About the artist:

Edward R. Whiteman is an American artist specializing in large format mixed media works on ‘reconstructed paper’ and wall sculptures made from organic materials. His work has been exhibited in fine art galleries and museums across the eastern United States since 1958 and published in numerous fine art and interior design publications. He has exhibited regularly at the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans for over 25 years. A native of Buffalo, NY, Whiteman currently resides in southern Louisiana where he works from his art studio, “Dove Cote”. Born December 16, 1938 - Buffalo, NY Education A.D.: University of Buffalo, Albright Art School - Buffalo, NY Grants and Awards 2011 President’s Award: St. Tammany Parish Visual Artist of the Year 1994 Juror Selection, LA Artist Annual, St. Tammany Art Association - Covington, LA 1992 Judge’s Selection, LA Artist Annual, St. Tammany Art Association - Covington, LA 1990 The Penny McCall Foundation Grant 1980 Ford Foundation Grant 1979 Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts/SECCA - Winston-Salem, NC 1975 Award Citation, Artist Biennial, New Orleans Museum of Art 1962 First Prize, Sesquicentennial Concord - Concord, NY 1962 Third Prize in Watercolors, Fifth Juried National - Chautauqua, NY 1961 Second Prize, Metropolitan Buffalo Fine Arts Exhibition - Buffalo, NY 1960 Artists of the Southeast and Texan Annual, New Orleans Museum of Art 1959 24th & 26th Western NY Exhibitions, Albright-Knox Gallery - Buffalo, NY 1958 Best of Exhibition, Bestor Plage Regional Exhibition - Chautauqua, NY