Grace and Michael Zambelli Art

Awards / Exhibitions

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2023

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"Nighttime Volleyball" - 1st Place - Ocean City Fine Arts League - February- Grace

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2022

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"Gone Fishing" - 2nd Place - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December - Grace

"Alley of Angst" - 2nd Place Award - Ocean City Arts Center - June - Grace

"Busking" - Honorable Mention - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - Grace 

"Chaos in the Woods" - 2nd Place - Ocean City Fine Arts League - February - Michael

"Vineland Speedway" - awarded and selected for the Cumberland County permanent art collection - Michael

"Discovered in Columbus" & "Mister Softee" - selected for the Noyes Museum of Art permanent collection - Michael

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2021

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"The Garden Center - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - June - Grace

"Boston Common Park" - 2nd Place - Ocean City Fine Arts League - May - Grace

"GSP" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - May - Michael

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2020

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Winner - RRCA Associate Artist Show - "Ventnor at Dusk" - Grace

 

2019

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"Comet " - 1st Place Award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December - Michael

Quartet Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - November - Michael

NJ State Senior Art Show - Grace 2nd place for acrylic painting

Atlantic County Senior Art Show - Grace 1st place, Michael 2nd place for acrylic painting

Ocean City Annual juried show - "Oyster Creek" - Grace

"Mazzella's Italian Bakery" - 3rd Place Award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - September - Michael

Painting Demo - Atlantic City Country Club / Ocean City Art Center - April - Michael

"Malpensa Connection" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March - Grace

"Mail Angel" - Goddess Exhibition - Belmar Arts Center - March - Grace

"At the Stage Door" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - February - Grace

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2018

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Associate Artist Show Winner award "Westinghouse" - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - October - Michael

Husband/wife solo exhibition - Caldwell University Art Therapy Programs Gallery - August - October

Solo Exhibition - Nashville North Studios - Linwood - June/July - Michael 

"Summer in OC" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - July - Michael

"Sunrise Within" - 1st Place Award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - May - Grace

"Resting in Upper Township" - 3rd Place Award - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - April - Michael

"Westinghouse Refrigerator Radio" - 2nd Place Award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Michael

"A Little Bit of Sugar" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March - Grace

Solo exhibition - Ocean City Arts Center - January - Grace

 

2017

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"That Special Look" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December - Michael

Toys, Trinkets and Treasures Show - Nashville North Studios - Linwood - Grace and Michael

Quartet Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - Grace 

Artist Who Inspire Me - Hammonton Arts Center - Grace 

New Jersey Artist of the Year - TOSCA - Twin Cities Magazine - Grace

"Dreyfuss and Brownie" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - May - Michael

"Beach Storm" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Grace

"Neither Snow Nor Rain" #7" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Michael

"Royal Lancer and the Apocalypse" - 1st Place Award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March - Michael

Mixed Media Show - Ocean City Fine Arts League - Grace and Michael - March

"Shopping Therapy - - Honorable Mention award - Hammonton Arts Center - March - Grace

Women in the Arts - Hammonton Arts Center - Grace

Just Deserts Show - Nashville North Studios - Linwood - Grace and Michael

Black White and One Color Show - Ocean City Fine Arts League - Grace and Michael - February

Urban Landscape Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - Grace and Michael

Casting Shadows show - Hammonton Arts Center - Grace and Michael

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2016

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"Tomasello's Auto Repair" - 2nd place award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December - Michael

Joint Exhibition at Katz JCC - Margate - Grace and Michael

RunAway Angel Show - Nashville North Studios - Linwood - Grace and Michael

Artful Giving Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - Grace and Michael

Quartet Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - Michael

"Gardner's Basin" - Honorable Mention award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - November - Michael

Associate Artist Show Winner award "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - October - Grace

Associate Artist Alcove Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - October - Grace & Michael

"Harry's Villager" - 2nd place award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - September - Michael

Noyes Gallery at Kramer Hall - Hammonton - History of Agriculture  - September - December - "Farm Labor Transport" - Michael

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey - Martha Venturo Memorial Award - Annual Juried Members' Show - "Ventnor on the Side" - Michael

Center for Contemporary Art - Annual Members' Show - Honorable Mention - "The Mysterious Relay Box on South     Hillside" - Michael

"Through a Glass Darkly" - 2nd place award - Ocean City Fine Arts League - June - Michael

Time and Reflection Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - April - Grace and Michael

"House on Vassar Square" - First Place - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Michael

"The Esso Men" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March - Grace

Associate Artist Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - March - Grace and Michael

Noyes Gallery at Kramer Hall - Hammonton - 150 Years of Industry  - March - August - Michael (3 paintings)

"Dorset and Edgewater" - Honorable Mention award - Gallery W - Bernardsville - January - Michael 

"Buick in the Middle" and "Dorset and Edgewater" - Gallery W juried show - Bernardsville - January - Michael

Mixing It Up exhibition - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - January - Grace and Michael

 

2015

 

"Bring Me a Dream in AC" by Grace is used for the At The Shore facebook cover photo - December

Artist profile in At The Shore - Press of Atlantic City - December - Grace and Michael

"Atlantic City On My Mind" - 2nd place award - Holtzman Gallery Juried Miniature Fine Art Show - Grace 

Paintings accepted by the Holtzman Gallery in the Juried Miniature Fine Art Show- December - Grace and Michael

Two person exhibition at AtlantiCare Hospital (Atlantic City) - November/December - Grace and Michael

"Night in Ventnor" accepted in the 2015 Juried Art Show at the Ocean City Arts Center (received an honorable mention) - November - Grace

"Just in Time" accepted in the 2015 Juried Art Show at the Ocean City Arts Center - November - Michael

Art of the Table - Great Bay Gallery - Somers Point - November - Grace and Michael

Associate Artist Show Winner award "Mail Expressionism" - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - October - Michael

Dine In - Take Out  - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - September - Grace and Michael

"Dorset and Edgewater" and "Anticipating the Gloom of Night" - Michael - Arts Guild - Rahway NJ - Nexus International Juried Show - September 

"Mail Angel" - Grace - Arts Guild - Rahway - NJ Nexus International Juried Show - September 

September Artist of the Month - Arts Guild New Jersey - Rahway - Michael

Higher Perspective Invitational Show - Great Bay Gallery - Grace and Michael - Somers Point, New Jersey - August 

Associate Artist Membership - Grace and Michael - Riverfront Renaissance Center - Millville, New Jersey - July 

Shore Medical Center - OCFAL Members Exhibit - Grace and Michael - Somers Point, New Jersey - July-December 

Heritage Show - Hammonton Arts Center - "Amalfi Pescheria" (2nd Place) "Annunziata's Meatballs" (Honorable Mention) - July - Grace

My Letter Carrier invitational show - Ocean City Arts Center - June - Grace and Michael

Featured in an online fundraising campaign for the Center For Contemporary Art - June - Grace and Michael 

Hammonton Gazette - Article on Hammonton Plein Air event - May - Michael 

"The Artists' House" - 2nd Place - Hammonton Plein Air - May - Michael

"Tuned In" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - May - Grace

"Bloom's Liquor" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Michael

"Postbox on Route 9" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - April - Grace

Solo presentation and painting demo at the Willingboro Art Alliance - April -  Michael

"Giac and the Blue Citroen" - Cover of the April/May edition of the Connection Magazine - Michael

A selection of paintings exhibited at Stockton University Kramer Hall, Hammonton - March - Grace and Michael

"Mail Expressionism" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March - Michael

New Jersey Isn't Boring juried show - Arts Guild New Jersey - March 22 - April 16 - Grace and Michael

Duets Show - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts - Millville - February 20 - March 15 - Grace and Michael

"Purple Haze on the Radio" - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - February - Michael

Baker's Dozen juried show - Arts Guild New Jersey - February 15 - March 12 - Michael

"Pam's Rose" - Cover of the Feb/March edition of the Connection Magazine - Grace

New Perspectives Show - Watchung Arts Center - February 4 - March 4 - Grace and Michael

"Rainy Day in Ventnor" - Wallflower Gallery juried show - Bernardsville - January - Grace

 

2014

 

"Under the Light" - Fav15% - BoldBrush Competition Dec 2014 - Michael

"Bike Run" - Grace - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December 2014

Informed Collector October Newsletter-  Collector Alert - Artist Profile - Michael

"Outstanding Acrylic" award - BoldBrush Competition Oct 2014 - "Chef King" - Michael

"After the Rain" accepted in the 2014 Juried Art Show at the Ocean City Arts Center - Michael

"How Was Your Day Sweetie?" accepted in the 2014 Juried Show at The Center For Contemporary Art, Bedminster, New Jersey - Michael

Group Show - Savor the Artist's Palette - Great Bay Art Gallery - Somers Point, New Jersey - November - Grace and Michael 

Paintings featured in the Center for Contemporary Art - Off the Wall auction fund raiser - October - Grace and Michael

Featured artists September/October on the Discover Jersey Arts web page

"Skinny's Hot Dogs" - Michael - Arts Guild - Rahway NJ - Nexus International Juried Show - September 2014

"A Rainy Day in Ventnor" - Grace - Arts Guild - Rahway - NJ Nexus International Juried Show - September 2014

"At the End of the Day" - Michael - Best in Show - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey - July 2014

"Ventnor Lifeboats" - Grace - First Prize - Ocean City Fine Arts League - July 2014

Group Show - New Faces - William Ris Gallery - Stone Harbor, New Jersey - July 2014

Joint Solo Show - Essentially South Jersey - Great Bay Gallery - Somers Point, New Jersey - May 2014

"Chef King" - Michael - First Prize - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March 2014

"Bring Me a Dream in AC" - Grace - Second Prize - Ocean City Fine Arts League - March 2014

"Yellow Bird of Hammonton" - Michael - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - February 2014

 

2013

 

Joint Solo Show - People, Places and Things - Summit Library / Visual Arts Center of NJ - December 2013

Members Show - Noyes Museum - December 2013 - Grace and Michael 

Group Show - A Moveable Feast - Great Bay Art Gallery - Somers Point, New Jersey 2013 - Grace and Michael

"French Fried" - Grace - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December 2013

"The Tradewinds" - Michael - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - December 2013

Juried Show - Grace and Michael - Ocean City Arts Center - November 2013

"Before Starbucks" - Michael - First Prize - Ocean City Fine Arts League - November 2013

Members Show - Grace and Michael - Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ  - July 2013

"Sue and Dave" - Grace - Marylou Hillyer Award - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey - July 2013

Group Show - Grace - Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ - April 2013 

Associate Artist Membership - Grace and Michael - Noyes Museum - Oceanville, New Jersey - Jan 2013

 

2012

 

"Ventnor Baywatch" - Grace - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Arts Center juried show - November 2012

"Two Jitneys" - Michael - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Arts Center juried show - November 2012

Juried Show - Grace and Michael - Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ  - September 2012

Members Show - Grace and Michael - Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ  - July 2012

"Leonard's Prize" - Grace - Honorable Mention - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey - July 2012

"Doing AC" - Grace - First Prize - Ocean City Fine Arts League - July 2012

"Reporting for Duty" - Michael - Honorable Mention - Ocean City Fine Arts League - July 2012

Ventnor is Art Postcard - Grace - April 2012

Group Show - Grace and Michael Bernards Township Parks and Recreation Art Show 2012

 

2011

 

Group Show - Grace and Michael - Visual Arts Center - 2011

Group Show - Grace and Michael - Papermill Playhouse - 2011

 

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