Tina Figarelli

Education
2022-2024: Artist in Residence, East Oaks Studio, Raleigh NC
2022: Bachelor’s in Fine Arts: Painting, Northern Illinois University​
2020: Associate’s in Fine Arts, Harper College

Shows
2024: 81st Annual Juried Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN
2024: Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Centerpiece Gallery, Raleigh,
NC
2024: Bringing In The May, Collins Galleries, Cape Cod, MA
2024: 91st Annual Juried Hudson Valley Art Association Exhibition, Old Lyme, CT
2023: Annual Holiday Show, Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT
2023: Holiday Group Exhibition, Collins Galleries, Cape Cod, MA
2023: 80th Annual Juried Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN
2023: Making Their Mark, Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT
2023: Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery,
Birmingham, AL
2023: Summer Exhibition, Collins Galleries, Cape Cod, MA
2023: Members Only Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
2023: Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Reinert Fine Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
2022: Holiday Small Works Group Exhibition, Collins Galleries, Cape Cod, MA
2022: Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, James R. Ross Fine Art Gallery,
Indianapolis, IN
2022: 79th Annual Juried Salon Show, South Shore Arts, Munster, IN
2022: Annual Painting, Drawing, and Graphics Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
2022: BFA Show, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2022: 2022 Community College & Faculty Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, IL
2022: “Wunderkammer” Group show, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2022: “Quiet Recollections” Solo-show, Herb Aigner Gallery, Schaumburg, IL
2021: STEM Fest Juried Art Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, IL
2021: AAEGV Annual Juried Art Show, Elk Grove Village, IL
2021: “From Virtual to Reality” Group show, Clear Lake Arts Center, IA
2021: “Sibylline” Solo show, Clear Lake Arts Center, IA
2021: Faculty Art Exhibition, Water Street Studios, IL

Awards/Nominations
2024: Honorable Mention, “Nesting”, Portrait Society of America, Future Generation
Competition
2024: Thora Jensen Memorial Award, 91st Annual Juried Hudson Valley Art Association
Exhibition, Old Lyme, CT
2024: Select 50, “Saint Valentine”, Portrait Society of America, International Portrait
Competition

2023: 1st place, “To Bury A Friend”, Non-Commissioned Portrait, Portrait Society of America,
Member’s Only Competition
2023: Finalist, “Dearly Departed”, Animal, Portrait Society of America, Member’s Only
Competition
2023: Finalist, “Speak Of The Devil”, Portrait Society of America, Future Generation
Competition
2023: Arthur T. Hill Memorial Award, The Salmagundi Club
2023: Honorable Mention, “Bear With Me”, Portrait Society of America, Future Generation
Competition
2022: Semi-Finalist, Art Renewal Center 16th Annual Salon
2022: Award of Excellence, Eastern Regional Exhibition, Oil Painters of America
2022: Cegur/Pohl Award, South Show Arts 79th Annual Salon Show
2022: Best in Show, Artist Association of Elk Grove Village Juried Exhibition
2022: Susanna Aitchison MacSporran Scholarship Recipient, Oil Painters of America
2022: Art of the Portrait Scholarship Recipient, Portrait Society of America
2021: Award of Excellence, Elk Grove Village Artists Association
2021: NIU Foundation Impact Scholarship, Northern Illinois University
2021: Virginia “Gingie” Noe Memorial and O’Malley-Pugh Endowment Fund Scholarship,
Northern Illinois University

Publications
2024: Cover of “The Art Of The Portrait”, 1st quarter journal by the Portrait Society of America
2024: International Artist Magazine, “Competitive Spirit” by Michael Shane Neil, April/May
2024 edition
2024: International Artist Magazine, “Save Our Souls – Step by step by Tina Figarelli”, Feb/
March 2024 edition
2023: American Art Collector, “Going Out With A Bang” with Susan Powell Fine Art
2020: Southwest Art Magazine: “21 Under 31: Young Artists to Watch in 2020”
2019: Harper College’s Harbinger: Student Spotlight: Harper College Fall Art Exhibition 2019
Teaching
2024: “Telling A Story: Narrative Portrait Painting With Tina Figarelli” 3-day online workshop
with East Oaks Studio
2024: “Color Study Pre-Conference Workshop” assistant teacher alongside Louis Carr at the
26th Annual Portrait Society of America Pre-conference Workshop
2023: “Tiny But Mighty: The Importance of Color Studies” Lecture video with East Oaks
Studio