Harry Bartnick (1950-) Contemporary,
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Harry Bartnick (b.1950) is an American painter, photographer and sculptor. His earlier work took the form of large realist paintings (oil on canvas) of landscapes and the built environment. These were quiet, contemplative images of clearly contemporary and familiar surroundings, with all elements carefully composed both on the canvas surface and in pictorial space. Bartnick has received numerous grants including a Guggenheim Grant and a New England Foundation of the Arts Grant. His work has been featured in the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Art News, Art New England, and more. He is Professor Emeritus at Suffolk University, where he taught painting and courses in color perception and application.