DANIEL GRAVES
	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Born: 1949, New York Education: Studio of Nerina Simi (daughter of Florentine painter Filadelfo Simi who studied with Jean-Leon Gerome, (head of the French Academy in Paris in the 1870s) Atelier Lack Studio of Fine Art, Minneapolis, MN Villa Schifanoia Graduate School Of Fine Arts, Florence with Richard Serrin Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore with Frank Russell and Joseph Sheppard SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2009 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New Work, New York Twelfth Annual International Summer Salon Stables of the Corsini Palace Florence, Italy The Florence Academy of Art Fourth Annual Alumni Exhibition 2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Autumn Salon Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Tenth Annual International Summer Salon The Brigham Galleries Nantucket, Massachusetts The Florence Academy of Art Stables of the Corsini Palace Florence, Italy The Florence Academy of Art Third Annual Alumni Exhibition The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery Edison College Fort Myers, Florida "It's All About the Figure" Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Solo Exhibition 2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York "European Views" Solomon Gallery Dublin, Ireland Italian Realism - The Florence Academy of Art Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Ninth Annual International Summer Salon Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York "Masters of The Florence Academy of Art" Second Exhibition Stables of the Corsini Palace Florence, Italy The Florence Academy of Art Second Annual Alumni Exhibition W.H. Patterson Gallery London, England Group Exhibition - The Florence Academy of Art The Brigham Galleries Nantucket, Massachusetts Group Exhibition - "Water" Ann Long Fine Art Gallery Charleston, South Carolina One-Man Exhibition 2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Autumn Salon Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, NY One-Man Exhibition Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Winter Salon Stables of the Corsini Palace Florence, Italy The Florence Academy of Art First Annual Alumni Exhibition 2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York In the Spirit of the "Tradition" Masters of the Florence Academy Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Summer Salon Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, New York Dance and Music 2003 Panorama Museum Bad Frankenhausen, Germany Realism Revisited Hirschl & Adler Gallery New York, New York Realism Revisited Century Gallery Alexandria, Virginia Realism Revisited Andreeva Portraits Santa Fe, New Mexico Realism Revisited Drawing Exhibition Rome, Italy Still Classical Konsthallen Amal, Sweden Etchings and Oils by Daniel Graves Ann Long Fine Art Gallery Charleston, South Carolina Landscapes of the Northeast, Southeast and Europe Drawing Exhibition Rhode Island & New York Still Classical Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, New York Range of Realism 2002 John Pence Gallery San Francisco, California Still Life and Interiors Grenning Gallery Sag Harbor, New York Landscapes and Florals 2001 Ann Long Fine Art Gallery Charleston, South Carolina Living Tuscany 2000 Rochester Art Memorial Gallery Rochester, New York		1999 The Opera House Gotheberg, Sweden Art and Knowledge 1997 Portobello Road London, England The Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition New York Academy of Art New York, New York The Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition 1995 Italian Cultural Institute San Francisco, California The Florence Academy of Art Alumni Exhibition Mary Anna Thomison and Associates Lookout Mountain, Tennessee Americans Abroad 1993 J.R. Leigh Gallery Tuscaloosa, Alabama The First Ten Years of the J.R. Leigh Gallery 1988 University of Arizona Museum of Art Tucson, Arizona Frivolity and Morality 1987 Wunderlich Co., Inc. New York, New York Contemporary Realism 1986 Oxford Gallery Rochester, New York Celebration of Twenty-Five Years (1961-1986) 1982 Cold Spring Harbor Gallery Long Island, New York Group Show Grand Central Gallery New York, New York Group Show La Querce Florence, Italy Daniel Graves Harley's Art Center Rochester, New York Portrait Exhibition 1981 Kennedy Galleries New York, New York Images of Italy 1977 Atelier Lack Minneapolis, Minnesota The Twin Cities Guild of Painters, Second Annual Invitation Exhibition 1976 Friends Meeting House St. Paul, Minnesota Daniel Graves TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Florence Academy of Art Founder/Director Studio Cecil-Graves Co-Founder Atelier Lack Studio of Fine Art SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Mr. and Mrs. Louis Clark Rochester, New York Mr. William F. Buckley Mr. and Mrs. Miles Gosling London, England Mr. and Mrs. Kit Braden London, England Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kestenbaum Lawrence, New York Mr. and Mrs. Zubin Mehta Los Angeles, California Mr. and Mrs. Ferrucio Ferragamo Florence, Italy Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly Shelton, Connecticut Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nisser Brussels, Belgium Mr. and Mrs. Hidekazu Okada Tokyo, Japan Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tatti Mr. Palmiro Meacci Florence, Italy Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ross New Jersey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmons Santa Barbara, California SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS The David Dibner Fund MIT University Oglethorpe University Museum Atlanta, Georgia Aoyama Hospital Tokyo, Japan Colby College Museum of Art PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS The Duke and Duchess of Arenberg, Belgium Mrs. Elizabeth Johnsson and Children New York, New York Silvia and Andrea Poggi Florence, Italy Mr. ad Mrs. Ferruccio Ferragamo Florence, Italy Duke Nicola Riario-Sforza Polistena, Italy Mr. Fekkai and Son (Alexander) New York, New York Mrs. Penelope Kelly Connecticut SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Fine Art Connoisseur, June 2007 "Annual Alumni Exhibition The Florence Academy of Art" - Exhibition Catalogue "Solo" - Exhibition Catalogue, March 2007 American Art Collector, March 2007 American Art Collector, February 2006 American Artist Magazine "In the Spirit of the 'Tradition' Masters of The Florence Academy of Art" - Exhibition Catalogue "Realism Revisited The Florence Academy of Art" - Catalogue, Panorama Museum International Artist Magazine ARTIST STATEMENT "As the founder and director of the Florence Academy of Art, an art school based on the great Western tradition of figure painting, I am committed to maintaining this tradition and passing on my expertise to the next generation of artists, thus continuing and expanding on these centuries old tradition."
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