Jo Ellen Reinhardt

Phone: 508-963-7777

Email: joellenreinhardt@gmail.com                           

Websites: www.joellenreinhardt.com

                   www.nesfa-worcester.com

Work Experience

• 2015 – present          New England School of Fine Art, Worcester, MA                                                                                                               Co-founder and Principal Instructor
• 2016                          Exhibition organizer - Reflections of Italy, Washed in Watercolor
• 2015                          Plein Air Painting in Tuscany, ToscanaAmericana,  Italy                              
• 2010 – present          Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA  -                                                                                                             Adjunct Instructor                                                                        
• 2007 – 2015              Worcester Art Museum, Worcester,  MA – Instructor 
• 2008 – present          Workshops and Demonstrations

Education

·         2007 – 2008                New School of Classical Art, Pawtucket, Rhode Island

·         1992 – 1995                Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

                                              Scientific and Technical Illustration

·         1981 – 1985                Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts, BA Art

Awards and Recognitions

·         2014 ~ Francesca Anderson Fine Art – Director’s Choice

·         2012 ~ Cape Cod Art Association – Honorable Mention

·         2012 ~ Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Recognition Award

·         2011 ~  Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Recognition Award

·         2010 ~ Academic Artists Association – Graphic Honor Award

·         2010 ~ Worcester Arts Council – Artist’s Grant

Gallery Representation

·         Copley Society of Art, Newbury Street, Boston, MA

·         Gallery Antonia, 578 Main Street, Chatham, MA

·         Scott Bundy Galleries, Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, ME

Exhibitions

·         2016 - Washed in Watercolor, Petersham Art Center, Petersham, MA

·         2016 - Reflections of Italy, First Unitarian Gallery, Worcester, MA

·         2015 –Francesca Anderson Fine Art,  Almost Miniature Show, Lexington, MA

·         2015 - Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Everything Farming, Lexington, MA

·         2015 – Lockwood - Mathews Museum, Childhood Portraits, Norwalk, Ct.

·         2015 – Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Go Figure, Pawtucket, RI

·         2015 – Copley Society of Art, New Members Show, Boston, MA

·         2014~ Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Almost Miniature Show, Lexington, MA ***Director’s Choice***

·         2014~ Copley Society of Art, Holiday Small Works, Boston, MA

·         2014 ~ Faces of Winter, Connecticut Portrait Society, Stamford, CT

·         2013 ~Art Renewal Center, 2013 International Salon

·         2013 ~Academic Artists Association 62nd National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism, CT

·         2013 ~Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Visual Art Show, Worcester, MA

·         2012 ~ National Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA ***Honorable Mention***

·         2012 ~ Faces of Winter, Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, Stamford, CT

·         2012 ~ Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Visual Art Show, Worcester, MA - ***Recognition**

·         2012 ~ Paintings from Tuscany, Petersham Art Center, Petersham, MA

·         2011 ~ Academic Artists Association, 61st National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism, Springfield, MA

·         2011 ~ Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Visual Art Show –***Traditional Medium Award***

·         2010 ~ Academic Artists Association, 60th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism                      

·          *** Graphic Arts Honor Award***

·         2010 ~ Faces of Winter, Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, Stamford, CT 

·         2009 ~  Exhibition at Grafton, Vermont, August 30 - September 10

·         2009 ~ New England Regional Competition, The Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA,

·         2009 ~ Worcester Art Museum, Faculty Exhibition,  Worcester, MA,

·         2009 ~ ACM Gallery Plein Air Exhibition, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Manchester, MA

·         2008 ~ Hudson River Art Association, Old Lyme, CT - Juried Exhibition

·         2006 ~ Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Scranton, PA - International Juried Exhibition

·         2006 ~ Erlich Gallery, Marblehead, MA

·         2005 ~ Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA - 

·         2005 ~ Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA - Juried Exhibition

Additional Educational Instruction

·         2015 – Watercolor Demonstration – Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA

·         2014 – Portrait Demonstration – Shrewsbury Art Guild

·         2012-  Portrait Demonstration – Foxboro Art Association

·         2010 – Still Life Demonstration – Northborough Art Guild

Publications (Articles that reference my work)

·         Worcester Telegram, March 2014

·         Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market, 2013

·         Photographer’s Market, 2013

·         Worcester Magazine September 5, 2013

·         Art Renewal Center Catalog, 2013

·         Artist’s Magazine, January/February 2012

·         American Art Collector, June 2011

·         Chatham Magazine, 2011

Juried Memberships

·         Academic Artists Association

·         Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists

·         Copley Society of Art (plus Portrait Registry)

·         Pennsylvania Watercolor Society