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August 2024
Andrei Kushnir's "My Maryland" Exhibition at the Gilchrist Museum of the Arts, Cumberland, Maryland
70 original plein air oil paintings by the artist of sites throughout the State of Maryland
Summer 2024
Shenandoah Valley's Interstates Exhibition at American Painting Fine Art
Exhibit of Paintings from the same titled book by Andrei Kushnir. The book will be available in July 2024
September 20, 2020
On September 20, the Shenandoah County Historical Society presented its annual awards "recognizing outstanding preservation projects in the fields of history, architecture, scenic beauty and material culture."
Among awardees were plein air painter Andrei Kushnir, for his book Oh, Shenandoah, Paintings of the Historic Valley and River, and principal author, Jeffrey Everett, whose historical vignettes were featured prominently in the project. The reception and presentation, at the beautiful Barn of Belgravia, Edinburg, VA, was attended by members of the Shenandoah County Historical Society and others, including the book's publisher, George F. Thompson, builder and philanthropist Sid Stern, and Mr. Stern's fiance, Ms. Conni Allen.
Oh, Shenandoah, distributed by the University of Virginia Press, has received enthusiastic reviews in the Chaltottesville, VA, Daily Progress, the Harrisonburg, VA, Daily News-Record, the nationally published Maine Antique Digest, and all 5 star ratings on the book's Amazon website.
Preservation Awards Committee Chair, Leigh Devier, presents award to Andrei Kushnir
July 25 - October 3, 2020
Our Summer Exhibitions: Washington, DC Places, &
The Art of Genevieve Roberts.
See Details under Exhibitions Tab.
Image: Michele Martin Taylor, A Capitol Hill Garden, 11" x 16.5" Watercolor
December 2019:
Alexangel Estevez Selected 2nd Place in
ARTIST'S Magazine 2019 Annual Art Competition!
April, 2019
Alexangel Estevez receives Honorable Mention Award in Broward (Florida) Art Guild Tri County Biennial (Miami, Dade, Palm Beach), April 22--May 17, 2019
Exhibiting at ArtServ, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Award was presented for Alex's painting "Storm Watch," 36" x 24" Oil on Canvas, below
June 2019
Andrei Kushnir's painting "Shenandoah Landscape" chosen as a Finalist in the Art Renewal Center's 14th International Realism Salon and sells in December!
August 26, 2019
Richmond Times Dispatch Letter to the Editor Praises Andrei Kushnir's Exhibition at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Through October 20, 2019:
Oh, Shenandoah: Landscapes of Diversity
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is presenting an exhibition of 52 paintings from Andrei Kushnir's book, Oh, Shenandoah, showcasing the beauty and vitality of the Shenandoah Valley.
An Artist Talk will be held on Saturday, December 8, at 1 PM, followed by a book signing of the Oh, Shenandoah book in the Museum Gift Shop.
https://www.virginiahistory.org/node/2544
The exhibition continues through September 1, 2019. More information about the exhibition can be found below:
https://www.virginiahistory.org/exhibitions/oh-shenandoah-landscapes-diversity
April 20 to May 25 2019:
SOLO EXHIBITION
by
MICHELE MARTIN TAYLOR
All New Works in Oil and Watercolor
Catalog Available
October 5 to November 9, 2019
NEW EXHIBITION: ALEXANGEL ESTEVEZ
American Landscape Paintings
Exciting Works from Across Our Great Land
November 2019
Andrei Kushnir Presentation:
Painted Shenandoah Valley
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
George Mason University, Fairfax Campus
November 13, 2:15 - 3:40 PM
November-December 2019
Exhibition of Plein Air Oil Paintings
by
Andrei Kushnir
at
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Waynesboro, VA
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