Richard Sloat
BIOGRAPHICAL/EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
1945 - Born in Easton, PA
1968-69 - Studied drawing with Rackstraw Downes, University of Pennsylvania
1969 - Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1969-71 - Layout artist with Harry Driggs, “San Francisco Good Times”, CA
1971-72 - Studied printmaking w/Roberto Delamonica, Art Students League, NY
1972-73 - Informally studied watercolor with Rho Chin-Rin, Kaoshuing, Taiwan
AWARDS
2007
Springfield Art Museum Cash Award
Jack Richeson Gold Brush Award, Audubon Artists
2005
Springfield Art Museum Cash Award
2002
Audubon Artists: Art Students League of New York Award
2001
Audubon Artists: The John Taylor Arms Award
1999
Janet Turner National Print Competition:
Joseph M. Kaveney Memorial Award
Audubon Artists: The Alfred D. Crimi Award (watercolor)
1998
Audubon Artists: The Art Students League Graphics Award
Broome Street Gallery Invitational: Purchase Prize
1997
Audubon Artists: American Artists Award
1996
Audubon Artists: Savoir Faire-Lana Paper Award
1995
Print Club of Albany: Rebe and Dave Williams Prize
1994
National Academy of Design: Leo Meissner Prize
1986
National Academy of Design: Leo Meissner Prize
1976
Washington Square: First Presbyterian Church Award
1974
Audubon Artists: Honorable Mention
1972
The Art Students League: Optional Purchase Prize
POSITIONS
2006 - Recording Secretary and Council Member, The National Academy of Design
2003-2006 - President, The Society of American Graphic Artists
2003 - Master Drawing Instructor, National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
2002 - Substitute Teacher, Art Students League, New York
Juror for Awards, Student Exhibition, The National Academy of Design
2001 - Juror for Scholarships, The National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
2000-2002 - Vice President, The Society of American Graphic Artists
1999 - Juror of Awards (graphics), Audubon Artists
1998-1999 - Adjunct Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
1998 - Curator, “New York Centennial Portfolio”, The Old Print Shop, New York
1997 - Member Elect, The National Academy of Design, New York
Juror of Awards, Pen and Brush, New York
1995-2007 - Council Member, The Society of American Graphic Artists
1988 - Curator, “Contemporary Block Prints”, Ten Worlds Gallery, New York
1984-1990 - Co-Founder, Sky Wheel Configurative Group
1982-1985 - Director, Alliance of Figurative Artists, Educational Alliance, NY
TALKS
2003
“Metropolis”, Panel Discussion Sponsored by Artist Equity Association, The Art Students League, NY
“Richard Sloat NA - Lunchtime Lecture Series”, National Academy of Design School of Fine Arts
2001
“Intaglio and Planography”, Guest Lecturer, Fieldstone School, New York
1998
“The Art of Richard Sloat”, Van Cortland Cooperative Art Center, Bronx, New York
1996
“Six Artists Talk on Their Works”, The Print Club of New York, National Arts Club, NY
“How an Artist Uses Drawing”, University of California, Berkeley
1980-90
Various panels: Talks and solo presentations of work, The Alliance of Figurative Artists, The Educational Alliance, NY
Selected and One-Person* Exhibitions
The Gate Gallery, Taiwan, 1994
Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle Library, 1997
Silvermine Guild, CT, 2000
Salmagundi Club, NYC, 2000
Arkansas State University, 2000
The National Academy of Design, 2000, 2003
Print Club of Albany, 2000
National Arts Club, NYC, 2000, 2002, 2003
Wood and Stone Gallery, Taiwan, 1990 *
F.D.R. Gallery, NYC, 1993 *
The Ottendorfer Library, NYC, 1996 *
Port Washington Public Library, 1998 *
The Old Print Shop, 1995*, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004*
Howard Salon, Taiwan, 1998, 2001*
Paul McCarron, 2001
New York Transit Museum, 2003
Museum of Modern Art, 2002
UBS Paine Weber Art Gallery, 2002
New York Historical Society, 2002
The Art Students League, 2001, 2002
Selected Permanent Collections
British Museum, London
City of Cartiba Print Museum, Cartiba, Brazil
Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
National Museum of Fine Arts Hanoi, Vietnam
Kanagawa Arts Foundation, Kanagawa, Japan
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan
Fogg Museum, Harvard University
Museum of the City of New York
Boston Public Library
New York Public Library
Newark Public Library
Duxbury Museum, Massachusetts
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University
National Academy Museum, New York City
Portland Art Museum
Library of Congress