TAWA at 45
The Exhibition
Larry Chestnut
Assunpink Fallen Tree
acrylic, 2021; 36″w x 30″h
Larry Chestnut received his BA in art education from Trenton State College. He also attended Mercer County Community College, Trenton, NJ; School of Visual Arts, NYC; and PAFA, Philadelphia, PA. He was a docent at PAFA; a graphic artist for NJDOT; a freelance artist/illustrator; adult schoolteacher, Hamilton, NJ; public school teacher, Wanaque, NJ; advertising agency artist, Trenton, NJ; juror and painting demonstrator; art teacher, MCCC Continuing Ed.; Princeton Arts Council, Princeton, NJ; painting instructor, BCCC, Newtown, PA; given various painting workshops; and teacher, Artworks, Trenton, NJ.
He has received numerous awards, including Mercer County Juried Award /Purchase; Monmouth County National Juried show, Best in Show; Johnson & Johnson Permanent Collection; First Place & Purchase, New Hope Paint Out; Mayor’s Award for Excellence-Ellarslie Open XXXVII; Farnsworth Gallery, Best in Show; Trenton Museum Society Purchase, XXVII Ellarslie Open; Burlington County Plein Air, People’s Choice Award; Mercer Co. Cultural & Heritage Commission Purchase/Award; SRI permanent collection, Princeton, NJ; PSC Juried Show (twice), Honorable Mention; 83rd Phillips Mill Award & Sale; AOY Best in Show & Sale; 84th Phillips Mill Show, Best in Show & Sale; 86th Phillips Mill Exhibit Award & Sale; 2016 Gold Light Gallery Award; 2016 NHHS Parry Medal Award; 87thPhillips Mill Award & Sale; 2018 Artsbridge Members Show, Best in Show; 2018 PSC Art of The Flower Exhibit, Best Still Life; 2018 Medford Fall Juried Show, 2nd Place Award; 2018 Stover Mill Juried Award and Sale; 2019 Medford Art Center, Art of the Flower, Best in Show; 2019 Stover Mill Juried Show Award; 2020 Medford members show, first place; 2020 Mercer County Purchase Award; 2021 PSC Gala Invitational, Honorable Mention; and 2022 Medford Art Center, Art of the Flower, Best in Show.
“The emphasis in my artwork, has always been placed on the process: the thoughts and logistics that go into creating a work of art. From initial concept to completion, a work is a constant process of analysis and uncertainty. My work is eclectic in its subject matter and inspired by the elements, shapes, and colors I see every day.”