Jackson Pollock Award Winner
This internationally acclaimed art has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Europe and the United States.
Special Awards and Recognition
Jackson Pollock Award
Honored by the Pollock Foundation for the lifetime development of a signature technique. This technique involves painting veils of heavy impasto oil resulting in a three dimensional impression.
Hockaday Museum of Art Exhibition, Montana
Solo Exhibition of NATIONAL PARK PAINTINGS series
(the Hockaday Museum is affiliated with Glacier National Park in Montana).
The Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine article featured the NATIONAL PARK PAINTINGS and Hockaday Museum Show.
This article is titled ''The Birthright of Every American''.
The Art Miles Mural Project, New York 9/11
The Art Miles Mural Project invited FITZ Maurice to paint a 12 foot mural to be exhibited at the New York 9/11 Tenth Anniversary of the attack. The finished mural is titled "TRIUMPH''.
Queens Museum of Fine Art, New York
Solo Exhibition of the BERLIN:Metamorphosis Collection
Unisphere Award, New York
Mayor Bloomberg honors internationally acclaimed artist FITZ Maurice with the Unisphere Award for creating the Symbol of Tolerance, which promotes ''mutual respect'' between nationalities worldwide.
Symbol of Tolerance was unanimously endorsed by the City of New York’s Unisphere Board
FITZ Maurice designs symbols and images that benefit the Global Community. These artistic symbols communicate positive, uplifting and socially responsible messages that are timely. This Symbol of Tolerance represents all races around the world connecting in celebration.
BERLIN:Metamorphosis Collection Exhibited by the German Parliament
The German Parliament exhibited FITZ Maurice’s paintings as the artistic renditions of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Reunification of Germany. The Parliament purchased the painting ''Communism Lying on the Ground'' for their permanent collection. The BERLIN: Metamorphosis Collection toured Germany for 3 years.
International Society for Human Rights juries “The War of Human Rights” oil painting as the Symbol of Human Rights
The International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), based in Frankfort, Germany, saw the “Berlin: Metamorphosis” exhibit at the German Parliament. The ISHR requested a painting that represented the struggle for human rights worldwide. They chose “The War of Human Rights” as their international symbol for human rights.
The United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria, exhibited "The War of Human Rights'' as the symbol of human rights.
A banner of the painting was displayed throughout Vienna to announce the world conference, and was distributed internationally to promote human rights and the release of political prisoners in Cuba and Africa.