Henry Wingate - Artist Oil Painting, Artist Charcoal Portraits, Artist Paintings, Landscapes, Portrait Artist, Still Life Painting, Figurative Painting

Henry Wingate began his training as a painter at the age of 28, after having served six years as a pilot in the Navy. From an early age he showed an interest in drawing and would have begun his formal study of painting on finishing high school had he found a college or studio that offered training in the traditional representational art that appealed to him. At that time, in the mid 1980's, modern art seemed to be completely dominant in college art departments, and Wingate chose another route. He received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated from Annapolis with a degree in History in 1988. He went on to flight school and ended up as an F-14 pilot stationed at Oceana, Virginia, and on board the USS Kennedy.

The six years in the Navy gave Wingate something of a late start toward his real career, the one he knew he would follow after the flying was over. On leaving the Navy, he discovered that there was a small group of ateliers, or working studios, teaching painting in the representational style that he had always loved. In 1994 he moved to Boston to study with Paul Ingbretson. He spent five years in the Ingbretson atelier and then added two short stints with another teacher from the same tradition, Charles Cecil, in Florence, Italy. Both Ingbretson and Cecil studied under Ives Gammell, the teacher, writer, and painter who kept the traditional atelier method of painting instruction alive, which formed a link back to the Paris ateliers of the 19th century. Gammell had been a student of the Boston painter, William Paxton, who, in turn, had studied at the Paris atelier of Gerome.

Now, pleased to be a part of this tradition, Wingate paints in rural Madison, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Mary and their three young children. He paints portraits, landscapes, and still-lifes, as well as larger figurative works.

Wingate has won numerous awards, including First Prize in the American Society of Portrait Artists 2000 competition, the Gold Medal of Honor at the 2003 Hudson Valley Art Association annual exhibition, and the Best Painting from Life Award of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society in 2003. His work was featured in the 2006 issue of Portrait Highlights and as the cover article in the November, 2002, issue of American Artist.

AWARDS

2006	Portrait Society of Atlanta.	Fall 2006 Exhibition.
	Bethany.	First Place and Members’ Choice Award.

2006	Punta Gorda (Florida) Arts Center.	5th Biennial national Exhibition.
	Miss Annie	. The Strand Excellence in Art Award

2006	Artist’s Magazine.	23rd Annual Art Competition.
	The Artist’s Father.	Finalist in Portrait & Figure.

2005	American Artists Professional League.	77th Annual Exhibition.
	Lauren Anderson	The John R. Grabach Memorial Award for Oil Painting.

2005	Hudson Valley Art Association.	74th Annual Exhibition.
	Miss Annie.	Frank and Marjorie Van Steen Memorial Award.

2004	Maryland Federation of Art.	Go Figure National Exhibition.
	Masheed.	First Place.

2004	American Artists Professional League.	76th Annual Exhibition.
	The Artist’s Father.	Helen G. Oehler Memorial Award.

2003	Art Renewal Center	1st International Salon Competition.
	Mary Finalist.	Olga Finalist.

2003	Hudson Valley Art Association.	72nd Annual Exhibition.
	Jordan.	Gold Medal of Honor for 2003 (Best in Show).

2003	American Artists Professional League.	75th Annual Exhibition.
	Anne.	The John R. Grabach Memorial Award for Oil Painting.

2003	Audubon Artists.	61st Annual Exhibition.
	Pierre Paulo.	Allied Artists of America Award.

2003	Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society.	Annual Exhibition, 2003.
	Jordan.	Award for Best Painting from Life.

2003	Portrait Society of America.	Art of the Portrait Annual Exhibition.
	Pierre Paulo.	Certificate of Recognition.

2002	American Artists Professional League, New York City.	74th Grand National Exhibition.
	Edit.	John R. Grabach Memorial Award for Oil Painting.

2002	National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS).	Exhibit 2002.
	Masheed.	Winsor & Newton Merit Award.

2002	Hudson Valley Art Association.	71st Annual Exhibition.
	Nude with Ribbon.	Honorable Mention.

2002	Artist’s Magazine.	2002 Art competition.
	Pierre Paulo.	Finalist.

2002	Academic Artists Association.	52nd Annual National Exhibition.
	Nude with Mirror.	Honorable Mention.

2002	Portrait Society of Atlanta	Spring Exhibition.
	Masheed.	Honorable Mention.

2001	American Artists Professional League, New York City.	73rd Grand National Exhibition.
	Erin.	The Wilford S. Conrow Memorial Award.

2000	American Society of Portrait Artists.	Annual Portrait Arts Festival.
	Olga	First Prize.

ARTICLES

2006	“A Disciplined Approach” by Linda M. Gosman and Stephen Doherty. Portrait Highlights, 2006. Pages 30-39.

2005	“From Pilot to Palette” by Richard Amrhine. Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 25, 2005. Page B6.

2003	“Artist of the Month: Henry Wingate” by Beth Derringer-Keith. Artist’s Magazine Online Edition. December, 2003.

2002	“A Traditional Approach to Portraiture (Soaring to New Heights)” by Linda M. Gosman. American Artist. November, 2002. Pages 42-46, 77. Featured cover artist.

EXHIBITS

2006	Mid-Atlantic Artists Exhibit. Spartanburg (S.C.) Museum of Art. February 27, 2006, through April 23, 2006.

2004	America Seen: Character in the American People and Landscape. An exhibition of paintings at the Sage Center for the Arts, Hillsdale College, October 3 through November 19, 2004.

EDUCATION

1994-2000	INGBRETSON STUDIO OF DRAWING AND PAINTING	Manchester, N.H.
1994-2000	Studied with Paul Ingbretson for five years. Instruction based on traditions of the Boston School. Emphasis on figure drawing/painting and portraiture.

1999	ATELIER CECIL	Florence, Italy
1999	Studied with Charles Cecil during the Winter, 1999, term. Emphasis on figure painting and portraiture.

1984-1988	U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY	Annapolis, Md.
1984-1988	Major in History

GRANTS

2007	Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

MILITARY SERVICE

1988-1994	Naval Aviator	Pensacola, FL Virginia Beach, VA
	Flight School, 1988-90. F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot at Oceana Naval Air Station and USS Kennedy.