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| Founder | Gordon Wetmore, Edward Jonas, Tom Donahue |
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| Founded at | Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, United States |
| Headquarters | 1109 S Magnolia Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32301, United States |
| Services | Art Programs, Publications |
| Fields | Portraiture and Figurative art |
Secretary General | Sam Adoquei |
President | Michael Shane Neal |
Portrait Society of America is an art organization [1] based in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Established in 1998, the Portrait Society of America is a 501(C)3 registered charity was set to serve the purpose of an art education organization to foster the art of like portraiture, figurative art and Contemporary-Traditional Art through art programs and publications. [2] [3] The Portrait Society provides educational resources including technical information, aesthetics in traditional art and history of portraiture and figurative art. [4] The Portrait Society has more than 2,750 members around the globe. [5] [6]
The Portrait Society was established by Edward Jonas, Gordon Wetmore, and Tom Donahue as a national non-profit organization in 1998. [2]
In 2005, Judith Carducci and Edward Jonas, co-founded the Cecilia Beaux Forum, [7] [8] a sub-committee of the Portrait Society of America to address the specific issues women portrait artists face in a male-dominated profession. [9] At the forefront of the CBF mission was the mentorship program designed to give women who have begun a career as a portrait artist late or with interruptions, a mentor and resource for networking, growth and instruction. Carducci Chaired the Cecilia Beaux Forum from 2005 until 2020.