| 1962 | Born in Ghana |
Education
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| 1979 | Ghanata College of Fine Arts |
| Ateliers throughout Italy |
| Art Students League, New York, NY |
Teaching Experience |
| New York Academy of Figurative Arts-New York, NY |
| National Academy of Design-New York, NY |
| Art Students League-New York, NY |
| Lyme Academy of Art-Old Lyme, CT |
| Educational Alliance-New York, NY |
| Traditions and Times of Fine Arts-New York, NY,
President and Founder |
Selected Exhibitions |
| 2004 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-Montgomery Museum of Fine Art-Montgomery, Alabama |
| 2003 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-Memphis Brooks Museum of Art-Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2003 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution-Washington, DC |
| 2003 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum-Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2002 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-Bass Museum of Art-Miami Beach, Florida |
| 2002 | The Legacy of Martin Luther King-Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History-Detroit, Michigan |
| 2000 | League Masters Now-Art Students League-New York, NY |
| Millennium Landscape Painters-Cold Spring Harbor, Laboratory, NY |
| 1999 | Re-Viewing Nature, Long Island Landscape Painting Today
-Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, NY, Ronald Pisano, Curator |
| The Vineyards of Bergerac by Sam Adoquei
-Chateaux Pecany, Bergerac, France |
| HEADS:Portraits of Friends-Merrill Mount College, NY |
| 1997 | Group Exhibition, Collection of Legacy Arts Ltd.-Miami, Florida |
| The Legacy Lives-Hillside College, Michigan |
| 1996 | The Legacy Lives-Lever House, New York, NY |
| 1995 | Art of the Politically Incorrect-Perry House Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia |
| 1994 | National Academy of Design Annual Exhibition-New York, NY |
| 1993 | Figures and Still Life-Reed Walden Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1992 | Knickerbocker Artists at the Salmagundi Club-New York, NY |
| The Salmagundi Club Annual Exhibition-New York, NY |
| 1991 | Knickerbocker Artists at the Salmagundi Club-New York, NY |
| The Hudson Valley Arts Association Exhibition-New York, NY |
| 1990 | American Artists Professional League-New York, NY |
Selected Bibliography |
| 2003 | The New York Times, June 16, "Inspired by Freedom and the King Legacy"
by Elizabeth Olson |
| International Artist Magazine, June, "The Art of the Portrait - Sam Adoquei - Composition is Everything"
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| 1999 | House Beautiful Magazine, September, "Hold That Pose"
by Margaret Kennedy |
| Sud Oest Newspaper, Bergerac, France, "Sam Adoquei Paints
the Vineyards of France" |
| 1996 | Legacy Lives, Alexander York, Catalogue |
| 1994 | American Artists Magazine, "Landscape Painting by Sam Adoquei |
| 1992 | The Capital Newspaper, "Sam Adoquei, Portrait of Admiral Lawrence
and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Wendy Lawrence |
| Accent, Stuart, Florida "Sitting Pretty" Up and Coming Artist
Sam Adoquei |
| American Artists Magazine, "Painting Single Session Portraits"
by Sam Adoquei |
| The Artist Magazine, "Award Winners of 1992" |
| 1989 | The Artist Magazine, "Award Winners of 1989" |
Collections |
| Elliot Museum, Stuart, Florida |
| The National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Florida |
| The Long Island Museum of Art, Stony Brook, NY |
| Elite Modeling Agency, New York, NY |
| Chateaux Pecany, Bergerac, France |
| Jackson Heights Arts Club, NY - In addition to several private collections |
Selected Awards |
| Gold Medal in Oil Painting, Best Traditional Oil Painting, 42nd Annual
Knickerbocker Exhibition - As well as numerous awards both locally
and internationally. |
