The Cyber Art Show
Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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Gallery #295
December 30, 2015
Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Joe Mancuso (Born 1964)
- Image of the Day -
"Prelude To Evening"
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Feature Artist Bio
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American landscape painter Joe Mancuso (born 1964 in Los Angeles, California).
Some of Joe's earliest memories are camping trips to the Eastern High Sierras and taking walks with his father down the railroad tracks to the rabbit fields near his home. This was his wilderness as a child and he credits his father for his early introduction to nature and the outdoors.
Joe's first art instruction began early in school when he would receive instruction on how to create shadows on simple shapes using a pencil and paper. This really began Joe's enthusiasm for drawing. One summer while visiting an art fair in Mammoth Lakes California he came across some drawings by Helen Seal, a southern California artist. The beautiful simplicity of her High Sierra sketches made a lasting impression on the young artist. At that moment he says, "This was something I knew I wanted to do." His mother recognizing his obvious enthusiasm purchased one of her drawings, which still hangs in his Torrance, California studio where he lives.
He admires contemporary artists such as Clyde Aspevig, Kathryn Stats, Matt Smith and T. Allen Lawson as well as many others. He has studied with Gil Dellinger, Albert Handell, Matt Smith and John Budicin.
Joe is a signature member with the Pastel Society of America and in 2007 The Pastel Society of the West Coast elected Joe to "Distinguished Pastelist." This is one of the highest honors to achieve as a pastel painter. He is also a member of Oil Painters Of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters and The Pastel Society Of Southern California. His work has been published in the Pastel Journal’s “The Year's Best” in 2004, 2005 and 2009. His collectors have included film producer Lawrence Kasden and actor Kevin Kneeland. His work has exhibited in the Napa Valley Art Museum and hangs in private collections throughout North America.
Recent Exhibitions
-12/15 - 2/16 Pastel Society's exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art
-12/15 Debra Huse Gallery Small Works Holiday Exhibition
-12/15 Rangy Higbee 6x6 Holiday Exhibition
-12/15 Judith Hale and Solvang Antiques Fine Art Holiday Art Show
-7/15 Pastel Society Of America's "Enduring Brilliance" Juried Exhibition
-9/15 "Pastels USA" PSWC Juried Exhibition
-5/15 22nd Annual Carmel Art Festival
-4/15 Annual Pastel Society Of Southern California Exhibition
-8/14 28th Annual Los Olivos “Quick Draw”
-6/14 - 7/14 Solo Exhibition Jessel Gallery Napa, California
-5/14 21st Annual Carmel Art Festival
-12/13 Judith Hale and Solvang Antiques Fine Art Holiday Art Show
-11/13 Mancuso Fine Art Open Studio Exhibition and Sale
-8/13 27th Annual Los Olivos “Quick Draw”
-5/13 20th Annual Carmel Art Festival
-12/12 Judith Hale and Solvang Antiques Fine Art Holiday Art Show
-8/12 26th Annual Los Olivos “Quick Draw”
-4/12 Mancuso Fine Art Open Studio Exhibition and Sale
-3/12 - 7/12 Salon International Greenhouse Gallery San Antonio, Texas.
ARTIST'S OFFICIAL BIO http://www.mancusofineart.com/JoemancusobioPage.html
Joe Mancuso's
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
ARTISTS'S STATEMENT
"Although I may be attracted to a certain place or location, it is always my goal to move beyond a literal translation and say something about light and color as my response to a place or scene."
