Tony D'Amico
United States
ARTIST PROFILE: TONY DAMICO
Beginning employment as a commercial artist/illustrator, Tony later founded his own promotional marketing agency, Creative Alliance based in Southport CT. The client roster included, PepsiCo, AT&T, Tiffany & Company, ebay and the Guinness Importing Company. Evolving into one of the top promotion and event marketing agencies in the US, he later sold the company to the Publicis Group, an international advertising and media services conglomerate.
Channeling his creativity into a full time career as a fine artist, Tony has studied with a number of nationally recognized artists such as Donald Demers, Matt Smith, and Ray Roberts. His artwork has been recognized over the years with many national awards. Tony is a signature member of both the American Impressionist Society and the National Oil Painters & Acrylics Society, a member of the Salmagundi Club, Oil Painters of America and elected member of The Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. He is represented by The Hughes Gallery in Boca Grande, Florida and the Illume Gallery of Fine Art in St. George, Utah.
SELECTED SHOWS & AWARDS
American Impressionist Society Annual National Juried Exhibitions
Art Renewal Center Salon
Oil Painters of America Annual National Exhibition
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibitions
Oil Painters of America National Salon Exhibitions
National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Best of America Juried Exhibitions
International Marine Art Exhibition Mystic Maritime Gallery
Randy Higbee 6x6
The Laumeister Fine Art Competition
“The Triumph of Winter” Invitational Exhibition at the National Arts Club
- Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition
- 2nd Prize - FASO Bold Brush Art Contest
- Bold Brush Award - FASO Bold Brush Art Contest
- Finalist - Art Renewal Center (ARC)
- Purchase Award - American Impressionist Society
- Finalist Best Building - Plein Air Magazine Salon competition
- Finalist Best Water - Plein Air Magazine Salon competition
- Award of Excellence - National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society International
- Florence and Ernest Thompson Award - Allied Artists of America
- 2nd Prize - National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society International
- Painting selected to represent the Salmagundi Club on Holiday Card
- Salmagundi Club Juried Exhbitions:
• First Prize (The Silvio Valerio Award)
• Philip Isenberg Memorial Award
• The President’s Award
• The Sourcetek Award
• The Salmagundi Award
• The Hobart Nichols Award
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 15th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
