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STEPHEN TANIS
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solo exhibitions:
2009 University of Delaware Museum, University Gallery, Newark, DE
2008 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
2006 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
1997 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
1995 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
1990 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1988 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
Delaware State Arts Council, Wilmington, DE
1984 Shepherds College, Shepherdstown, WVA
1983 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
1981 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1980 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
1977 Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
1973 University of Delaware, John M. Clayton Hall, Newark, DE
1972 Rhode Island School of Design, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
selected group, invitational, juried exhibitions:
2018 "The Figure: The Indicative and the Allusive" - the Delaware Contemporary, Wilmington, DE
2014 "Dream Streets: Art in Delaware from 1970- 1990", Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
2011 "Narcissus in the Studio - Artist Self-portraits", Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Gallery and Invited Artists, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
"National Contemporary Realism", M. A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2004 Group Show, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 "The Figure", Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
2002 "Allegorical Expressions in Contemporary Painting", Delaware Center for Contemporary Art,
Wilmington, DE
2000 "175th Annual Exhibition", National Academy of Design, New York, NY
"Biennial 2000,” Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1998 "The New Baroque - Contemporary Dramatic Realism", The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art,
Loretto, PA
1997 "Re-presenting Representation", The Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
"Concepts in Drawing", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1994 "New Realism", Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN
"Interiors", Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
1991 "Against the Grain: Images in American Art 1960-1990", The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art,
Loretto, PA
1987 "New Still Life and Landscape Painting", Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Basel International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
"Mainstream America - The Desind Collection", The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH,
traveled to: The National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
"Selected Contemporary Works from the Cigna Art Museum and Collection", The Lancaster Gallery
of Art, Lancaster, PA
1984 "67th Annual Delaware Exhibition", DelawareArt Museum, Wilmington, DE (Award)
1983 "Painted Light", Artists' Choice Museum, NYC, traveled to:
Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA,Colby College Art Museum, Waterville, ME
The Queens Museum, Flushing, NY, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 1982
1981 "Still Life and Beyond", The Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT
1981-80 Gallery Artists, FAR Gallery, New York, NY
1977 "4th National Pastel Exhibition", National Arts Club, New York, NY (Award)
"Delaware Art Museum Annual Exhibition", Wilmington, DE (Award)
1976 "Maryland Biennial", Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD (Award)
"Works on Paper", Sharadin Gallery, Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA (Award)
1975 Delaware Art Museum Annual Exhibition, Wilmington, DE (Award)
1974 Tyler Painting Invitational, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
"19th Regional Exhibition", Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
grants:
2002 Governor’s Award, Eighth Annual Delaware Governor’s Awards in the Arts
Delaware State Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant, Master’s Category in the Visual Arts
1995 Fellowship to the Center for Advanced Study, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
1989,84 Delaware State Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant
1987 Hereward Lester Cooke Foundation Fellowship, Washington, DC
1977 John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Foundation Fellowship, Quemado, NM
education:
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI M.F.A.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH B.F.A.
university affiliation:
Professor Emeritus
Department of Art
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831 2244
selected public, private and corporate collections:
Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE
ICI Americas, Inc., Wilmington, DE
Owens-Illinois Corp., Toledo, OH
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
Collection of the City of Grand Rapids, MI
Puglisi Associates, Newark, DE
Cigna Corporation Museum Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Kutztown State College, Kutztown, PA
Millersville State College, Millersville, PA
Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, Cincinnati, OH
Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL
Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE
Professional Associates, Newark, DE
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Wilmington, DE
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Kemper Insurance Co., Washington, DC
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Pastel Society of America, Nat. Arts Club, New York, NY
Wilmington Medical Center, Wilmington, DE
Swain Galleries, Plainfield, NJ
State of Delaware Legislative Hall, Dover, DE
Comp-U-Card International, Stamford, CT
The Episcopal Church of St. John, Delaware Diocese, Wilmington, DE
Bartol Research Foundation of the Franklin Inst., Philadelphia, PA
Nowlin Savings and Mortgage Co., Fort Worth, TX
Nynex Corp., New York, NY
Tate and Lyle, PLC, London, England
Steinberg Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Fabrique Ebel S.A., Basel, Switzerland
Museum Editions, New York, NY
Andrews & Kurth, Washington, DC
John-Kelly Bray, Inc., Arcadia, CA
Mr. Ted Cooper, Washington, DC
Mr. Robert Rosenthal, Washington, DC
Mr. Christian Havemeyer, Chestertown, MD
Ms. Marika Sanchez, Washington, DC
Dr. Robert Carroll, Yarmouth, MA
Dr. Donald Puglisi, Newark, DE
Dr. Janis Tomlinson, Wilmington, DE
Mr. Pierre-Alain Blum, La Chaux deFonds, Switzerland
Dr. & Mrs. William Steinberg, Meadowbrook, PA
Dr. Eric Gibson, Wynnewood, PA
Mr. John Cote, Long Beach, CA
Dr. Thomas Erikson, Newark, DE
Dr. Benjamin Corballis, Newark, DE
Mr. William Sisk, Newark, DE
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Richter, Arcadia, CA
Mr. Stephen Paine, Boston, MA
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Richards, Wilmington, DE
Mr. & Mrs. Emory Olcott, New York, NY
Mr. & Mrs. N. M. Shaw, London, England
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brilliant, Scarsdale, NY
Mr. John Kelly Bray, Arcadia, CA
Mr. Jack Schuler, Orchard Lake, MI
Mr. Luigi Bendi, London, England
Ms. M.A. Doran, Tulsa, OK
Mr. John Barclay & Carol Scott-Barclay, Gladwyne, PA
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bayard, Wilmington, DE
Mr. Paul Sreenan, Dublin 7, Ireland
Mr. & Mrs. David and Susan Goode, Norfolk, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hugh Oliver Esq. Pa;os Verdes Estates, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart P. Levine, Highland Park, IL
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart S. Janney III, Butler, MD
Mr. Furio Bounaconte, London, England
Mr. Steven Weeks, Scottsdale, AZ
selected bibliography:
Donohue, Victoria, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2012
Sozanski, Edward, “Stephen Tanis,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Section H, pp 8-9, Feb. 22, 2009
Greto, Victor; “Profile”,Delaware Today magazine, pages 15 – 21, January 2009
American Arts Quarterly, Fall 2008, cover & review
American Arts Quarterly, Fall 2006, illus. & review, Pg. 48
Landi, Ann, “The real thing,” Art News, June 2002, pg. 88, illus. Pg. 91
Donohue, Victoria, "The Arts", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 17,2002, pg. MD3
Wilmington News Journal(Artline inset), “No Illusions”, February 27, 2002, cover, pages I & 2
Sozanski, Edward, “ Allegorical Variations”, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 8,2002
Adams/Davidson Gallery, Washington, DC, Website Homepage illustration: – “Basket of Apples”
Delaware Biennial 2000, Exhibition Catalogue, Delaware Art Museum Wilmington, DE
Parikh, Jane C., “Realist painter Draws subject...,” Kalamazoo Gazette, August 7, 1999
Mah, Marsha, Delaware Today, “Family Picture,” April, 1998, Wilmington, pp 60-63, 75,76
Art and Antiques, “French’s American on 57th”, July 1997, pg. 25
Walters, Gordon, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, IN, “Double Take”. July, 1997Arts Indiana, July – Aug. 1997
Butler, David, “Reality in Two Dimensions”, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, IN “. Aug. 1997
Reid, Graeme, “Differing Styles”, Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, IN, June 8, 1997
Britton, David, “Featured Artists Lecture...”, Indiana Statesman, pg. 4, June 18, 1997
American Arts Quarterly, Summer, 1995, Pg. 45 ( illus. & text)
Weiss, Paulette, "Floral Fantasies on 57th". Art and Antiques, Feb. 1995, Pg. 12
Bogaert, Pauline, "Gatherings", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 22, 1995, MD5
Donohue, Victoria, "Exploration of the Art of Drawing". The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan.15, 1995
Mah, Marsha, "Personal Reflections", Delaware Today Magazine, Dec. 94, Pgs. 64-66
Syracuse New Times, "Points West, Schweinfurth Art Center..", July 1, 1992
Sozanski, Edward, "A show of sculpture and still life", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 2, 1990, pg. 34
Donohue, Victoria, "...Stephen Tanis", The Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 14,1990 pg. 26-M
Delaware Art Museum Quarterly, "Classical Still Lifes", Fall 1990, page 3
Baker, Penny, "Love, Charity depicted at Noyes Museum Show", Atlantic County Press, Jan. 1990
Nolan, Kathleen, "Love and Charity Exhibit, ” Roanoke Times & World News, April 2,1989
Phillips, Jonathan, "Tanis at French", ART/World (NYC), October 20, 1988
Lerman, Ora, "Contemporary Vanitas", ARTS magazine, March 1988
Cooper, James, "Stephen Tanis", New York City Tribune, May 1987
Lewis, Jo Ann, "Stephen Tanis at Haslem," Washington Post, page G 2, May 11, 1985
Heller, Nancy G., "Stephen Tanis", ARTS magazine, April 1983
Lewis, Jo Ann, "Still-Life Reality", Washington Post, January 1983, pg. D-7
Lewis, Jo Ann, "Five New Shows At 406", Washington Post, pg. C-5, Sept. 24, 1983
Singer, Clyde, "Painted Light Exhibit", Youngstown Vindicator, Oct. 1983
Ladden, Patrick, "Stephen Tanis", New Art Examiner, Dec. 1981
Lewis, Jo Ann, "Oils at Haslem", Washington Post, October 1981, page C-8
Perlmutter, Jack, "Stephen Tanis", Arts South, May 1980
Forgey, Benjamin, "Stephen Tanis", Washington Star, March 1980
Lewis, Jo Ann, Washington Post, "The Shows Go On", Washington Post, B-5, March 1, 1980
DeShazo, Edith, "Three Openings at Art Museum", Wilmington News Journal, Page D-6, July 2, 1978
Harriss, R.P., "Maryland Biennial", The Baltimore News American, Dec.1976
The Baltimore Sun, "Biennial Exhibition Opens...", December 1976