Robert Armetta

Robert Armetta is a painter who studied extensively in the U.S., at such institutions as Columbus College of Art and Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and Water Street Atelier, and in Italy at the Florence Academy of Art and the Angel Academy of Art. He earned his M.F.A. from the New York Academy of Art, where he graduated with honors in 1998.

He has exhibited widely, in both solo and group exhibitions, across the United States, at venues including the National Academy of Design, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, the Susquehanna Museum of Art, Sotheby’s, the State University of New York at Farmingdale, St. John’s University, Messiah College, Arcadia Fine Art, John Pence Gallery, Century Gallery, and Seraphin Gallery.

Robert graduated in 2020 from the Global Awakening School of Ministry. With his wife, Flora Armetta, he co-founded Rhema Culture, a Christian arts ministry, and recently launched a school of classical realist drawing and painting in the Harrisburg area, Academy Rhema.

Upcoming Programs by Robert Armetta

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Anatomy of the Crucifixion

July 7 - 12, 2024
For centuries artists have studied and marveled at the anatomy of Christ crucified for its ability to show the body and the muscles employed as a way to reveal the passion and sacrifice. This 10 session course, Anatomy of the Crucifixion, focuses on the anatomy of the Corpus of Christ crucified.