ARTIST CV
ED CEPIEL
Morris, Illinois
Phone/Text: 779-260-0137
Email: edcepiel@mail.com
Website: www.edcepiel.com
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Painting
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1985
AWARDS AND HONORS
Best in Category – Watercolor
Paint the Town Plein Air Festival, Ottawa, Illinois, 2025
Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award Recipient
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 1985
Permanent Institutional Collection
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Table Setting (Watercolor, 7" x 11"), 1985
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Orland Park Public Library
Orland Park, Illinois, 2012
Exhibited 19 oil paintings and watercolors
Morris Arts Festival – One-Man Exhibition
Baum Building, Morris, Illinois, 2001
Exhibited 22 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings
SELECTED JURIED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
American Watercolor Society, 135th Annual International Exhibition
The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, 2002
Still Life with Sticks and Leaves (Watercolor)
Texas Watercolor Society, 54th Annual Exhibition
San Antonio, Texas, 2003
Blue Bottle (Watercolor)
Realism Today Exhibition
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2000
Sponsored by American Artist Magazine
Why Bother? (Oil on Panel)
Laredo Center for the Arts, 12th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Laredo, Texas, 2004
Baseball, Ping-Pong, Golf (Watercolor)
Landscape Unlimited
Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2003–2004
Bright Cloud (Watercolor) and Morning Sunshine on the River (Watercolor)
Chicago Art Open
River East Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, 2010
Navy Pier (Oil on Canvas)
Chicago Art Open
Iron Studios, Chicago, Illinois, 2007
The Petunia Painting (Oil on Panel)
Chicago Art Open
Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
A Day at the River (Watercolor)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
President & Co-Founder
The EXibit Fine Arts Center & Gallery
Morris, Illinois
2015–Present
Co-founded the nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts organization and community gallery. Oversees exhibitions, programming, artist opportunities, and public arts initiatives.
SELECTED PLEIN AIR FESTIVALS
Paint the Town Plein Air Festival, Ottawa, Illinois, 2025
Liberty Arts Festival, Morris, Illinois, 2019–2025
Art in the Park Art Festival, Ottawa, Illinois, 2019–2024
JUROR EXPERIENCE
Juror, Grundy County Corn Festival Art & Photo Shows (2022–2025)
PUBLICATIONS
American Artist Magazine
Realism Today, October 2000
Morris Daily Herald
"Morris Artist Finds Life in Art," September 22, 2000
Joliet Herald News
"Realistic Rewards," October 8, 2000
Morris Daily Herald
"Idea Machine," October 13, 2006
Mediums
Oil Painting • Watercolor • Drawing • Plein Air Painting
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