Dana Levin Still Life Painting

Large beautiful original painting
Dana Levin began her fine art education at the young age of 14, attending the competitive fine arts summer program, Belvoir Terrace in Lenox, MA, and in high school the prestigious New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. She continued her studies at the prominent Art Institute of Chicago, where her achievements earned her an early graduation with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Seeking to enhance her artistic abilities and proficiency, Levin then moved to Italy to train under painter Daniel Graves, and learn the techniques of the European masters at the Florence Academy of Art. She completed the three-year curriculum and upon graduation was asked to join the school's drawing and painting faculty for the next five years and is considered to be among one of their most important alumni.

Levin's search for meaningful subjects for her paintings has taken her throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Additionally, she has been awarded numerous prizes and scholarships from organizations, which include the Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco, the Art Renewal Center and the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Fund. Her work has also been published in several catalogues and magazines

Education:
2000 Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy -Three-year Certificate
1990 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - BFA Painting/Drawing
1986 New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL - Visual Arts

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007 "Beyond Beauty", The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2007 "Female Artists of New England", The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2006 "The Boston School Legacy", The Banks Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2006 "Flora and Fauna", The Bert Gallery, Providence, RI
2005 "First Annual Alumni Exhibition" The Florence Academy of Art, Corsini Stables, Italy
2004 "In Search of Beauty", The Bert Gallery, Providence RI
2002 The Bert Gallery, Providence, RI

Museums:
2006-2009 Blossoms Art of Flowers: Traveling Exhibition, Susan Kathleen Black Foundation:
Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX
Neville Public Museum, WI
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute, AZ
The R. W. Norton Art Gallery, LA
The Wildlife Experience, CO
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, TN
The Spartanburg County Museum of Art, NC

2003 "Realism Revisited, Florence Academy of Art Exhibition" Traveling Exhibition
Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen Germany
Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York City, NY
Century Gallery, Alexandria, VA

Juried Exhibitions:
2007 American Artist Professional League, "79th Grand National Exhibition", Salmagundi Club, NYC.
2007 The Florence Academy of Art, "Third Annual Alumni Exhibition", Corsini Stables, Italy
2006 The Florence Academy of Art, "Second Annual Alumni Exhibition", Corsini Stables, Italy
2006 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, "110thAnnual Exhibition", The National Arts Club, NYC.
2005 Allied Artist's of America "92nd National Competition", The National Arts Club, NYC.

Awards:
2007 Allied Artist Prof. League- Ridgewood Art Association Award, Excellence in Art
2007 First Place- Portrait Category- 24th Annual Artist's Magazine
2006 Katharine A. Lovell Memorial Award given by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 2006 Finalist in four categories- 23rd Annual Artist's Magazine
2002 John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund
2002 Art Renewal Center International Scholarship Competition
2001 Art Renewal Center International Scholarship Competition
1996 Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco - Merit Scholarship

Publications:
Artist's Magazine "The Year's Best Art"- December 2007
Artist's Magazine "Emerging Artists, 20 artists under 40"- March 2007
The Art Renewal Center, "Interview with Artist/Teacher Dana Levin" - February 2007
Motif Magazine "Dana Levin and the New School of Classical Art" - February 2007
The Boston Legacy - Pgs.12,15,35 - 2006
The Providence Monthly "A New Standard"- August 2005
Arts Media "RI Pics" - Winter 2004, pg.18
The Providence Journal "Beauty is Academic" - January 2004, pgs. 16,18
American Artist Drawing "Classical Approaches to the Teaching of Drawing" Fall 2003 pgs, "Realism Revisited"pgs. 81,156-159, 190, 2003

Professional Experience:
2005 Founder and Instructor - The New School of Classical Art, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
2004 The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy - Director of Drawing-Sculpture Program
1999 to 2003 The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy - Drawing Instructor
2003 The Florence Academy of Art Summer Program, Florence Italy - Painting Instructor
2002 The Florence Academy of Art Summer Program, Florence, Italy - Drawing Instructor
Assistant Instructor - Anatomy for Artists
2000 and 2001 The Florence Academy of Art Summer Program, Florence, Italy
Instructor - Academic Drawing
Assistant Instructor - Renaissance Drawing and Techniques
1999 Belvoir Terrace Summer Program, Lenox, MA - Drawing Instructor

Professional Affiliations:
International Guild of Realism
International Society of Realist Painters
Oil Painters of America
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who in Visual Art - 100 Artists
National Association of Women Artists

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