Ian Torney Honored at the National Art Education Association Convention

Ian Torney has been honored as the National Art Education Association Eastern Region Secondary School Art Educator of the Year in 2026.  See a few images from the Awards Ceremony at the NAEA Convention that was in Chicago March 5th/6th/7th 2026.

With NAEA President Amy Pfeiler-Wunder and Eastern Region Vice President Kristi Oliver at the Eastern Awards Ceremony.

Presenting at Secondary School Slam alongside Secondary School Educators from the Pacific, Southeastern, and Western Regions and the National Secondary School Educator of the Year.

At the NAEA National Awards Ceremony with the Secondary School Art Educators of the Year 2026.

Honored at the National Awards Ceremony by Secondary Division Director Robin Brewer.

IanTorneyArt displays two paintings from the Co|So Members Show Embark

Two of Ian Torney’s most recent paintings from the 365 View of Mt. Washington Series are on exhibit at the Copley Society of Art Small Works Show Embark - opening February 12th and through April 25th 2026.

Mt. Washington 8-2-25, from the 365 View of Mt. Washington Series - oil on cradled board, 12 by 12 inches, 2025

Mt. Washington 8-3-25, from the 365 Views of Mt. Washington Series - oil on cradled board, 12 by 12 inches, 2025

IanTorneyArt exhibits four paintings in the Co|So Holiday Small Works Show

Four studies from the ongoing “365 Views of Mt. Washington Series” will be exhibited in the Copley Society of Art Holiday Small Works Show, opening November 1st and up through December 21st - see https://copleysociety.org/exhibitions/holiday-small-works-2025/. Each 6” by 6” oil on board study is displayed in a 13” by 13” frame.

Exhibit "The Tension Between Realism and Abstraction" at the White Mountain Museum

A fine art exhibition “The Tension Between Realism and Abstraction” by artist Ian Torney will be hosted by the White Mountain Museum & Gallery in North Conway August 15-17. Ian has been a New Hampshire resident for over three decades, who settled in Jackson 10 years ago and where he enjoys a magnificent view of his muse - Mt. Washington - from his home studio. The Hudson River School & White Mountain School painters have been inspired by the valley’s bold landscapes since the early 1800’s. Ian Torney continues in the footsteps of those artists with contemporary impasto technique. At his studio in Jackson, he captures the ever-changing atmosphere and light in his mountain landscapes in bold, abstract bursts of color.

See more at conwaydailysun.com https://www.conwaydailysun.com/things_to_do/visual_arts/ian-torney-exhibiting-at-white-mountain-museum-gallery/article_2305f9e7-84b2-4b46-bb83-2ec57dd7a506.html

Ian Torney Honored with an Artist Residency at NISDA

Ian Torney honored with an Artist Residency at the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts, from July 14th to 28th 2025. During the two weeks he conducted workshops, he mounted an exhibition in NISDA’s Silo Gallery and gave an Artist Talk, and he enjoyed working in NISDA’s newly renovated Barn Studios - the first Artist-In-Residence to occupy those spaces (see video). The Residency had a profound and rejuvenating influence!

Three Ian Torney "At The Horizon" Paintings Installed in the "Parallel Practices" Exhibition

Ian Torney is honored to have three paintings from his ongoing “At The Horizon” series exhibited in the Faculty/Staff show “Parallel Practices.”

These paintings reprise this series started in 2016, with each dated "At The Horizon 7/25/2016, 8/12/2024 and 8/18/2024, all oil on board, 16" by 16" (21" by 21" framed) respectively.

These paintings are featured in the Milton Academy Faculty/Staff Show "Parallel Processes" that opened September 24th in the Arts Commons Gallery of the Kellner Performing Arts Center, and runs through October 24th 2024.

Ian Torney announces a Solo Exhibition at the Hurricane Mountain Design Gallery

Hurricane Mountain Design Gallery of North Conway, NH is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of paintings by local artist Ian Torney, selected from his 365 Views of Mt. Washington Series. The opening reception is Saturday August 10th 4:00 to 7:00pm, and the show will run through September, by appointment.

Inspired by Hokusai's 36 Views of Mt. Fuji and by Cezanne's long engagement with his series of paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire, Mr. Torney has been painting his own series of Mt. Washington views from his studio in Jackson, NH.  Last year Mr. Torney dedicated a teaching Sabbatical to his painting practice with a focus on this project, and is eager to share the exciting new work that he has produced.

Hurricane Mountain Design located in North Conway, NH provides complete residential architectural design services, fine cabinetry, architectural elements and artisan furniture, and a gallery of both featured artists and exhibits from their collection of mid-century Modern artworks.  For further information see www.hurricanemountaindesign.com or text gallery Director Steve Burdett at (603) 986-9222.  The HMD Gallery is located at 112 Mechanic Street, North Conway, NH 03860.  

See the full Exhibition Catalog linked here, a video of the full exhibit, and opening reception photographs; and learn more about artist Ian Torney at www.iantorneyart.com.

Three Mt. Washington Studies Installed at the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery

These three small paintings were just dropped off for exhibition at the Patricia Ladd Carega Gallery of Center Sandwich, NH - Mt. Washington Study 2/15/23, Mt. Washington Study 2/20/23, and Mt. Washington Study 8/1/23, all from the 365 Views of Mt. Washington Series, each oil on board, 6" by 6" (13" by 13" framed), 2023. If you are in the Lake Winnipesaukee are please stop by!

Two Mt. Washington Studies Installed at the Copley Society of Art

These two Mt. Washington Studies - 3/12/23 and 3/18/23 respectively, both oil on board, 6” by 6” (13” by 13” framed) - were installed at the Copley Society of Arts Small Works Show “Reflections” July 11 through September 28, 2024.

Ian Torney Thanksgiving 2023 Studio Tour

Please enjoy a Thanksgiving Day studio tour! Artworks have been retrieved from the Patricia Ladd-Carega Gallery from the summer, in anticipation of a post-Sabbatical solo show this fall at the Hurricane Mountain Design Gallery since postponed until the spring - which means that almost all of my paintings are back in the studio except three works currently at the Copley Society of Art Holiday Small Works Show up through December. Purchases can be process through www.iantorneyart.com - see in particular my current series titled “365 Views of Mt. Washington.” (Audio courtesy of Martin Landstrom playing Lazy Art.)

IanTorneyArt Installs Painting at the Art+Everywhere 20th Anniversary Lesley MFA Exhibition

I am delighted to have my painting “Mt. Washington 1/10/21” included in the Art+Everywhere 20th Anniversary Lesley Art+Design MFA Exhibition, June 15th through June 30th 2023, at the Vandernoot Gallery in Cambridge MA - opening reception on Friday June 23rd 7-9pm.

“Mt. Washington 1/10/21” from the 36 Views of Mt. Washington Series, oil on board, 12 by 12 inches (14 by 14 inches framed), 2021