George Ceffalio

About The Artist
GEORGE CEFFALIO is an Award Winning Artist whose works have been displayed in several local, regional, and national exhibitions. He has received numerous awards including several Best of Show. He is best known for his rich vibrant colors and creative depiction of subject. Good design, originality, luminosity, and intensity of color are the hallmarks of his paintings.
George pursued an art education with Palette and Chisel Academy of Art and studied with nationally and internationally renowned artists throughout the United States, such as David Leffel, Rose Frantzen, and Mike Capser, who were most influential on the development of his own unique artistic style. He is a member of numerous artistic associations including Oil Painters of America, Portrait Society of America, Du Page Art League, Naperville Art League and Downers Grove Artist’s Guild.
His paintings appear in private and corporate collections in both the United States and Canada. He has had several Solo Exhibitions as well as Gallery Exhibitions and is represented by Brigantine Gallery in Downers Grove, IL, Milward Farrell Gallery in Madison, WI and Filsinger Gallery in Palm Desert, CA.
Awards and Recognition
- 2019 Patron Awards, St. Charles Fine Art Show
- 2019 Ed & Helen Karasek Award, Art on the Square
- 2019 Best of Show, For The Love of Art Fair
- 2018 Second Place, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
- 2018 Patron Awards, St. Charles Fine Art Show
- 2018 Patron Awards, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival
- 2017 Best of Show, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
- 2017 Invitational Award, Art Fair on the Square
- 2017 First Place, Evanston Fine Art Festival
- 2017 Second Place, Cantigny Fine Art Festival
- 2016 Best of Show, Downers Grove Art Fair
- 2015 Best of Show, Naperville Riverwalk Fine Art Fair
- 2015 Award of Excellence, Downers Grove Art Fair
- 2015 Award of Excellence, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
- 2014 First Place Oil Painting, Naperville Riverwalk Fine Art Fair
- 2014 First Place, Downers Grove Artists’ Guild Art Show
- 2013 Best Naperville Area Artist, Naperville Riverwalk Fine Art Fair
- 2013 Merit Award, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
- 2012 Best of Show, Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts
- 2010 Best of Painting, Lincolnshire Art Festival
- 2010 Patron Awards, St. Charles Fine Art Fair
- 2010 Merit Award, Eastside Millennium Art Festival
- 2010 Merit Award, Cantigny Art Festival
- 2009 Best of Painting, Art at the Glen
- 2009 Patron Awards, St. Charles Fine Art Fair
- 2009 Merit Award, Eastside Millennium Art Festival
- 2009 Merit Award, Glen Ellyn Fine Art Fair
- 2009 Featured Painting - Dream Home, Chicago Merchandise Mart
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