Feb 26th 2022

Tony Armendariz: Contemporary Realist Watercolors

@ Blue Moon Gallery

18620 Belvidere Rd, Grayslake IL 60030

Opening Saturday, February 26th, from 6PM - 9PM

On view through Sunday, March 20th

Tony Armendariz is an award-winning artist living and painting in Palatine, Illinois. Born and raised in Chicago to a graphic arts family, he learned to create with textile, photography, drawing, and painting. Graduating from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, he studied under renowned watercolor instructor Irving Shapiro. While there he began a 20+ year career as graphic artist, illustrator, and web designer.

Tony’s work has been published most notably in Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector and Watercolor Artist magazines.

Exhibition Venues include: The Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, OH), RJD Gallery (Bridgehampton, NY), The Salmagundi Club (New York) and Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art (Wausau, WI).

Awards include:
Best in Show/Purchase Award/People’s Choice Award 2021 VMRC 18th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition 1st Place 2019 40th Annual International Juried Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Best in Show 2018 42nd Annual International Exhibition of the North East Watercolor Society
Outstanding Watercolor 2013 FASO Boldbrush Online Competition.

We are proud and excited to represent Tony Armendariz as a 2022 Collective Artist at the Blue Moon Gallery. Come meet this amazing artist and see his spectacular works at our first Artist Reception of the year on Saturday, February 26, 6-9pm.

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