Sandra Corpora
United States
Sandra Corpora OPA
"My paintings attempt to capture the essence of a place and time and the beauty I see around me. The way the light falls to create a pattern of values and colors is often the thing that inspires. It can be a person’s face, objects in a still life or the landscape softened by atmosphere, inspiration is everywhere."
From an early age, Sandra Corpora demonstrated exceptional ability at drawing and painting. She has a BFA in Painting from Kutztown University, receiving the prize for top fine art graduate. Sandra has studied in workshops with Nelson Shanks, John Osborne, T.M. Nicolas, Kenn Backhaus and Scott Jennings. She paints primarily from life in the studio and outdoors on location. She is inspired to constantly improve her skills as a painter in all subjects, figurative, still life and landscape. Sandra Corpora is a signature member of Oil Painters of America where she won an Award of Excellence. She’s also a member of the American Impressionist Society, American Women Artists, and the Portrait Painters of America where she was a finalist in the Members Competition. She also teaches and conducts workshops. Her work is in private and public collections in Italy, Canada, Norway, and the US. She is represented by Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS / JURIED SHOWS / AWARDS
2018 The Artist Magazine Annual Art Competition, Third Place Award for Animal/Wildlife
2018 Art Muse Contest August, Master Class Winner
2018 Plein Air Salon June/July, 2nd Place Overall and Best Animals & Birds, Plein Air Magazine
2018 American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI
2018 American Women Artists at the Haggin Museum Juried Exhibition, Stockton, CA, Award of Excellence
2018 FASO Fav 15% for February, April, May, June, August
2018 NOAPS Best of America Small Painting National Exhibition, Nashville, Tennessee
2017 Lehigh Art Alliance Fall Juried Exhibition, Best in Show
2017 FASO Fav 15% for March, July (two selected), December
2016 Art Renewal Center 12th International Finalist
2016 OPA Salon Show Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2016 FASO Fav 15% March 2016, September 2016,
2016 Solo Exhibition "New Dutch Landscapes" Charter School for the Arts, Bethlehem, PA
2016 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2016 Solo Exhibition "Sandra Corpora: Journeys" State Theatre for the Arts, Easton, PA
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