May 12, 2018

J.M. Stringer Gallery was pleased to return to the Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum for our third annual pop-up exhibition featuring the contemporary American master, John Phillip Osborne (b. 1951). This two-weekend show and sale was a curated selection of Osborne's newest work, which focuses on exploring and reimagining the thirteen original American colonies. Osborne is an internationally renowned painter and avid student of history, particularly the American Revolution, who has won numerous awards for his landscape, figurative, and still life paintings. A native of northern New Jersey, the encampments and significant battles of the Revolution literally envelop him, sparking a lifelong fire to artistically investigate the period and its players. The landscapes ordinary citizen soldiers and great Generals marched through still surround us today, the murmur of their footsteps still echo. Osborne captures these transcendental moments with a fine art background, academically trained eye, and historical accuracy – but above all, with unrivaled passion.

September 14, 2017

Joseph Sundwall has been accepted into the American Academy of Equine Art’s 37th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The painting - "Perfecta," oil on linen, 20 x 20 inches - is his first submission to this highly respected arts organization, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, whose goal with this show is to assemble the finest display of equine artwork.

The exhibition will be held at the Aiken Center for the Arts in Aiken, South Carolina on September 14 - October 27, 2017.

July 26, 2017

Stephanie Amato has been accepted into the American Impressionist Society's 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition. This marks her third time being juried into this prestigious exhibition, and thus she will be receiving an esteemed Signature Membership.

March 20, 2017

Out of thousands of entries, Kyle Stuckey is one of only 26 artists that has received the honor of a Certificate Excellence in the 2017 International Portrait Competition. The competition is hosted by the Portrait Society of America.

March 12, 2017

Gallery artists Stephanie Amato, André Lucero, and Jim McVicker were three of only 41 artists selected to participate in the Lighthouse ArtCenter's 4th Annual Plein Air Festival on March 8-12, 2017. This juried/invitational plein air event received submissions from artists in 27 states and internationally, and is the premier gathering of its kind in South Florida. Lucero and McVicker both won overall Honorable Mention, and McVicker also won Honorable Mention in the Quick Draw competition. Furthermore, gallery artist George Van Hook - the Grand Prize winner of the 2016 3rd Annual Plein Air Festival - was asked to judge this year’s event. 

March 02, 2017

Geoffrey Leckie won Honorable Mention at the 118th Annual Exhibiting Artist Members Exhibition for his oil painting "Autumn, Johnson's Lake." The exhibition is hosted by the National Arts Club, and is on view February 27 - March 23, 2017.

October 30, 2016

Stephanie Amato won the "Peoples' Choice Award" at EnPleinAirTEXAS for her oil painting, "Morning Reflections." The annual event is hosted by the vibrant San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, and was held in San Angelo, Texas on October 23-30, 2016.

Amato also recently received several awards from the Salmagundi Club in New York: Merit Award, 2016 Thumb Box Exhibition & Sale; Merit Award, 2016 Nautical Theme Exhibition; Second Place, 2016 Spring Auction.

October 16, 2016

Jim McVicker won Best in Show, worth $10,000, for his piece “Morning at Main Beach” during the 18th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational in California.

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Thirty-five nationally acclaimed contemporary landscape artists gathered to paint Laguna Beach in what is considered one of the most prestigious plein air fine art events in the country. The invitational was presented by the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, a nonprofit art organization, dedicated to painting the landscape.

October 12, 2016

George Van Hook and Leonard Mizerek took second and fourth place, respectively, at the Painting-by-the-Sea Quick Draw competition. The contest was held during Cape Ann Plein Air's First Annual Painting Competition and Festival in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. 

When the airhorn sounded on Wednesday morning, 60 painters all got to work. Artists had just three hours to complete a masterwork.

October 10, 2016

Joseph Sundwall received the "Best Local Artist" award at the inaugural Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival, held in Newburgh, NY. His winning painting was "Gatehouse," oil on panel, 10" x 12".

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October 09, 2016

Geoffrey Leckie was one of the twenty-two artists from across the country competitively selected to participate in the Olana Partnership's 5th Annual Plein Air celebration in the Hudson River Valley. Leckie won "Best Art by an Olana Plein Air Artist" in the Partnership's inaugural Quick Draw contest with his piece "Hudson City Clock."

September 27, 2016

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum recently acquired a painting by our very own Leonard Mizerek, Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists. "Susan Constant at Dock", painted plein air at the Jamestown Settlement in Virginia, was made part of the museum's permanent collection. The Wall Street Journal recently applauded the MMAM for their "Firmly Anchored Collection."

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Mizerek had just given a successful painting demonstration on "composition and values for a successful painting" to over 200 members of ASMA at the First National Marine Arts Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. 

His painting "Quiet Morning" was also recently acquired by the National Maritime Historical Society.

September 20, 2016

The American Irish Historical Society, in continuous operation since 1897, proudly unveiled Geoffrey Leckie's portrait of the Society's Headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York City. 

September 15, 2016

Gallery owner John M. Stringer and Ringwood, New Jersey artist John Phillip Osborne took an excursion to Bruges, Belgium earlier this Fall. He discusses art and demonstrates painting technique.

August 26, 2016

George Van Hook was featured in PleinAir Collector for winning First Place out of 64 participating artists at the 2016 Adirondack Plein Air Festival. 

August 15, 2016

Cathy Ferrell was an award winner at the American Artists Professional League (AAPL) Members Only Online Portrait Theme Show. Her sculpture "Coco & Joey" received Honorable Mention in the Theme/Meaning category.

June 13, 2016

George Van Hook and André Lucero took Second Place and Honorable Mention, respectively, at the Fifth Annual Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition & Festival. Van Hook's winning painting was "Passage," and André Lucero won with "Into the Light" at this eminently respected art competition juried by Plein Air Magazine editor, Steve Doherty. 

March 01, 2016

André Lucero was the cover artist for the March 2016 issue of Plein Air Magazine. He was also featured in the March/April 2016 issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, in the article "A Window on Life" by Max Gillies.