A professor in the Department of Art at Ohio State, Stephen Pentak is known for landscape paintings that evoke a sense of quietude and calm.
His landscape paintings can be found in numerous public and private collections, including those of The Gund Foundation, Cleveland; The Free Library of Philadelphia; The Schenectady Museum, New York; and the Wexner Center, Columbus.
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2005
Susan Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
Gallery V, Columbus, OH
Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis TN
2004
Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Susan Street Fine Art, Unending River, San Diego, CA
2003
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
Gallery V, Columbus, OH
Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
Susan Street Fine Art, Landscapes: Real and Imagined, Group Exhibition, San Diego, CA
Massilon Museum, Untrodden Paths, Group Exhibition, Massilon, OH
2002
Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati,
Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Susan Street Fine Art,San Diego, CA
The Drawing Center, 25th Anniversary Group Exhibition, New York, NY
2001
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
Jan Cicero Galllery, Chicago, IL
Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA
Juniata College Museum of Art, Juniata, PA
2000
Gallery V, Columbus, OH
Bonfoey Co., Cleveland, OH
Concept Art, Pittsburgh, PA
The Artists House, Common Ground, Group Exhibition, curated by Nella Cassouto and David Johnson, Jerusalem, Israel
AWARDS & HONOURS
2002
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
2001
O.S.U. College of the Arts
2000
O.S.U. College of The Arts Travel Grant to Israel
1997
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
1996
O.S.U. College of The Arts Level One Research Grant
1994
O.S.U. College of The Arts Research Grant
1993
O.S.U. College of The Arts Research Grant
1991
O.S.U. Faculty Research Grant
1989
O.S.U. Faculty Research Grant
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship
1988
GCAC Commission: Purchase of a painting for Business-Arts Partnership Award
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Clark State Performing Arts Ctr., Springfield, OH
The Columbus Library, Columbus, OH
The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
The Free Library of Philadelphia
The Gund Foundation, Cleveland, OH
The Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
The Wexner Center, Columbus, OH
Borden International, Columbus, OH
Central Trust Bank Corporation, Cincinnati, OH
The Chubb Group, Cleveland, OH
Cincinnati Gas and Electric, Cincinnati, OH
Conair, Pittsburgh, PA
The Continental Corporation, Chicago, IL
Fidelity Investments, Blue Ash, OH
Fishel Co., Columbus, OH
General American Life, St. Louis, MO
Huntington Mortgage, Columbus, OH
The Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH
EDUCATION
1978 - M.F.A. (Painting), Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Painting
Department Fellowship
1973 - B.A. (Arts) with honors, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Teaching
2003 – present Associate Dean, College of the Arts, The Ohio State University
1996 Professor, Department of Art, The Ohio State University
Teaching responsibilities in Undergraduate Foundation, Painting and Drawing Program,
and the Graduate Program
CIC Academic Leadership Fellowship, 1997-98
1989 - 1996 Foundation Program Director, Associate Professor Department of Art, The Ohio State
University
