BiographyTom Cardamone

Tom Cardamone was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his family eventually moved to Mastic Beach in Long Island, NY, where he grew up.

He studied privately at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and then attended Brooklyn College before finally enrolling in the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. After graduating from SVA, he returned to the school, where he taught for twenty years, during which time he developed a series of advertising courses. He is also the author of several technical books in the commercial art field.

In addition to his teaching, he worked as an illustrator and art director in a small ad agency before opening his own art studio in 1970.

Around 1980, he finally managed to return to his original pursuit as a serious painter. His objective is to share with the viewer the dimensional depth of his images before an awareness of technique.

He has won a number of awards and has displayed his work in numerous galleries and shows throughout the country since 1980. He is a signature member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters , and some of his slides are in the archives at the Tate Museum in London. In July of 2004, he was juried into the prestigious International Guild of Realism.
He and his wife are currently operating their graphic arts service in Naples, Florida.

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