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“Horse Race” © Al
Zerries
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Name:
Al Zerries
Bio: Al Zerries was
born in New York City, and graduated from Pratt Institute with a major in
advertising. After graduation, he served in the Army as a 1st Lieutenant,
Airborne and Ranger qualified. After his military service, he worked for over
twenty years as an art director, TV producer, and creative director at a number
of Manhattan ad agencies. He also taught advertising at the School of Visual
Arts.
In
the mid-nineties, Al began to paint - he
studied with Burton Silverman 1998-2000. Since he began showing his work
in 2001, he was in over 225 national and international exhibitions, with his
paintings winning awards in over half those events. His work was honored with
15 Best In Show awards. Continued acceptance earned him the status of Elected
Member or Signature Member in more than 30 distinguished societies, including the
American Artists Professional League; Audubon Artists, Incorporated; Degas
Pastel Society; the Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society; the American Pastel
Society; and numerous regional art groups.
Al’s work appeared in the
pages of the Pastel Journal, December 2008; and also in The Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor
Artist.
Al was the victim of a
hit-and-run in February, 2009.
Medium: Pastel; Oil
Subjects: Portraits;
Figurative.
Style: Representational.
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Gallery:
Watercolors; Oils; Pastels.
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Demo/Blog: No. There is a tribute to Al on YouTube .
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