Paintings by Robert Cantor
Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Drawn Paintings Photography

Robert Cantor

Born: Washington, DC
Lives/Works: Silver Spring, MD

Juried Shows and Awards

     2008      Honorable Mention    Greater Reston Arts Center - Reston, VA
Arts Council@GRACE 2008 Annual Juried Exhibition
Park Gables Gallery - Harrisonburg, VA
VMRC 5th Annual Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition
Touchstone Gallery - Washington, DC
10th Annual All-Media Exhibition
     2007      Art Alliance Center at Clear Lake - Houston, TX
23rd National Show of the National Society of Artists
          Honorable Mention Gallery West - Alexandria, VA
10th Annual National Juried Show
     2006      The Main Street Gallery - Groton, NY
2006 National Small Works Painting Exhibition
          Honorable Mention Art Institute & Gallery - Salisbury, MD
National Juried Open Media Competition
Fraser Gallery - Bethesda, MD
10th Annual International Art Competition
Park Gables Gallery - Harrisonburg, VA
VMRC 3rd Annual Multimedia Art Exhibition
Touchstone Gallery - Washington, DC
8th Annual All-Media Exhibition
2005 First Place Fraser Gallery - Washington, DC
9th Annual Georgetown International Art Competition

Bodies of Work

Pencil Sharpeners and other Toys
Portraits of toys using traditional realistic techniques (artist's statement)
2003 to present
Oil on panel and canvas

Drawn Paintings
Master paintings interpreted as finely crafted drawings
2003 to 2004
Pencil and charcoal on paper

American Landscapes
Realistic paintings of open spaces
1995 to 2004
Oil on canvas

Education

The Art League School
1996 to 2006
Courses in drawing and painting, regular life drawing sessions

Northern Virginia Community College (Alexandria Campus)
1988 to 1996
46 credit-hours of commercial and fine art courses

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA
BS Chemistry

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