Showcasing Photorealist Artist Felix Maxwell
EXHIBITION AND GALLERIES: SOLO GROUP
Awards and Grants
One -Man Show for Black History Month, Jan.~ Feb., 2025 at The Marshall County Art Guild. Lewisburg, TN. 37091
Group Art Show " Celebration of Black History Month " Maury Regional Hosp. Columbia TN. , Feb. 26th , 2025.
Marshall County Art Guild Oct. 2024 Fall Art Competition/ Show and Sale. Acrylic Category - 1st place and Best of Show. Pastel Category (Professional) 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place.
Recipient of The 2024 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant . New York,NY
Group Art Show at Cheekwood Fine Arts Garden and Mansion, Nashville TN. "Black Arts Bash" Aug. 19 ~ 31, 2023, Aug. 17- 31, 2024
Group Art Show at Maury County Hospital Celebration of " Black History Month" Feb 28, 2023/2024
Group Art Show " Celebration of Black History Month " Maury Regional Hosp. Columbia TN. , Feb. 28th , 2022.
Virtual Exhibition and Artist Online Talk at the Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN. (Feb. 2022)
Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,IL ( 2020/2021/2022/2023)
"Art A Poppin" Art Exhibition at The Marshall County Art Guild, Lewisburg, TN (Oct. 2020)
"Art A Poppin" Art Exhibition at The Marshall County Art Guild, Lewisburg, TN (Oct. 2019)
"Art A Poppin" Art Exhibition at The Marshall County Art Guild, Lewisburg, TN (Oct. 2018/ 2021)
One Man Show at the Marshall County Art Guild and Gallery Lewisburg, TN (Feb. 01~ Mar. 03, 2018, 2021/2022)
President of the Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN (2017 and 2018)
Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,IL ( 2014, 2017, 2018)
One Man Show at Pryor Art Gallery, Columbia,TN (2011)
"Art A Poppin" Exhibition, Lewisburg Tennessee. July 3, (2007)
Annual Central South Art Exhibition at the Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN (2006)
Black Creativity at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago,IL (2004 )
Premier Art Decor and Designs Gallery on a Consignment Basis. (2003 and 2004) The Parthenon. Nashville ,Tennessee Date: Nov. 9, 02 ~ Jan 10, 03
Premier Art Decor and Designs Gallery on a Consignment Basis. (2002)
The Madison Art Center Madison, Tennessee ,February 2002
Best of Tennessee Artist Panel (Black History Month) Vanderbilt University Nashville TN. Feb. 14, 02. Artist discuss his respective philosophy and methods of creating award- winning Art Work.
The National Black Arts Forward Artist Project Relief Fund, awarded a $500 stipend to offset the cost of his artist projects 2021
EXHIBITIONS AND GALLERIES: SOLO/GROUP CONT.
Mural of C.D. Stamps for Stamps Community Center (Tullahoma, TN) A grant through TN Arts Commission Build Communities Program (2001) (Picture above)
The Best of Drawing from the of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL (2009)
The Best of Tennessee Art Exhibition October 27 ~ December 31, 2002 Cash Award
1st Place and Best of Show in the Marshall Art Guild Annual Art Exhibition Lewisburg, TN (1999)
Awards from the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL (1997)
Pastel Society of America, New York (Prestigious National Arts Club Award) (1993)
The 27th Annual Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville,TN ( Local Gallery Awards) (1992)
The 26th Annual Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, TN ( Pastel Award) (1991)
Marshall County Art Guild, Lewisburg, TN. (Best of Show and Peopleís Choice Awards (1995 and 1996).
Watkins Institute, Nashville 1st Place in Graphics (1995)
Affiliations:
A former member of the Nashville African American Arts Association. Nashville, TN
The Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN
President of the Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN (1990 and 1997)
Honorary Artist the Bethlehem Center Artcentric, Nashville, TN. (1994)
Member of On- Line Gallery Artfaces\Artplaces .com and Modern Day Masters .com
Metro Nashville Arts Commission (MNAC Artist Registry)
His works can be found in such public and private collections as the Dollar General Corporation Art Collection Nashville, TN (1999), Portrait of Emil Hassan ,Vice President of NMMC (Nissan) Engineering and Manufacturing(1998)
Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse Criminal Court, Division III (Portrait of the Honorable
Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch Jr. Tennessee Supreme Court) (1997)
Artwork in Tennessee State University Van Gordon Gallery Collection. Nashville, TN(1994)
About The Artist
ARTIST BIO
Felix Maxwell, a renowned photorealist painter, gallery owner, and art teacher from Middle Tennessee, is known for his refined techniques and exhibitions over 49 years.
Felix, a passionate art enthusiast, developed a lifelong passion for visual storytelling during his early years of art classes in 1968. In 1975, Felix established Maxwell House of Art. From 1990 until 2022, Felix worked as the Gallery Manager, Member, and Art Instructor for the Marshall County Art Guild. From 1994 to 2001, Felix's landscape and portrait paintings were shown at several venues, including Nashville's Bethlehem Center, Cumberland Gallery Group, and Premier Art Décor and Designs Gallery. Additionally, he painted a portrait of C.D. Stamps for the Tullahoma Stamps Community Center. The Academy of Art University awarded Felix a Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Drawing in 2010.
Felix's artistic abilities have earned him recognition in the following areas: 2009: The Best in Drawing Award: Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago; 2021: National Black Arts Forward Project Relief Fund Awardee; and in 2022, Felix Maxwell participated in the Best of Tennessee Black History Artist's Panel at Vanderbilt University, where he discussed his guiding principles and techniques for creating acclaimed artwork.
Felix's artwork, spanning from 1997-2024, is housed in various collections and museums, including the Dollar General Corporation Art Collection, Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse, Tennessee State University Van Gordon Gallery Collection, A One Man Show at The Parthenon, Nissan, and “Black Creativity” exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago for the last 10 years.
MAXWELL'S HOUSE OF ART WAS ESTABLISHED IN1975.
Felix Maxwell is a well-established Artist whose primary focus is Pastels, Acrylic, Oils and Watercolors Media.
Education: Fine Art Degree from The Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
President of the Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN 2015/2016 Felix's works can be found in many Private and
Corporate Collections, including Dollar General Store Corporate Headquarters Metropolitan Courthouse, Nashville, TN. Portrait of Mr. Hassan, VP of Nissan North Americ
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PRIVATE AND CORPORATE ART COMMISSIONS
FEATURE-ORIGINAL ART AND GICLE'E PRINTS
Fine Art Gicle'e Prints from Maxwell's House of Art: Gicle'e printed on Plein Air Cotton Rag Paper. 16" X 20" prints of the award-winning paintings 'Ecclesiastes Chap 3, ' Round Midnight' and 'I Am Not Alone'. Framed Prints $225.00 ; Unframed Prints 125.00. Prices does not include shipping cost (please allow 10 days for shipping).
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant/Award 2024
Recently Received New Order of Gicle'e Prints
- Fine Art Gicle'e Prints from Maxwell's House of Art: Gicle'e printed on Plein Air Cotton Rag Paper. 16" X 20" prints of the award-winning paintings 'Ecclesiastes Chap 3, ' Round Midnight' and 'I Am Not Alone'. Framed Prints $225.00 ; Unframed Prints 125.00. Prices does not include shipping cost .