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Painter and Pastel Artist:

Larry J. Blovits

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Contrasts pastel on sandpaper by Larry Blovits

 

 

 

 

Contact:
Website:www.larryblovits.com

1835 Luce S.W.
Grand Rapids, Ml 49534
Phone: (616) 677-1765
Fax:  (616) 677-2066
e-mail larryblovits@att.net

Education

Wayne State University, Detroit, Ml.
B.F.A.1964, M F.A 1966
Aaron Shikler portrait workshop 1988
Richard Whitney Portrait Workshop 1994
Daniel Greene portrait Workshops 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
National Portrait Seminars 1981, 1982, 1991,1993
ASOPA Portrait Seminars 1997, 1998

Present Position

Retired from 26 years of College teaching; - Full time artist specializing in portrait and landscape commissions, and teaching workshops in Michigan, around the country, and abroad.

born: 10/19/1936, married to wife Linda also father of 5

Permanent Collections

Paintings by Larry Blovits are included in permanent collections of:

Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan State Senate
McGee's Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, Western Michigan University
Muskegon Museum of Art (Ml), Grand Rapids (Ml) Art Museum
Aquinas College, Grand Directory of American Portrait Artists, Pages 387-388
University, Hope College, Michigan Tech (all in Michigan)
Beta Rho Delta National Sorority Museum in Oxford, OH
and many other distinguished locations throughout the United States.

Selected Awards

Pastel Journal Magazine:
Pastel 100 competition:
Honorable Mention 2005
Honorable Mention 2004
Honorable Mention 2003

Festival 2005:
Regional Art competition:
People’s Choice Award
Grand Rapids, MI

Great Lakes Pastel Society:
2004 Exhibition:
Gold Medal Award
Grosse Pointe, MI

Pastel Society of America:
NYC Annual Exhibition:
Purchase Award 2003
Purchase Award 2002

Pastel Society of America:
Annual 2000:
The Pastel Society of New Mexico Award

Midwest Pastel Society Annual
Award of Excellence 1996

Pastel Society of America
Master Pastelist Award 1993
Watson-Guptill Award 1992

1991 National Portrait Seminar
Outstanding Achievement
in Portraiture Award

1987 Salmagundi Award

Metropolitan Portrait Society Award
1986

Professional Organizations

Elected to:
Salmagundi Club, N.Y.C.

Midwest Pastel Society

American Portrait Society

Pastel Society of America

Oil Pastel Association

American Society of Portrait Artists

Great Lakes Pastel Society

Oil Painters of America

Portrait Society or America

Knickerbocker Artist

Galleries Represented By

Constance Petter Gallery
Douglas, MI

MercuryHead Gallery
Grand Rapids, Ml

Gallery Uptown
Grand Haven, MI

Franceses Anderson
Fine Art Portraits North
Lexington, MA

Arnold Klein Gallery
Royal Oak, Ml

Publications

"Photographing Your Art", Profile Magazine of the American Portrait Society, Third Issue

“Artist in Residence - Larry Biovits' multipurpose Studio” American Artist Mag., June issue 1990, Pages 46 - 51

Those Already Counted', American Artist Magazine, August issue 1990, Page 69

Pg. 60, Pastel Artist International, Feb/Mar/Apr 2000

Who's Who in the World 12th Ed.

Who's Who In the Midwest, 23rd - 25th ed.

Who's Who in American Education , 4th ed.

Who's Who in America, 47th - 52nd ed.

5000 Personalities of the World, 5th edition


Books and Videos

Pastel Landscape: Technique and Procedure, 60-minute instructional video 1991(sold out)

Pastel Interpretations, by Madlyn Woolwich Cover artist, and featured artist

North Light '93 The Best of Flower Painting, featured Artist

The Art of Pastel Portraiture, Madlyn Woolwich,

Author -Pastel for the Serious Beginner, Watson-Guptill. publisher 1996

Author - No experience necessary; Sketching and Drawing North Light Publisher 2004

North Light Books 1997 - featured artist

The Best of Pastel 2, Rockport publishers '98 - featured artist

Directory of American Portrait Artists, Pages 387-388




  

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