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DAN SLAPO MEMORIAL AWARD

Award of Excellence

Dan Slapo was recognized by the Pastel Society of America as a Master Pastelist, having won three major prizes in their Annual Show in three different years, a difficult award to achieve. He was a Hall of Fame Honoree in 2013 by the PSA. Dan’s work was published in many magazines, including Pastel Journal where he won First Prize in

Portraiture beating 1400 other artists. Dan won over 200 prestigious awards in National and International competitions.

 

At age forty, with an MA in Art Education Dan began a 25 year career teaching in the New York City Public School System as an art teacher, predominantly as a high school art teacher. I taught these students the same as I teach today: the fundamentals of value, edge, plum line, and grids. He was a valued pastel teacher for many years in his

studio at his home in Westbury.

 

Dan learned pastel from Joe Lowe in Manhattan. Once a week Dan joined professional artists, like Murray Miller and Alex Fourier, at the Salmagundi Club where a model would pose for them. A life member of the Art Students’ League, Dan was drawn to portrait art because he just liked people. He found people more of a challenge than landscape painting--getting the right proportions of that particular face was an

exciting test for him.

 

A devoted member, Dan was President of the Art League of Nassau County from 1985 to 1987 and then spent twenty years as chair of Programs. The Art League honored Dan at our Holiday Dinner in 2013 for his dedication to art, to his students, and to the Art League of 

Nassau County.

Meeting Space Only:

Town of North Hempstead

Clinton G. Martin Community Center

1601 Marcus Avenue

New Hyde Park, NY 11040

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Howard Rose graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and Graduate studies at C.W. Post & the New School.

   Since 1974, he was head product designer for a major leatherwear company in Santa Monica, California. In 1980 he started his own graphics and product design company on Long Island.

 

   In 1989, Howard saw the paintings of a western painter named John Nieto. The amazing colors and large sized paintings of American Indians caught his eye and he hasn’t looked back since. Howard has studied with Artists, Alfred Chadbourn, Charles Sovek, Matt Smith, and Ovanes Berberian.

   He had is first art studio in Roslyn New York for 18 years where he taught and specialized in landscapes. The beaches of Long Island became his favorite subjects including the dunes, waves, and sky’s found in some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

   He teaches oil painting classes in multiple venues on Long Island, including the Art League of Long Island, National Art League and runs classes at his studio in Syosset, Long Island. In addition Howard runs many varied workshops including; Color Mixing, iPhone Photography, Logical Perspective and an intensive Calligraphy & Penmanship course.

   His articles and instruction techniques have been published in various magazines, including Artists, and American Artist Magazine. He runs annual workshops in Tuscany, Paris, Venice and many locations on the east coast. His plein air workshops are located in various areas over the east coast.

   He has been featured in several Long Island galleries including: The Artists Study in Southampton, Trapani Art Gallery in Manhasset as well as galleries in Connecticut and Naples, Florida.

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