Joseph Sweeney
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Biographical Information
Studies
MFA in Printmaking, 1980 Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PABFA in Painting and Drawing, 1976 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Individual Exhibitions (selected)
2009 New Pastels (Rowing) Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA2007 Summer Paintings, Carbon County Cultural Project, Jim Thorpe PA
2006 Pastels, Carbon County Cultural Project, Jim Thorpe PA
2006 Rivers, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002 The Irish Coast, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2000 Farms and Fields/Central PA, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2000 New Work, Cabrini College, Radnor, PA
1997 1995 1992, 1990, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1981, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1992 1990, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1991 Helio Gallery, New York City
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2010 147th Annual Exhibition of Works on Paper Phila. Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA Second Place2009 146th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings Phila.Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA
2008 Summer Exhibition Anthony Rudisill, Joe Sweeney Peter McPhee Stone Harbor, NJ
2008 Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2008, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2007 Images 2007 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Robeson Gallery State College, PA
2007 Plein Air Festival 2007 Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2007 144th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA
2007 Pennsylvania Landscape, Colonial to Contemporary, Cantor/Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Haverford, PA (Catalog)
2006 ART in Embassies Program U.S. Dept. of State, (Catalog) Washington D.C. - In the Embassies of Port-of Spain, Trinidad & Kigali, Rwanda
2006 The Fellowship Show, 109th Annual Exhibition at the Plastic Club Philadelphia, PA
2006 Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2006, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2006 Masters in Montana Invitational, Chaparral Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
2005 142nd Annual Exhibition of Small oil Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA
2005 Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2005 Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2004 "Art of the State": Pennsylvania '04 Juried Exhibition The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
2004 Faculty Exhibition Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2003 The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 106th Annual Exhibition Chester Springs, PA
2003 The Unbroken Circle, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2002 Works on Paper Show, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Best in Show, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Catherine Gibbons Granger Award for Landscape, Chester Springs, PA
2002 PAFA Fine Arts Fellowship 105th Annual Menders Exhibition, Chester Springs, PA Award
2002 The Gamble Mill Show, Bellefonte, PA
2002 Landscapes-Mindscapes Exhibition, LBI Foundation, Long Beach Island, NJ
2002 139th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Phila. Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Woodmere Art Museum 62nd Juried Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA Juror: John Yau
2001 Pennsylvania Center for Landscape Painting Group Show (Scapes and Scrapes) Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA (A show for students of the Center)
2000 Philadelphia: A Crossroads for American Art, 1750-2000. The Union League Club. New York, NY and Debra Force Fine Art, Inc.
2000 Points Of Departure: Art on the Line. Main Line Art Center Haverford, PA Curated by Julie Courtney
2000 Color and Steel, Paintings by Joseph Sweeney, Sculpture by Joseph Mooney, Widener University, PA
1999 Philadelphia Water Color Club 99th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper at Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA
1999 For Pastel Only by the Pastel Society of America. Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA
1999 99th Anniversary Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper, Phila Water Color Club, Philadelphia PA
1999 The 27th Open exhibition for Pastel Only by the Pastel Society of America. New York, NY
1999 Culture and Agriculture, New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI
1999 59th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woomere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1998 98th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper, Phila. Water Color Club. Atlantic City, NJ & Krasdale Gallery, New York, NY Juror-Charles McVicker AWARD: Best of Show
1998 101st Annual Juried Members--Exhibitions, Fellowship of the PAFA ,Yellow Springs PA
1998 "Philadelphia Focus" Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1998 "Images '98" Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA Juror: Sarah Sargent. Award: Best of Show
1998 "Culture & Agriculture" New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, WI
1998 "Through the Heart of the City". Philadelphia Art Alliance. Philadelphia, PA
1998 "National Spring Open Juried Exhibit" Juror: Oswaldo Romberg, the Wayne Art Center , Wayne PA
1998 "Works on Paper 1998" Juror: Mark Rosenthal, Curator, S.R. Guggenheim Museum N.Y. Beaver College Glenside, PA
1997 Bianco Galley Annual Jurried Exhibition, Buckingham, Pa AWARD
1997 Art of the State: Pennsylvania '97 Jurried Exhibition The State Museum of Pennsylania, Harrisburg, PA
1996 Wayne Art Center Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA Award-Best of Show
1996 Art of the State: Pennsylvania '96 the State Museum of Pennsylania, Harrisburg, PA
1996 "Smith College Invitational Drawing Exhibition" Northampton, MA
1996 "Landscapes" Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1995 "Virtuosity" ACI Juried Exhibition on CD Philadelphia, PA
1995 "Pennsylvania" Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1995 "Waterworks" Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1995 "Concepts In Drawing", The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Co-Curator
1994 Gross McCleaf Gallery's 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1994 "Summer Skies", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1994 "A Diversity of Views", Artist Look at The Delaware River Watershed, The Nature
1994 Conservancy at The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA, Curator/Originator
1993 "Impressions XII", The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA, (Juried)
1993 "Estelle Gross Memorial Exhibition", Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
1993 "The Art of Etching", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1993 "By the Sea", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1992 "Atmospheres", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1991 "Landscape 1991", The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
1991 "Dad Vale Regatta Show", Nation Rowing Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1991 "The New Romanticism", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1990 "Sport in Art", Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA, (Catalog)
1990 "Reflections and Mirror Images", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1990 "Summer Place", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1990 "A Celebration of Philadelphia", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1990 "Festivals & Festivities" Curator Sigmund Balka, Bronx Museum, New York
1989 The Philadelphia Art Show, Featured Artist, Philadelphia, PA
1989 14th Annual West/Art and the Law Exhibition / Purchase Award / Minneapolis
1989 "Meticulous Realist Drawings", Squibb Gallery, Princeton, NJ, Curator Ronny Cohen
1989 "Vistas" New Landscapes, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1989 Gallery Artists, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1989 "Land, Sea, and Air", Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1988 The Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA
1988 "Pennsylvania Painting", Bucknell University, Juror Clement Greenberg
1988 Gallery Artist - Winter - Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1988 Summer Landscape Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1988 "Scenic River Days", Juried Show, 1st Place, Best of Show, Reading, PA
1988 "The Art of Sport", Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY
1988 Summer Preview, Benefit Show, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1987 Summer Landscape Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1987 "Seascapes, Landscapes, Cityscapes", Tobiah Kraa Gallery, Montclair, NJ
1987 The Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA
1986 Beaver College Juried Exhibition, Glenside, PA
1986 Sechuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongging, China
1986 Printmaking East/West Exchange, Tianjun, China
1986 161st Annual Exhibition - National Academy of Design, New York, NY
1986 "Talent '86", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1985 "Director's Choice", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1985 "Representational Work", Gallery G, Pittsburgh, PA
1985 "Landscape Artist From Pennsylvania", Virginia Intermont College, VA
1985 "Ten Realist Artists", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Eaglesmere Friends of the Arts, Eaglesmere, PA
1985 "Pennsylvania Painters and Printmakers", State College, PA
1983 "After Ten Years, 1971-1981", Philadelphia, College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1983 "42nd Annual Aware Painting Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA Juror A. Aladar Marberger
1982 "Ten Philadelphia Area Artists", Villanova University, Villanova, PA
1982 Hahnemann University Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1981 "Along the Schuylkill", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1981 "New Generation Show", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1979 "Juried Regional Art Exhibition", Williamsport, PA
1979 "13th Annual Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts", Juried Print and Drawing Exhibition, University Park, PA
1979 "Greater Harrisburg Arts Festival Juried Exhibit", Harrisburg, PA
1979 "17th Annual Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition", Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1979 Park Tower Gallery Award
1979 Pennsylvania State University Graduate Show, University Park, PA
1978 "Alumni Show", Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Associations and Memberships
Assistant Gallery Director. Instructor Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, PAGross McCleaf Gallery, 127 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-665-8138
Carspecken Scott Galleries, Wilmington DE
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Nature Conservancy
Video Production: "A Time for Caring" Production Assistant and Photo Stills American Nursing Assoc.
Bibliography
ART in Embassies Program. U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C. Oct. 2006Chester County Town & Country Living Fall 2005
Montgomery County Town & Country Living Jane Biberman Spring 2004
Philadelphia Water Color Club Catalog 2004
Chester County Town & Country Living CATHY VIKSJO Fall 1999
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Mary Ann Janco, The Arts, Main Line Neighbors section December 22, 2002
Main Line Times, MainLineLife, Suburban and Wayne Times, Marie Fowler, Emerald Isle
Cover for Main Line Ticket and Pp. 8 & 9, November 28, 2002
Philadelphia Water Color Club Catalog 2002
Philadelphia Water Color Club Catalog 1998. Best in Show.
MainLine Life ,Nancy Rhey, February 27, 1997 Atrs & Leasure cover and centerpiece
MainLine Life Christina Alex, January 25,1996 P. 7
The Baltimore Sun, Diane Schurper, August 20, 1996 p. 3E
The Baltimore Sun, John Dorsey, August 7, 1994
The Daily Local News, West Chester, PA, John Chambless Section B (Cover), Saturday, August 7, 1993
City Paper, Baltimore, MD, Mike Giuliano, July 23, 1993, pp. 24
USA Today, Thursday, September 12, 1991, pp. 7E
City Paper, Philadelphia, PA, Robin Rice, August 23-30, 1991
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohue, November 4, 1990, pp. 32M
"Art In Sport" Catalog, Michael W. Schantz, Ph.D., Woodmere Art Museum, October 1990
Gallery Guide, (Philadelphia), Cover, October 1990
The Evening Sun, Mike Giuliano, March 29, 1990 (Baltimore)
The Baltimore Sun, John Dorsey, March 29, 1990
Philadelphia Images, (Book) pub. by University of the Arts, October 1990
Delaware County Magazine, Donna McCole, March/April 1990
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohoe, June 2, 1990
New York Times, Vivian Raynor, May 21, 1990
The Illustrated, Candyce H. Stapen, Palm Beach, Regional Artists
Artforum, Ronny Cohen, September 1989
The Daily Record, Bernard Perlman, MD, December 13, 1988
Mid-Atlantic Country, Candyce H. Stapen, November 1987
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Donald Miller, October 26, 1985
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Ed Sozanski, "Art", November 1, 1984
American Artist, October 1984, William P. Scott, "Joe Sweeney: Painting Along the Schuylkill"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Victoria Donohoe, "Art", February 11, 1983
Commissions
1995 The Marriot Corporation , Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA1995 Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, PA
1994 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Three Large Pastels for 3M Corp., St. Paul, MN, Consultant Bonnie Sussman
1991 Seven Large Paintings for Riverview Entertainment Complex, Consultant Melissa Montague, Irving, TX
1987 Evan Randolph Portrait, Philadelphia, PA
1985 T.S.O. Financial, Horsham, PA, Consultant Galman/Lepow
1984 Reliance Insurance Company of America, Philadelphia, PA, Consultant Carolyn D'Alfonso
1983 Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, Consultant Carolyn D'Alfonso
Collections
American Association of Retired Persons, Lakewood, CAAmerada Hess Corporation, New York, NY
ARA Services, Philadelphia, PA
ATOCHEM Elf Aquitaine, Philadelphia, PA
AT&T, New York, NY
Bank of Tokyo, New York, NY
Bank of Tokyo, Washington, DC
Bell of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Blue Cross / Blue Shield, Camp Hill, PA
Chemical Bank, New York, NY
Chew and Formicola Associates, Philadelphia, PA
CIGNA Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Cunard Interior Design, London, England
CoreStates Bank, Reading, PA
E.I. DuPont de Nemours Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Philadelphia, PA
Ewing, Cole, Cherry, Parsky Architects, Philadelphia, PA
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Fidelity Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance, Radnor, PA
Rita Rich Fraad Collection, New York, NY
Glenmede Trust Company, Philadelphia, PA
Haab Oil Company, Philadelphia, PA
Hunt Manufacturing, Philadelphia, PA
Johnson & Johnson Inc., New Brunswick, NJ
Mrs. John B. Kelly, Philadelphia, PA
Kraft Foods Group, Philadelphia, PA
Krasdale Foods, New York, NY
3M Corporation, St. Paul, MN
Manufacturers Hanover, New York, NY
McDonald's Corporation of America, New York, NY
McKinsey and Company, Cleveland, OH
Merrill Lynch, Philadelphia, PA
New Jersey National Bank, Trenton, NJ
NRG America Life, Philadelphia, PA
Penn Mutual Insurance, Horsham, PA
The Pew Trust, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Free Library Print Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, MD
Pittsburgh National Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
PNB - CoreStates Financial Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Prescott Forbes
Price, Waterhouse, Baltimore, MD
Price Waterhouse, Philadelphia, PA
Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, PA
RCA Corporation, Cherry Hill, NJ
Reading Company, Philadelphia, PA
Reliance Insurance Company of America, Philadelphia, PA
Richard I. Rubin & Co., Philadelphia, PA
Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Squibb Museum, Princeton, NJ
Touche Ross and Company, Philadelphia, PA
Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby, Philadelphia, PA
T.S.O. Financial, Horsham, PA
Undine Barge Club, Philadelphia, PA
United Artist Corp. Riverview Entertainment Complex, Philadelphia, PA
Vesti Corporation, Boston, MA
West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN
Westinghouse Electric, Pittsburgh, PA
Wolf, Block, Schorr, Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, PA
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
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