Marci Oleszkiewicz
Marci Oleszkiewicz received
the AIS Award of Excellence
for her painting entitled "Memories" at the 9th annual
American Impressionist Society National juried exhibition.
The awards ceremony and reception took place on Friday November
21st.
This years awards juror was Landscape artist Calvin Liang. This
is Marci's second year to have received one of the top awards
for this exhibition.
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"My passion for art was
inspired at a young age. As a child, I always remember sitting
at my little desk making a picture. It seemed I often communicated
visually. Whether it was in a Christmas card to family or a personal
journal entry, there was always a drawing to be found. I remember
thinking how my little creations would become alive as I made
the final touches.
I was home schooled through most
of my schooling years. It was during this time that my first
art teacher gave me the initial inspiration to pursue my natural
drive toward art. I have since studied at The American Academy
of Art in Chicago, Marwen (a not for profit organization in which
I am now an alumnus) and at The Palette and Chisel Academy of
Fine Arts in Chicago. It was at the latter that I studied with
many amazing artists to whom I credit my knowledge on how to
see as a painter and am grateful for their generosity and encouragement.
Thank you to my instructors along the way, Clayton J. Beck III,
Scott Tallman Powers, Romel De La Torre, Diane Rath.
I am also inspired by many of
the great masters, including Antonio Mancini, John Singer Sargent,
Norman Rockwell and Richard Schmid to name a few.
In 2007 I was selected to be
included in Southwest Art Magazine's 21 Under 31 section in the
September 2007 issue".
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