Ira Nelken
Dr. Ira Nelken, an educational consultant, has been working with and displaying watercolors, pastels, charcoal and pen & ink renderings for the past thirty plus years.
his style incorporates landscape realism with a touch of Japanese stylism. His sense of the fullness, values and contrasts of colors and the subtlety of color in the watercolor and pastel media highlight his work. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he has lived in northern California for most of the past forty years. Spending the first sixteen years of his life in a multi-ethnic concrete jungle; attending universities in rural upstate New York and central New jersey as well as along the west coast; Teaching in the California coast range and the Sacramento river valley of northern California; and living the past twenty plus years in the San Francisco bay area have given him a deep appreciation of nature, the simplicity of the ways of nature, and its stark contrast to urban life. Ira Nelken is a long time Board Member of Pinole Artisans. Juried Competitions: Silver Dollar Fair - Best of Show (1979), 1st & 2nd places (1979-82) Creative Arts Center - Men's, Member's and Instructor's Shows (1979-84) El Cerrito Art Association Annual Show - (1985-86 )- Special Award (1985) Displayed (Partial List): Almanor Art Show Art Cooperative Gallery (Berkeley) Blue Steeple Gallery (Lakeport) El Cerrito Art Show Fischer Gallery (Chico) Forest Ranch Art Show Graeagle Art Show Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival North Valley Art Show Paradise Art Show Pinole Artisans's Gallery South Lake Tahoe Art Festival |
Contact InfoIra Nelken
Pinole, CA Phone: (510) 222-9668 (h) (510) 813-4080 (c) email: [email protected] address: 2408 Hill View Lane Pinole, CA 94564-2819 |
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