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I am thrilled to share some photos from the opening and awards ceremony of ModPortrait 2025 at the Auditorio de Arroyomolinos in Madrid. The exhibition features 94 incredible artworks from amazing artists around the world. My piece, 'Divided Glimpses', was selected as a finalist for this edition. It was a huge pleasure to share this event with all of the attendees, and congratulations to all of the chosen artists! It was also an honor to share this moment with artists Leigh Behnke and Don Eddy (who received the 'Premio Artelibre de las Artes'), I have special admiration and respect for both of them. Thank you so much to the @modportrait team and @artelibre10 for organizing such an extraordinary event and granting me the opportunity to be part of it.
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Honors program painting class taught by @leighbehnke recently took a field trip to visit several Tribeca galleries, including the @charlesmoffettgallery depicted here. They were greeted by @svanycalumni @vilmaclausen and joined by fellow SVA faculty @mingmingmingwang! @svanyc #svahonors #nycgalleries #svawesome #galleryvisit
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🎨 DON EDDY: THE ALCHEMIST OF REALITY | JURY TARTGET PRIZE 2026 We are honored to announce: Welcome again, Don Eddy (@doneddyart)! ✨ A pivotal figure in American representational painting since the 1970s, whose career spans from iconic urban reflections to complex metaphysical multi-panel works. As critic Donald Kuspit says: "Eddy is a kind of alchemist... his art transmutes the profane into the sacred." With a presence in the world’s most prestigious museums (Met, MoMA, Israel Museum, MAMC France), Don Eddy brings a legacy of technical perfection and conceptual depth to our international panel. 🏆 €90,000 in prizes. DEADLINE: May 31st ⌛ Final venue and Top 100 Exhibition: @ateneodemadrid. 👉 Register today: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com ❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️ 🎨 DON EDDY: EL ALQUIMISTA DE LA REALIDAD | JURADO TARTGET PRIZE 2026 Es un honor anunciarlo: Welcome again, Don Eddy (@doneddyart)! ✨ Una figura fundamental de la pintura representativa estadounidense desde los años 70, cuya carrera abarca desde sus icónicos reflejos urbanos hasta complejas obras metafísicas multipanel. Como dice el crítico Donald Kuspit: "Eddy es una especie de alquimista... su arte transmuta lo profano en sagrado". Con presencia en los museos más prestigiosos del mundo (Met, MoMA, Israel Museum, MAMC Francia), Don Eddy aporta un legado de perfección técnica y profundidad conceptual a nuestro jurado internacional. 🏆 90.000 € en premios. 🔥 CIERRE DE INSCRIPCIONES: 31 DE MAYO 📍 Sede final y exposición Top 100: Ateneo de Madrid. 👉 Inscripciones: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com #Hyperrealism #ContemporaryArt #MetMuseum #ArtCompetition #TartgetPrize2026
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📽️ Can the everyday become sacred? 🚗✨ Welcome again, the legendary Don Eddy (@doneddyart), to the #TartgetPrize 2026 jury! 🇺🇸 From painting car bodies in his father’s garage to having his work in the permanent collections of the Met, MoMA, and the Guggenheim, Don Eddy is a titan of contemporary art. More than a photorealist, he is an "alchemist" who transforms reflections on chrome and glass into metaphysical mysteries. 💎 To have his expert eye evaluating your work is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 🏆 Submit your work to be judged by a living master. €90,000 in prizes! Exhibition at @ateneodemadrid 🔥 DEADLINE: May 31st. 👉 Apply now at: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com ❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️🍀❇️ 📽️ ¿Puede lo cotidiano convertirse en algo sagrado? 🚗✨ Damos la bienvenida al legendario Don Eddy (@doneddyart), de nuevo, jurado de #TartgetPrize. 🇺🇸 De pintar carrocerías en el garaje de su padre a tener su obra en las colecciones permanentes del Met, MoMA y el Guggenheim, Don Eddy es un titán del arte contemporáneo. Más que un hiperrealista, es un "alquimista" que transforma los reflejos en el cromo y el cristal en misterios metafísicos. 💎 Que su mirada experta valore tu obra es una oportunidad única en la vida. 🏆 Participa y deja que tu trabajo sea valorado por un gran maestro. 90.000 € en premios. 🔥 CIERRE DE INSCRIPCIONES: 31 de mayo. 👉 Inscripciones en: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com
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Celebrating Mardi Gras in the great @leighbehnke’s Honors Painting class. Thanks to Dyllan for the amazing King Cake and the talk on the symbolism. @observe.words found the Baby Jesus! Here’s to holidays full of delicious discussion and dessert! @svanyc #svahonors #svawesome #mardigras #painting #kingcake
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🎨 LEIGH BEHNKE: ARCHITECTURE OF PERCEPTION | JURY #TARTGETPRIZE 2026 We are honored to say: Welcome again @leighbehnk! ✨ A Guggenheim Fellow based in Manhattan, Leigh has spent decades exploring the boundaries of experience and interpretation through her iconic multi-panel paintings. From the New York Historical Society to the MEAM in Barcelona, her work portrays a sophisticated blend of meticulous technique and postmodern strategy. It is a privilege to have her discerning eye once again to select the best talent for the 2026 edition. 🏆 €90,000 in prizes. 🔥 EARLY DEADLINE ADVANTAGE: Register before February 15th to compete for one of the 75 direct finalist spots. 👉 Register today: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com 👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨ 🎨 LEIGH BEHNKE: LA ARQUITECTURA DE LA PERCEPCIÓN | JURADO TARTGET PRIZE 2026 Es un honor anunciarlo: Welcome again @leighbehnk. ✨ Becaria Guggenheim residente en Manhattan, Leigh ha dedicado décadas a explorar los límites de la experiencia y la interpretación a través de sus icónicos polípticos. Desde la New York Historical Society hasta el MEAM en Barcelona, su obra plasma una mezcla sofisticada de técnica meticulosa y estrategia posmoderna. Es un privilegio contar de nuevo con su mirada experta para seleccionar el mejor talento de la edición 2026. 🏆 90.000 € en premios. 🔥 Cierre de inscripciones: 31 de mayo. 👉 Inscripciones: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com #ContemporaryRealism #GuggenheimFellow #artcontest #FineArt ManhattanArt
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📽️ Is what we see the same as what we perceive? 🎨✨ Welcome again Leigh Behnke (@leighbehnk) to the Tartget Prize 2026 jury! 🗽 A true Manhattan legend and 2013 Guggenheim Fellow, Leigh is a master of representational painting and conceptual deconstruction. With works in the permanent collections of the New York Public Library and the Whitney Museum, her career defines the evolution of Contemporary Realism. Now, she brings her extraordinary intellectual rigor back to our jury. 🏛️ 🏆 Submit your work and be evaluated by a world-class reference in modern art. €90,000 in prizes! 🔥 DEADLINE: May 31st. 👉 Apply now at: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com 🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀🎖️🍀 📽️ ¿Es lo que vemos igual a lo que percibimos? 🎨✨ Welcome again Leigh Behnke (@leighbehnk) a nuestro jurado de Tartget Prize 2026. 🗽 Auténtica leyenda de Manhattan y becaria Guggenheim en 2013, Leigh es una maestra de la pintura figurativa y la deconstrucción conceptual. Con obras en las colecciones permanentes de la New York Public Library y el Whitney Museum, su trayectoria define la evolución del Realismo Contemporáneo. Ahora, aporta de nuevo su extraordinario rigor intelectual a nuestro jurado. 🏛️ 🏆 Participa y deja que tu obra sea valorada por un referente mundial del arte moderno. 90.000 € en premios. 🔥 Cierre de inscripciones: 31 de mayo. 👉 Inscripciones en: www.tartgetpaintingprize.com #ContemporaryRealism #GuggenheimFellow #NewYorkArtist #FineArt # #ManhattanArt
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Jurado Virtual · ModPortrait 2025 El jurado virtual del ModPortrait 2025 está compuesto por un grupo excepcional de artistas y personalidades de reconocido prestigio internacional, referentes indiscutibles del realismo contemporáneo y del retrato actual. Su diversidad de trayectorias, enfoques y contextos culturales garantiza una valoración rigurosa, plural y de alto nivel artístico. Forman parte de este jurado Don Eddy, Emanuele Dascanio, Leigh Behnke, Katsu Nakajima, Max Ferguson, Qin Ming, Zhaoming Wu y Zhang Hongbin, creadores cuya obra ha marcado y continúa influyendo de manera decisiva en el panorama del arte figurativo internacional. Cada uno de ellos aporta una mirada experta, fruto de años de investigación artística, excelencia técnica y reconocimiento institucional. La presencia de este jurado virtual refuerza el compromiso del ModPortrait con la calidad, la exigencia y la proyección internacional, consolidando el certamen como una plataforma de referencia para el retrato contemporáneo. Su participación no solo avala el nivel del concurso, sino que también establece un diálogo enriquecedor entre distintas sensibilidades y tradiciones artísticas, unidas por un lenguaje común: el realismo como medio de expresión y reflexión en el arte actual.
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Leigh Behnke es una destacada pintora estadounidense reconocida por su enfoque contemporáneo dentro del realismo. Su obra se caracteriza por la superposición de imágenes, la exploración de la percepción y el uso de complejas construcciones visuales que combinan escenas urbanas, interiores y naturalezas detenidas en el tiempo. Formada en el Pratt Institute y profesora en la School of Visual Arts de Nueva York durante décadas, Behnke ha desarrollado un lenguaje propio donde conviven precisión técnica, reflexión conceptual y una profunda sensibilidad cromática. Su trayectoria incluye numerosas exposiciones en museos y galerías de prestigio, además de formar parte de importantes colecciones públicas y privadas. Con una mirada analítica y poética, Leigh Behnke se ha consolidado como una voz imprescindible del realismo contemporáneo en Estados Unidos.   ... Leigh Behnke is a distinguished American painter known for her contemporary approach to realism. Her work is characterized by layered imagery, explorations of perception, and complex visual constructions that combine urban scenes, interiors, and moments suspended in time. Trained at the Pratt Institute and a longtime professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Behnke has developed a unique visual language where technical precision, conceptual reflection, and deep chromatic sensitivity coexist. Her career includes numerous exhibitions in prestigious museums and galleries, as well as presence in important public and private collections. With an analytical yet poetic gaze, Leigh Behnke has established herself as an essential figure in contemporary American realism.
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Presentamos el Jurado Virtual de ModPortrait 2025 on Eddy (Long Beach, California, 1944) es uno de los pioneros y máximos exponentes del fotorrealismo norteamericano. Formado inicialmente como escultor, encontró en la pintura un medio para explorar la percepción, la precisión óptica y la construcción de la realidad a través de múltiples capas de color. Su obra, basada en meticulosos estudios fotográficos, convierte escenas cotidianas —automóviles, escaparates, paisajes urbanos o interiores— en imágenes de una profundidad y complejidad visual extraordinarias. A lo largo de más de cinco décadas de trayectoria, Eddy ha expuesto en museos y galerías de Estados Unidos, Europa y Asia, consolidando un lenguaje propio que combina técnica impecable, rigor conceptual y una particular sensibilidad hacia la luz y el detalle. Considerado una figura clave dentro del realismo contemporáneo, su trabajo sigue influyendo a nuevas generaciones de artistas figurativos.   ... Don Eddy (Long Beach, California, 1944) is one of the pioneers and leading figures of American Photorealism. Initially trained as a sculptor, he found in painting a medium through which to explore perception, optical precision, and the construction of reality by means of multiple layers of color. His work, based on meticulous photographic studies, transforms everyday scenes—automobiles, shop windows, urban landscapes, or interiors—into images of extraordinary depth and visual complexity. Over more than five decades of artistic practice, Eddy has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, Europe, and Asia, consolidating a personal language that combines impeccable technique, conceptual rigor, and a distinctive sensitivity to light and detail. Considered a key figure in contemporary realism, his work continues to influence new generations of figurative artists.
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Leigh Behnke is a painter and longtime faculty member in the Fine Arts Department at the School of Visual Arts (SVA). 🎨 She has taught both the previous and current presidents of SVA Women Supporting Women, as well as the former faculty advisor, Amy Wilson. Leigh has enjoyed watching the club grow over time and is a strong supporter of its mission. ✨ In addition to her teaching, Leigh has maintained an active career as a professional artist. 👩‍🎨 She exhibited with the Fischbach Gallery in New York City until its closure, after which she took time to reassess the direction of her work. Most recently, she presented a new body of work at Long Story Short in Chinatown. In 2013, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. ✨ Instagram: @leighbehnke
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