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Artist Biography
Nicholas P.
Santoleri grew up in
a rural area of Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he developed a fascination
with the landscape and colonial architecture found there. Through his paintings,
Santoleri hopes to evoke a sense of nostalgia blended with his belief that the
past must be permitted to intertwine with the present. Best known for the rich
detail and realistic style of his watercolor paintings, Nick has broadened his
creative vision through expanding his media and subject matter. The artist's
portfolio includes landscapes, still-life, and portraits in watercolor, oil,
pencil, and pen and ink. Nick is a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club and
continues to develop his artistic talent with classes at the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts.
Nick has established a national reputation through 20 years
of publishing fine limited edition prints from his original paintings.
Currently, Santoleri's prints are sold in hundreds of galleries throughout North
America and abroad. The self-taught artist has received numerous awards for his
work, and has been commissioned by corporations, universities, non-profits, and
individuals to create unique original artwork. Many of his paintings and
drawings have been displayed and sold by well known galleries and art shows.
Nick's original watercolors and limited edition prints are included in the
permanent collections of many corporations, government offices and educational
institutions. This constantly expanding list includes: PNC Bank, Astra Zeneca,
St. Joseph's University, LaSalle University, Thomas Jefferson Hospital, Unisys,
Double Tree, UPS, DuPont, and Philadelphia City Hall.
In 1998 Santoleri was honored to be included in a very select
group invited to the dedication of the Thoreau Institute in Concord, Mass.,
where he met President Clinton. To commemorate the event, he produced an oil
portrait of the President which hangs in the Thoreau Institute. Since 1991,
Santoleri has worked along with the Walden Woods Project using his limited
edition prints to help raise funds to support their efforts to purchase and
preserve the woodland surrounding Walden Pond made famous by Henry David Thoreau
in his book Walden. To date, two Santoleri prints, depicting the historic and
environmentally sensitive area around Walden Pond, have raised in excess of
$100,000 for the organization. Don Henley, Grammy Award-Winning recording artist
and founder of The Walden Woods Project, along with many illustrious
celebrities, have cosigned these prints making them especially valuable as
collectibles. Santoleri has also worked with the Salvation Army, the Ronald
McDonald House, and a number of other charitable organizations employing his
artwork for fundraising.
Santoleri's artwork was introduced to five continents through
the efforts of the "We, The People 200 Committee" which organized the
celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the signing of our nation's
Constitution. That organization chose Mr. Santoleri's print, "We, The People,"
to present to one hundred dignitaries, both national and foreign, who
participated in the festivities. The National Preservation Committee of Valley
Forge National Park has selected three of his prints to be sold through them at
the historic site. Santoleri's popular Philadelphia prints have been used on the
sets of a number of movies and TV shows shot in the Philadelphia area.
Over the years, Nicholas Santoleri has become an
internationally recognized artist. The close work with the Walden Woods Project
and its reach into the global environmental issues has brought Santoleri's
artwork worldwide attention. Several of his pieces have been published by a
Japanese firm for exclusive distribution in Japan and the fine art publisher New
York Graphic Society has published reproductions of Santoleri's artwork for
international distribution. Santoleri's available collection of original art and
limited edition prints and giclees can be seen online at www.Artist1.com.