American, b. 1951

Douglas Wiltraut, one of America's foremost painters in egg tempera and dry brush watercolor graduated from Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA with a BFA in Painting in 1973. Currently the President of the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, Inc., he has been the recipient of the Butler Institute of American Art Award, the Today’s Art Medal, the Knickerbocker Artists Gold and Silver Medals of Honor and four time recipient of the Ralph Fabri Medal. In 1999 he was awarded the Adirondacks Wilderness Award with the Rouse Gold Medallion followed by the Trails & Streams Medal in 2000, both in the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. He was the subject of a feature article on egg tempera painting in both American Artist and The Artist’s Magazine and his acrylic paintings were discussed in an article in Palette Talk. He conducted the Brandywine Workshop in egg tempera painting for American Artist magazine and his work was included in the American Artist Golden Anniversary Exhibition and the Berman Museum of Art Inaugural Exhibition. In 1998 he received the Arts Ovation Award from the City of Allentown.

In 1999 he received the Crest Medal from the Philadelphia Watercolor Club for lifetime achievement and most recently was presented with the Sylvan Grouse Medal for lifetime achievement from the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. In 2001 he received the Rothermel Award from the Kutztown Alumni Association for distinguished & notable achievements. In 2010 he was awarded the top watercolor prize, the Macowin Tuttle Memorial Award, in the 127th Annual Members Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club for his painting “Old Salt.” Louise C. Nemeth Memorial Award in the 58th Annual Exhibition of the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, 2012. He is a member of the American Watercolor Society, the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, Audubon Artists, Allied Artists of America, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Watercolor Society. Examples of his work can currently be seen in nine books including “How To Discover Your Personal Painting Style” by David P. Richards and “The Artist’s Illustrated Encyclopedia” by Phil Metzger. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and his work is included in private, corporate and museum collections.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“There is a beauty to the passage of time and the effects it has on objects and people. Timeworn textures, a face with a story to tell, the patina of life are all things I like to portray. The passage of time is something we all have to deal with. I almost always paint these objects and people in a strong, raking sunlight with elongated shadows, which results in what I refer to as a ‘special visual moment,’ a moment when the ordinary is elevated to something memorable." - Douglas Wiltraut
EDUCATION:
1973 Kutztown University, BFA in Painting Kutztown, PA

EXHIBITIONS:
Nov-Dec, 2016 Cavalier Galleries 30th Anniversary New York, NY
Oct-Dec, 2016 150 Years of Great American Landscapes, Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
2015 Palm Beach Art & Antique Show Palm Beach, FL
2015 Naples Art & Antique Show Naples, Florida
2009-15 Cavalier Galleries Exhibitions Greenwich, CT, New York, NY & Nantucket, MA
Oct-Nov, 2014 Contemporary Realism, Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT
Apr, 2014 Contemporary Realism, Cavalier Galleries New York, NY
Nov-Dec, 2013 Fall Group Show, Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT
Sep-Oct, 2013 Figurative Group Show, Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT
Jun-Sep, 2012 Summer Group Show, Cavalier Galleries Greenwich, CT

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
President and Member of the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, Inc.
Member of the American Watercolor Society
Member of Audubon Artists
Member of Allied Artists of America
Member of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Member of and the Philadelphia Watercolor Society

AWARDS/HONORS:
Butler Institute of American Art Award
Today’s Art Medal
Knickerbocker Artists Gold and Silver Medals of Honor
Four-time Recipient of the Ralph Fabri Medal
Adirondacks Wilderness Award with the Rouse Gold Medallion
Trails & Streams Medal
Crest Medal from the Philadelphia Watercolor Club
Arts Ovation Award from the City of Allentown
Sylvan Grouse Medal for lifetime achievement from the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Rothermel Award from the Kutztown Alumni Association
Macowin Tuttle Memorial Award, in the 127th Annual Members Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club
Louise C. Nemeth Memorial Award in the 58th Annual Exhibition of the National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, 2012