CONTACT INFO
Email: jerryluisi1@aol.com
"The subject matter of all my art is primarily the human figure. My work is a reflection of my basic view of the positive nature of humanity. Through the use of the figure, I attempt to show the beauty of the human spirit, both mind and body.
In my work, even though I'm presenting a moment in time in which the figures are mostly motionless, they all show the capacity to move and to live according to positive values."
- Jerry Luisi
Art Education
- Art Students League of New York
- National Academy School of Fine Art, Certificate of Completion
- Apprentice to Frank Licitra, Master Wood Carver
- Studio Assistant to Robert Weinman, President of the National Sculpture Association
- Studio Assistant to Donald R Miller, NSS, NAD
- Sculpture and Figure Drawing Workshops, Richard Barnet, A.S.L.
- Advanced Courses and Lecture Series, Art Students League
Exhibited
- Erkins Studio Gallery, New York, New York
- National Academy of Design
- National Arts Club
- Allied Artists of America
- New York State Governor's Mansion, Albany, NY
- Association for Romantic Representational Art
- National Sculpture Society
- Mark Isaacson Art Gallery, New York, NY
- Baruch College, New York, NY
- Studio 52 Art Galery, Orange, NJ
- Hudson Valley Art Association
- Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
- Imperial Art Gallery, Invitational
- National Council of Jewish Women, "Focus on Art", West Orange, NJ
- 29th Street Biennial, New York, NY
- Galleria Ranieri, New York, NY
- Fashion Institute of Technology, Art Galleries
- American Aritsts Professional League, New York, NY
Museums
- Greenshields Memorial Foundation, Montreal, Canada
- Museum of Fine Arts, Academic Artists, Springfield, MA
- National Agricultural Hall of Fame, Kansas City, Kansas (3 sculptures on permanent display)
- BASF Corporation Collection, Parsippany, NJ
Awards
- Harriet Whitney Frishmuth Prize, National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
- National Sculpture Society Merit Scholarship
- Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Work, National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
- Hallgarten Traveling Scholarship Prize, National Academy of Design
- Greenshields Memorial Foundation Grant, Montreal, Canada
- Vermes Figure Study Award, Academic Artists Association
- John Gregory Award, National Sculpture Society
- Anna Hyatt Huntington Award, Hudson Valley Art Association
- Award for Sculpture, Salamagundi Club Annual
- First Prize for Sculpture, Salmagundi Club Annual
- Leica Medal of Excellence, Fine Art Photography
Teaching Experience
- Associate Professor Fine Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY
- Sculpture Instructor, Adult Education Program, AT&T Company
- Instructor, National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
- Private Students in personal artist's studio
Professional Memberships
- American Society for Aesthetics, Cleveland, OH
- National Sculpture Society
- Academic Artists Association
- Aristos Art Discussion Group
- Art Students League of New York, Life Member
- Salmagundi Club
- Artist Equity
- The American Artist Professional League
- International Sculpture Center
- Pocono Arts Council
Additional Professional Activities
- Foundry Work, Roman Bronze Co., Corona, New York, NY
- Research Associate, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
- Listed in "Who's Who in American Art"
- Delegate to The Fine Arts Federation of New York
- Served on numerous juries of selection and awards for national art exhibitions:
Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club, Inc.
National Sculpture Society
American Artists Professional League
Long Island Art League, Selection and Awards - Sculpture and Consulting Editor for Aristos magazine
- Published article and photos in seven issues of National Sculpture Review
- Sculpture Gallery in studio
- Sculpture represented in private collections throughout US and Canada