Eric Armusik

Joined Artfinder: Feb. 2015

Artworks for sale: 9

United States

About Eric Armusik

 
 
  • Biography

    Born in 1973, fine artist Eric Armusik grew up in the northeastern coal region of Pennsylvania. Once one of the largest coal mining operations in the county, his hometown was a landscape riddled with the depressions of post-industry. In contrast to the blight was a diverse ethnic community strong in faith. What the community lacked in public art and museums it made up for it with churches on each city block. It was there that Eric had his first experiences with art, staring at the walls and ceilings at church on Sunday. The traditions and academic realism of Catholic religious paintings and artwork made a permanent impression that continues to influence his work today.

    From an early age it was evident that Eric had artistic talents and at the age of 10 he won an art competition "Why I love living in the Wyoming Valley" that included students from all of the surrounding schools and his drawing of the Swetland Homestead was exhibited in the Franklin First Federal Building in downtown Wilkes Barre. His talents continued to win him numerous competitions and in 1990 he was awarded for his Contribution to the Arts by Wilkes University where he attended their Upward Bound program.

    In 1991, Eric attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a B. F. A. in painting, with and a minor in an art history focusing on Baroque art. In 1995 he received the Margaret Giffen Shoenfelder Memorial Scholarship for the Arts and finished his art history minor abroad for a semester in Todi, Italy. During his art classes where he drew from original paintings, architecture, and sculptures by the old masters such as Michaelangelo, Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens and Donatello. The rare opportunity to study masterworks by Baroque painters Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi had a profound effect on the quality of his work and focused the inspiration he experienced as a child. After years of learning the techniques of the Old Masters, Eric honed his skills at the Philadelphia studio of renowned international realism artist and portrait painter Nelson Shanks, Studio Incamminati. In 2003, Eric was selected to represent the United States in Florence, Italy at the Biennale Internazionale Dell Arte Contemporanea where he exhibited several of his paintings.  Today Eric's paintings have established him as one of today's strongest purveyors of traditional figurative painting. Eric has been a finalist in four Art Renewal Center International Salons and has won the Chairman's Award for the Sixth International Art Renewal Center competition out of 1700 submissions from over 30 countries worldwide.  In 2015 Eric's work was selected as a finalist for the Figurativas International Painting Competition in Barcelona, Spain.  His painting was in the top 5% out of 2500 entries from 90 countries.  In 2015 Eric was recognized by the Art Renewal Center as an Associate Living Master.  Eric is an artist ambassador for Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies and is regularly featured in their Artist Spotlight series. Eric has been recognized as a Boldbrush Signature Artist and is a writer for their FineArtViews publication.   Eric conducts several workshops in his studio on traditional painting each year and has attracted students from around the world that come to study with him.

    Eric's work has been featured in such galleries and museums as the Salmagundi Art Club and the National Arts Club in New York; Allentown Art Museum; Philip and Muriel Berman Art Museum, Ursinus College; Monsoon Galleries; Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts; State Museum of Pennsylvania; and Reading Public Museum to name a few.  His paintings are in the permanent collections of Howard Tullman, The Trenton City Museum, The National Shrine of Czestochowa USA, Lehigh Valley Hospital and numerous churches private collections worldwide. His artwork has been prominently featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, American Artist Magazine, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Huffington Post, Victorian Homes, and Old House Journal.  

    Eric is married to his soulmate, Gothic novelist Rebekah Armusik , and they have three beautiful children.

     

    Eric is an Art Renewal Center Associate Living Master

    Eric is a Boldbrush Signature Artist

    Eric is a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League

    Eric is a member of the AERA Association Embracing Realist Art

    Eric is a member of the Art Mondial Academia

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  • Education

    2008 - 2008

    Studio Incamminati

    1991 - 1995

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Awards

    2015

    Peoples Choice Award Winner - Fast Lane Arts competition

    painting will appear on 8 billboards which will reach 250, 000 in Pennsylvania


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    2010

    Chairmans Choice Award - Art Renewal Center International Salon

    Selected from over 1800 artworks in over 30 countries.

    2008

    Andrew and Maria Styka Award - 33rd Annual Adam Styka Art Exhibit

    Polish Heritage Society, Philadelphia, PA

    2008

    Honorable Mention “Best Lighting in a Painting”, 2008 Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN



    2007

    Ben Whitmire Purchase Award, The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

    Trenton NJ

    2007

    2nd place, 34th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery

    Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

    2004

    Allied Artists of America Award, American Artist Professional League 76th Juried Exhibition

    Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

    2003

    Represented America in Florence Bienalle in Florence, Italy

    Florence, Italy
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Links


Education

2008 - 2008

Studio Incamminati

1991 - 1995

Pennsylvania State University


Awards

2015

Peoples Choice Award Winner - Fast Lane Arts competition

painting will appear on 8 billboards which will reach 250, 000 in Pennsylvania


Show more awards Hide

2010

Chairmans Choice Award - Art Renewal Center International Salon

Selected from over 1800 artworks in over 30 countries.

2008

Andrew and Maria Styka Award - 33rd Annual Adam Styka Art Exhibit

Polish Heritage Society, Philadelphia, PA

2008

Honorable Mention “Best Lighting in a Painting”, 2008 Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN



2007

Ben Whitmire Purchase Award, The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ

Trenton NJ

2007

2nd place, 34th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery

Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA

2004

Allied Artists of America Award, American Artist Professional League 76th Juried Exhibition

Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

2003

Represented America in Florence Bienalle in Florence, Italy

Florence, Italy

There are no upcoming events


 

Biography

Born in 1973, fine artist Eric Armusik grew up in the northeastern coal region of Pennsylvania. Once one of the largest coal mining operations in the county, his hometown was a landscape riddled with the depressions of post-industry. In contrast to the blight was a diverse ethnic community strong in faith. What the community lacked in public art and museums it made up for it with churches on each city block. It was there that Eric had his first experiences with art, staring at the walls and ceilings at church on Sunday. The traditions and academic realism of Catholic religious paintings and artwork made a permanent impression that continues to influence his work today.

From an early age it was evident that Eric had artistic talents and at the age of 10 he won an art competition "Why I love living in the Wyoming Valley" that included students from all of the surrounding schools and his drawing of the Swetland Homestead was exhibited in the Franklin First Federal Building in downtown Wilkes Barre. His talents continued to win him numerous competitions and in 1990 he was awarded for his Contribution to the Arts by Wilkes University where he attended their Upward Bound program.

In 1991, Eric attended Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a B. F. A. in painting, with and a minor in an art history focusing on Baroque art. In 1995 he received the Margaret Giffen Shoenfelder Memorial Scholarship for the Arts and finished his art history minor abroad for a semester in Todi, Italy. During his art classes where he drew from original paintings, architecture, and sculptures by the old masters such as Michaelangelo, Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens and Donatello. The rare opportunity to study masterworks by Baroque painters Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi had a profound effect on the quality of his work and focused the inspiration he experienced as a child. After years of learning the techniques of the Old Masters, Eric honed his skills at the Philadelphia studio of renowned international realism artist and portrait painter Nelson Shanks, Studio Incamminati. In 2003, Eric was selected to represent the United States in Florence, Italy at the Biennale Internazionale Dell Arte Contemporanea where he exhibited several of his paintings.  Today Eric's paintings have established him as one of today's strongest purveyors of traditional figurative painting. Eric has been a finalist in four Art Renewal Center International Salons and has won the Chairman's Award for the Sixth International Art Renewal Center competition out of 1700 submissions from over 30 countries worldwide.  In 2015 Eric's work was selected as a finalist for the Figurativas International Painting Competition in Barcelona, Spain.  His painting was in the top 5% out of 2500 entries from 90 countries.  In 2015 Eric was recognized by the Art Renewal Center as an Associate Living Master.  Eric is an artist ambassador for Jerry's Artarama Art Supplies and is regularly featured in their Artist Spotlight series. Eric has been recognized as a Boldbrush Signature Artist and is a writer for their FineArtViews publication.   Eric conducts several workshops in his studio on traditional painting each year and has attracted students from around the world that come to study with him.

Eric's work has been featured in such galleries and museums as the Salmagundi Art Club and the National Arts Club in New York; Allentown Art Museum; Philip and Muriel Berman Art Museum, Ursinus College; Monsoon Galleries; Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts; State Museum of Pennsylvania; and Reading Public Museum to name a few.  His paintings are in the permanent collections of Howard Tullman, The Trenton City Museum, The National Shrine of Czestochowa USA, Lehigh Valley Hospital and numerous churches private collections worldwide. His artwork has been prominently featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, American Artist Magazine, American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, The Huffington Post, Victorian Homes, and Old House Journal.  

Eric is married to his soulmate, Gothic novelist Rebekah Armusik , and they have three beautiful children.

 

Eric is an Art Renewal Center Associate Living Master

Eric is a Boldbrush Signature Artist

Eric is a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League

Eric is a member of the AERA Association Embracing Realist Art

Eric is a member of the Art Mondial Academia