OPA, AIS, ISAP
Joe Gyurcsak paints a broad range of subject matter including interiors, still life, figure and landscape painting. He has a keen sense for capturing the essence of his subject matter with a bold and candid approach. He exhibits in galleries across the country his award winning paintings continue to pique the interest of collectors nationwide.
Artist’s statement
“My paintings express a sense of light, atmosphere and mood; they transcend the techniques that were employed to create them and breathe the very light and atmosphere they were painted in. I like to capture the fleeting moments of life; the sublime manifestations of light and color, their aesthetic influences on the subject.”
Continued study
Workshops or demonstrations for professional development with artists Scott Burdick, Susan Lyon, David Leffel, CW Mundy, Dan Gerhartz, Skip Whitcomb, Ken Backhaus, Quang Ho, Richard Schimd, Marcia Burtt, Rose Frantzen, Nelson Shanks and John Howard Sanden.
Education
Johnson Atelier Sculpture Foundation, 1989, Apprentice Program
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 1983-86 BFA,
Kean University, 1982-83, Union, NJ
Parsons School of Design, 1981-82, New York, NY
Career Accomplishments
Joseph is the Resident Artist / Brand Manager for Blick / Utrecht Art Supplies. He is author of painting articles, instructor, and juror and art materials expert. Joseph also travels extensively conducting lectures, painting demonstrations and workshops at major art institutions throughout the United States.
Memberships/Affiliations past & present
Bold Brush Signature Artist
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Assoc.
Garden State Watercolor Society
Salmagundi Club
California Art Club
American Impressionist Society Signature Member
International Society of Acrylic Painters Signature Member
Oil Painters of America Signature Member
The American Society of Portrait Artists
American Standard of Testing Materials (panel member for artists’materials)
Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast
New York Society of Portrait Artists, Leadership Team
Awards
2019 American Impressionist Society & Southwest Art Magazine Plein Air Paint out, Central Park NY, Second Place, Judge AIS Officers
2019 Award of Honor, Phillips Mill , New Hope PA, Judges James Brantley, Randall Exon, Stanley Bielen
2019 90th Selected Image winner of Annual Phillips Mill Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA
2019 Gloucester Art Festival Plein Air Competition, Best Landscape / Agricultural & Third Place Quick Paint, Judge Kenn Enroll Backhaus Master Artist
2018 19th American Impressionist Society National Show Honorable Mention, Judge Dawn Whitelaw AIS Master
2018 Ricker Painting Award, Phillips Mill PA , Judge Michael Madigan Master Artist, Jeffery Reed, Margaret Winslow Curator Delaware Art Museum
2018 OPA Wet Paint Competition Award of Excellence
2018 Best Architectural Award, Southern Distinction Magazine, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Judges Kenn Backhaus, Seth Hopkins, Tim Newton
2017 Outstanding Acrylic Award by Bold Brush Jury
2017 Plein Air Easton Art Festival, Grand Prize, Easton, MD (judge West Fraser)
2017 Heart of the River Plein Air Festival, Grand Prize, Gloucester, VA (judge Robert Bowers Mayo)
2016 6th Annual Plein Air Salon Competition 2nd place overall, Best Acrylic, Best Nocturne (3 awards) judge CW Mundy
2016 Bold Brush Award Outstanding Acrylic Painting Award FASO Judge Jennifer Diehl
2016 Bold Brush Outstanding Watercolor Award FASO
2016 International Society of Acrylic Painters Online Award Winner
2016 Bucks County Plein Air Festival, Honorable Mention Award Judge Kenn Backhaus
2015 American Impressionist Society, Honorable Mention Award
2014 Plein Air Magazine, International Plein Air Competition Finalist
2013 Bold Brush Award, Outstanding Acrylic Painting Award August, 2013
2013 American Impressionist Society, Honorable Mention Award
2013 California Art Club, Jurors Choice Award
2013 International Society of Acrylic Painters, Award Finalist
2008 Phillips Mill, 78th* Juried Art Exhibition, Best Traditional Landscape award New Hope, PA
2007 Artist Magazine, Landscape award finalist
2003 Phillips Mill, Best Traditional Painting award, New Hope, PA
2002 Garden State Watercolor Society award, Reed House Gallery award
2000 American Artist Magazine, Representing Realism in the 21st Century, finalist
1997 Phillips Mill, Solesbury School of Painting award, New Hope, PA
