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The Art of the Portrait
AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION

By Christine Egnoski,
OF THE ARTS Portrait Society of America Executive Director

Selected from a group of 2,439 entries, these top 25 artists brought their original artwork to the conference for display and the final awards presentation.

he Portrait Society is a great big family state in the U.S., as well as from Australia, mediums and approaches or sit and watch
“Tthat comes together once a year to Canada, China, Estonia, France, India, Malaysia, the same group from start to finish. Featured
motivate, educate and encourage one another in Philippines, Mexico, Russia, Scotland, South artists this year were Carol Arnold, Anna Rose
this high calling of figurative art making. Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and India Bain, Judith Carducci, Casey Childs, Romel de
I am so lucky to be part of this family!” Portrait attended four days of demonstrations, la Torre, Michelle Dunaway, Max Ginsburg,
Society member and faculty artist Anna Rose lectures, critiques, breakout classes, drawing James Gurney, Quang Ho, David Kassan, Robert
Bain wrote these words upon returning from the workshops, networking events, display of Liberace, Ricky Mujica, Teresa Oaxaca, Alicia
18 annual Art of the Portrait conference. We are finalists’ original works, the gala award Ponzio, and Elizabeth Zanzinger. This year, a
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grateful that Anna, along with so many others program, museum tours and so much more! new twist was added as our artists’ models
who attend our conference, finds the Portrait One of the most popular events is the were their fellow artists Leslie Adams, Wende
Society as a place that inspires, uplifts and Face-Off, our opening night program that Caporale, Shana Levenson, Rich Nelson, and
guides artists in their creative journey. features 15 faculty artists painting in groups Anthony Ryder.
Over the weekend of April 14 through 17, of three. Attendees are able to move between Additional demonstrations were held on
more than 800 artists from almost every the groups of artists observing a variety of the Grand Ballroom main stage with several

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