Joan Belmar

In 2003, Belmar was granted permanent residency in the U.S. based on extraordinary artistic merit, and then became an American citizen in 2010.

More recently, in 2016 he was awarded the First Place prize, from among 2240 received artworks, for Best Original Work in the Osten Biennial of Drawing in Macedonia.

He is represented by Adah Rose Gallery and Addison Ripley Fine Art in the Washington, DC area.

Bangor, ME 2018 Beguiled by Caravaggio, Adah Rose Gallery, Chevy Chase, MD[7] 2018 Tangling Shadows, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria Campus, Virginia[8] 2017 Cambalache.

Rainier, MD 2008 DCCAH Fellowship Grant Exhibition, American University Museum, Washington, DC The Story of Creation II, United Creators, New York, Munich, Frankfurt and Istanbul 2007 XVIII Ibero-American Art Salon, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington, DC 2006 Heart of DC, City Hall Permanent Art Collection, The John Wilson Building, Washington, DC Group Exhibition, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY Mother, Anne C. Fisher Gallery, Washington, DC University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME[16] Fidelity Investment Art Collection, Boston, MA The John A. Wilson Building, City Hall Art Collection.