April 2024 - “Hard Rock, Soft Citrus” is included in the annual FabrianoinAcquarello event staged in Fabriano, Italy.
January 2024 - “Lemon-Lime” was awarded First Place in the Baltimore Watercolor Society Signature Member Exhibit at the Maryland House of Delegates Building in Annapolis, MD. “Fresh Start” was also included in this exhibit which closes March 21, 2024.
January 2024 - My 60 minute watercolor demonstration is included in the 4th Annual Watercolor Live virtual event January 24-26, 2024.
November 2023 - Five Voices in Watercolor, an exhibit of 65+ paintings by 5 AWS artists: Joanna Barnum, Janet Belich, Matthew Bird, Kathleen Maling and Frank Spino, is staged at Gallery 220, Havre de Grace, MD. This is my first role as curator. The opening reception is November 17, 6-9 PM and closing reception is January 7, 2024 4-6 PM.
October 2023 - “Calamondin and Glass Gigantic” was juried into the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition at the Arts Barn and Kentland Mansion Galleries, Gaithersburg, MD.
September 2023 - “Key Lime #1" is included in the International Watercolor 6 Biennial staged in Thessaloniki, Greece.
May 2023 - “Hard Rock, Soft Citrus" is juried into the Transparent Watercolor Society of America's 47th Annual Exhibition in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
April 2023 - “Lemon-Lime” is included in the annual FabrianoinAcquarello event staged in Bologna and Fabriano, Italy.
April 2023 - “Citrus on a Platter” exhibits in the 156th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in New York, NY.
March 2023 - “Sweet Gum Leaves Underfoot” was juried into the 100% Pure Florida Exhibit at 5th Ave Gallery, Melbourne, FL.
February 2023 - “The Listening Tree” received the Artists’ Choice Award and the Southern Janitor Supply Award at the Brevard Watercolor Society Annual Splash Exhibition in Melbourne, FL.
December 2022 thru February 2023 - Carol Staub and I each contributed 25+ paintings to a two person show, “Start to Finish”, held at Gallery 14, Vero Beach, FL.
October 2022 - My solo show “Spino Small Works” with 30 paintings opens for the month at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne, FL.
October 2022 - “The Listening Tree” was awarded third place in watercolor in the Best of the Best 2022 Exhibit at A. E. Backus Museum in Ft. Pierce, FL.
May 2022 - “Calamondins & Glass” is included in the annual FabrianoinAcquarello event staged for the first time in Bologna, Italy. I serve as the USA East Leader for the team.
April 2022 - “Key Lime #1” exhibits in the 155th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society in New York, NY. I earn AWS Signature Status with this third inclusion in the exhibit.
March 2022 - “Lemon Wedges” exhibits in the 100% Pure Exhibit at 5th Ave Gallery, Melbourne, FL, and earned third place.
February 2022 - I served as the award judge for the Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society exhibition at Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL.
February 2022 - “Sabal Palms at Turkey Creek” was awarded Third Place at the Brevard Watercolor Society Splash of Watercolor 2022 held at the Azan Shriners Center, Melbourne, FL.
January 2022 - Susanna Spann and I each contributed 24 works to our two-person “Charisma of Color: Visions of Spino and Spann” show at Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL.
October 2021 - “Calamondins & Glass” received an Award of Excellence at the Watercolor International V Exhibit, Thessaloniki, Greece.
October 2021 - "Lemon Wedges" won First Place in Watercolor and "Calamondins - Inside & Outside" won Award of Merit in Watercolor and People’s Choice in the 40th "Best of the Best Exhibit’ at the A.E. Backus Museum, Fort Pierce, FL.
September 2021 - Key Lime #1 won "Tom Jones/Canson Paper/American Frame 4/Blick Art Materials 3" Award at the Florida Watercolor Society 50th Annual Exhibition, Coral Springs, FL.
September 2021 - “Dawn on the Sebastian River" won Third Place in the ‘Life on the Lagoon Exhibit’ at Eau Gallery, Melbourne, FL.
September 2021 - “Calamondins & Glass” and “Autumn Leaves in the Stream” are in the “Breaking Glass” group exhibit sponsored by Golden Artist Colors, Inc. at the Painting Center in New York City. Both watercolors are varnished using Golden products instead of being presented under glass.
September 2021 - “Calamondins & Glass - Half Sheet” was invited to the International Watercolor V in Thessanoliki, Greece.
October 2021 - “Fresh Start” was juried into the II International Art Festival World of High Watercolor to be staged in Moscow, Russia this fall.
May 2021 - “In the Hammock” was juried into the 2021 Transparent Watercolor Society of America 45th Annual Exhibition. The show will hang at the Kenosha Museum of Art from May 1 through August 1, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
April 2021 - “Citrus Smile” was juried into the 154th American Watercolor Society International Exhibition to be held at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. The show is open from April 12, 2021 through May 30, 2021.
March 2021 - “Sabal Palms at Turkey Creek” and 5 more of my watercolors were included in the TOP 60 Invitational Exhibit at the A.E.Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce, FL. The show is open March 13, 2021 through April 25, 2021.
March 2021 - “Sunlit Citrus” received the John & Darby Merit Award at the juried 100% Pure Florida 2021 Exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, 1470 Highland Ave, Melbourne, FL. The show runs March 1-27, 2021.
January 2021 - “Fresh Off the Easel” is my solo exhibit of 20+ still life paintings in the North Wing of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona, FL. The show is open January 16, 2021 through April 25, 2021.
January 2021 - “Key Lime # 3” and “Shanghai Lightwell” were selected for the “Robot Love V” multi-cultural mashup at the Foosener Art Museum in Melbourne, Fl. The show is open January 15, 2021 through February 27, 2021.
November 2020 - “In the Hammock” was juried into the National Watercolor Society (NWS) and Hilbert Museum of California Art joint, virtual exhibition in Orange, CA.
October 2020 - “Sabal Palms at Turkey Creek” won Best of Show at the “Best of the Best Art Exhibition” at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce, FL.
September 2020 - “Frank L. Spino, Jr. Studio / Home Tour” was published on Youtube. This 50 minute video was created for the Florida Watercolor Society annual convention which was virtual this year. Watch it at... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXXxzAtlXB8
August 2020 - “Big Citrus” was awarded the Pathfinder Award at the Florida Watercolor Society 49th Annual Exhibition which was virtual this year.
July 2020 - “Lemon Wedges” was selected for the San Diego Watercolor Society 40th International Exhibition which was virtual this year.
June 2020 – “Iris” was in the Petaling Hope invitational exhibit at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL.
June 2020 – “Morning Prayer, Athens” was published in Watercolor Artist August 2020 issue. It also appears in the Best of Watercolor Magazine Splash 21 Competition Winners presented by Artist Magazine.
June 2020 – “Key Lime #3” was juried into the 44th Annual Exhibition of the Transparent Watercolor Society in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Pandemic hit and, with uncertainty over whether the exhibition would be live, I chose not to send the painting.
May 2020 – “Starbursts” was in the invitational FabrianoinAcquarello exhibit in Fabriano, Italy. Unfortunately, after the painting had already traveled there, the Pandemic hit and the exhibition was postponed until Spring 2021. I served as the Community Representative for the East USA team of 24 artists.
April 2020 – “Key Lime #1” was juried into Missouri Watercolor Society’s 2020 International Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. Unfortunately, after the painting had already traveled there, the Pandemic hit, the exhibition was cancelled but the painting made it back home.
March 2020 – My solo show, “Realism at Home and Abroad”, exhibited 34 paintings at Gallery 14, Vero Beach, FL.
February 2020 – “Citrus Halves” won an Award of Merit at the Brevard Watercolor Society's 25th Annual Splash Show, Melbourne, FL.
December 2019 – “Big Citrus” and “Red Grapes” are in the invitational “Strokes of Genius” exhibit at Gallery 14 in Vero Beach, FL.
October 2019 – “Key Lime #1” won Best of Show at the Best of the Best annual juried art exhibition at the A.E.Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce, FL.
August 2019 – “Circles & Squares I” was published in Watercolor Artist magazine (August 2019 issue) to advertise “Splash 20: Creative Compositions” from Northlight Books which was released in July 2019.
July 2019 – “Circles & Squares I” was published as the lead in for
Chapter 6: Fruit, Flowers & Objects in the “Splash 20: Creative Compositions” hardbound book published by Northlight Books.
June 2019 – “Fresh Start,” “Citrus Twins” and “Sunlit Halves” were exhibited at the Kunstzaal van Heijningen gallery in The Hague, Netherlands as part of the World Watercolor Masters Select Group Show.
May 2019 – “Fresh Start” was included in the International Watercolor Society – Holland, World Watercolor Master Invitational Exhibition in Gouda, Netherlands.
April 2019 – “Orange Wedges on a Blue Plate” was shown at the 2019 FabrianoInAcquarello Invitational in Fabriano, Italy.
February 2019 – “Transparent Lemon” won Second Place and the People’s Choice Award at the Brevard Watercolor Society “Splash 2019” show in Melbourne, FL.
January 2019 – “Colorful Citrus” won a Merit Award at the 13th Annual 100% Pure Florida Juried Exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery in Melbourne, FL.
December 2018 – “Citrus Smile” was juried into the ‘National Watercolor Society: Southern California Inspirations, Past And Present” at the Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA.
November 2018 – “Red Grapes” was exhibited in the Watercolor International IV Invitational in Thessaloniki, Greece.
October 2018 – “Morning Prayer, Athens” earned First Place in Watercolor at the A.E. Backus Museum “Best of Best” show in Ft. Pierce, FL.
August 2018 – “Florida Reflections III & IV” were accepted into the St. Augustine Art Association’s 9th Annual Nature and Wildlife Exhibition.
July 2018 – “Fanfare” was juried into the Florida Watercolor Society’s 47th Annual Exhibition in Bradenton, Fl.
June 2018 – “Florida Reflections III” was selected for the Southern Watercolor Society’s 41st Annual Juried Exhibition at ArtCenter Manatee in Bradenton, FL.
June 2018 – Frank was awarded Signature Status in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA) with the acceptance of “Sliced Citrus with Calamondin II” into their 2018 Annual Exhibition.
May 2018 – “Circles & Squares I, II, & III” and “Aqua & Orange I & II” were exhibited in the Sperlonga in Acquarello Invitational in Sperlonga, Italy. Frank also gave a demonstration for the festival attendees.
May 2018 – “Red Grapes with B Mom’s Bowl” was juried into the IWS Canada/CSPWC “Symphony in Watercolor” 2018 Exhibition in Richmond Hill, Canada.
April 2018 – “Red Grapes” was exhibited in the Fabriano in Acquarello Invitational in Fabriano, Italy. Frank was the USA East Coast Representative.
April 2018 – “Citrus Squared” received the Dong Kingman Award at the Annual American Watercolor Society’s 151stAnnual Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. The painting was also selected for the traveling show.
April 2018 – “Circles & Squares I” was selected to be published in “Splash 20: Creative Compositions” by Northlight Books.
March 2018 – “Ydra Doors, Greece” was juried into the Watercolor U.S.A. 2018 Exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum in Springfield, MO.
February 2018 – “Morning Prayer, Athens” received the First Place award in the Brevard Watercolor Society’s 23rdAnnual Splash Exhibition in Melbourne, FL.
October 2017 – “Florida Reflections III” received the 1st Place Award Watercolor Category in the Best of the Best Show at A. E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce, FL.
September 2017 – “Morning Prayer, Athens” received the Art Society Award at the 46th Annual Exhibition of the Florida Watercolor Society in the Coral Springs Art Museum, Coral Springs, FL.
July 2017 – “Citrus Squared” was published in Splash 19: Illusion of Light by Northlight Books.
July 2017 – “What Now My Love” was published in the June issue of Watercolor Artist Magazine by F&W Media.
May 2017 – “Citrus Squared” received the Frank Nash Memorial Award at the Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s 41st Annual Exhibit in Kenosha, WI.
April 2017 – “Sliced Citrus with Calamondin II” received the Golden Color Award at the 40th Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition in Panama City, FL.
April, 2017 – "Citrus Smile" was included in the invitational FabrianoinAcquarello in Fabriano, Italy
February, 2017 – "Circles & Squares II" received the Steve and Colleen Aichle Award at the 8th Signature Watercolor Exhibition in Fallbrook, CA.
February, 2017 – "Florida Reflection III" received a Merit Award and "Citrus Squared" received the People Choice Award at the Brevard Watercolor Society Splash Exhibition.
February, 2016 – "What Now My Love" received the First Place Award at the Brevard Watercolor Society Splash Exhibition.
October, 2016 – “Sliced Citrus with Calamondin II” was included in the invitational Watercolor International III in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was selected for the advertising poster of the event.
August, 2016 – “Circles & Squares III” received the Exhibition Award at the 2016 Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors in Old Forge, NY.
July, 2016 – “Aqua & Orange II” was juried into the 1st International Watercolor Society Canada in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
July, 2016 – “Aqua & Orange” was included in invitational Biennial International Prize Marche D’Acqua Exhibition in Fabriano, Italy.
May, 2016 – “Circles & Squares I” received the American Frame Award at the 46th Louisiana Watercolor Society Exhibition in New Orleans, LA.
May, 2016 – “Zhujiajiao, China – Water City” was juried into the 2016 Transparent Watercolor Society of America 40th American Exhibition in Kenosha, WI.
April, 2016 – “Circles & Squares II” was included in invitational Fabriano in Acquarello in Fabriano, Italy.
April, 2016 – My 7 page article from June 2013 Watercolor Artist Magazine was republished in a new magazine called Watercolor Essentials.
April, 2016 – “What Now My Love” to be published in Splash 18: Value | Light + Dark, published by Northlight Books.
December, 2015 – “Little Squeeze” was juried into the 1st NWS/China Small Image Exchange in Shenzhen, China and San Pedro, CA.
September, 2015 – “Citrus Squared” was juried into the Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial 2015 in Shenzhen, China and multiple other locations.
September, 2015 – “Circles & Squares I” won Second Place Award in the 10th Annual 100% Pure Florida exhibition at the Fifth Avenue Gallery in Melbourne, FL.
September, 2015 – “Zhujiajiao, China – Water City” won the Guy Beattie Award at the 44th Florida Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition.
July, 2015 – “Circles & Squares II” won Honorable Mention at the 36th Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Exhibition in Carlisle, PA.
February, 2015 – “Zhujiajiao, China – Water City” won the Second Place Award and “Radishes” won the People Choice Award at the Brevard Watercolor Society Splash Exhibition.
April, 2015 – “Orange Crush” included in International Watercolor Invitational in Fabriano, Italy.
November, 2014 – “Color Wheels” awarded Gold Coast Watercolor Society “Florida Award” at National Watercolor Annual Exhibition and was selected for the Traveling Show.
September, 2014 – “Sliced Citrus with Calamondin” and “Fresh Squeezed” published with a brief article in The Art of Watercolour magazine.
April, 2014 – “Color Wheels” and “Squeeze Me First!” published in Splash 16: Exploring Texture, published by Northlight Books.
April, 2014 – "Orange Crush" received the Cheap Joe's Art Supply Award at the 37th Annual Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition held in Kerrville, Texas.
March, 2014 – First solo show at Fifth Avenue Gallery in Melbourne, Florida.
April, 2013 – I have a feature article in the June 2013 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine. My painting “Fresh Squeezed” has also been selected for the cover. The article is in the form of their popular Watercolor Essentials column and is titled Setting the Tone with Underpaintings, subtitled Keys to Luminous Color. There are tips on how to keep colors fresh and ideas on how to see light. I show how I use watercolor pads to keep ‘color notes’ and the colors I use to mix them. The article is seven pages and includes six of my watercolors.
March, 2013 - “Makin OJ” was selected for the cover of Splash 14 - The Best of Watercolor: Light and Color. The hardcover book, edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf, is published annually in July. “Fresh Squeezed” and “Makin OJ” are also in the book
February, 2013 - "Squeeze Me First" was awarded First Place at the Brevard Watercolor Society's 18th Annual Splash of Watercolor Show in Melbourne, FL.
February, 2013 - “Citrus Smile” won the Bronze Award at the Southern Watercolor Society's 36th Annual Exhibition in Quincy, FL.
September, 2012 - "Cool Citrus" has been juried into the 2012 Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial in Shanghai, China.
September, 2012 - “Squeeze Me First” was juried into the Florida Watercolor Society 41st Annual Exhibition and therefore I earned Florida Watercolor Society Signature status.
October, 2011 - "Fresh Squeezed” received the Stan Green and Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award at the National Watercolor Society 91st Annual Exhibition. I also received National Watercolor Society Signature status.
September, 2011 - Florida Watercolor Society’s 40thAnniversary Exhibition
Jerry Summers Memorial Award for Makin’ OJ
March, 2011 - "Fresh Squeezed” is published in the Orlando Magazine
September, 2010 - 100% Pure Florida, 5thAvenue Gallery, Melbourne, FL
John & Darcia Francey Award for “Sliced Citrus with Calamondin”.
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