The Artist's Story

Frank Corso was born in Syracuse New York. Taking a keen interest in art at a very early age, he was inspired to draw and paint the landscape of the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. He had the opportunity to have very fine Art teachers in high school who also happen to be fine painters (George Benedict and Nick Todisco), and through their influence began to polish his painting style from an early age. After attending both Onondaga Community College and Syracuse University, He began private study in portrait and figure painting with an Austrian born portrait painter, Robert Hoffmann. This association lasted for over eleven years. He then began to travel and paint extensively around the country and eventually to Europe, focusing his attention on Italy. As time went on he continued study with other portrait painters such as Daniel Greene of New York and Jack Callahan of Rockport, feeling that the way to gain knowledge of painting was through portrait painters, which he could then apply to landscape painting to forge his own style.

SOME AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Master Status from the Copley Society of Boston

Elected Full member Pastel Society of America

American Society of Marine Artists

1987-Grumbacher Gold Medal

1984 Yankee Sagendorf Award

1985-86-87-88-89-91 Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council awards

SOME SELECTED SHOWS:

2008 11th annual one-man show/Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples Florida

2007 10th Annual one -man show at Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples Florida

2006 One Man show, Cavalier Gallery ,Nantucket Ma.

2006 Ninth annual one man show at Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples florida

2004-2006 Wentworth Coolidge Mueseum, NH

2001 Attelboro Museum, Ma.

1999 Harvard Club, Boston

1996 John Collins Gallery Ma.

SOME PUBLICATIONS:

2007 Feature article American Art Collector magazine

2005 Expressions magazine

2005 Feature article American Art Collector magazine

2004 Spotlight Magazine

2004 American Art Review

2003 Cape Cod Life

2000 Sea History Magazine

1990 Fine Art and Antiques

1997 The best of Oil Painting, Rockport Publishing

1997 The Best of Pastel, Rockport Publishing

1988 Decor Magazine

1985 Yankee Magazine

1995 Enrico Donati Gallery, Ma.

He continues to split his time between Massachusetts where he maintains a home and studio and Southwest Florida, along with many painting trips around the country and Europe. His many other interests include being a professional Blues and Old time musician , having released three CD’s with his band Roll and Tumble and a fourth Solo CD coming soon featuring guitar, slide guitar banjo and ukulele. He also builds his own guitars and banjos and has restored and maintains his award winning 1933 Plymouth coupe, along with constantly tinkering with his 2008 C6 ZO6 Corvette. His paintings are sought by collectors and hang in many private and corporate institutions around the world including the Ritz Carlton, Naples Florida ,The Cloister, Geogia Sea Island and many others. Frank is represented by fine Galleries and dealers nationwide.