Tony Ventura was born in Southampton LI, NY. He began his studies at The Academy of Arts in Newark with Avery Johnson, John Howell, Edmund Fitzgerald and others. He then went to Pratt Institute and studied with Edger Whitney for 2 years, then to The Art Students League studing with Robert Brackman and Ivan Olinsky.

Two summers of painting in Mexico, the southwest and northwest United States followed before setteling down in Neptune, NJ. He married, has three children and opened his Studio-Gallery in his home in 1960 where he continues to conduct classes in oils and watercolor.

Some of his memberships include Hudson Valley Art Association, The Salmagundi Club, Garden State Watercolor Society, AAPL, Guild of Creative Art and North Shore Art Association. Tony is also a signature member of Knickerbocker Artists and a Past-President of the New Jersey Water Color Society. Included among his more than 75 Awards are the Grumbacher Silver Medal, Windsor-Newton Purchase Award, 2 Silver Medals of Honor, and 3 A.W.S. Traveling Shows. Tony has painted throughout the U.S. and along our east coast from Florida to Nova Scotia. Listings include Who's Who in America Art and Who's Who in the East. He is published in Watercolor 95' & 98', Best of Watercolor 97' and International Artist 99'.

Permanent Collections

His works are part of many private and corporate collections including:

• American Can Co.
• Hershey Corp.
• Winsor-Newton Co.
• Fort Schlyer Maritime Museum, NY
• Zhejiang Museum - Hangzhou, China