“Drawing architecture isn’t just about drawing a building; it should celebrate how form, function and texture interact with light and shadow.”
ABOUT GREG
Greg Di Napoli is a New Jersey based artist best known for his highly realistic drawings of historic architecture in the medium of graphite. He has a growing following on social media with over 20,000 followers and his videos have received over a million views.
In addition to social media exposure, Greg has been featured in publications such as Artist’s Magazine, Creative Quarterly Journal, and Architecture in Perspective, a yearly journal honoring excellence in rendering by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators. He has also been recognized in multiple international art competitions.
The goal of Greg’s work is to keep historic architecture alive through his drawings. Creating texture is of the utmost importance as every blemish, stain or jagged edge of stone tells a story of the subject’s life. With incredible care and commitment, he studies how light interacts with each subject, and with varying pencil strokes and painstaking attention to value contrast, he attempts to creates textures that lift the subject off of the paper and bring it to life. It is his hope that through his fine level of detail, the viewer sees the beauty of the forgotten or commonplace buildings we take for granted today.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2024 | Shortlisted, The 2024 Derwent Art Prize
2023 | Finalist, Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize
2023 | Finalist, Artist’s Network, Strokes of Genius 15: The Best of Drawing
2023 | Solo Exhibition: The National Lighthouse Museum, New York, NY
2022 | Selected, Creative Quarterly Best 100 of 2022: Top 25 Fine Art Category
2022 | Winner, Creative Quarterly CQ70, Fine Art: Professional Category
2022 | Observational Award of Excellence, American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Architecture in Perspective 37 International Rendering Competition
2022 | Winner, Creative Quarterly CQ67, Fine Art: Professional Category
2021 | Selected, Creative Quarterly Best 100 of 2021: Top 25 Fine Art Category
2021 | Winner, Creative Quarterly CQ66, Fine Art: Professional Category
2021 | Observational Award of Excellence, American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Architecture in Perspective 36 International Rendering Competition
2021 | Finalist, Artist’s Network, Strokes of Genius 13: The Best of Drawing
2021 | Runner-Up, Creative Quarterly CQ64, Fine Art: Professional Category
2021 | Juror Award Recipient, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 34th Annual Juried Exhibition
2020 | Semifinalist, Art Renewal Center, 15th Annual ARC Salon
2020 | Observational Award of Excellence, American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Architecture in Perspective 35 International Rendering Competition
2018 | Observational Award of Excellence, American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Architecture in Perspective 33 International Rendering Competition
2018 | Juror Award Recipient, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 31st Annual Juried Exhibition
2017 | Observational Award of Excellence, American Society of Architectural Illustrators, Architecture in Perspective 32 International Rendering Competition