Artist: Dennis McGeary

	*The Painterly World of Dennis McGeary*

"The beauty of Hawaii influences my art. The favorable climate, dramatic lighting, and the ocean are constant sources of inspiration. I create paintings that are visually active with atmosphere, movement and reverence to our spiritual and earthly world."

Dennis has always had a passion for making art. Since childhood, art and music have been a way of life. As a young teen he began creating images on canvas that he still explores today. Education and experience have contributed to his skill as a painter. The artist has resided in Hawaii since 1984 and works at his central Oahu painting studio. Dennis McGeary maintains that his work is for the enjoyment of others, proof of this exists in the numerous collections of his work. Patrons from all over the United States and internationally cherish the work of this prolific painter.

Achievements:

• Melusine Award for Painting."Levels of Life" Artists of Hawaii .
• Jean Charlot Foundation Award. Artists of Hawaii ."Technical Deluge" Honolulu Academy of Arts.
• The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Acquisition Award. "My Brother's Passing."
• First Place, "New Directions" The AHA Members Exhibition. 2D "Land of Plenty" acrylic on canvas.
• The Honolulu Academy of the Arts: Purchase. "Levels of Life" . acrylic and acrylic enamel on canvas.
• Certificate of Appreciation. The City and County of Honolulu, Aloha Festivals Art Exhibit.

Exhibitions: Selected

• Artists of Hawaii Exhibition . Honolulu Academy of Arts. Juror: Ned Rifkin, Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Wash, D.C.
• The Sacred Art Festival Exhibition , Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• Majority Rules, a two-part exhibition Free Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Centering: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Sacred Art 2002, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California.
• The Art Project; Online Exhibit. New York, New York. 2001-03. National and international Artists.
• Reverence:Existence Within the Spiritual and Earthly World. Gallery on the Pali. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Education

• Blessed Virgin Mary School, Darby, Pennsylvania 1963-71

• Monsignor Bonner High School, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania 1971-72

• Darby-Colwyn High School, Pennsylvania 1975

• Olympic College, Bremerton, Washington 1979 and 1981-82

• Gloucester County College, New Jersey 1980

• Leeward College, Pearl City, Hawaii 1984-1989

• Associate degree in Arts in Liberal Arts - Fine Arts. 1988

• Associate degree in Science in Graphic Arts. 1989