ELLEN BUSELLI
www.ellenbuselli.com
@ellen_buselli (instagram)
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BIOGRAPHY
Painter Ellen Buselli uses her collection of antique vases, old Roman glass, American Arts & Crafts pottery, pueblo pottery, and other artifacts for subject matter in her still-life and floral paintings. Her careful observation of chiaroscuro, form, edges, values, color, and textures evoke a calm classical order, and a sense of timelessness in her work.
After study at the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy, and Cornell University (BFA ), Buselli attended classes at the Art Students League.
Painting from life is the ultimate challenge and always captivating for Buselli. This holds true for studio paintings as well as plein air landscapes.
Her inspiration and influences include the paintings of Vermeer, Chardin, Fantin La Tour, Emil Carlsen, John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, Sorolla, Levitan, Giorgio Morandi, Walter Murch, Williard Metcalf and others.
Buselli’s paintings have been accepted to numerous national juried and museum exhibitions winning awards at many of them. She has exhibited her work in galleries throughout the country, and is in many private collections.
Buselli has collected recognition and awards from the Art Renewal Center, The Portrait Society of America, Butler Museum of American Art, Oil Painters of America ( Best Still Life Award, Winsor & Newton Award of Excellence, Richeson Silver Brush Award), International Artists Magazine ( several feature articles), American Artist Magazine ( Cover and Feature), The Artist’s Magazine ( Cover and Feature), Plein Air Magazine Salons ( Best Building, Best Floral), BoldBrush Award, American Women Artists ( Best in Show) , the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, and many other venues.
In addition to the still-life genre and floral painting, Buselli also paints plein-air landscapes, portraits, animal portraits, interiors, and the figure,
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EDUCATION
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, BFA degree
Tyler School of Art in Rome, Rome, Italy
Art Students League of New York
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2024
California Art Club - elected as Out of State Artist
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Marc Arts, Wichita , KS
American Women Artists, Masters Exhibition, Tubac Art Center, Tubac, AZ
2023
Plein Air Magazine Salon October 2023 :Three paintings selected as part of the Top 100 Paintings, Juror John Manzara, owner of Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
The Almenara Collection, Honorable Mention, Cordoba Spain
Plein Air Painters of New Mexxico, National Juried Exhigition, Legends of the West Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Cornell University, Architecture Art Planning Alumni Archive Profile
International Guild of Realism National Juried Exhibition, Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Reinert Fine Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
Art Renewal Center Salon 2023, Finalist, Fully From Life Category, three paintings selected as semi-finalists.
Portrait Society of America, Finalist in Members Competition, Still Life Category
Salmagundi Club Gallery, Inanimate Musings Still Life Exhibition from the Permanent Collection, New York, NY
2022
Art Renewal Center Salon 2022 - Semi Finalist for Plein Air, Still Life, Fully From Life Categories
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, American Women Artists National Exhibition - Breaking Through: The Rise of Women Artists - GRAND PRIZE WINNER!!!
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, National Juried Exhibition, Wild Sage Gallery, Taos, NM
Taos Enchanted Circle Plein Air Competition, PAPNM, Wilder Nightingale Gallery and Blumenschein Museum, Taos, NM
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, California Arts Center, Escodido Museum, CA
American Impressionist Society First Juried On-Line Salon 2021
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition: Fourth Place/Plein Air Category
Ridgewood Art Institute, NJ: Juror of Awards for the Annual National Exhibition
2020
International Artists Magazine 10 Page Feature, “Paint to Finish” plus Process Discussion, March/Feb Issue 2020
Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL - Visiting Instructor - Painitng - Winter Workshops 2020
Booth Museum American Women Artists Juried Exhibition and Video Highlight , Booth Museum, GA 2020
Oil Painters of America, National Juried Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredricksberg, TX 2020
American Impressionist Society 21st National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery, St George, UT 2020
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, National Juried Exhibition, Wilder Nightingale Gallery, Taos, NM 2020
2019
Portrait Society of America 15th Annual Members Only Competition, 5th Place - Still Life Category 2019
Allied Artists of America, 105th Annual Juried Exibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
Art Renewal Center 2019 Salon Finalist for Still Life and In Fully From Life Categories
Oil Painters of America 28th National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery, St. George, Utah
Oil Painters of America Virtuosos of OPA Exhibtion, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL
International Artists Magazine, Finalist - Floral and Garden Challenge, February/March Issue, full page editorial
Plein Air Magazine Salon, March 2019 issue, Best Floral Award
Richeson Art Meritous Finalist Award - Figurative
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico - National Annual Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe Art Collector Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) National Juried Exhibition, Sorrell Sky Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Oil Painters of America 27th Juried National Exhibition, Steamboat Springs Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
Art Renewal Center Finalist 2018 ARC Salon, and Staff Award Winner—Traveling Exhibit: MEAM Barcelona, Sotheby’s LA, Salmagundi Club NYC
International Artists Magazine, Finalist - Favorite Things Challenge, April/May Issue, full page editorial
Salmagundi Club - Centenial Exhibition Banner
2017
Portrait Society of America - Member Competition Finalist - Still Life Category
Oil Painters of America's Eastern Regional Juried Exhibibion, Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St Simons Island, GA
Plein Air Magazine Salon August/September 2017- Finalist -Plein Air Landscape with Architecture Category
Butler Institute of American Art, Midyear Annual Juried Exhibition, Youngstown, Ohio
Art Renewal Center, 2016-17 Salon Finalist, Still Life Category, Daniel Graves - Juror
The Artist's Magazine Annual Competition 2017, Finalist-Still Life Category
Salmagundi Club - "Radiant Still Life" Exhibition, Award for Outstanding Work, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club - Fall Auction, "Sylvia Marie Glesmann Floral - Still Life Award, New York, NY
2016
Bold Brush Award Winner, March 2016, FASO , Juror - Zoey Frank
FASO 15% Fav, July 2016
Principle Gallery, "Root To Bloom" International Juried Exhibition, Alexandria, VA , Juror - Teresa Oaxaca
2010
Salmagundi Club Invited Guest Artist - One Woman Show, Patrons Gallery
Salmagundi Club Invited Guest Artist - Salon Still Life Workshop
2009
Art Renewal Center, 2009 Salon, Semi-Finalist, Still Life Category
Oil Painters of America National Annual Juried Exhibition, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008
American Artist Magazine, Cover Award, Feature Article, January 2008
2007
Oil Painters of America National Annual Juried Exhibition, WhistlePik Gallery, Fredricksburg, TX
American Artist Magazine, First Place Winner, 70th Anniversary Competition
American Women Artists,-Masters Choice Award - Lekae Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
American Women Artists, Master Signature Status
2005
The Artist’s Magazine, First Cover Competition Winner, Feature Article
2004
The Artist’s Magazine, Honorable Mention for Still-Life, Annual Art Competition
2003
Oil Painters of America, Best Still Life Award, Annual National Juried Exhibition, Nichols Gallery, Taos, NM - Kevin Macpherson, Juror of Awards
Oil Painters of America, Signature Status
2002
American Women Artists, Best in Show Award, Annual Juried Exhibition - Collumbine Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
The Artist’s Magazine, Finalist in Still-Life Category, Annual Competition
Oil Painters of America, Jack Richeson Silver Brush Award, Annual National Juried Exhibition, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, IL, David Leffel, Juror of Awards
2000
National Academy of Design National Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
Oil Painters of America, Winsor & Newton Award of Excellence, Annual National Juried Exhibition, Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA
1999
Oil Painters of America National Annual Juried Exhibition Vanier Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998
Allied Artists of America, Gilmore-Romans Memorial Award, Annual Juried Exhibition
1993
Ridgewood Art Institute, First for Still Life Painting Award, Annual Juried Exhibition
1990
Knickerbocker Artists, Loeb Memorial Award for Painting, Annual Juried Exhibition
American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter Award for Painting, Annual Juried Exhibition
The Art Students League of New York, Tom Creem Merit Scholarship
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY - Artists Under 30 Get a Showcase Juried Exhibition
ARTICLES & PRESS
https://alumni-archive.aap.cornell.edu/profile/ellen-buselli - Cornell University Alumni Archive Profile
Inanimate Musings, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY March 2023
Artists Spotlight, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, June 24th, 2022
Grand Prize , Customs House Museum, American Women Artists 2022
SOSLACE, by Ellen Buselli, Oil Painters of America Blog April 25, 2022
International Artists Magazine, “Paint to Finish” 10 page article on process - Feb/March Issue 2020
International Artist Magazine - Finalist - Floral & Garden Challenge - Feb/March Issue 2019
International Artists Magazine - Finalist - Favorite Things - April/May Issue, 2018
Plein Air Magazine Salon - Best Building Award - August/September 2017
Bold Brush Award, FASO-Informed Collector Online Newsletter, July 2016 – Zoey Frank, Jurer of Awards
American Artist, “Complete Guide to Flower Painting”, by Naomi Ekperigin, Fall 2011
The Artist’s Magazine, “Best Techniques and Stories that Inspire”, special edition.
Western Art Collector, “Celebrating Women in the Arts”, American Women Artists Preview, October 2010
Lines and Colors, Charley Parker, April 2010
American Art Collector, Small Works and Miniatures, Cheryl Newby Gallery, November 2009
American Artist, “Morandi’s Influence on Contemporary Still Life Painters”, December 2008
American Artist Online, “How to Set up a Still Life”, by Naomi Ekperigin, October 2008
American Art Collector, “Floral Geometry”, by Joshua Rose, November 2007
American Art Review, Classical Realism Show Announcement, Cheryl Newby Gallery, March/April 2007
The Artist’s Magazine, “The Best of 2004”, by Jenny Wohlfarth, December 2004
International Artist, International Showcase of Prize Winners, January, 2003
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA, National Juried Exhibition, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS
AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS, Masters Exhibition, Tubac Arts Center, Tubac, AZ
2023
ALMENARA COLLECTION, Cordoba, Spain
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO, National Juried Exhibition, Legends of the West Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
INTERNATIONAL GUILD OF REALISM NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA 2023 NATIONAL EXHIBITION, Reinart Fine Art, Charleston, SC
2022
CUSTOMS HOUSE MUSEUM, AWA - Breaking Through: The Rise of American Women Artists, Clarksville, TN
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO, NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION 2022, Wild Sage Gallery, Taos, NM
SALMABUNDI CLUB , ANNUAL BLACK & WHITE EXHIBITION, New York, NY
LANDSCAPES Juried Exhibition, Skylight Gallery, SALMAGUNDI CLUB, New York, NY
2021
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY 2ND ON-LINE SALON EXHIBITION
TAOS ENCHANTED CIRCLE PLEIN AIR COMPETITION, PAPNM, Wilder Nightingale Gallery and Blumenschein Museum, Taos, NM
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, California Arts Center, Escodido Museum, CA
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISTS SOCIETY - FIRST NATIONAL JURIED ONLINE SALON
2020
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA NATIONAL EXHIBITION, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredricksburg, TX
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY 21ST NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Illume Gallery, St George, UT
BOOTH MUSEUM, American Women Artists Juried Exhibition, GA
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO, PAPNM, Wilder Nightingale Gallery of Fine Art, Taos, NM
2019
ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA 106th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA 28TH NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBTION, Illume Gallery, St. George, Utah
ART RENEWAL CENTER SALON , 2019 MODERN MUSEUM OF ART (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain, Traveling Exhibition
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA’S VITUOSOS OF OPA, Juried Exhibtion, CUTTER & CUTTER FINE ART, St. Augustine, FL
“FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING”, SALMAGUNDI CLUB, NYC
RS HANNAH GALLERY, A TRADTION OF EXCELLENCE - AWA, Fredrickburg, TX
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO, National Annual Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe Art Collector Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2018
ART RENEWAL CENTER SALON 2018, SOTHEBY’S Los Angeles, CA, Traveling Exhibition
ART RENEWAL CENTER SALON 2018, SALMAGUNDI CLUB, New York, NY, Traveling Exhibtion
PLEIN AIR PAINTERS OF NEW MEXICO (PAPNM), National Juried Exhibition, Sorrell Sky Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
The HAGGIN MUSEUM of Fine Art - Full Sun - American Women Artists Illuminate the Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA 27TH JURIED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ART MUSEUM, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
SALMAGUNDI CLUB - 2018 CENTENIAL EXHIBITION, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
2017
Butler Museum of American Art, 81st National Midyear Annual Exhibition, Youngstown, OH
Oil Painters of America's Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition, Anderson Fine Art, Saint Simons Island, GA
Myrtle Beach Museum of Art, "Grand Strand COLLECTS", Myrtle Beach, SC
Tuscon Desert Museum of Art, UNDER A VAST SKY, American Women Artists, Tuscon, AZ
Salmagundi Club - Centenial Celebration Exhibition, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, " Landscape Exhibition", New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, "The Sylvia Maria Glesmann Floral Exhibition", New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, "The Radiant Still Life", New York, NY
Salmagundi Club, "Historic Black & White Exhibition", New York, NY
2016
Principle Gallery, ROOT TO BLOOM Juried Exhibition, Juror: Teresa Oaxaca, Alexandria, VA
Bennington Center of the Arts, American Women Artists 2016 Annual Show, Bennington, VT
National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, Spring 2016 National On-Line Juried Exhibition
2015
Virtuosos of Oil Painters of America, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2013
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, “Visions of the Southwest”, Tucson, AZ
2010
One Woman Show, Patrons Gallery, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Southwest Gallery, American Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2009
Oil Painters of America National 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008
Salmagundi Club Members Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
Galerie Gabrie, American Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Pasadena, CA
Cheryl Newby Gallery, “Down South”, Pawley’s Island, SC
2007
Cheryl Newby Gallery, “Classical Realism”, One Woman Show, Pawley’s Island, SC
Oil Painters of America National 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Whistle Pik Gallery, Fredriksburg, TX
Le Kae Gallery, American Women Artists, Scottsdale, AZ - Masters Choice AWard
Addison Gallery, “Recent Paintings”, Boca Raton, FL
2005-2008
Gardner Colby Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2005
Cheryl Newby Gallery, “Nine Exceptional Artists”, Pawley’s Island, SC
2004
Meyer Gallery, Group Exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ
Art Students League Juried Members Exhibit, New York, NY
2003
Oil Painters of America 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Nichols Gallery, Taos, NM - Best Still Life Award - Kevin Macpherson, Juror
McLarry Fine Art, “All That is Beautiful” Santa Fe, NM
McLarry Fine Art, American Women Artists 6th Annual Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM
2002
Oil Painters of America, 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, IL - Richeslon Award of Excellence, David Leffel - Juror
Columbine Gallery, American Women Artists 5th Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM - Best in Show Award
Cheryl Newby Gallery, “The Artists Bouquet”, Pawley’s Island, SC
2000
National Academy of Design 175th Annual Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
Oil Painters of America 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA- Winsor & Newton Award of Excellence
Contemporary Southwest Galleries, American Women Artists 3rd Annual Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
1999
Oil Painters of America 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Vanier Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1998-2001
Merrill Gallery, Spring & Fall Invitationals, Denver, CO
1998
Allied Artists of America 85th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Salmagundi Club Galleries Annual exhibition, New York, NY
1992
The Red Piano Gallery, “ Three Painters”, Hilton Head, SC
1990
Catherine Lorillard Wolf 94th Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY
Knickerbocker Artists 40th Annual Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY - Loeb Memorial Award for Painting
Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Showcase Exhibition, Hempstead, NY = Artists Under 30 Get a Showcase
American Artists Professional League, Salmagund Club - NJ Chapter Award for Painting
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Oil Painters of America, Signature Status
Art Students League of New York, Lifetime Member
American Women Artists, Master Status and Juror
Portrait Society of America
American Impressionist Society
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico