2019-03-01_American_Art_Collector

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JOE SHANNON
(301) 651-8597
http://www.joeshannonart.com
Born in Lares, Puerto Rico, in
1933, Joe Shannon has been
a resident of the Washington,
D.C., area since childhood. His
art jumps all over, influenced
by artists from Picasso to
Corot. Shannon calls his work
“realist/stylist.” He has shown
in galleries and museums in
the D.C. region and nationally.
His work is represented in
major museums, including
the National Gallery, and
numerous private collections.
He has had several museum
shows including at the
Corcoran Gallery and the
Katzen Arts Center at
American University. For
many years he was an
exhibition designer and
curator at the Smithsonian
and most recently taught
at the Maryland Institute
College of Art.
Shannon says, “My work
is wide-ranging, from figure
painting to landscapes
to portraits and even
abstraction. I’ve been an
outdoorsman all my life,

connecting with nature. The
Potomac River to this day is
a prime source of inspiration
for my landscapes. Another
fundamental theme for me
is the nude. My new Speed
Nudes reflect a sense of my
Picasso whimsy! These nudes
in joyful abandon are great
women jumping and running
through history.”
Shannon’s work can be seen
by appointment at his studio
in Glen Echo, Maryland.

STUDIO 7 FINE
ART GALLERY
5 Morristown Road
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
(908) 963- 0365
http://www.studio7artgallery.com
Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery
is located in the beautiful
rolling hills of New Jersey
horse country, an hour train
ride from New York City and
Philadelphia. The gallery
represents more than 30
artists including Peter Fiore,
an American realist painter
who has been featured
many times in American Art
Collector. Fiore’s light filled
painting Winter, Golden Pass

demonstrates his passion
for painting the light and
shadows in nature.
Anthony Panzera, professor
emeritus, who taught the
human form at Hunter
College for more than 46
years, will be the gallery’s
featured artist at a reception
on Friday, April 5. Panzera is
well known for his publication
The Leonardo Series, 2015,
by SUNY Press, in which

he was honored to include
the drawings and notes of
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
The gallery will be hosting a
compilation of his paintings
from his time on Nantucket.
The show, Seascapes: Shifting
Sands, Seas, Skies, will run
April 5 through May 26.
Studio 7 specializes
in contemporary realist
paintings, art glass and
bronze.

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Joe Shannon,
Speed, oil on canvas,
36 x 36"

2
Joe Shannon,
Potomac View, oil on
canvas, 36 x 36"

3
Studio 7 Fine Art
Gallery, Winter,
Golden Pass, oil on
linen, 36 x 36", by
Peter Fiore.

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