Louis J. Santore

Thank you for checking out my profile. I am interested in connecting with artists and models that are like minded and interested in being apart of the projects I wish to create.

To be able to capture what is actually being seen is more than just a painting of someone you know: its the ability to respond and to translate what you actually see. To be a great painter requires a great deal of discipline, desire, passion and dedication. Understanding what to do in certain circumstances can be quite challenging. The one thing that I find very valid to my work is having a narrative. A narrative is a great way to illustrate an idea. Every study I have done and every painting I have made each one of them have helped educate the artist I have become. Every picture has a story. The key is to convey that story clearly. Unfortunately not everyone will see things the way you do but if you understand the basics you will have the ability to connect with any viewer visually. Everything I have done in my life I have learned from visual study. Art is a way to be yourself and a way for you to describe who you are and what you have. No one can ever take from you what you’ve gained but you can always learn more about yourself and learn more about the world around you.

EDUCATION:
Art Academy of Hillsborough:
Painting Techniques, Illustration principles and concepts: Instructor: Kevin Murphy
2009-2010

New York Academy of Art New York, NY 2002-2004
Master of Fine Arts in Painting
Awarded Cum Laude and $2500 scholarship

School Of Visual Arts New York, NY 1997-2001
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration

Marvel Comics Inc. New York, NY 1999-2001
Internship: Assistant of Editor Bobby Chase and assistant Editor Brian Smith


GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:

MONMOUTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls NJ, 2006-2013
Juried Show: Demonstration: Facial expression in watercolor Spring
Exhibited in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Chairman Artist management: Alice Berman

Joseph Thomas Galleries
White Plains NY
February 2008 Something About Love:
Alden staffing Inc.

Gravity Artworks Gallery
Norwalk, CT
Awfully Beautiful:
April 18 - May 16, 2009
Alden Staffing Inc.

Monmouth University
ROTARY ICE HOUSE GALLERY
(Faculty Exhibition)
Long Branch NJ, 2006:
Gallery Director, Scott Knauer

Covert Gallery
Red Bank NJ, 2005
Gallery director, Chris Covert
Art alliance
Open House Red Bank NJ, 2005


New York Academy of Art:
Diploma Project Exhibition: New York NY, 2004