b. Queens, NY 1979
Exhibitions
2019 Villa Bardini, ‘Corpo a Corpo’, Florence, Italy
Arcadia Contemporary, ‘Mondo Tondo’, Pasadena, CA
Gallery 1261, ‘Beyond the Figure’, Denver, CO
2018 Arcadia Contemporary, LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
FAAUS Gallery, ’12x12, A Portrait Exhibition’, Jersey City, NJ
Salmagundi Club, ‘American Masters’, New York, NY
2017 Arcadia Contemporary, Solo Exhibition ‘Ruminations’, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery 1261, ‘Legacy’, Denver, CO
Arcadia Contemporary, LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
Eleventh Street Arts, ‘Self Portraits’, New York, NY
2016 Arcadia Contemporary, ‘Drawn to Greatness’, Los Angeles, CA
2015 BP Portrait Award, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Arcadia Contemporary, 'Works on Paper', New York, NY
Eleventh Street Arts, 'Nude', Long Island CIty, NY
2014 Arcadia Contemporary, 'Small Works Show', New York, NY
Richard Massey Foundation, 'Chiaroscuro: Impressions and Imprints',
New York, NY
2013 Arcadia Fine Arts, 'Small Works Show', New York, NY
Arcadia Fine Arts, LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2012 25CPW Gallery, 'Converge', New York, NY
Arcadia Fine Arts, 'Drawing the Line', New York, NY
Arcadia Fine Arts, LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Arcadia Fine Arts, 'New Faces of Realism', New York, NY
Galerie Michael, 'Florence Academy of Art', Beverly Hills, CA
Ann Long Fine Art, 'Fresh From Florence', Charleston, SC
2010 Galeria Ormolu, 'Memento Mori', Pamplona, Spain
Ann Long Fine Art, 'Young Collectors Exhibition', Charleston, SC
Corsini Stables, 'Florence Academy Alumni Exhibition', Florence, Italy
Galleria Esposito, Florence, Italy
2009 Galleria Paradigma, Florence, Italy
Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona, Spain
Vasa Konsthall, 'Immortal Works', Gothenburg, Sweden
Cami Gallery, 'Contemporary Florentine Realism', Florence, Italy
Ann Long Fine Art, 'Jura Bedic, Jordan Sokol, Sofia Alethe', SC
Corsini Stables, 'Florence Academy Alumni Exhibition', Florence, Italy
Cloister of Santa Maria degli Angeli, 'New Realism', Florence, Italy
2008 WH Patterson Gallery, London, England
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2007 Villa Pacchiani , 'La reazione del Vero', Pisa, Italy
The Brigham Galleries, Nantucket, MA
Corsini Stables, 'Florence Academy Alumni Exhibition', Florence, Italy
WH Patterson Gallery, London, England
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
2006 Solomon Gallery, 'Italian Realism', Dublin, Ireland
Awards and Honors
2019 Commissioned Portrait of Alan Turing by Princeton University
2015 Selected for BP Portrait Award Exhibition
2010 Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Honorable Mention, Still Life
Art Renewal Center Salon Competition, Finalist, Figure
2006 Art Renewal Center Scholarship Competition, 5th place
Selected Bibliography
2018 The Blue Review, ’18 Artists to Watch in 2018’, January 16th
2017 Epoch Times, ‘The Unfolding Creative Process of Artist Jordan Sokol’,
December
American Art Collector Magazine, ‘Intimate Portraits’, October issue,
Page 54
2016 ‘Lessons in Classical Painting: Essential Techniques from Inside the
Atelier’ by Juliette Aristides, Pages 44, 142-143
Epoch Times, ‘Creating Meaning in the Art World’, August
Epoch Times, ‘What unfinished Masterpieces Say to Living Artists’,
August
2015 Newington-Cropsey Cultural Studies Website, In The Studio with Allison
Malafronte, 'The Three Artists of the FAA USA', October
Fine Art Today, 'Jordan Sokol: A Teacher Eager to Learn', June 25th
Poets and Artists, 'Devotion', Curated by Daniel Maidman, November
issue #68
2014 Artists on Art Magazine, 'Consecrated Reality', October issue
2012 American Artist Magazine, '25 Artists of Tomorrow', 75th Anniversary
Issue
2011 'Lessons in Classical Drawing' by Juliette Aristides, page 200-203
American Artist Magazine, 11 Artists to watch in 2011 - Putting Artistic
Training to Use in the Creation of an individual Vision, Jan issue, pg 58
American Painting Video Magazine, Featured Artist, Vol. 2 Summer issue
American Art Collector Magazine, 'New Faces of Realism', June issue,
page 152.
American Painting Video Magazine, Recent Works, Vol. 1 Winter Issue
American Artist Magazine, 'The American Artist Guide to Art Schools' ,
November issue, page 68
2010 Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, 'Out and About', October issue, page 65
2009 American Art Collector, 'Fresh from Florence', May issue, page 168
Teaching
2020 - Present The New York Academy of Art, Adjunct Professor
2014 - 2020 The Florence Academy of Art, Academic Director, U.S. Branch
2011 - 2013 The Florence Academy of Art, Director of Intermediate Drawing
and Painting Program and Director of Curricular Affairs
2006 - 2011 The Florence Academy of Art, Principal Instructor, Drawing and
Painting Program
Workshops
2019 Lyme Art Association, Figure Painting, Old Lyme, CT
La Galería Roja, Portrait Painting, Sevilla, Spain
Barcelona Academy of Art, Portrait Painting, Barcelona, Spain
2018 Bo Bartlett Center, Figure Painting, Columbus, GA
Paris Academy of Art, Portrait Painting, Paris, France
Lyme Art Association, Figure Painting, Old Lyme, CT
Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Figure Painting, Glenn Cove, NY
2017 Bo Bartlett Center, Figure Painting, Columbus, GA
Figurative Artists Convention and Expo (FACE), Figure Drawing, Miami, FL
2015 Da Vinci Initiative with the Florence Academy of Art, Portrait Drawing,
Figure Drawing, Jersey City, NJ
Florence Academy of Art US, Academic Figure Painting, Jersey City, NJ
Florence Academy of Art US, Portrait Painting, Jersey City, NJ
2014 Gage Academy of Art, Figure Drawing, Seattle, WA
Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
Art Students League of New York, 'Mechanics of Perception: Portrait
Drawing and Painting’, New York, NY
2013 Art Students League of New York, 'Mechanics of Perception: Portrait
Drawing and Painting’, New York, NY
Gage Academy of Art, Figure Painting, Seattle, WA
Atelier Canova, Sculpting and Painting the Portrait, Rome, Italy
Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure drawing, Florence, Italy
Florence Academy of Art, Sculpting and Painting the Portrait, Florence,
Italy
2012 Art Students League of New York, Figure Painting, New York, NY
Gage Academy of Art, Figure Drawing, Seattle, WA
Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
2011 Janus Collaborative School of Art, The Process of Portrait Painting, New
York,NY
Gage Academy of Art, Figure Painting, Seattle, WA
Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
2010 Gage Academy of Art, Figure Painting and Guest Lecturer, Seattle, WA
Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
2009 Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
2008 Florence Academy of Art, Academic Figure Drawing, Florence, Italy
2007 Florence Academy of Art, Landscape Painting, Florence, Italy
Education
2003-2006 The Florence Academy of Art, Italy
1997-1998 Kansas City Art Institute, MO
1993-1997 Palm Beach County High School for the Arts, FL
