PREVIOUS EXHIBITION
IGOR 10th Annual Juried Exhibition
At the Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA
August 18th - September 18th, 2015
"Rendezvous in Alexandria"
Opening Weekend of Events: August 26th - 28th, 2015
The International Guild of Realism had a wonderful week of art events celebrating the opening of our 10th Annual Exhibition at the beautiful Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. We enjoyed several events over a three day period with over 25 IGOR artists in attendance. The weather was sunny everyday and all events turned out as planned including our first ever trip ever to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The quality of the IGOR show was amazing and without a doubt, another astounding IGOR Annual Exhibition. The Principle Gallery is one of the best realism galleries in the US and they did an outstanding job promoting this amazing exhibition. The paintings were hung beautifully and the lighting on every painting was perfect. Sales were very strong and we had over 17 sales through the artist's reception! Our host gallery was equally as thrilled with the quality of the show and they were grateful that so many IGOR artists attended the opening events.
Wednesday evening, August 26th, we had an amazing dinner at the highly rated Il Porto Restaurant. We also had several talks from Donald Clapper, founding IGOR Charter Member, Kim Orlowski, IGOR event coordinator and Michele Ward, owner of the Principle Gallery. Clint Mansell, Principle Gallery Director, gave us an informative talk on the value of social media in promoting fine art.
On Thursday, August 27th, we enjoyed a guided tour at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Our tour in this amazing museum started in the American art section with a focus of the Hudson River School artists and the great still life painters including Harnett, Peto and Haberle. Later in the day, we had a incredible tour by Eric Denker of the NGA. He is the senior art lecturer of the National Gallery of Art. Mr. Denker is a true expert on Dutch painting and his tour was not only informative but also humorous at times.
Friday, August 28th, included a gallery walk and historic tour of down town Alexandria. We began at the famous Torpedo Factory Art Center by the Potomac River viewing numerous art galleries and studios hosted by Rose O'Donnell. At 2 pm, Carolyn Cooper, professional history guide, gave us a grand tour of the most important historical sites in Alexandria including the Gadsby Tavern, a favorite of George Washington. We ended our three days of art events with our opening reception at the Principle Gallery. The opening party was very well attended with over 500 patrons of the arts. Many sales took place during the reception which is always nice. Go IGOR artists!
Video, Press & Links
IGOR has once again produced a short slide show video which includes several images from all of the special events including images taken during the opening. Thank you to all of the members and their guests who attended the events in Alexandria and hopefully this video will bring back quite a few happy memories. For those of you who weren't able to attend or to be juried into the event, we hope that you will enjoy the video of the 9th Annual International Guild of Realism Exhibition. Thanks for your team spirit and we are glad that you came!
This new IGOR video has numerous still images that were taken during the three days. We have tried to include many of the artists, paintings, award winners, and shots of our many events in Alexandria. Please feel free to add the link or embed the source code into your websites and send it out to your collector base, artist friends, and Facebook.
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About the Gallery
With locations in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia and historic Charleston, SC., Principle Gallery has been dedicated to exhibiting the best of American & European Contemporary Realism since opening in 1994. Focusing on paintings in oil and bronze sculpture, the gallery represents emerging, mid-career and established artists with a distinct personal approach to their work. Principle Gallery gains great exposure for its artists through solo exhibitions, selective group shows and national art fairs. For more information please visit: www.principlegallery.com.
Selected Artists
Alex Zonis
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Guenevere Schwien
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IGOR Awards
As customary during our annual juried exhibitions, we ask the gallery to appoint a guest judge(s) to award ribbons in different categories to selected Guild Members for their outstanding artwork. All award winners received their ribbons by mail after the conclusion of the exhibition.
Congratulations to the Winners!
Best of Show
Jorge Alberto, "The Swan"
American Art Collector Editor Choice
Claudia Seymour, "Out of the Blue"
Bill & Sue Rowett Collector's Choice
Trish Coonrad, "Still Life with Blue Plate and Blue Egg"
Robert Kirkpatrick Best Still Life
Alex Zonis, "Adagio for Three Strings"
Best Figurative
Pamela Carroll, "Manal"
Best Floral
Grace Kim, "Baby Mellon and Magnolia"
Best Landscape
Rob MacIntosh, "Prescott"
Best Tromp l'Oeil
Jorge Alberto, "The Swan"
Best Wildlife
Brian LaSaga, "Barrel and Sparrow"
Director's Choice
Michael DeVore, "The Weathered Vase"
Pioneer in Realism
Ed Copley, "Victorian Fantasy"
Creative Achievement
Beth Sistrunk, "Time Lapse"
Artist's Choice Award
Tatiana McWethy, "Old Trunk"
Best Drawing
Arlene Steinberg, "Salsa"
Many Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsor!
We would also like to send out a special "Thank You" to our IGOR Event Coordinator, Kim Orlowski,
who did a fabulous job planning all of the events and working alongside IGOR Charter Members. Bravo Kim!
