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TIMELINE
Magna Cum Laude, Advertising Design, Syracuse University
Studied 5th year under Milton Glaser and Ivan Chermayeff at the School of Visual Arts, NYC
Art Director Albert Frank
Guenther Law, NYC ad agency
In-house designer for Corning Glass, IBM and General Electric
Art Director Creative Services, Vestal, NY
Creative Director “The
Graphorium,” Endicott, NY
VP and Treasurer of CY&R
Advertising
Owner/designer Tom Yacovella Advertising & Communications in Utica, NY, since 1972
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Wildlife artist, writer, educator and
national award-winning designer.
The Artist
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National "Art of the Animal Kingdom" selection, Bennington Center for the Arts, 2008 |
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Best of Show, Red Door Gallery (CNYCAC), 2007 |
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First Place, 2006 International Art Competition, "The Artist" magazine |
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First Place & Gold Medallion, Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, 2006 |
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International "Birds in Art" selection, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, 2006 |
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Winner/Finalist, 2003 International Art Competition, “The Artist” magazine |
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Winner, Adirondack National Exhibit of American Watercolors, 2003 |
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People’s Choice Winner, Wildlife Art Exhibit, NYS Fair, 2003 |
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Winner, NY Tri-County Art Show, 2002 |
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Winner, National Rural Life Art Show, 2001
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Winner, Adirondack National Exhibit of American Watercolors, 2000 |
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Winner, Wildlife Art Exhibit, 1999 NYS Fair
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Exhibitions |
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The Wildlife Experience, Parker, Colorado |
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Lindsay Wildlife Musuem, Walnut Creek, California |
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R.W. Norton Gallery, Shreveport, Louisiana |
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One-man show exhibits at Gannett Gallery at SUNY, NY; Rome Art & Community Center;
Cogar Gallery at HCCC, Herkimer NY;
Rosenau Gallery/Art Center, Old Forge, NY |
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Created receiver plate illustration for the Remington Limited Edition Diamond Anniversary Model Four rifle |
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Illustrated Kutmaster’s limited edition Adirondack series lockback knives |
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Member Central New York Watercolor Society |
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Member of Board of Directors, Dodge Pratt - Northern Art Center |
The Outdoorsman
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Featured on ESPN's "True Outdoor Adventures", 2002 |
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Popular speaker at outdoor seminars and programs such as 4-H conservation Education Days, schools and service clubs |
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Author of the guide books “The Art of Camouflage” and “Wild Turkey Guide” |
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Writer/contributor for top turkey publications |
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Author of “The Fall,” a first-person account of a disastrous fall from a tree stand published in Outdoor Life October ‘98; with sidebar on tree stand safety. |
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Director of the Annual Tom Yacovella Wild Turkey calling contest for the Central NY Outdoor Show |
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Co-founder and treasurer of Adirondack WildTurkey Unlimited |
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Member of Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame |
Artist Statement
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I have been a devoted student of the outdoors for 50 years. My burning desire to portray wildlife accurately had led me to consistently explore nature’s delicate underbelly. I return to the wilderness often; to see it, smell it, taste it, sweat in its days and freeze in its nights. Only then can I discover a strong sense of what belongs and what does not belong in nature.
I have observed animals from camouflaged tree stands, on snowshoes, on horseback and by canoe. Through these many efforts I have been rewarded with the privilege of witnessing the beautiful relationships that exist in the natural world. My subjects’ moods and postures range from natural wariness to the intimate moments of courting and parenting.
This is the nature I wish to explore and paint before man covers it up with cement.
Tom Yacovella
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