Tony D'Amico
United States
ARTIST PROFILE: Tony D’Amico
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 then 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 renowned 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, an artist member of the Salmagundi Club NYC and the Oil Painters of America. He is represented by The Illume Gallery of Fine Art in St. George, UT, The Hughes Gallery in Boca Grande, FL and Folly Cove Gallery of Fine Art in Rockport, MA.
SELECTED SHOWS
Art Renewal Center Salon (ARC)
American Impressionist Society Annual National Juried Exhibitions
Oil Painters of America Annual National Exhibition/Eastern Regional/National Salons
Allied Artists of America National Exhibition
National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Best of America Juried Exhibitions
The Hudson Vallery Art Association Annual Exhibitions
The Laumeister Fine Art Competition
“The Triumph of Winter” Invitational Exhibition at the National Arts Club NYC
SELECTED AWARDS
• Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition - Award of Excellence
• Oil Painters of America Summer Online Exhibition - Honorable Mention
• FASO Bold Brush Art Contest - Bold Brush Award
• FASO Bold Brush Art Contest - Second Prize
• Art Renewal Center (ARC) - Finalist (multiple)
• American Impressionist Society - Purchase Award
• Plein Air Magazine Salon competition - Finalist for Best Building (multiple)
• Plein Air Magazine Salon competition - Finalist for Best Vehicle
• Finalist for Best Water - Plein Air Magazine Salon competition
• Plein Air Magazine Salon competition - Finalist for Best Oil
• National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society Int’l Online - Award of Excellence
• National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society International - 2nd Prize
• Allied Artists of America - Florence and Ernest Thompson Award
Salmagundi Club Awards:
• Frederick Ballard Williams Patron Members Award for cityscape
• John N. Lewis Memorial Award
• First Place in Show Award
• Silvio Valerio SCNY Award
• Francis Kughler Memorial Award
• Philip Isenberg Memorial Award (multiple)
• Charles Dana Gibson SCNY Award
• The President’s Award
• The Sourcetek Award
• The Salmagundi Club Award
• The Hobart Nichols Award
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
