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2025 Ohio Artist Registry Juried Exhibition

Paul Rienzo

Home 1155 Cheyenne Dr 1155 Cheyenne Dr County: Hamilton
Cincinnati OH 45216 United States Home Phone: 5132060169 Website: PaulRienzo.com

Bio

Awards

  • Emerald City Classic, Wichita, Kansas: 1st Professional Acrylic & Oil (2) 4th Grand Prize Professional
  • Chamber of Commerce Exhibit, Old Saybrook, Connecticut: 2nd Grand Prize
  • Tau Beta Pi Society Centennial Poster Contest, Tempe, Arizona: 1st Prize
  • Harvest Home Competition, Cheviot, Ohio: 1st Prize, 3rd Prize, Honorable Mention (2)
  • The Artist Views The City Competition, Dayton, Ohio: Juror’s Award
  • Arts Consortium Open Competition, Cincinnati, Ohio: Juror’s Award
  • Wyoming Art Show, Wyoming Ohio: 1st Prize
  • “Amplify”, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, Ohio: 2nd Prize
  • “ReMEMBERed”, Dayton Society of Artists, Dayton, Ohio: Honorable Mention, Best in Show
  • Ohio Art League, Best in Show Fall Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention Spring Juried Exhibition
  • Art Comes Alive, ADC International Show, Lifetime Achievement Award, Best in Show Runner-up, Purchase award, Male Artist of the Year, Still Life Artist of the Year
  • Middletown Arts Center Regional, President’s Award, Honorable Mention
  • “Refresh”, Dayton Society of Artists, 3rd Place
  • Evendale Juried Show, 3rd Place
  • Springfield Art Museum Member Show, 2nd Place
  • Camelback Gallery, Still Life, Bronze Medal (2)
  • “Inspir’d”, Dayton Society of Artists, 1st Place
  • Biennial Exhibition, Ohio Arts Council, Finalist
  • Miamisburg Art Gallery, Annual Juried Show, Best in Show
  • Individual Excellence Aware, Ohio Atts Council

Solo Shows

·        Ariel Gallery, SoHo, New York, New York

·        University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

·        Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio

·        Middletown Fine Arts Center, Middletown, Ohio

·        Gallery on High, Columbus, Ohio

·        Columbus Athletic Club, Columbus, Ohio

·        Fairfield County Public Library, Lancaster, Ohio

·        Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

·        Mason Fine Arts Gallery, Mason, Ohio

·        Dayton Art Society Project Space, Dayton, Ohio

·        Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, Ohio

·        Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, Ohio

·        Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio

·        Dairy Barn, Athens, OH

·        Yellow Springs Arts Center, Yellow Springs, OH

·        Carnegie Art Center, Covington, Kentucky

·        Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts

Artist Statement

Paul Rienzo is an award-winning artist in Cincinnati, Ohio. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including an article in American Artist’s Watercolor Magazine. He has shown around the US, including a solo exhibition in New York City’s Soho district. His work is found in numerous collections, including the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Plaza in La Paz, Bolivia. In 2021, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the international Art Comes Alive exhibition. Paul is also an experienced juror and four-time author.

Portfolio

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