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An example of work by Frank Cannas
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Frank Cannas is a New Yorker, born in the Bronx in 1936 of Italian immigrants. His Father was from the island of Sardinia and his Mother from the Abruzzi region of Italy.
Frank remembers at six years old being encouraged by his (usually stern) Father's esteem for art. "Poppy" found young Frank etching a fine design into his Mothers' dresser with a pin. Instead of reprimanding him he gave Frank a pad and pencil and told him, "This is where you draw. Not on the furniture."
Frank graduated from the School of Visual Arts illustration program in 1958 and apprenticed with the Illustrators Group before joining the the Ross Art Studio in his first staff artist position. From 1960 to 1967, he was a staff artist at Equitable Life Assurance Society.
Frank spent 1967 to 1970 freelancing-producing illustrations primarily for school textbooks, book covers and children's books, for such publishers as Dell Books, Holt Reinhard & Winston, Harcourt Brace & World, Western Printing, McGraw Hill, Rutledge Books, RC Gibson Co., and Random House. He also produced Illustrations and designs for advertising studios.
From 1971 to 1997, Frank joined Philip Morris Companies Inc's art department. Illustrating full color posters for company-sponsored horse, car, bicycle, sailboat, motorcross races and tennis tournaments, he also produced graphic designs for company promotions and charitable organizations.
He was commissioned to do portraits for the Tennis Hall of Fame of Don Budge first triple crown winner and Virginia Wade. One of his posters was reproduced in a very large lighted sign and hung in Grand Central Station during the US Tennis Open.
Frank began to exhibit in 1981 showing in national exhibits while still working at Philip Morris. In 1992, The Artist Magazine featured Frank's paintings with cover art and article about hard and soft edge painting. In 1997 he retired from his commercial art career and has been showing fine art in galleries in New York, New Jersey, Washington, Ohio and Connecticut.
In May 2001 he was featured in Art Times News with a front page review of his show at Shahinian Gallery by Raymond J. Stiener.
Frank has always painted for his own pleasure and loves to paint outdoors. Now painting is his way of life,and he paints plein-aire or in his studio at home.
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
2004 *72nd.Hudson Valley Art Association Inc. Annual Exhibition
Isabel Steinschneider Award
1998 *The Hudson Valley Art Association 67th. Annual Exhibition.
The Edmond F. Ward Memorial Award
1992 *The Salmagundi Club, NYC,
The Hudson Valley Art Association Award
1990 *Allied Artist of America, National Arts Club,
William Merowitz Award
1990 Audubon Artist Show NYC
1990 National Academy of Design
1982-89 Salmagundi National Open Show,
Award for Philips Brook Road in 12th annul Open Show
1970 & 1982 *Illustrators Show, Society of Illustrators,NYC,
"Stories of Washington Irving" & "Bahamas Sail Boat Race"
printed in Society of Illustrators Year Books.
1981 Tarrance Gallery, National Juried Show
*Awards
REGIONAL SHOWS:
. 2004 *24th Ridgewood Regional Open Juried Show
Eugene Haldeman Award
2004 *Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Ct.
The Ida Van Tassell Memorial Award
2003 23rd.Ridgewood Art Institute, N.J
2002 *22nd. Ridgewood Regional open Juried Show
American artist Magazine Award
2001 *21st Ridgewood Art Institute, N.J. Artarama Award
2000 *20th. Ridgewood Art Institute, N.J. Salmagundi Club Award
1999 *19th.Ridgewood Art Institute, N.J. Kent Art Association Award
1998 *18th Annual Ridgewood Art Institute $500 Grumbacher
Merchandise Award and Gold Medal
COLLECTIONS:
Putnam Hospital
Tennis Hall of Fame
Philip Morris Companies
Holt Reinhard & Winston
Private collections
Magazine Articles/Books/Newspaper articles
1967 ninth Annual Illustrators book
1982 Twenth Annual Illustrators book no. 462
Bahamas National Guardian News November 2 1983 article about Award Winning Poster poster for the Marlboro Championship of sailors
Tennis Hall Of Fame 1988 Article about new painting celebrates the first Grand Slam Winner. Portrait of Don Budge
The Artist Magazine November 1991 Cover Article about pushing the edge in oils author Frank Cannas page 62
Art Times News May 2001 Article by Raymond Steiner A Review of show at Albert Shahinian Gallery
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