CLAUDIA SEYMOUR
Claudia Seymour is President Emerita of the historic Salmagundi Club in New York and a widely collected artist; she served as president of the Club from 2007 – 2013, a period of significant growth and renewal for the institution. Claudia is a Master Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America and has been awarded Master Circle status by the International Association of Pastel Societies. She is also a Signature Member of both the Oil Painters of America and American Women Artists.
Claudia’s paintings have been exhibited and won awards in both national and international exhibitions, including the Allied Artists of America, American Artists Professional League, the Pastel Society of America, the International Association of Pastel Societies, Oil Painters of America, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, the International Guild of Realism, and American Masters at the Salmagundi Club. Articles about her award-winning work have been in numerous publications, including the Artists’ Magazine, American Artist, International Artist, and the Pastel Journal.
Claudia works principally in florals and still life, as she attempts to portray the light-filled interaction between objects, their highlights and shadows, and the surroundings in which they are set. Claudia’s classic still lifes in oil and pastel have been shown in over 185 national and international exhibitions, and she has won numerous prizes, as well as six medals, for her work in both oil and pastel. She has taught classes and workshops and given demonstrations around the country, including at the International Association of Pastel Societies Biannual Convention in New Mexico. Both magazines and books have included her artwork, and she has written numerous articles for various art publications.
Honors Received:
Recipient of the Salmagundi Medal of Honor, Salmagundi Club, NY May 2019
Named “Honored Member” by the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, New York, 2013
President of the Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, 2007 – 2013
Elected to the International Guild of Realism, 2012
Named a Signature Member of American Women Artists, 2011
Named a Master Pastellist, Pastel Society of America, 2011
Named a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League, 2009
Named a Semi-Finalist in the Art Renewal Center Salon, 2008
Pastel “Light Made Visible,” chosen from 2008 Pastel Society of America Annual Exhibition, to be included in “Fifteen Best Pastels of 2008” at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 2008-2009
Awarded Master Circle status by International Association of Pastel Societies, 2007
Invited to exhibit in the International Pastel Artists Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan; 2007
Elected to Signature Membership (PSA), Pastel Society of America, 2004
Elected to Signature Membership in both the Connecticut Pastel Society and the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod, 2000