Studio Incamminati is a private school for Contemporary Realist Art in

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. It was founded by the late Nelson Shanks and his wife, Leona Shanks in 2002 and is accredited by the

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. According to artist/scholar Patrick Connors, the school's mission and curriculum are inspired by the "eclectic ideal" of its namesake, the

Accademia degli Incamminati The Accademia degli Incamminati (Italian for "Academy of Those who are Making Progress" or "Academy of the Journeying") was one of the first art academies in Italy, founded in 1582 in Bologna. It was founded as the Accademia dei Desiderosi ("Acad ...

, founded in 1582 by the three Carracci cousins: Agostino, Annibale and Ludovico. Studio Incamminati's purpose according to Shanks, is to "produce great competence and the great painters of the next generation by bringing back the skill of seeing and the skill of craftsmanship." Among realist painters, the school is recognized for its extensive palette The school has been praised by realist art champions including the late Gordon Wetmore, founding member of the Portrait Society of America, who called it one of the "exceptional examples among a number of excellent schools which have been instrumental in training a growing population of young artists..."

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Official website
American artist groups and collectives