About

Anthony started his career in Art as a Fine Arts Painter, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in 1996. Schooled in Painting, Illustration and Photography, he brings a unique eye and a subtle sense of color harmony and expression to his work.

Anthony Sell painting at Whitnall Park in Hales Corners, Wisconsin

Working on a Winter landscape, 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

In addition to working as a Fine Artist, Anthony runs his own Martial Arts Studio and also works as a Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Web Designer as such opportunities arise.

After a 10 year layoff from regular studio painting, Anthony returned to the Fine Art community, participating in a number of Plein Air (outdoor, on location) painting contests beginning in 2009, working primarily in Oils, Watercolor and Gouache.

Anthony is currently writing a book about Painting, and organizing material for a series of workshops beginning April of 2014.

Past Exhibitions:

2013

Participant – MIAD Student/Alumni Exhibition – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – WIPAPA Art Attack Holiday Exhibition – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – Miniatures Exhibition, Art Bar – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – Shorewood Plein Air Painting Competition – Shorewood, WI
Participant – New Berlin Plein Air Painting Competition – New Berlin, WI
Participant – Pewaukee Classic Boat Show Plein Air Event – Pewaukee, WI
2nd Place – Paint the Festival Event – Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition – Cedarburg, WI
Honorable Mention – We Came We Saw We Painted, Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Association Exhibition, Art Bar – Milwaukee, WI

2012
Participant – Miniatures Exhibition, Art Bar – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – MIAD Student/Alumni Sale – Milwaukee, WI
Honorable Mention – Plein Air Painting Competition – New Berlin, WI
Participant – Milwaukee Domes Art Festival Plein Air Painting Competition – Mitchell Park Domes
Participant – Cedarburg Plein Air Competition – Cedarburg, WI
Participant – Bristol Renaissance Faire Plein Air Painting Charity Auction – Bristol, WI
Participant – A State of Inspiration Exhibition – Schauer Center, Hartland, WI
Honorable Mention – We Came We Saw We Painted, Plein Air Painting Exhibition – Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI
Juror’s Award – Kewaskum Plein Air Painting Competition – Kewaskum, WI
Third Place – Alive in the Arts Exhibition – Plymouth Arts Center, Plymouth, WI
Participant – Brush with the Wind, WIPAPA Member Exhibition – Richeson Gallery, Kimberly, WI
Participant – MIAD Alumni Exhibition – Art Mills Gallery, Grafton, WI
Participant – Bold Brush Online Painting Competition
Participant – Plein Air Salon Competition, Plein Air Magazine

2011
Participant – Midnite Magic Group Exhibition – Hoffmeister Gallery, Mukwonago, WI
Participant – Mini Show – Group Show – Art Bar, Milwaukee, WI
1st Place – Mini Masters Show – Group Show – Raven Gallery, Pewaukee, WI
Participant – Student/Alumni Sale – Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design – Milwaukee, WI
Instructor – Milwaukee Area Resource Network – Experience Plein Air Painting Workshop, Milwaukee, WI
Invited Artist – 2nd Annual Milwaukee Domes Art Festival – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – Fox Valley Plein Air Competition, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Neenah, WI
Invited Artist – 2nd Annual Plein Air Painting Charity Auction – Bristol Renaissance Faire, Bristol, WI
Participant – Art Plein Air Group Exhibition – Harris Art Center, Calhoun, GA
Participant – Boldbrush June 2011 – Online Painting Competition
Participant – Cedarburg Plein Air Painting Competition
Participant – Richeson Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum – Neenah, WI
Participant – Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Juried Member Show – Raven Gallery – Pewaukee, WI

2010
Alumni/Student Show – Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design – Milwaukee, WI
3rd Place – 3rd Annual Plein Air Competition – Pewaukee, WI
2nd Place – Garden Quick Paint Event – Oconomowoc, WI
Participant – Plein Air on the Prarie – Rockford, IL
Participant – Midsummer’s Brush Plein Air Painting Competition – Oconomowoc, WI
Participant – Cedarburg Plein Air Competition – Cedarburg, WI
Participant – Celebrate Regner Park En Plein Air Competition – West Bend, WI
Participant – Wauwatosa Plein Air Affair – Wauwatosa, WI
Participant – Edge of the Rock Plein Air Painting Competition – Beloit, WI

2009
Participant – The Downtown Experience Plein Air Competition – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – Midsummer’s Brush – Oconomowoc, WI
Participant – Wauwatosa Plein Air Affair – Wauwatosa, WI

1997
Crossroads – 3 Person Show with Melissa Dorn and Scott Paulus, Riverwest Art Center – Milwaukee, WI
Member Show – Walker’s Point Center for the Arts – Milwaukee, WI
Group 13 Show – Mink Studio Gallery – Milwaukee, WI
St. Valentine’s Exhibition – Group Show, Skuggi Gallery – Rockford, IL

1996
Renaissance & Revelations – Two Person Show with Pat Shaw, Mink Studio Gallery – Milwaukee, WI
Around the Sofa – Group Show, Skuggi Gallery – Rockford, IL
Senior Thesis Exhibition – Frederick Layton Gallery – Milwaukee, WI

1995
MIAD Senior Showcase – Individual Show – Milwaukee, WI
Participant – Sells Collegiate Art Competition, Lakefront Festival of the Arts – Milwaukee, WI
Open Mic-Night Premiere – Group Show – Milwaukee, WI
Juried Drawing Show – MIAD Student Gallery – Milwaukee, WI

1994
Participant – 1994 MIAD Fine Art Scholarship Competition

1993
Participant – 1993 MIAD Fine Art Scholarship Competition