Opening August 1st!

New York: THE NATIONAL ACADEMY MUSEUM and THE EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY MEMORIAL FUND FOR MURAL PAINTING IN AMERICA are pleased to announce the twelve recipients of fellowships in the eighth annual mural workshop

LARA ALLEN
PAOLO BORRELLI
PAOLA CABAL
PAUL ESTRADA
KATHERINE GRESSEL
SUSAN HAMBURGER
BECKY HOWLAND
NATASHA MAYERS
ROBERT MINERVINI
MARIA TANIKAWA
SOONAE TARK
VARGAS-SUAREZ UNIVERSAL

There will be an exhibition of the artists’ maquettes and two-dimensional designs with a reception on Friday, August 1st from 5-8 p.m. The works will remain on display through September 5th at the National Academy School of Fine Arts, 5 East 89th St., NYC 10128.

For further information, please call 212 - 996-1908.

Photo in the Philadelphia Inquirer

Standing in front of my mural is the Director of The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Jane Golden. ( http://www.muralart.org/) This picture is from The Philadelphia Inquirer's front page 5.27.08. The mural is located on 43rd and Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia and tells the story of Alex Scott, known for her struggle to fight cancer and creating a nation wide orginization for pediatric cancer research. (http://www.alexslemonade.org/)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/25952734.html

I have finally finshed!

I've spent the last 3 weeks back on the east coast attending the Abbey Mural Fellowship workshop at the National Academy of Art in New York. On the weekends, I have been in Philadelphia finishing the installation of the Alex Scott tribute mural. The mural was started in in 2006, 2 years later the project has just been completed! The past year has been spent adding the top 5'-6' roof extensions on the right half of the wall. With the roof extensions in place, and the original design has finally been realized.