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Charles Movalli Biography |
Born August 20, 1945, Charles Movalli lived in his hometown of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He received his BA from Clark University and PhD in English from the University of Connecticut. Winner of numerous awards and honors for his painting, Movalli belonged to the Salmagundi Club (Gold Medal), the North Shore Arts Association (Clark Award and Gorton Award), the Rockport Art Association (Cooley Award, Goldberg Award, New Member Award), the Hudson Valley Art Association (Goldschneider Award), and Academic Artists. A prolific instructor and writer on painting, Movalli was a Contributing Editor to American Artist Magazine, for which he wrote over 50 articles. He also edited “How to Paint Successful Seascapes” and “Color in Outdoor Painting” with Roger Curtis, “Gruppe on Painting” and “Brushwork” with Emile Gruppe, and “Painting with Light” with Betty Schlemm. He also wrote the historical Preface to W. M. Hunt’s “On Painting and Drawing.” Considered one of the most influential artists and art instructors in America, Movalli conducted workshops and painting demonstrations throughout the United States for both professional and amateur artists. His many travels were the inspiration for his fresh, energetic paintings.. Movalli died March 19, 2016. Awards: Over 50 awards from various organizations including: Hudson Valley Art Association, Lifetime Achievement Award - 2002 Steinschneider Award Spradling Award Cummings Award Ricklefs Award Ridgewood Award Rockport Art Association – Gold and Silver Medals Pegleg Award – 1997 Building Luts Award – 1998 Cooley Award Goldberg Award Guild of Boston Artists Award – 1980 Hibbard Award Figure Award Rotenberg Award Czerepark Award Fish Award Davis Award Cirino Award Davis Silver Medal – 1989,1994, 1998 Davis Gold Medal – 1982, 1993 North Shore Arts Association Gorton’s Waters of the World Award Clark Award Gruppe Award Reinert Award American Artists Professional League Award – 1997 Rocky Neck Colony Award – 1996 Salmagundi Club – Gold Metal Loeb Award – 1982 Gold Medal – 1985 Academic Artists Harriet Lumis Award -2002 Cirino Award Lumis Award Catok Award Publications: American Artist Magazine, Contributing Editor of over 70 articles, as well as American Art Review Magazine. American Artist Magazine, “A Conversation with Charles Movalli”, by Stanley Marcus Edited books with Emile Gruppe on: “Gruppe on Painting”, “Gruppe on Color”, “Brushwork”, “Brushwork for the Oil Painter” Edited with Betty Lou Schlemm on “Painting with Light” Edited with Paul Strisik on “The Art of Landscape Painting” Edition with Roger Curtis on “How to Paint Successful Seascapes”, “Color in Outdoor Painting” Education: BA – Clark University, Worcester, MA MA & PhD in English – University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Memberships: Guild of Boston Artists Hudson Valley Art Association Oil Painters of America (Signature Member) New England Watercolor Society Knickerbocker Artists Academic Artists North Shore Art Association Rockport Art Association Who’s Who in American Art – 1984 to Present Video – John Stobart’s Worldscape II: Gloucester with Charles Movalli (1996) |