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About Kenneth Cotlar CONTACT e-mail: kc@kcotlarart.com USPS: PO Box 754, Ebensburg, PA. 15931 Biography Kenneth Cotlar, originally from in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; earned a BFA from Penn State University in 1969. He worked as a graphic design artist in Philadelphia for several years before moving to Cambria County to partner with his wife in business. He freelanced graphic design projects for various regional businesses as well as visual merchandising and advertising art. During the last three decades he painted sporadically, selling his works selectively. Since retiring from business in early 2001, he has returned to full time painting after graduate work at Indiana University of PA. His paintings have been exhibited in numerous juried shows and are held in private collections throughout the United States. Juried Shows Allied Artists Fall Show Johnstown PA 2011 (Award) Allied Artists Spring Show Johnstown PA 2011 (Award) Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 2010 Biennial PA Artists Allied Artists Fall Show @ Paquerella Arts Cntr Johnstown Allied Artists Spring Show Johnstown PA 2009 (Award) 76nd Annual Show Allied Artists 2008 @ Pasquerilla Arts CenterAllied Artists Summer Show at CCAC Johnstown PA 2007 ( Highest Award winner) Five Counties Art Assc. West PA Art Exhibit 2007 Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 2006 Biennial PA Artists Artists in our Midst @ Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona October, 2006 ( Award winner) 75th Annual Fall Show Allied Artists November, 2006 ( Award winner) Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts January, 2006 74th Annual Show Allied Artists March, 2006 73rd Annual Show Allied Artists March, 2005 Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts September, 2004 72nd Annual Show Allied Artists July, 2004 @ Pasquerilla Arts Center Artists in our Midst @ Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona August, 2004 71st Annual Show Allied Artists August, 2003 @ Pasquerilla Arts Center (Award winner) Westsylvania Arts & Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts May, 2003 Artists in our Midst @ SAMA, Altoona August, 2003 Goldhaber-Fend Fine Arts Center, Johnstown, Pa May, 2003 (Highest Achievement award) Westmoreland Art Nationals July, 2002 (2 selections) Westsylvania Arts&Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts May, 2002 (2 selections) Special Exhibits One Man Show 2011 Fein Art Gallery, Pittsburgh,PA One Man Show:2011 Zola Gallery/Bistro, State College, PA Group Show 2011 Pittsburgh Society of Artists, Pitt. Art Institute One Man Show 2010 Southern Alleghenies Museum Art, Altoona PA One Man Show Spring 2010 Community Arts Center Johnstown, PA One Man Show: 2/09-03/09 Zola Gallery/Bistro, State College, PA One Man Show: 10/07-11/30/07 Zola Gallery/Bistro ,State College, PA One Man Show: 10/05-11/30/05 202a Gallery State College, PA One Man Show: 8/1-8/31/2005 Blair County Arts Foundation, Downtown Altoona, Pa One Man Show: 3/1-5/14, 2005 The BottleWorks Ethnic Arts Center, Cambria City Johnstown, Pa One Man Show 7/1-8/1, 2004 Featured artist / Arts Along the Avenue, Michaels Café Altoona, Pa program sponsored by Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Group Show Agora Gallery, Soho, NY January 2003 One Man Show: 7/1, 2002 Mountaintop Gallery, Cresson Pa |