Ione Citrin's art has shown nationally since 1998 when, after years of world travel, a successful television, radio, theatre and film career in the performing arts, she decided to focus her richly diverse talents on the visual arts. Ione's artistic expression, creativity, and passion for communication have resulted in having achieved numerous accolades.

The artist has received many awards for her painting, sculpture, mixed media, and assemblage. She won the Art Calendar Magazine Cover Award for which her work was featured on the cover of this internationally distributed magazine with a feature story. The same magazine awarded her the Grand Winner award in their "Crabbie Contest." The Artist's Magazine selected her work as a finalist in the Experimental category from 33,000 entries. Citrin also received the Nielson Bainbridge Gold Medal award in a competition judged by Roy de Forest. The Second City Council of Long Beach, CA granted her the First Place Award for their "Black History Month."

Ione's work has been featured in numerous publications and she maintains an extensive exhibition schedule in juried, non-juried, and invitational arts venues.

You can also see Ione's work in the Artist Showcase Gallery.

Praise for Ione Citrin
“Ione Citrin is one of the most dedicated artists of our day, painting, sculpting and mixing medias with delightful abandon. She turns out piece after piece, and the work has a purity of expression that is rare in an artist that is as eclectic herself.”
Marjorie Kaye, Director, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA.

"Ione Citrin is a multi-talented, gifted artist who has been granted several awards by Manhattan Arts International. Few contemporary artists master as many different mediums with as much innovation and expression. It has been an enormous pleasure to observe her continuous artistic growth over the years and I wait with anticipation for many more wonderful contributions from this artist."
Renée Phillips, Director, Manhattan Arts International