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Robert Armetta featured in The Artist's Magazine:
Robert is the subject of a 10-page article, “Brush with Tradition,” and a one-page feature called “Close-Up” in the October, 2009 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.

September, 2009: Robert has just opened Atelier Armetta, a full-time, professionally oriented drawing and painting program. The Atelier is located at 14 Glen Street, Ste. 212, Glen Cove, NY, 11542.

In other news:

• Work by Robert will be featured in the pages and on the cover of the book Portrait Painting Atelier: Old Master Techniques and Contemporary Applications, by Suzanne Brooker, forthcoming in 2010.
• Robert’s work was recently featured in the Salon International of 2009, at the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas.
• Robert is the subject of a 10-page article, “Brush with Tradition,” and a one-page feature called “Close-Up” in the October, 2009 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
• Robert was a Finalist and the recipient of an Honor Award at the Portrait Society of America’s 2008 Art of the Portrait Conference in Philadelphia, PA.
• Robert won Second Place at the Portrait Society of America’s 2007 International Portrait Competition in Washington, D.C.
• International Artist magazine included Robert’s work in its Aug. / Sept. 2008 feature “P.S.O.A.’s Master Showcase.”
• Robert’s work was also featured in International Artist magazine’s Aug. / Sept. 2007 showcase of P.S.O.A.’s Ninth Annual Award Winners.

Robert has also recently been in the following exhibitions:

• 2008: Spring Exhibition, Hampton Road Gallery,
  Southampton, NY
• 2007: “Miniatures,” Nabi Gallery, New York, NY
• 2007: New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition
  Curators: Vincent Desiderio, Eric Fischl, and Jenny Saville.
• 2007: “The Beholder’s Eye”
  Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY
  Curator: Katherine Chapin
• 2006: “Contemporary Realism”
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN
• 2006: Water Street Atelier Exhibition
  John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA

LIAFA news and events:

• LIAFA’s Fall Semester (Sept. 14th – Dec. 6th, 2009) features a number of new instructors and class offerings.
• LIAFA’s Faculty Show at the Hampton Road Gallery opened in January, 2008.