Leon Sarantos Wins Special Recognition Award
Leon Sarantos won a Special Recognition Award in "The Elements" International Art Exhibition on the Light Space & Time Art Gallery. His winning entry was for his painting, "Dawn Twilight - The Sun, The Moon, The Stars".
CHICAGO, IL, November 15, 2011
John R. Math, Director of the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery recently announced that Leon Sarantos won a Special Recognition Award in "The Elements" International Art Exhibition. Leon's winning entry was for his triptych painting, entitled "Dawn Twilight - The Sun, The Moon, The Stars". His winning entry can be viewed at:http://www.leonsarantosartist.com/blog/special-recognition-for-my-dawn-twilight-painting-at-online-gallery-light-space-time/
In order to be considered and selected for this event, artists had to compete in the "The Elements" International Art Competition. The competition was conducted in the month of October 2011. That competition attracted 473 entries from around the world and Leon was one of the 75 artists who had their art chosen for this exhibit. This art exhibition is now online and can be viewed at http://www.lightspacetime.com.
Leon Sarantos originally grew up in the Midwest and currently lives in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree in the College of Arts and Architecture at the University of Michigan. As an architectural student, he studied drawing, composition, rendering and water color painting. While working as an architect in California, he continued studying art at local colleges, especially oil painting. He also continued to learn as a self-taught artist and spent several winters in Mexico painting local scenes.
After moving to Chicago, Leon continued his work in architecture and art, and continued studying art at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Hyde Park Art Center. He has extensively exhibited his work in solo and group shows on a national basis.
Leon Sarantos' rich, colorful and award winning portfolio can be found at http://www.leonsarantosartist.com .
Art by Leon Sarantos displays his original oil-paintings and fine art photographs; lists his many solo and group exhibits; and notes his recent awards and honors. Original art can be purchased from his web site or by contacting him.