Ani Art Academy Waichulis

Joe Dillon wins First Place in 2012 Shades of Gray competition!

AlexS — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:20:48 +0000

Artist Joe Dillon took first place in this years’ Shades of Gray competition with his charcoal drawing “The Invisible Man”. The 2012 Shades of Gray competition was open artists and all work created entirely in black, white, and gray media. Dillon’s winning piece is being featured in the current spring issue of Drawing Magazine with a write up about his inspiration behind the work as well as his technique when creating the piece.

Fellow Ani artist Roger C. Long received an Honorable Mention in the competition as well. Long’s figure drawing, “Baptism of Christ” is also being included in the magazine’s feature of the 2012 competition winners. Be sure to pick up your copy of the latest issue of Drawing Magazine today! Launched in 2003, Drawing Magazine provides working artists with information and inspiration regarding the foundation of all art: drawing. The 2013 Shades of Gray competition is currently underway! To learn more about the upcoming 2013 competition, please visit their website at: www.artistsnetwork.com/shadesofgray. Congratulations Joe and Roger!

Emma Hirst takes first place in The Artist’s Magazine All Media Competition

AlexS — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:18:03 +0000

Ani Art Academies is proud to announce the charcoal drawing “Pretty” by Emma Hirst won first place in the graphite, charcoal, ink & scratch board category in The Artist’s Magazine All Media Competition! Hosted by The Artist’s Magazine, the online competition is open to all artists around the world working in eight major art medias. Art work was judged in the following categories: Acrylic, Graphite, charcoal, ink & scratch board, Mixed media & collage, Oil & oil pastel, Pastel, Colored pencil, Watercolor & Gouache, and Digital. Emma’s winning drawing and a write up about the piece is being featured in the current issue of The Artist’s Magazine out on stands now! To view more of Emma’s art work, please visit her gallery page at: http://aniartacademies.org/image-gallery/artist/160

“The Art of the Profession” kicks off Ani Summer Workshop Series!

AlexS — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:58:47 +0000

This past Saturday, the Ani Art Academies held their first of three workshops for the Ani Artists Summer Workshop Series. “The Art of the Profession”, hosted by Anthony Waichulis, included lots of valuable information and explored the basic strategies for artist brand building, promotion, and representation.

We had a full house, with attendees not only from all parts of Pennsylvania but with out of state guests from as far as Florida!

The morning started off with the discussion on how to define your goals, chart your course carefully, and dedicate yourself completely. Also discussed, was how to effectively use skill sets and how to utilize resources.

After lunch, the second half of the workshop was dedicated to the discussion of representation, protocols for approaching a representing entity, pricing strategies and much more. The afternoon closed with and in-depth Question and Answer session.

We have already received lots of positive feedback from our first Ani Art Academies workshop. Thank you for making our Ani Artists Summer Workshop Series a success!

One of our guests, Slade Wheeler, wrote an excellent review about “The Art of the Profession.” To read the blog post, visit his website at: http://sladewheeler.blogspot.com/

Next up in the Ani Artists Summer Workshop Series is Rodney O’Dell Davis with the Language of Drawing Clinic. For more information about upcoming workshops, please visit the Ani Waichulis website at: http://aniwaichulis.com/

Ani Apprentices & Alumni Receive Awards for the Art Renewal Center’s 2012/2013 International Salon Competition!

AlexS — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:30:23 +0000

Late yesterday, The Art Renewal Center announced the winners of the 9th Annual Art Renewal Center’s International Salon Competition. For this year’s competition, there were approximately 2,000 entries and 850 artists that entered. The ARC’s 2012/2013 International Salon Competition showcases some of the best realist endeavors being created today.

We are extremely proud to share that 13 Ani Art Academy Apprentices and Alumni were included in this renowned International Salon. This will be the second consecutive year that an Ani apprentice received a first place in the drawing category. Congratulations to Jason Brady on his winning drawing! Apprentice Kierstin Young also received third place in the same category for her drawing, “Necrosis”.

Everyone at the Ani Art Academies would like to congratulate all of our artists who received honors, awards, and much deserved recognition. We are all so extremely proud. For a full listing of winner of this year’s salon competition, visit: https://www.artrenewal.org/pages/salon_winners.php?contest=2012-2013%20Salon&page=Main. Below is a list of Ani Art Academy Apprentices and Alumni who received honors this year:

Best in Show: Drawing Category
First Place:
Jason Brady
“Just a Game”
21×13 inches

Third Place:
Kierstin Young
“Necrosis”
15.5×23 inches

Purchase Prize:
Rodney O’Dell Davis
“The Last Dance”
27×36 inches

Jason Brady
“Just a Game”
21×13 inches

Erin Anderson
“See Through You”
40×29 inches

Honorable Mention in Drawing:
Erika Baez
“Grow”
11×20 inches

Finalist in the Figurative Category:
Timothy Jahn
“Good Help”
36×24 inches

Kate Sammons
“Dear Heather”
16x 20 inches

“Moondreams”
22×30 inches

Finalist in the Still Life Category:
Kate Sammons
“A Place in the Sun”
20×25 inches

Finalist in the Drawing Category:
Kevin Moore
“Chronologic”
12×11 inches

Brandon D. Drake
“Strategic Ambition”
14×23 inches

Alicia L. Lang
“Deliverance”
23×8 inches

Leah Waichulis
“Venture”
6 1/2×10 3/4 inches

Sharon Hourigan
“Veiled Fortuna”
20×14 inches

Finalist in the Animal Category:
Emma Hirst
“High Steaks”
8×10 inches

“Insomnia”
7x 5.5inches

Still Life exhibit opens April 19th at John Pence Gallery

AlexS — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:00:17 +0000

The Still Life exhibition opening this Friday at the John Pence gallery showcases a stunning array of works exploring a long-celebrated genre. The Still Life has traditionally been understood to depict mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made. With origins in the Middle Ages and Ancient Greek/Roman art, still life paintings give the artist more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition than do paintings of other types of subjects such as landscape or portraiture. Within this current exhibit, the artists of the John Pence Gallery create with a mix of classic homage and adventurous interpretation. As stated in Fine Art Connoisseur “..The staid genre of still life has been given new and adventurous life in the hands of these and other emerging representational painters.”

Participating artists include: Juliette Aristides, Jacob Collins, Tony Curanaj, Douglas Flynt, Greg Gandy, Carin Gerard, Sarah K. Lamb, Steven J. Levin, Jeremy Mann, Jacob A. Pfeiffer, Anthony Waichulis, and Will Wilson among many others.

The “Still Life” exhibit begins Friday, April 19th and runs through May 11th, 2013. Reception for the Artists is Friday, April 19th, 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.

The John Pence Gallery is located at 750 Post Street, San Francisco California. P. (415) 441-1138. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10 pm to 6 pm and Saturday 10 AM to 5 pm. For more information about the gallery and this current exhibit please visit their website at www.johnpence.com.

A Packed House on 57th Street

AlexS — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:16:56 +0000

Its been almost one week since Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. opened their doors for The Big Gamble exhibit, and since that day the highly anticipated show has been receiving a remarkable amount of coverage.

Bloginity, an independent online forum dedicated to individuals who are shaping the cultural footprint of our generation, released an impressive review of opening day of the exhibit which featured works from Ani Art Academies artists. The article discusses the nine pieces of art that found a home by the end of the day, and the high volume of traffic in and out of the gallery (estimated at over 700) caused the elevators to malfunction. Old and young alike, guests climbed up eight flights of stairs throughout the day to catch a glimpse of The Big Gamble.

Throughout the month, Bloginity will be posting articles to learn more about the Ani artists. Be sure to check their website at: http://www.bloginity.com/

Ani Art Academies would like to thank Bloginity for a wonderful article about the show. To read the full article, please follow the link: http://www.bloginity.com/2013/04/big-gamble-estimate-700-people-attended-opening-exhibition/

The Big Gamble at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. runs till May 3rd. The gallery is located in 5 East 57th Street, New York NY. Please visit their website at: http://www.rehscgi.com/ for more information and the virtual online exhibit of The Big Gamble.

Opening day of “The Big Gamble” has huge success!

AlexS — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:09:34 +0000

The highly anticipated exhibit “The Big Gamble” opened its doors this past Saturday and was a huge success! “The Big Gamble” hosted by Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. had an all-day opening at the gallery as well as a virtual online exhibit. By the end of the first hour, sales were confirmed of Tim Jahn’s “Doc’s Take”, Brandon Drake’s “What Lays Before Us”, Roger Long’s “North Atlantic….” and Sharon Hourigan’s “Veiled Fortuna”. As the day went on, more sales were confirmed by the gallery. These included another of Tim Jahn’s titled “Boney Brawler”, Rodney Davis’s “The Last Dance” and two Jason Brady works, “The Burden” and “Just a Game”. The day finished off with Max Reynold’s “Raising in the East” being sold.

The crowds kept coming in all day long. The show was open for 7 hours and reached over 700 people in attendance. In his blog, Howard Rehs said they stopped counting people attending by 4 p.m. Even though the elevators were down for majority of the day, people walked up the 8 flights of stairs to see the show.

Everyone from the Ani Art Academies would like to thank Howard Rehs, Amy Rehs, Lance Rehs, and Alyssa Rehs of Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. for hosting and such an extraordinary event.

“The Big Gamble” is open till May 3, 2013. Make sure if you are in the New York City area to check out this amazing show featuring works by Ani Art Academy instructors, current apprentices, and alumni!

For more information about “The Big Gamble” and Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. please visit their website at: rehscgi.com.

Ani Art Academy Anguilla draws huge crowd at first open house

AlexS — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:52:56 +0000

We are very proud to announce the success of last night’s open house at the Ani Art Academy Anguilla! The open house served as the first major event for Academy apprentices to show off their artwork to over 250 people of the local community. It also served as an informational event for students who want to learn more about the Ani Art Academies program.

We would like to congratulate all the apprentices for a job well done and give a huge thank you to everyone who helped put on this successful event!

If you would like to find out more about the Ani Art Academies, please visit our website at: www.aniartacademies.org.

“The Big Gamble” opens next weekend!

AlexS — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:33:44 +0000

In only ten days, the highly anticipated show, “The Big Gamble” will be opening at Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. in New York City! We are all very excited for the show, as this is the first significant concentration of works from Ani Art Academies instructors, alumni, and apprentices. “The Big Gamble” will open Saturday, April 6th from 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and will run until May 4th, 2013. We hope to see you there and join all of us from the Ani Art Academies for this amazing event!

Rehs Contemporary Galleries, Inc. is located on 5 East 57th Street, 8th floor, New York, NY 10022. For more information about this exhibit and the gallery, please visit their website at: www.rehscgi.com.

To view the recent article in Fine Art Connoisseur please click here (You will require a PDF reader): Big Gamble article

Kierstin Young selected as Finalist in International Artist magazine Competition

AlexS — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:27:52 +0000

Ani Art Academies artist Kierstin Young is currently being featured in the April/May 2013 issue of International Artist magazine as a Finalist for the People & Figures competition. In the article, Young tells the audience about the many diverse subjects that inspire her work. The inspiration behind “Necrosis” “…is a modern interpretation of the classical Vanitas. I wanted to explore the idea of how so many people walk through life, blind to the fact that so many treasured tangibles are meaningless”. She describes her design strategy behind the drawing by beginning with the concept of a dark, ominous void that would surround a young girls silhouette. The article closes with her talking about her working process from references and line work, to her choice of medium.

To read the full article about Kierstin Young’s “Necrosis”, pick up the latest issue of International Artists in your local bookstore today!