The Global Art League International Exhibition of
Professional & Emerging Artists Judging Panel
We have assembled a panel of eminent art professionals who represent thorough training and a broad approach to art. Professional artists and art dealers come together to decide Our panel of Jurors Will Select the Best 5 in Show to share prizes as follows:
1st Prize $1,000.00 2nd Prize $500.00 3rd Prize $250.00 4th Prize $150.00 5th Prize $100.00
1st Prize $1,000.00 2nd Prize $500.00 3rd Prize $250.00 4th Prize $150.00 5th Prize $100.00
John Pohl
John Pohl is an artist and writer in Montreal.
He is a painter and a printmaker who has studied art at the University of Regina and Concordia University and has exhibited his work in rental galleries. Pohl writes a weekly column about the Montreal art scene for the Gazette newspaper, where he was previously an editor. His art writing has also appeared on Canadianart.ca and in Décover magazine. He has observed that the most successful artists are ambitious, work hard and pursue their visions without compromise. Dedication and perseverance are necessary for success, but so is the continuing study of the art of the past and present. The best artists work in the realm of ideas, and they are able to translate their intellectual responses and gut instincts into objects with a beauty that is intrinsic to the care and skill with which they are made.
He is a painter and a printmaker who has studied art at the University of Regina and Concordia University and has exhibited his work in rental galleries. Pohl writes a weekly column about the Montreal art scene for the Gazette newspaper, where he was previously an editor. His art writing has also appeared on Canadianart.ca and in Décover magazine. He has observed that the most successful artists are ambitious, work hard and pursue their visions without compromise. Dedication and perseverance are necessary for success, but so is the continuing study of the art of the past and present. The best artists work in the realm of ideas, and they are able to translate their intellectual responses and gut instincts into objects with a beauty that is intrinsic to the care and skill with which they are made.
Claudio D'Angelo - Professional Artist
CLAUDIO D'ANGELO was born in Montreal in 1956. A childhood passion for drawing led him to study commercial art and subsequently work for several years as an illustrator/designer in an ad agency. In his spare time he steadfastly pursued his desire to paint the birds and animals that had inspired and fascinated him for so long. An important painting commission for Cast Shipping Ltd. in 1980 permitted him to leave advertising and devote his time fully to painting.
Claudio's work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. As well, his commissioned images have appeared on coins for the Royal Canadian Mint, on several conservation stamps for the Fondation de la Faune du Québec and as limited edition prints for Ducks Unlimited.His work has been the subject of several magazine articles and has been showcased in books such as L'Odyssée du Garrot d'Islande en Amérique (André Dion, 2009), L’Âme des Oiseaux (Éditions Henri Rivard, 2005), The Best of Wildlife Art (North Light Books, 1997) and From the Wild (Summerhill Press, 1986). Visit Claudio's website for more information: www.claudiodangelo.com
Claudio's work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. As well, his commissioned images have appeared on coins for the Royal Canadian Mint, on several conservation stamps for the Fondation de la Faune du Québec and as limited edition prints for Ducks Unlimited.His work has been the subject of several magazine articles and has been showcased in books such as L'Odyssée du Garrot d'Islande en Amérique (André Dion, 2009), L’Âme des Oiseaux (Éditions Henri Rivard, 2005), The Best of Wildlife Art (North Light Books, 1997) and From the Wild (Summerhill Press, 1986). Visit Claudio's website for more information: www.claudiodangelo.com
Roberto Pietrantonio - Art Teacher and Professional Artist
Robert Pietrantonio is a professional artist with extensive artistic training in classical drawing and painting techniques. As a student, he attended some of the best art studio ‘ateliers’ in North America and Europe including the Atelier in Minneapolis. MN and the R.H.Ives Gammell Studios in Boston, MA. He has also studied with renowned realist artists Daniel Greene and Anthony J. Ryder. Robert's works are in a number of private collections across the USA and Canada. As a student, Robert was a recipient of the prized Elizabeth T. Greenshield’s grant for representational artists worldwide.
He has traveled throughout Europe and has extensively studied the old masters. Robert has been an art teacher for several years and has offered private instruction to a select group of individuals. Robert specializes in pencil, oil, and charcoal portraiture from life. He is currently working on a book on how to draw.
Robert is the Director of the Classical Academy of Drawing and Painting at the Montreal Art Centre and is currently represented by the Montreal Art Centre.
He has traveled throughout Europe and has extensively studied the old masters. Robert has been an art teacher for several years and has offered private instruction to a select group of individuals. Robert specializes in pencil, oil, and charcoal portraiture from life. He is currently working on a book on how to draw.
Robert is the Director of the Classical Academy of Drawing and Painting at the Montreal Art Centre and is currently represented by the Montreal Art Centre.
Catherine Wells - Art Teacher and Art Therapy Professional
Catherine Wells, working artist, art educator and art therapist with extensive professional and community experience, believes that art helps us think about ourselves and the world.
Confidence, competence and communication evolve together through creative self-expression on the one hand, and the development of art expertise on the other. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy, Catherine continues her lifelong study into the idea of how art makes us human. She presently is honing her own art skills in her private studio in Montreal, and is actively engaged with the Montreal arts community.
For more about Catherine, please go to her website at: www.artandmind.ca
Confidence, competence and communication evolve together through creative self-expression on the one hand, and the development of art expertise on the other. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master’s degree in Art Therapy, Catherine continues her lifelong study into the idea of how art makes us human. She presently is honing her own art skills in her private studio in Montreal, and is actively engaged with the Montreal arts community.
For more about Catherine, please go to her website at: www.artandmind.ca