CALENDAR OF ART EVENTS

September 15 - 30, 2006

MANITOU GALLERIES

International Guild of Realism Group Show

A major show at a premier Santa Fe Gallery located in the heart of the historic plaza area of Santa Fe. Opening night will September 15th, 2006 with a reception from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. The show will continue through September 30, 2006.

FEBRUARY, 2005

THREE YEAR TROMPE L'OEIL MUSEUM TOUR

Contemporary Trompe l'Oeil Exhibition

"Tromple l'Oeil: The Art of Illusion"

Gary Erbe, Guest Curator

Organized by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services

"Queen of Hearts" by Donald Clapper will be in this Exhibition
Smith Kramer Fine Art Services

Donald Clapper is pleased to announce that he will be a major participant in this three year traveling museum tour organized by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services of Kansas City. The tour will be held within up to 12 different museums across the nation. Clapper will be contributing 8 paintings to this prestigious event. This exhibition brings together some of the leading contemporary Trompe l'Oeil artists in America today, such as Donald Clapper, Larry Charles, Eric Conklin, Ken Davies, Gary Erbe, Michael Gallarda, Gerold Hodge, Michael Molnar, Gale Tate, Debra Teare and Gregory West.

MARCH, 2004

VANIER GALLERIES

Trompe l'Oeil Society Group Show

"The Art of Illusion"

Vanier Galleries Show

A major Show at a premier Scottsdale Gallery located in the heart of the Art District and opening on March 4th, 2004, and showing through March 27th, 2004. This Show will be the largest collection of Trompe l'Oeil paintings ever assembled in the State of Arizona.

APRIL, 2003

LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM

"Visual Deceptions: Trompe l'Oeil Society of Artists"

Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Exhibition

A Trompe l'Oeil Society Museum Exhibition held in conjuction with the Exhibition "Feast the Eye, Fool the Eye: Still Life and Trompe l'Oeil Paintings From the Oscar and Maria Salzer Collection" in Wausau, Wisconsin, from April 5th, 2003 through June 1st, 2003. This is the first Trompe l'Oeil Museum Exhibition that has combined Historic Trompe l'Oeil paintings with Contemporary works. The Director of the Museum, Kathy Foley, wrote a scholarly six page article published in the April issue of American Art Review magazine.

MARCH, 2003

ELEANOR ETTINGER GALLERY

Trompe l'Oeil Society Group Show

"The Art of Trompe l'Oeil:
"Deception and Illusions In The New Century"

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery Show

This was the largest comprehensive Trompe l'Oeil Gallery Show ever in New York City and was held from March 6th, 2003 through March 30th, 2003. The Society members all attended this prestigious event and also had its Annual Members Meeting at the Historic National Arts Club in Gramercy Park. The Show was well received by art collectors and art enthusiasts alike, and also garnered a favorable critical review by the largest art magazine in the country, Art News, in their June, 2003 issue.

MARCH, 2003

PHOENIX ART MUSEUM

"Trompe l'Oeil Style: Fashion's Art of Illusion"

Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition

A Museum Exhibition held in central Phoenix from March 8th, 2003 through June 15th, 2003. This was a very creative and unique Museum Exhibition because it combined Trompe l'Oeil in Fashion Design with Fine Art Trompe l'Oeil. A special thanks to Dennita Sewell, Curator of Fashion Design of the Phoenix Art Museum, for her innovative and creative ideas resulting in this one-of-a-kind Exhibition.