjects. Later, he would depict images from art history, including figures originally created by the Old Masters. Around 1980, he made another important shift, this time toward creating highly precise, though subtly altered reproductions of pairs of female faces which were originally produced by other artists. It is perhaps this work for which he is most well known. Since around 2000, Josef Levi has changed the style of his work yet again: now he works entirely with computers, using digital techniques to abstract greatly from art history, and also from other sources. Levi's works of art in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, NYC, the National Gallery of Art, and the Albright-Knox Museum, among many others. Levi's art has been featured on the cover of Harper's Magazine twice, once in June 1987, and once in May 1997. Josef Levi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1959 from the University of Connecticut, where he majored in fine arts and minored in literature. From 1959 to 1960, he served to a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and from 1960 through 1967 he was in the U.S. Army Reserves. In 1966, he received the Purchase Award from the University of Illinois in 1966, and he was featured in New Talent U.S.A. by Art in America. He was an artist in residence at Appalachian State University in 1969, taught at Farleigh Dickenson University in 1971 and was a visiting professor of art at Pennsylvania State University in 1977. From 1975 to 2007, Levi resided in New York City. He now lives in an apartment in Rome, where he is able to paint with natural light as he was unable in New York. From 1959 to 1960, Josef took some courses of Howard McParlin Davis and Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University which initiated him into the techniques of reproducing the works of the Old Masters. His first works, created in the 1960s, were wood and stone sculptures of women. His first mature works were abstract pieces, constructed of electric lights and steel. In 1970, Levi's materials included fluorescent light bulbs, Rust-Oleum and perforated metal in addition to paint and canvas. By 1980, Josef Levi's art had transformed into a very specific form: a combination of reproductions of female faces which were originally depicted by other artists. The faces which he reproduces may be derived from either portraits or from small portions of much larger works; they are taken from paintings of the Old Masters, Japanese ukiyo-e, and 20th-century art. Artists from whom he has borrowed include: Vermeer, Rembrandt, Piero della Francesca, Botero, Matisse, Utamaro, Correggio, Da Vinci, Picasso, Chuck Close, Max Beckmann, Pisanello, Lichtenstein. The creation of these works is informed by Levi's knowledge and study of art history. Josef Levi's paintings from this period are drawn, then painted on fine linen canvas on wooden stretchers. The canvas is coated with twenty-five layers of gesso in order to produce a smooth surface on which to work. The drawing phase takes at least one month. Levi seals the drawing with acrylic varnish, and then he may apply layers of transparent acrylic in order to approximate the look of old paintings. After the last paint is applied, another layer of acrylic varnish is sprayed on to protect the work. Most of the figures in his contemporary pieces are not paired with any others. SELECTED COLLECTIONS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, NY ALBRIGHT- KNOX GALLERY, BUFFALO, NY ALDRICH MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, RIDGEFIELD, CT NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON, DC BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART, BROOKLYN, NY SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, WASHINGTON, DC CORCORAN GALLERY, WASHINGTON, DC UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ART...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

Ross Bleckner Watercolor Figure Painting
Located in New York, NY
Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Untitled, c. 1970 Watercolor on paper Sight size: 21 x 15 in. Framed: 31 2/3 x 25 3/4 in. Signed verso: Ross B/ho Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that other artists existed. He was the middle child between two sisters; his father manufactures electronic parts He attended New York University where Sol Lewitt, Chuck Close and others were his teachers. He graduated in 1972, then spent a year at the California Institute of Arts. His contacts in the next few years were very fortuitous; Sol Lewitt and Chuck Close, Carl Andre, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, etc. Bleckner is on the nervous side, beset by self-doubt, insomnia, and gloom. He is unpretentious, although he is bluntly handsome, with olive complexion, and a compact build. He is "10 percent that is superficial and 90 percent that has to do with the depths and that is threatened by living. He is a very complicated individual. He is a very, very morose, deeply feeling, hardworking artist- he takes a lot from within himself - but always, no matter how successful he is, he feels he is going to fall into those depths." 1 Bleckner first exhibited his work in New York in 1974. The following year he was given his first one-man show; he was included in the 1975 Whitney Biennial.. Since about 1985 has addressed many of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and commemorating specific individuals who have died. Written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California. Bio sourced from the Archives of askArt. Sources include: Ross Bleckner's Mood Indigo by Lisa Liebmann, in ARTnews, May 1993...
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fenêtre sur lac V6. Original Pastel. Colorful Vintage Interior, Contemporary art
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Subject : Fenêtre sur lac - Variation VI (Title - FR) This captivating work depicts an interior scene that opens onto an enchanting landscape, creating a harmonious juxtaposition be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Crayon, Pastel

My Husbands Former Girl Friends - First Black Illustrator/ Black Cartoonist
Located in Miami, FL
Cuties Cartoon Strip - E. Simms Campbell My Husband Former Girl Friends - First Black Illustrator/ Cartoonist,
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1940s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Figure - Pencil Drawing by Anthony Roaland - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original Drawing in Pencil artwork realized by Antony Roland. Good conditions. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composition.
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Bicycle - Modern Figurative Nature and Landscape Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is in simple black frames behind plexi. The full signature is on the back of the drawing. Hanna Banaszczyk is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting and Drawing at the U...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil

Prayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Miles Cleveland Goodwin says, "I don’t like to do things I don’t know." Not unlike the spirit of Southern literature and Delta blues music, there is an autobiographical nature to his...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Monoprint

"Lahore Night market". Contemporary Figurative Watercolour Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very atmospheric night scene of Lahore. painted circa 2003 Watercolour and partel on paper. well framed Framed 26.5" x 34.5". Image 21" x 29" Signed and titled verso Throughout the 1990s Robert Macdonald lived in an isolated cottage with no road access high in the hills overlooking the Usk Valley. His work became a meditation on the landscape, the farming life and also the legends of the Brecon Beacons area. Three years ago he became the first elected president of the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales and he is a past chair of the Welsh Group, the senior association of artists in Wales, and a director of the Swansea Print Workshop. Before coming to Brecon he worked and painted for many years in London and his move to Wales, prompted by his Welsh-born wife Annie, was in a way a return to his own rural roots. Born in 1935, much of his early life was spent in rural communities, not in Wales but as a war-time evacuee on Somerset farms and, from the age of 10, in the New Zealand back country. His family emigrated to New Zealand in 1945 and lived on the Northland Peninsula where there was a considerable Maori presence. Maori carving...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

La Taverne - Mixed Media attr. to S. Mendjisky - 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Taverne is an Artwork realized use pointillists technique, and attributed to the French Artist Serge Mendjisky . Mixed media on paper.  Good condition, included an ivory cardbo...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Road
Located in Riga, LV
Road, Irena Luse, 42x32 cm
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

Kayla - Original Drawing - Charcoal and Chalk on Tinted Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
Christopher Ganz Kayla 2021 Charcoal and chalk on tinted paper 18h x 24w in 45.72h x 60.96w cm CG0077 -ARTIST STATEMENT- I depict my person in multiplicity with different selves representing dramatis personae. My likeness is both implicit and symbolic in the portrayal of my narrative; the drama involved in creating art and the artist’s role in society. I use realism to invite the viewer into mysterious inner worlds that are layered reflections of the outer. Dehumanizing environments are imbued with art historical references as a critique of power structures. The artist is an Everyman who is at odds with society and his self. Visually my work is a celebration of society’s dark undercurrents and its overlooked absurdities. I use charcoal and printmaking media as their tenebrous values add a fitting metaphor. The nuances of light and shadow seduce viewers into a world their better judgment would have them avoid. This provokes a sense of disquietude that causes viewers to assess our world through the austerity of a colorless, yet not humorless, light. -BIO- Christopher Ganz grew up in Northeast Ohio and from early on had a fertile imagination and an interest in art. Christopher's artistic education truly began at the University of Missouri, where his love of the human form led to many figure drawing classes and his exposure to the wonders of printmaking. Christopher's then went onto graduate school at Indiana University and a summer abroad program in Italy was a dream realized. Christopher then grasped charcoal with a renewed vigor and large, sfumato-laden drawings ensued. Christopher's artistic influences are many; from a seminal exposure to Dore's engravings of the Divine Comedy, to Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Goya, and up to Lucian Freud, Mark Tansey, and Michael Mazur. Christopher is now an associate professor of printmaking and drawing at Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Christopher drawings are represented by Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, and he shows his prints across the nation. -CV- EDUCATION MFA 2001 Printmaking Indiana University-Bloomington BFA 1995 Drawing and Printmaking University of Missouri-Columbia TEACHING/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2002-13 Associate Professor, Printmaking and Drawing Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), Fort Wayne, IN 2002 Adjunct Professor: Lithography (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998-00 Associate Instructor: Beginning Drawing (instructor of record) Indiana University-Bloomington 1998 Artist’s Assistant, Assisted Distinguished Professor Emeritus Rudy Pozzatti in the production of an intaglio edition, Bloomington, IN SOLO OR SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Multiplicities: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, Franklin College, Franklin, IN Feb. 5 – Feb. 21 2012 Dramatis Personae: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz, University of South Carolina-Columbia, Jan 16. – Feb. 16, 2012 2011 Christopher Ganz; Prints and Drawing Hendrix College, Hendrix, Arkansas, March 5 - 18 2009 Fall Season Exhibition, six drawings displayed Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago. Oct 16 – Nov. 24 South Bend Museum of Art Biennial 25 - regional juried exhibition for artists in all media, six large drawings displayed; 14 artists selected from over 200 submissions; May 30-Aug. 23 Juror: William Lieberman, Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago 2007 Christopher Ganz: Drawings, The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center Covington, KY, March 9 - April 6 Alter Egos: Drawings and Prints by Christopher Ganz Trisolini Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH, Jan. 9 - Feb.17 2005 The Two-Way Mirror: Self - Portraits by Christopher Ganz Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.20 - Oct. 23 2004 Works on Paper: Christopher Ganz and Paul Schumann Robert E. Wilson Gallery, Huntington College, Huntington, IN, Sept. 2 - 25 2002 Images by Christopher Ganz - Visual Arts Gallery Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11 2001 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition - School of Fine Arts Gallery Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, March 27 - April 7 SELECTED ADJUDICATED OR INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago, Drawing, “The Initiation” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, Nov. 2-4 Reverse Watching, Invitational Print Portfolio Monoprint, “The Mind’s Eye" displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov. 1 – 3 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 13 – May 23 Juror: Ladislav Hanka, internationally exhibiting printmaker International Expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, “The Enigma” on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 20-23 Spring Group Show, drawings, “Checking Out” and “The Enigma” displayed, April – May 2 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago 2011 Prints U.S.A. 2011 – National Juried Exhibition Springfield Art Museum, Missouri, Nov. 18 – Jan. 8 Juror: Elizabeth Wyckoff, Curator of Prints, Drawings & Photographs, St. Louis Art Museum International expositions of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) New York, Park Avenue Armory, Drawing, Checking Out on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 14-17 2010 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2010 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 3 – Nov. 7; two pieces accepted Cultural Baggage, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Super-Heroes go to Hell, after Dore’ displayed at Mid America Print Council’s National Conference, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, Chicago, Oct. 13-16 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, The Cyclops on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, April 29 - May 2 30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 16 – May 26 Juror: Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer of Printmaking at Akron University, Akron, OH 2009 Are you looking at me? Invitational Print Portfolio Color lithograph, Open and Shut, displayed at IMPACT 6: International Print Conference Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, Sept. 16 – 19 Art Chicago: International Fair of Contemporary and Modern Art Drawing, Self-Checkout on display in Ann Nathan Gallery space, May 1 – 4 Identification Please, Invitational Print Portfolio Intaglio print, Good Cop/Bad Cop displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference, Columbia College, Chicago, March 25 – 29 Boston Printmakers 2009 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Juror: Rebecca Waddell, Curator of Prints at the New York Public Library Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 15 – March 30 22nd Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.18 - Feb. 19 Juror: Professor of printmaking at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside Portraits and Beyond, Ann Nathan Galley, Chicago, IL, Jan. 9 - Feb 19 2008 Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2008 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept13 – Nov. 2; two pieces accepted 28th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition 2008 Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, April 11 – May 21 Juror: Mark Pascale, Printmaking Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Curator of Prints and Drawing, Art Institute of Chicago “No Danger” - Invitational Portfolio Folded paper airplane lithograph, “The Dream of Flight” displayed at Richmond International Airport as part of the Southern Graphics Council National Conference Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 26 – April 26 21st Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.20 - Feb. 21 Juror: Karla Hackenmiller, Printmaking Chair and Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Ohio University 2007 Singularities – Invitational group exhibit Joan Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA Nov. 2 – Dec. 17 Hong Kong Graphics Art Festival 2007: Crossing Boundaries - Invitational international printmaking exchange exhibition School of Design Gallery, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Nov. 1 – Nov. 16 27th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Brett Colley, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, Grand Valley State University Boston Printmakers 2007 North American Print Biennial – National juried printmaking exhibition Boston University’s 808 Gallery, Boston, MA, Feb. 18 - April 1 Juror: Judith B. Hecker, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2006 The Printed Image: The First Biennial Midwestern Graphics Juried Exhibition National Juried Printmaking Exhibition Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS Aug. 11 - Sept 15 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2006 National Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art's 2006 Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, June 10 - Aug. 20; two pieces accepted 26th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 26 - July 5; two pieces accepted Award Selector: Carolyn Autry, artist and Associate Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Toledo 19th University of Dallas Print Invitational - Traveling national invitational exhibition Haggerty Gallery, University of Dallas, Irving TX, Jan. 28 – March 6 three pieces accepted Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi, TX, Feb. 1 – March 9, 2007 Juror: Juergen Strunck, Professor of Art, University of Dallas A Mammalian Future? - Invitational Portfolio Intaglio print Jonas Ark displayed at Southern Graphics Council National Conference University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 5 – 9 Paper in Particular - National Juried works on paper exhibition Larson Gallery, Columbia College, Columbia, MO, Feb. 5 - March 5; two pieces accepted. Juror: David Morrison, Professor of Printmaking, Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis, IN 19th Parkside National SmallPrint Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.15 - Feb. 16 Juror: Rudy Pozzatti, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University - Bloomington 2005 18th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition - National Juried Exhibition University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI, Jan.14 - Feb. 22 Juror: Karen Kunc, Professor of Printmaking/Book Arts, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2004 Exchange! A Survey of International and National Exchange Print Portfolios Visual and Performing Arts Center, Main Gallery, Purdue University, Feb. 1 - 15 Juror: Kathryn Reeves, P rofessor of Art, Purdue University 2003 23rd Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink - National Juried Exhibition Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN, May 16 - July 2, 2003 Border to Border – National Juried Drawing Exhibition Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, March 3 - 30 Juror: Jim Cantrell, independent studio artist, Bardstown, KY On/Of Paper – National Juried Exhibition Clyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO, March 3 - April 11 Juror: Dale Leys, Professor of Drawing, Murray State University, Murray, KY Emerging Artists 2003 – National Juried Exhibition Limner Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.12 – March 1 Jurors: Tim Slowinski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Pharmacy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Pharmacy," 2017. Acrylic on paper. Figurative, scarf, sign painting, orange, teal, blue, black, and white.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Mustache Phone
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Mustache Phone," 2019. Acrylic on paper. Figurative, mustached man, ball cap, cell phone, cartoon, offset, sign painting, flesh, ginger, green, blue, gray, ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Vermeer Tapestry, collage with classical elements, disrupted realism
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage fabric These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alone in the studio...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper

"through the gate aflame" - paleolithic, rock formation, abstract, fire, niche
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work on paper features deep hues of red, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 25 by 42 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating wea...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pigment

"sounds of water and footsteps on stone" - paleolithic, rock formation, abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
This work on paper features deep hues of green, orange, yellow and brown. The unframed piece measures 24 by 18 inches. Lizzy Storm is an Atlanta-based Artist and educator creating w...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Pigment

Coliseum Ice, fantastical cityscape by Guillaume Cornet, handcoloured silkscreen
Located in Dallas, TX
GUILLAUME CORNET (b. 1987, Paris, France) Guillaume Cornet is an artist working with illustration and painting, exploring notions of abstract geometry, influenced by surreal perspec...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Screen

Composition - Drawing by Giancarlo Limoni - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an artwork realized  in the Mid-20th Century by Giancarlo Limoni. Drawing in China ink.  The artwork is in good conditions . The artwork is depicted skillfully thro...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Sequences II by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary painting, seascape, graphite
Located in Paris, FR
Sequences II is a unique graphite on Figueras paper painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 70 × 50 cm (27.6 × 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold fram...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Shoe Phone
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Shoe Phone," 2019. Acrylic on paper. Figurative, cap toe dress shoe, rotary telephone, cartoon, sign painting, blue, teal, tan, red, brown, black, and white. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Nocturnal Creatures
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Nocturnal Creatures, 2021, ink and watercolor on watercolor paper. Black and White, girl with cats, moon, figurative. Framed, frame size 11.25 x 9.25 x 1.25
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Open Surgery
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Open Surgery," 2013. Found materials collage. Figurative, abstract, pattern, candle, anatomy, yellow, tan, green, red, purple, black, blue, and white. ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Found Objects

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