The Art of the Portrait
Annual Conference
May 4-7, 2006 in Dallas, Texas
Andrew Wyeth, Gold Medal recipient, with wife.
Right, Gordon Wetmore, left, Ed Jonas
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The Eighth Annual Art of the Portrait conference was held May
4th through May 7th in Dallas, Texas. This year's program was once
again a huge success with ample opportunities for artistic development
and networking. The program kicked-off with a 4x4 Demonstration of
four artists working in four mediums. Throughout the weekend, there
were numerous other demonstrations, including a Joint-Tripartite
program featuring Daniel Greene, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Burton
Silverman each taking a turn as model and artist. As an exciting addition,
a giclee print of the three portraits will be available with all proceeds
benefiting the Portrait Society. Friday afternoon found the participants
in a series of twelve different breakout sessions, allowing each person
to tailor the programming based on their individual needs and interests.
This continued with a plethora of lunchtime programs, including the
always popular individualized portfolio critique sessions. A Texas-style
BBQ was hosted by Raymond Nasher at his breathtaking Sculpture Museum
in downtown Dallas. The evening was spent in conversation while perusing
this remarkable collection. Once again the sold-out Awards Banquet
was an exciting and memorable event with the Gold Medal going to the
legendary Andrew Wyeth. Stephen Doherty gave an intimate account of
his experiences working with Mr. Wyeth. On behalf of the Academy of
Art University, Craig Nelson accepted the Excellence in Fine Art Education
and Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder of the National Museum for Women
in the Arts attended the banquet to receive our Leadership in the
Fine Arts Award. The weekend culminated with a trip to the Fort Worth
Cultural Arts district for a walking tour of six museums.
The Portrait Society would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude
to the members of the faculty that graciously gave their time and
expertise to make the weekend an educational and enlightening experience:
Robert Barrett, Margaret Baumgaertner, Jason Bouldin, Wende Caporale,
Judith Carducci, Timothy Clark, Jacob Collins, Tom Donahue, Calvin
Goodman, Daniel Greene, Edward Jonas, Everett Raymond Kinstler,
David Leffel, Robert Liberace, Sherrie McGraw, Michael Shane Neal,
Kirk Richards, Anthony Ryder, John Howard Sanden, Chris Saper, Burton
Silverman, Timothy Thies, Henry Ward, Gordon Wetmore, Dawn Whitelaw,
and Luana Luconi Winner
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