Anthony Sell
Greenfield, WI - United States
Anthony Sell - Fine Artist
Member Since: 07/21/2010
Anthony started his career in Art as a Fine Arts Painter, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 1996. Schooled in Painting, Illustration and Photography, he brings a unique eye and a subtle sense of color harmony and expression to his work.
In addition to working as a Fine Artist, Anthony runs his own Martial Arts Studio and also works as a Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Web Designer.
After a 10 year layoff from regular studio painting, Anthony returned to the Fine Art community, participating in a number of Plein Air (outdoor, on location) painting contests beginning in 2009, working primarily in Oils, Watercolor and Gouache.
Anthony recently took 1st Place in the 2011 Mini Masters show at the Raven Gallery in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, 2nd Place in the 2010 Midsummer's Brush Garden Quick Paint event in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, 3rd place in the 3rd Annual Plein Air Event in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and an Honorable Mention in the 2010 Paint the Town En Plein Air Event in Plymouth, WI.
Past Exhibitions:
2013
Participant - In Your Face Exhibition, Art Bar - Milwaukee, WI
Honorable Mention - We Came We Saw We Painted, Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association Exhibition, Art Bar - Milwaukee, WI
2012
Participant - Miniatures Show, Art Bar - Milwaukee, WI
Participant - 2012 MIAD Student/Alumni Sale - Milwaukee, WI
Honorable Mention - Plein Air Painting Competition - New Berlin, WI
Participant - Milwaukee Domes Art Festival Plein Air Painting Competition - Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee, WI
Participant - 2012 Bristol Renaissance Faire Plein Air Painting Charity Auction - Bristol, WI
Participant - A State of Inspiration Exhibition - Schauer Center, Hartland, WI
Honorable Mention - We Came We Saw We Painted, Plein Air Painting Exhibition - Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI
Participant - 2012 Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition - Cedarburg, WI
Juror's Award - Kewaskum Plein Air Painting Competition - Kewaskum, WI
Third Place - Alive in the Arts Exhibition - Plymouth Arts Center, Plymouth, WI
Participant - 4 Paintings, Brush with the Wind, WIPAPA Member Exhibition - Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
Participant - 5 Paintings, MIAD Alumni Exhibition - Art Mills Gallery, Grafton, WI
Participant - Bold Brush Online Painting Competition
Participant - Plein Air Salon Competition, Plein Air Magazine
2011
Participant - 20 Paintings, Midnite Magic Group Exhibition - Hoffmeister Gallery, Mukwonago, WI
Participant - Mini Show - 4 Paintings, Group Show - Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI
1st Place - Mini Masters Show - 6 Paintings, Group Show - Raven Gallery, Pewaukee, WI
Participant - 2011 Student/Alumni Sale - Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design - Milwaukee, WI
Instructor - Milwaukee Area Resource Network - Experience Plein Air Painting Workshop, Milwaukee, WI
Invited Artist - 2nd Annual Milwaukee Domes Art Festival - Milwaukee, WI
Participant - 2011 Fox Valley Plein Air Competition, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI
Invited Artist - 2nd Annual Plein Air Painting Charity Auction - Bristol Renaissance Faire, Bristol, WI
Art Plein Air Exhibition - 4 paintings, Group Show - Harris Art Center, Calhoun, GA
Boldbrush June 2011 - Online Painting Competition
Participant - 2011 Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition
Richeson Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition - 3 Paintings, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum - Neenah, WI
2011 Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Juried Member Show - 4 Paintings, Raven Gallery - Pewaukee, WI
2010
Alumni/Student Show - Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design - Milwaukee, WI
3rd Place - 3rd Annual Plein Air Competition - Pewaukee, WI
2nd Place - 2010 Garden Quick Paint Event - Oconomowoc, WI
Participant - Plein Air on the Prarie - Rockford, IL
Participant - 2010 Midsummer's Brush Plein Air Painting Competition - Oconomowoc, WI
Participant - Cedarburg Plein Air Competition - Cedarburg, WI
Participant - Celebrate Regner Park En Plein Air Competition - West Bend, WI
Participant - Wauwatosa Plein Air Affair - Wauwatosa, WI
Participant - Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting Competition - Beloit, WI
2009
Participant - The Downtown Experience Plein Air Competition - Milwaukee, WI
Participant - 2009 Midsummer's Brush - Oconomowoc, WI
Participant - Wauwatosa Plein Air Affair - Wauwatosa, WI
1997
Crossroads - 3 Person Show with Melissa Dorn and Scott Paulus, Riverwest Art Center - Milwaukee, WI
Member Show - Walker's Point Center for the Arts - Milwaukee, WI
Group 13 Show - Mink Studio Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
St. Valentine's Exhibition - Group Show, Skuggi Gallery - Rockford, IL
1996
Renaissance & Revelations - Two Person Show with Pat Shaw, Mink Studio Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
Around the Sofa - Group Show, Skuggi Gallery - Rockford, IL
Senior Thesis Exhibition - Frederick Layton Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
1995
MIAD Senior Showcase - Individual Show - Milwaukee, WI
Participant - Sells Collegiate Art Competition, Lakefront Festival of the Arts - Milwaukee, WI
Open Mic-Night Premiere - Group Show - Milwaukee, WI
Juried Drawing Show - MIAD Student Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
1994
Participant - 1994 MIAD Fine Art Scholarship Competition
1993
Participant - 1993 MIAD Fine Art Scholarship Competition
