Jerry Steingraeber has Midwestern roots being born, raised and educated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Following completion of art classes at Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and getting an Associate Art Degree in Commercial Art from Milwaukee Technical College (MATC), he began his professional career as a graphic artist for The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Jerry remained at the newspaper for 38 years.

Upon retirement Jerry pursued a fine art career doing paintings in oil and acrylic mediums. Subject matter has evolved from his love of nature to include landscapes, portraits and florals often with the inclusion of multiple figures. The idea of having a visual impact along with human interest is Jerry’s goal.

“I try to create stories without words, hopefully with positive vibes and happy endings. When figures are included my aim is to arouse feelings and emotions. I use the whole canvas preferring tight compositions with good drawing. Detail is suggested in a painterly fashion letting the viewers imagination complete the picture. My paintings typically have a strong light source with depth and perspective. The end result is a ‘wish you were here’ feeling”.

REPRESENTATION

Gallery Of Wisconsin Art, www.GalleryofWisconsinArt.com

MEMBERSHIP

Cedarburg Artist Guild, Cedarburg, Wisconsin info@cedarburgartistsguild.com

Cedarburg Art Museum, Cedarburg, Wisconsin info@cedarburgartmuseum.org

League of Milwaukee Artists, Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://www.milwaukeeartists.org/

Circle Foundation for the Arts, Lyon, France https://circle-arts.com/jerry-steingraeber/

American Artist Professional League, New York, NY https://americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/

International Guild of Realism, Scottsdale, Arizona www.realismguild.com

RECENT AWARDS

September 2022. Received a First Place Award from the Cedarburg Artisr Guild Annual Juried Show for a work entitled "Beach Time". https://www.cedarburgartistsguild.com/

May 2022. Won a Crystal Award from Gallery Ring for a work entitled 'The Little Stroller' that was entered in their ALIVE contest. https://www.galleryring.org/current-exhibition.html

March 2022. Application excepted by the American Artist Professional League to be an Elected Artist Member (EAM). www.aaplinc.org

March 2022. Received an Award of Merit from Gallery Ring for a work entitled 'Pizza Night' that was entered in their ANYTHING contest. https://www.galleryring.org/current-exhibition.html

February 2022. A work entitled 'Cheers' has been accepted into the American Artist Professional League's 2022 Associate Members’ Online Show. The show can be viewed February 25 to April 8, 2022. https://aaplinc.org/2022-associate-artists-member-show

January 2022. Received an Award of Merit from Gallery Ring for a work entitled 'Lionfish' that was entered in their COLORFUL contest. https://www.galleryring.org/current-exhibition.html

January 2022. Named the RUBY ARTIST OF JANUARY 2022 from Gallery Ring for a work entitled 'Reflections'. www.galleryring.org

January 2022. The Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, Wi., has selected 'Beach Time' and 'Day At The Fair' for viewing in their Caroline S. Mark Gallery January 7 - March 5, 2022.

December 2021. Selected a work entitled 'Lucy' for publication in the 26th issue of Spotlight Magazine, a Circle Foundation for the Arts publication. ​https://circle-arts.com/spotlight-26/​

December 2021. ENDANGERED: Art for Apes online contest accepted a work entitled 'Lionfish' to be viewed in their online Fine Art Gallery from 16-31 December.

November 2021. Received an Honerable Mention Award from Gallery Ring for a work entitled 'Mission Day' that was entered in their PEOPLE contest. https://www.galleryring.org/current-exhibition.html

July 2021. Selected for publication in issue 24 of Spotlight Magazine. https://circle-arts.com/spotlight-24/

May 2021. Selected for publication in issue 6 of Circle Quarterly Art Review magazine. ​https://circle-arts.com/circle_quarterly_6/​

February 2021. 43rd Artavita online Art Contest: Finalist Certificate for 'After the Rain'.

December 2020. Circle Foundation for the Arts, Art ideal Magazine Contest: Artistic Excellence Award for 'Fly Me to the Moon'.

November 2020. Circle Foundation for the Arts themed contest, Art in the time of Coronavirus & Social Distancing: Certificate of Excellence for 'Testing the Waters'.

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