“Fallout”, oil on canvas, 2018, 36” x 60”

Hello! My name is Frank Mancino and I am a fine artist living and working in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. I work primarily in charcoal, oils and acrylics. My work ranges from traditional figurative rendering to abstract impasto color explorations in oil and acrylics.

I began formal art study in 2004 with a drawing class at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. From there I continued art studies at both NoVa and at the Corcoran School of Art and Design in Washington, D.C., eventually receiving an Associate’s Degree in Fine Art from NoVa and a Certificate in Drawing and Painting from the Corcoran. I continued my studies in academic drawing and painting with my professors Natasha Mokina and Victor Pohamkin at Winter Palace Studios in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and sculpture study with my professor Patrick Beldio at Reunion Studios in Washington, D.C. In 2019 I left the telecommunications industry after 25 years to pursue art full-time.

I am currently a member artist at Gallery 209 in Rockville, Maryland, and an affiliate artist with Artists & Makers Studios in Rockville, Maryland. As VP of Member Programs in the Montgomery Art Association (Montgomery County, MD), I moderate our Figure Model Sundays life drawing program in addition to supporting our monthly member talks, museum field trips, and Plein air events. I have shown my drawings, paintings, and sculptures at many venues over the years, including seven shows at Artomatic in the Washington, D.C. metro area (2004-2017).

For commissions, drawing instruction, or general questions, please reach me using the above “Contact” link.

Thanks for visiting, and enjoy!

Frank Mancino - Curriculum Vitae:

EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS:

“…Of Two Minds: Abstracts and Portraits”, Artomatic 2024, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC, USA, March 8, 2024 - April 28, 2024
“Camouflage and Coalescence”, solo exhibition (abstract works), Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, Maryland, USA, October 30, 2023 - January 6, 2024
·Solo abstract painting exhibition, Faulkner Plastic Surgery offices, Rockville, Maryland, June-October 2022
Monthly member exhibitions, Gallery 209, Rockville, Maryland, August 2021 - present
“Colorful Explorations”, Montgomery Art Association member show, Glenview Mansion, Rockville, Maryland, USA, March 1 - March 27, 2020
“Let’s Dance”, invited artist, Kentlands Mansion, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, February 17-March 9, 2020
All Eco Design Center, displaying artist, 2019-present
Monthly exhibitions at Wheaton Arts Parade Gallery, Wheaton, Maryland, 2019 - 2022
Wheaton Arts Parade, participating artist, 2019
Artomatic, Crystal City, Virginia, 2017
Artomatic, New Carrollton, Maryland, 2015
Capitol Arts Network, Focus on the Figure show at Artists and Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland, 2013
Artomatic, Crystal City, Virginia, 2012
Swarthmore Theatre (solo show), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 2009
My Space on 7th, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2009
Artomatic, Washington, D.C., 2009
Artomatic, Washington, D.C., 2008
Artomatic, Crystal City, Virginia, 2007
Artomatic, Washington, D.C., 2004
Art on the Side, Washington, D.C. 2002

ARTIST MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Vice President of Member Programs, Montgomery Arts Association, Montgomery County, Maryland
Affiliate, Artists and Makers Studios, Rockville, Maryland

EDUCATION:

Academic drawing and painting instruction under Natasha Mokina and Victor Pohamkin at Winter Palace Studios, Washington, D.C., 2009-2016
Sculpture instruction under Patrick Beldio at Reunion Studios, Washington, D.C., 2009
A.A. in Fine Arts, Northern Virginia Community College, 2009
Certificate, Drawing and Painting, Corcoran School of Art and Design, 2009
J.D., George Washington University, National Law Center, 1991
B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies (Communication, Legal Studies, Economics, and Government), American University, 1988