The following information is from the artist, February 2004:. "I view my paintings as an opportunity to share with others my love for life, nature and beauty. " . Born in New York in 1936, Joe... Read full biography
The following information is from the artist, February 2004:. "I view my paintings as an opportunity to share with others my love for life, nature and beauty. " . Born in New York in 1936, Joe Abbrescia exhibited in early childhood a strong capacity to draw and paint. His father always carried in... Read full biography
The following information is from the artist, February 2004:. "I view my paintings as an opportunity to share with others my love for life, nature and beauty. " . Born in New York in 1936, Joe Abbrescia exhibited in early childhood a strong capacity to draw and paint. His father always carried in his wallet a small drawing of a bird that Joe had done at the age of three. As a teenager he began attending art classes at the Chicago Art Institute and completed his formal training at Chicago's... Read full biography
The following information is from the artist, February 2004:. "I view my paintings as an opportunity to share with others my love for life, nature and beauty. " . Born in New York in 1936, Joe Abbrescia exhibited in early childhood a strong capacity to draw and paint. His father always carried in his wallet a small drawing of a bird that Joe had done at the age of three. As a teenager he began attending art classes at the Chicago Art Institute and completed his formal training at Chicago's American Academy of Art under the direction of William Mosby. During his tour in the U. S. Army, he served as an illustrator in Anchorage Alaska, and it was there that he began teaching art, as well. Following that he worked as a commercial artist in a... Read full biography
The following information is from the artist, February 2004:. "I view my paintings as an opportunity to share with others my love for life, nature and beauty. " . Born in New York in 1936, Joe Abbrescia exhibited in early childhood a strong capacity to draw and paint. His father always carried in his wallet a small drawing of a bird that Joe had done at the age of three. As a teenager he began attending art classes at the Chicago Art Institute and completed his formal training at Chicago's American Academy of Art under the direction of William Mosby. During his tour in the U. S. Army, he served as an illustrator in Anchorage Alaska, and it was there that he began teaching art, as well. Following that he worked as a commercial artist in a major art studio in Chicago. In 1965, he founded the Village Art School in Skokie, Illinois. His unique teaching method... Read full biography
Joe Abbrescia - Artist Info
About Joe Abbrescia: Books
Books & Publications (16)
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Canyon Magic Landmark Art from the Picerne Collection (Exhibition catalog)
2010
Fillmore, Gary
77 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Western Rendezvous of Art 2003 (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Ed. Montana Historical Society
0 pages (color)
Enchanted Isle: A History of Plein-Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island
2003
Stern, Jean; Roy C. Rose and Molly Siple
256 pages (color)
Art of the West Guidebook of Western Artists 2001 Edition
2001
Editors, Art of the West
88 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Mountain Oyster 28th Annual Contemporary Western Art Show (Exhibition catalog)
1997
Mountain Oyster Club
56 pages
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Freshen Your Paintings with New Ideas
1994
Lehrman, Lewis Barrett
135 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Energize Your Paintings with Color 12 Artists Show You the Way
1993
Lehrman, Lewis Barrett
133 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
The Red Book Western American Price Index
1993
Southwest Art
126 pages
The Plein Air Painters of America Exhibit and Sale (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Catalina Art Association
64 pages (color)
Artist Invitational '87 C M Russell Museum (Exhibition catalog)