Biographical Information
The artist is a native of Northeast Tennessee, born in Kingsport. She remained in this area through graduation from college, and becoming a resident of Rossville, in northwest Georgia, where she lived until 2002. She then moved to Amelia Island, Florida where she set up her studio in Fernandina Beach.
Educational and Professional Background
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in education at East Tennessee State University in 1965, she continued her education with workshops under several noted artists, including Wendell Mohr, Judi Betts, Lowell Ellsworth Smith, Jeanne Dobie, Carrie Brown, Carol Barnes, Arne Westerman, Wayne We, and Virginia Cobb.
Memberships
The artist was a founding member of the Chattanooga In-Town Gallery, begun in 1974, where she remained a regular participant in stable exhibitions of approximately forty artists until 2002. She is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society, and the Tennessee Watercolor Society. She is a member of the Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts, Jacksonville, Florida, the Allied Artists of America, New York City, The Island Art Association of Fernandina Beach, Florida, and The Southern Watercolor Society. The artist is a past President of the Tennessee Watercolor Society and a Regional Director of the Georgia Watercolor Society. She has been selected for Who’s Who in American for several years.
Group and One Person Shows
- Reese Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee. One of four women selected for the “Women Artists: A Place of Their Own” show, 2002
- Gallery 9, Banner Elk, North Carolina, 2000*
- The Art League of Voronezh Exchange Exhibition, Voronezh, Russia (this show toured numerous cities in Russia while there), 1997-99
- Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1993*
- Greater Visions Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee, 1993*
- Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee*
- Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1991*
- Association of Visual Arts, Market Court Show (juried), Chattanooga, 1991
- In-Town Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Kennedy-Douglas Fine Arts Center, Florence, Alabama*
- Dalton Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, Georgia, 1990
- Dimensions Gallery, School of Arts & Sciences, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1990
- Raintree Fine Arts Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1988*
Juried Shows
- Shrimp Festival, Fernandina Beach, Florida, 2003
- Tennessee Watercolor Society 28th Exhibition, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1980,1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, Traveling Show 1992 (two pieces, Traveling Show 1992, 2000, 2002
- Association for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2002
- Spectrum 2001, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 2001
- Audubon Artists Show, Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York, 2000
- “Outside the Box” Touring Exhibition, Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum, Clarksville, Tennessee, (Third Place), 2000
- “Fringes” show, Individual Visual Artists Coalition, 1999
- National Watercolor Society’s 78th Annual Exhibition, Fullerton, California, 1998
- Spectrum 1998, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1998
- Art with a Southern Drawl, Mobile, Alabama, 1998
- Southern Watercolor Society, 1982, 1998
- The Allied Artists of America 84th Annual Exhibition 1997, New York City, New York, 1997
- ART Station Juried Competition, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1992-1998
- Art in Autumn CAL-TVA Exhibit, 1990-1995
- Association of Visual Artists Airport show, 1992, 1994, 1995
- Creative Arts Guild Show, Dalton, Georgia, 1986-2000
- Georgia Watercolor Society, 1981, 1992 (Touring Show), 1992, 1998
- Georgia Watercolor Society Member Show, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997 (Honorable Mention), 1999, 2000
- Festival of the Masters, Walt Disney World, 1991
- Mardi Gras Arts Exhibition, Dekalb Council for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia 1988
- Virginia Beach Boardwalk Show, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1987-1994
- Southdown Fine Arts Biennial, Houma, Louisiana, 1988
Awards
- Georgia Grassroots Arts Program, Artist-in-residence Grant, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, Georgia, 2002
- “Outside the Box” Touring Exhibition, Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum of Art, Clarksville, Tennessee, 3rd Place, 2000
- ART Station Show, 3rd Place 1992, Honorable Mention 1997
- Georgia Watercolor Society Member Show, Honorable Mention, 1997
- Merit Award, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, 1983, 1995
- Artist-in-Residence, O. N. Jonas Foundation, Whitfield County, Georgia, Schools, 1991-1995
- Honorable Mention, Creative Arts Guild Area Show, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995
- 1st Place CAL Airport, “Art in Autumn”, 1995
- 2nd Place CAL Airport, “Art in Autumn”, 1994
- 1st and 2nd Place, “Art-in-Autumn” Annual Blue Cross-Blue Shield Show, 1989, 2nd Place Watercolor, 1991, 1992, First Place 1993
- Third and Merit Award CAL-TVA Exhibit, 1989, 2nd Place and Merit Award, 1991, Third Place 1993
- Georgia Council for the Arts, Painting chosen for display in Georgia Governor’s Office, 1991
- Riverbend Committee Purchase Award, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1991
- Corporate Purchase Award, Creative Arts Guild Show, Dalton, Georgia, 1989
- Artist-in-residence, Chattanooga School of Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1990
- Purchase, Georgia Art Collection, 1981
Corporate Collections
- Suntrust National Bank, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Hazlett, Lewis and Bieter (CPA’s), Chattanooga, Tennessee
- McKee Baking Company (maker of “Little Debbie’s”), Collegedale, Tennessee
- Advertising and Commercial Associates, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Life Touch, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- CBL Associates, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Colonial Mortgage, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- TVA, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (Art Selection Committee Choice)
- TVA, Watts-Bar Training Center (Art Selection Committee Choice)
- Lyle Industries, Dalton, Georgia
- Contel Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia
Gallery Representation, Painting
- Gallery 9, Banner Elk, North Carolina
- The Gallery, Buford, South Carolina
- Darious Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
- Gallery at the House of Stereo, Jacksonville, Florida
Gallery Representation, Glass
- Eclectic Gallery, Ponte Vedra, Florida