Montgomery Art Association is once again teaming up with the Art Clinic Online to bring you another inspiring event. The ACO Figure Painting Forum will take place on Saturday, February 22nd, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. via Zoom. Join us as Brian Kreydatus, Susan O’Neill and Nichole M. Santiago discuss the state of figurative painting in the DMV area and share their personal insights on working with the live model. These ACO events are free and open to the public, thanks to the Montgomery Art Association (MAA) and sponsors like you!
About the Artist Presetting at the Art Clinic Online Figure Painting Forum
Nicole Santiago is a representational painter whose work centers on narrative figure compositions and still lifes. Over her career, she has shown in more than 150 exhibitions and is currently affiliated with First Street Gallery in New York City, where she will hold her fourth solo show with the gallery this spring. Most recently, Santiago was recognized as a finalist for the prestigious Bennett Prize, one of the U.S.’s most significant painting prizes for women working in the realist figurative tradition. Santiago resides in Williamsburg, VA, where she teaches figure drawing at the College of William and Mary.
Susan O’Neill holds a BFA with graduate studies from the University of Michigan and additional education at Rhode Island School of Design, Corcoran School of Art, Studio Incaminati, The Art Students League in New York, and The Art League in Alexandria, Virginia, studying under internationally recognized instructors. She is the recipient of
numerous awards, including Finalist and Certificate of Excellence awards from the Portrait Society of America’s International Portrait Competition. Susan’s enthusiastic and informative teaching style emphasizes the importance of a strong foundation in art and design principles, essential for creating vibrant and unique works of art. As an
energetic and engaging instructor, Susan combines anatomy with character expression, bringing a sense of gusto and novelty to her life drawing and painting courses. In support of the 2017 Teacher Institute at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, O’Neill demonstrated and lectured on figurative oil painting techniques of the Venetian Renaissance. She is currently on the faculty at The Art League and is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. Additionally, she is represented by the Principle
Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia.
Brian Kreydatus received his BFA from Syracuse University and MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1995 he was awarded a Fulbright Grant to Dublin, Ireland and was a member of the Black Church Print Studio. He is a Professor at William & Mary where he has taught printmaking and life drawing since 2001.
Mr. Kreydatus’s primary source of imagery is the figure with an emphasis on the human condition. He has had Solo Exhibitions in Philadelphia, Washington (DC), Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Chicago. Mr. Kreydatus has also participated in numerous group shows in New York, Philadelphia, Ireland, France, Serbia, Canada, China, Portugal, and Japan.
