Beginning employment as a commercial artist/illustrator, Tony D'Amico later founded his own promotional marketing agency, Creative Alliance based in Southport, CT. The client roster included PepsiCo, AT&T, Tiffany & Company, eBay and the Guinness Importing Company. Evolving into one of the top promotion and event marketing agencies in the US, he later sold the company to the Publicis Group, an international advertising and media services conglomerate. Channeling his creativity into a full time career as a fine artist, Tony has studied with a number of nationally recognized artists such as Donald Demers, Matt Smith, and Ray Roberts. His artwork has been recognized over the years with many national awards. Tony is a signature member of both the American Impressionist Society and the National Oil Painters & Acrylics Society, a member of the Salmagundi Club, Oil Painters of America and elected member of The Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. He is represented by The Hughes Gallery in Boca Grande, Florida and the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut. SELECTED SHOWS & AWARDS American Impressionist Society Annual National Juried Exhibitions Art Renewal Center Salon Oil Painters of America Annual National Exhibition Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibitions National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society Best of America Juried Exhibitions International Marine Art Exhibition Mystic Maritime Gallery Randy Higbee 6x6 The Laumeister Fine Art Competition “The Triumph of Winter” Invitational Exhibition at the National Arts Club Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition 2nd Prize - FASO Bold Brush Art Contest Bold Brush Award - FASO Bold Brush Art Contest Finalist - Art Renewal Center (ARC) Purchase Award - American Impressionist Society Finalist Best Building - Plein Air Magazine Salon competition Finalist Best Water - Plein Air Magazine Salon competition Award of Excellence - National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society International Florence and Ernest Thompson Award - Allied Artists of America 2nd Prize - National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society International Painting selected to represent the Salmagundi Club on Holiday Card Salmagundi Club Juried Exhbitions:First Prize (The Silvio Valerio Award)Philip Isenberg Memorial AwardThe President’s AwardThe Sourcetek AwardThe Salmagundi AwardThe Hobart Nichols Award You can visit Tony's website to view more of his work here.