Resume/CV
Mary Ann Beckwith, AWS, NWS, WHS, TWSA, ISEA-NF, SLMM
Mobile: 906-370-0215 E-mail: mabeckwi@mtu.edu
PUBLICATIONS
Mary Ann Beckwith, Creative Watercolor, Japanese Language Edition, 1997, MPC, Tokyo.
Mary Ann Beckwith, Creative Watercolor: A Step-by Step Guide and Showcase, Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, December 1995.
Featured In:
Watercolor Artist, “Abstract Artistry,” October, 2018, pages 48-55
Unique Insights, The Society of Layerists In Multi-Media. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2016.
St. John, Sue, A Walk into Abstracts Volume 2, 2011.
Mihm, Nina and Nelson, Mary Caroll. Visual Journeys: Art in the 21st Century. Hot Springs, AR: Society of Layerists in Multimedia, 2010.
International Artist Magazine (.com), “Experimenting With Texture and Media”, February-March 2006, pg. 56-65.
Mehaffey, Mark, Creative Watercolor Workshop, North Light Books, 2005 pages 26 & 122.
The Art of Layering: Making Connections, Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, 2004.
Collected Best of Watercolor, Rockport Publishers, 2002.
Watercolor Magic, F&W Publications, Autumn 2002.
Midwest Watercolor Society: 25 Tips by the Best of MWS, 2001.
Braukman, Mary Alice, Watercolor Magazine, American Artist Publication, Winter 2000
Engle, Nita, How to Make a Watercolor Paint Itself, Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, 1999, pg. 137.
Wolf, Rachel, Splash 5, Northlight Publishing Co., 1998, pg. 93.
Best of Watercolor: Creative Inspirations, Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, 1997.
Best of Watercolor: Painting Texture, Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, 1997.
Schlemm, Best of Watercolor 2, Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, 1997.
Chris Unwin, The Artist’s Touch II, Northlight Publishing Co., 1996.
Schlemm and Nicholas, Best of Watercolor, Rockport Publishers, Rockport, MA, 1995.
Unwin, Chris, The Artist’s Touch, Creative Arts Press, 1995.
Wolf, Rachel, Splash 2, Northlight Publishing Co., 1992, page 90.
Masterfield, Maxine, In Harmony with Nature, Watson Guptill, Inc., 1990, page 42.
SELECTED NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
International Watercolor Masters
Top 200 Merit Award, (out of 3,800 entries), May 16-29, 2022
American Watercolor Society
American Watercolor Society 150th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2017 – Juror’s Selection
American Watercolor Society 144th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2011 – AWS Traveling Show
American Watercolor Society 143rd Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2010 – AWS Traveling Show
American Watercolor Society 141st Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2008 – AWS Traveling Show
American Watercolor Society 140th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY 2007 – AWS Traveling Show, Fredric Albrecht Award
American Watercolor Society 120th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY April 1987 – Traveling Show Award
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 28th Annual Exhibition, August-October 2009
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 25th Annual Exhibition, November- January 2006 – Traveling Show Award
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 24th Annual Exhibition, August-October 2005 — Traveling Show Award
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 19th Annual Exhibition, August-September 2000 — Traveling Show Award
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 18th Annual, August-September 1999 — Traveling Show Award
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 11th Annual Exhibition, July-August 1992
Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 7th Annual Exhibition, August-September 1987, Traveling Show Through February 1988
Allied Artists of America, Inc.
Allied Artists of America, Inc 109 Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September 2022 – September 2024
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 99th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December, 2008
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 95th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December, 2008
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 94th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, December-January, 2007 –Mary Bryan Award
Allied Artists of America, Inc. Bennington, VT, September-November, 2007 – By Invitation
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 93rd Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December 2006
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 89th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December 2002
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 88th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December 2001
Allied Artists of America, Inc. 81st Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November-December 1994
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia 40th Annual Exhibition, Golden, CO, November 2008
National Watercolor Society
National Watercolor Society 102nd International Open Exhibition, September-November, 2022
National Watercolor Society 88th Annual Exhibition, Riverside, CA, August-November, 2008
National Watercolor Society 80th Annual Exhibition, San Pedro, CA, November-December, 2000
Watercolor USA Springfield (Missouri) Museum of Art
Watercolor USA Springfield (Missouri) Museum of Art, June-August 2008—Jack Richeson Award
Watercolor USA Springfield (Missouri) Museum of Art, May-August 1996
Audubon Artists 65th Annual Exhibition
Audubon Artists 65th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2007 – Silver Medal Award
Audubon Artists 64th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2006
Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2005
Audubon Artists 61st Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2003
Audubon Artists 59th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2001
Audubon Artists 58th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, September-October, 2000
International Society of Experimental Artists 16th Annual Exhibition
International Society of Experimental Artists 16th Annual Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA, August-September 2007
International Society of Experimental Artists 15th Annual Exhibition, Marquette, MI, By Invitation, June 2006
International Society of Experimental Artists 14th Annual Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, October 2005
International Society of Experimental Artists 11th Annual Exhibition, Muncie, IN, April 2002
International Society of Experimental Artists 10th Annual Exhibition, Traverse City, MI, October-November, 2001
International Society of Experimental Artists 7th Annual Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, September- October 1998
International Society of Experimental Artists 5th Annual Exhibition, Longboat Key, FL, October- November 1997—Award of Merit
International Society of Experimental Artists 4th Annual Exhibition, Sarasota, FL, February 1996— Award
International Society of Experimental Artists 3rd Annual Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX, October- November 1994
International Society of Experimental Artists 2nd Annual Exhibition, Shreveport, LA, July-September 1993
International Society of Experimental Artists 1st Annual Exhibition, Long Boat Key, FL, October, 1992
Watercolor Society of Alabama
Watercolor Society of Alabama 65th Annual Exhibition, Birmingham, AL, May-June 2006 – Winsor Newton Award
Watercolor Society of Alabama Annual National Competition, Fairhope, AL, April 1998 — Award
Watercolor Society of Alabama Annual National Competition, Montgomery, AL, April-May 1994
Watercolor Society of Alabama Annual National Competition, Montgomery, AL, July-August 1993 — Art Alliance Award
Watercolor Society of Alabama Annual National Competition, Montgomery, AL, May-June 1991
Georgia Watercolor Society
Georgia Watercolor Society 26th Annual National Exhibition, Roswell, GA, April-May 2005—Hal P. Moore Experimental Award
Georgia Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, Valdosta, GA, August-September 1999
Georgia Watercolor Society Members Show, St. Simons Island, GA, September 1998
Georgia Watercolor Society XVI Annual National Exhibition, La Grange, GA, April-June 1995
Northwest Watercolor Society
Northwest Watercolor Society 63rd Annual Open Exhibition, Seattle, WA, May-June 2003
Northwest Watercolor Society 58th Annual Open Exhibit, Seattle, WA, May-July1998 —President’s Award
Montana Watercolor Society
Montana Watercolor Society 19th Annual Watermedia Exhibition, Bigfork, MT, October 2001 —Daler Rowney Award
Society of Layerists in Multimedia Invitational Gallery of Contemporary Art
Society of Layerists in Multimedia Invitational Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, June-August, 2001
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 21st National Juried Exhibition
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 21st National Juried Exhibition, Warren, PA, September-October, 2000
Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous
Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous ’00, Louisville, KY, September-October 2000
Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous ’94, Louisville, KY, October-November 1994 — Travel Show Award
Kentucky Watercolor Society Aqueous ’93, Frankfort, KY, Nov. 1993 – January 1994 — Brown Foreman Award
Louisiana Watercolor Society
Louisiana Watercolor Society 30th Annual International Exhibit, March-May 2000 — Merit Award
Louisiana Watercolor Society 29th Annual International Exhibit, New Orleans, LA, April-May 1999
Louisiana Watercolor Society 28th Annual International Exhibit, New Orleans, LA, May-June 1998 — Award
Louisiana Watercolor Society 14th Annual International Exhibit, New Orleans, LA, April 1987
Louisiana Watercolor Society 11th Annual International Exhibit, March-April 1984
Butler Museum
Butler Museum 63rd Annual Exhibition, Youngstown, OH, July-August 1999
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous ’97,
Pittsburgh, PA, June-August 1997 Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous ’86, 41st Annual National Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA, April- May 1986
Western Colorado Watercolor Society
Western Colorado Watercolor Society 6th National Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO, October 1996—Award
Transparent Watercolor Society of America
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 20th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, July-September 1996 — By invitation
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 19th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, July-September 1995 — By invitation
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 18th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, July-October 1994 — By invitation
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 17th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, July-September 1993 — By invitation
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 16th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, July-August 1992 — By invitation
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 13th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, June-August 1989 — Traveling Show Award
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 12th Annual Exhibit, Green Bay, WI, August-October 1988 — Award
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 7th Annual Exhibit, Davenport, IA, July-August 1983
Red River Watercolor Society
Red River Watercolor Society 1st Annual Exhibition, Morehead, MN, June-July 1994
Red River Watercolor Society 17th Annual North Dakota National Juried Exhibition, Minot, ND, March-April 1994
New England Watercolor Society North American Open
New England Watercolor Society North American Open, Boston, MA, May-June 1994
New England Watercolor Society North American Open, Boston, MA, May-June 1992
Arizona Aqueous
Arizona Aqueous 1991, Tubac, AZ, January-March 1991
Paper in Particular National Exhibition
11th Annual Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia, MO, February 1990
National Watercolor Oklahoma
14th National Watercolor Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, September-October 1988
Watercolor West Annual Exhibition National Show
Watercolor West Annual Exhibition National Show XVIII, Judged-Juried, Riverside Museum, Redlands, CA, April-May 1987
Watercolor West Annual Exhibition National Show XVII, Judged-Juried, Riverside Museum, Redlands, CA, March 1986
SELECT REGIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Nita Engle and Friends, Boniface Art Center, Escanaba, MI, July 2011
North of the Bridge, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, May-September 2010
Michigan Watercolor Society Exhibit
55th Annual Exhibit, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, May-July 2002 — Traveling Show Award
53rd Annual Exhibit, Grosse Pointe, MI, July-September 2000
46th Annual Exhibit, Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI, April-May 1992
44th Annual Exhibit, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI, April-May 1991
43rd Annual Exhibit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, June-July 1989
Copper Country Gallery Exhibit, Judged-Juried Show, Houghton, MI: 1977-2001
Great Lakes Showcase, Lee Hall Gallery, Marquette, MI, June-July 1994
Michigan Watercolor: Best of ‘89 Exhibition
University of Michigan, Oct.-Nov. 1989 — Invitational Exhibit
Awards:
2001: Madelyn Weaver Watercolor Award
1996: Incha Lee Award
1995, 1986, 1981, 1979: Best of Show
1994: Madelyn Weaver Memorial Award
1992, 1991, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982: Award of Excellence
1989: Honorable Mention
1980, 1978: First Place, Two-Dimensional
SOLO AND LIMITED GROUP SHOWS
ARTS, Arts for Rural Texas, ACT International Invitational 2014, Exhibition and Fundraiser, March 2014
“Visual Conversations” with Mary Ann Beckwith, Kathleen Conover, and Kathleen Mooney, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, October-November 2013
Allied Artists of America 99th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY, November 2012
“111 + 1” with Mary Ann Beckwith, Kathleen Conover, and Kathleen Mooney, City of Marquette Arts & Culture Exhibition, Marquette, MI, August 2012
“Out of Context: New Abstract Art,” Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, March-May 2012
One-Person Show, Mary Ann Beckwith Gallery, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI, July 2010
Audubon Artists 66th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, 2008
Art = Allegorical, Conceptual, Innovative = Magnuson, Conover, Beckwith. Peter White Library, Marquette, MI, November-December 2008
One-Person Show, Vertin Gallery, Calumet, MI, November 2008
One-Person Show, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, March-May 2007
One-Person Show, Swearingens Visions Gallery, Northville, MI, November-December 2006
One-Person Show, The Healing Gallery Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center, Calumet, MI, February-March 2005
Four Artists, Beckwith, Conover, Tubbs, Simmons, Shiawassee Center for the Arts, Owosso, MI, June-July 2004
Art in the Garden, Participating Artist, Copper Country Community Arts Council, July 2004
One-person show, Superior National Bank Gallery, Hancock, MI, December 2003 – January 2004
The Vierling Show, Marquette, MI, June-September 2003
Best of Copper Country, Center for Visual Arts, Wausau, WI, July-August 2003
Abstract By Nature, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, September-October 2002.
Summer Solstice Invitational, Pine Tree Gallery, Ironwood, MI, June-July 2002.
A Round Again, Main Gallery, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL, Sept-Oct 2000.
Celebrate Color, The Healing Gallery, Keweenaw Memorial Medical Center, Hancock, MI, December 1998-February 1999.
Copper Country Invitational, Marquette, MI, October 1997
One-Person Show, Woodruff, WI. August-October 1997
Best of the Best, Invitational Exhibit, Marquette, MI, June 1996
Creative Watercolor Showcase, Invitational Group Exhibit, Marquette, MI, April 1996–Best of Show Award
The Artistic Touch Invitational, Northwood Gallery, Midland, MI, March-April 1995
Midwest Watercolor Society Signature Exhibition, Invitational, Portland, IN, February-March 1995
Beckwith—Carlton-Johnson—Luhrs, Suomi College, Hancock, MI, August 1994
Oasis Gallery, Jurors Show, Marquette, MI, July 1994
Concept & Design, The Country Manor Gallery, Lansing, MI, October 1993
Artists of the Keweenaw, Bonifas Art Center & Lee Hall Gallery, Marquette, MI, June-August 1992
Limited Group Invitational, Neville Public Museum, Sales and Rental Gallery, July-December 1991
In Harmony with Nature, Invitational Group Show, Alan Gallery, Berea, OH, September 1991
Signatures, Group Show, Invitational, Marquette, MI, December 1990-January 1991
New Works, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI, Limited Group Show, Invitational, August-September 1990
Four Watercolor Artists, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Limited Group Show, Invitational Exhibit, June-August 1989
PUBLIC AND COPORATE COLLECTIONS – select
Detroit and Northern Savings Bank, Hancock, Michigan
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
Van Pelt Library, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
State of Michigan, Governor’s Mansion, Lansing, Michigan
Art in Senate, Art in the House, Lansing, Michigan
Private collections in England, Norway, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Italy, Brazil and the U.S.A.
JUROR – select
Judged State & Regional Societies in California, Indiana, New Mexico, Florida, Hawaii, Wyoming, Louisiana
National Watercolor Society and The Canadian Society of Watercolor Painters, Visions Adjoin, Los Angeles, CA, and Toronto, Canada, 2020
Beaux Arts of Central Florida, Annual Members Show, Judge, Daytona Beach, FL, 2019
American Watercolor Society, 150th Annual Exhibition Awards Jury, NY, NY., 2017
International Society of Experimental Artists, Florida, 2016
SAWG Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Crème de la Crème Signature Show, Tucson, AZ, 2014 [also Instructed Workshop]
California Watercolor Association, 43rd Annual National Exhibition, Pleasanton, CA, 2013 [also Instructed Workshop]
New Jersey Watercolor Society, Middletown Art Center, Somerset, NJ, 2013
Watercolor Society Oregon, Albany, OR, 2013
Watercolor Art Society Houston, Houston, TX, 2013 [also Instructed Workshop]
North Carolina Watercolor Society, Blowing Rock, NC, 2013 [also Instructed Workshop]
Southern Watercolor Society, Gasden Center for the Arts, Tallahassee, FL, 2013 [also Instructed Workshop]
Gibson County Visual Arts Association, Trenton, TN, 2013 [also Instructed Workshop]
International Society of Experimental Artists, Shelden, WA, 2011
National Watercolor Society, 91st Annual Exhibition, San Pedro, CA, October-December 2011
New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque, NM, October 2010
Watercolor Society of Indiana, July 2010
International Society of Experimental Artists, Shelden, WA, 2008
Society of Watercolor Artists, Fort Worth, TX, April 2009
Hawaii Watercolor Society, March-April 2009
Jacksonville Watercolor Society, Jacksonville, FL, October 27-November 1, 2008
Florida Watercolor Convention and Exhibition, September 14-21, 2008
Florida Watercolor Society, Del Ray Beach, FL, August 19, 2008
Iowa Watercolor Society, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 2007
Iron Mountain Festival of Arts, Iron Mountain, MI, June 2007
Manitowish Waters Art League, Manitowish Waters, WI, July 2005
42nd Annual Marshfield Art Fair, Marshfield, WI, May 2005
Central Coast Watercolor Society, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 2005
Wyoming Watercolor Society XIX National Exhibition, Sheridan, WY, June 2004
All Michigan, All Media Competition, Lansing, MI, October 2001
Virginia Highlands Arts Festival, Abingdon, VA, July 2001
69th Annual Exhibition, Indiana Artists Club, Indianapolis Museum of Art, April 2001
International Society of Experimental Artists Annual Exhibit, July-August 1999
Goldcoast Watercolor Society, Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL October 1998
Art in the Parks, Isle Royale Artist Residency, National Park Service, 1991-1998
Lake Superior Exhibition, Alberta House, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Sept. 1996
Sault Ste. Marie Summer Arts Festival, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Aug. 1996
All Michigan Exhibition, Marquette, MI, July 1994
Manitoish Waters Summer Arts Festival, July 1993
Kingsford Art Festival, Kingsford, MI, June 1992, 1994
Art in the Union, Michigan Technological University Statewide Fine Arts Competition, 1991
Wisconsin Women in the Arts Exhibition 1991, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, June 1991
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR – select
Experiments in Watermedia Workshop, New Smyrna Beach, FL, March 14-15, 2020
Atlantic Center for the Arts, Louise and Friends, Invited Studio Paint-in, New Smyrna Beach, FL, March 19-30, 2018
Waterloo Watercolor Group, Austin, TX, October 2017
Cheap Joe’s Art Show, Boone, NC, June 2016
Nevada Watercolor Society, Las Vegas, NV., February 2016
Gold Coast Watercolor Society Workshop, Pembrook Pines, FL., January 2016
California Watercolor Association, Walnut Creek, CA., October 2015
Hoover Watercolor Society, Shreveport, LA., September 2015
San Diego Watercolor Society, San Diego, CA., September 2015
Denise Sperry Workshop, Williamsville, NY., August 2015
Kanuga Watermedia Workshop, Hendersville, NC., April 2015
Springmaid Beach Watermedia Workshop, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 2015
Springmaid Beach Waterrmedia Workshop, Fort Mill, South Carolina, March 2014
Le Mars Arts Council, Le Mars, IA, August 2013
Watercolor Society Oregon, Albany, OR, April 2013
Women’s Artistic Retreat, Cuyahoga Valley Art Center, October 2012
Autumn Art Workshop, Nebraska National Forest, Halsey, NE., September 2012
The Brush and Beyond Madeline Island School of Arts, Madeline Island, WI., August 2012
Artists’ Showplace, Dallas, Texas, May and April, 2012
Rapid River Workshop, Rapid River, MI., May 2012
Springmaid Beach Waterrmedia Workshop, Fort Mill, South Carolina, March 2012
Estes Park Water Color Workshop, Estes Park, CO, September 2011
Cloudcroft Workshop, Cloudcroft, NM, July 2011
Springmaid Beach Watermedia Workshop, Myrtle Beach, SC, March 2011
New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque, NM, October 2010
Watercolor Society of Indiana, July 2010
Lake Grandbury Art Association, Grandbury, TX, May 2010
Springmaid Beach Watermedia Workshop, Myrtle Beach, SC, November 2009
Society of Watercolor Artists, Fort Worth, TX, April 2009
Hawaii Watercolor Society, March-April 2009
Chelsea Painters, Chelsea, MI, November 10-14, 2008
Jacksonville Watercolor Society, Jacksonville, FL, October 27-November 1, 2008
Madison Watercolor Society, Madison, WI, October 10-12, 2008
Florida Watercolor Convention and Exhibition, September 14-21, 2008
Iowa Watercolor Society, September 2007
Art Center Traverse City, Traverse City, MI 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Northwood University, Midland, MI, June 2007
Creative Art Connection, Shreveport, LA, May 2007
Cheap Joe’s Artists Workshops, Boone, NC, 2005, 2007
Fairborn Art Association, Fairborn, OH, October 2006
Art in the Mountains, Bend, OR, June 2003, June 2006
Watercolor Seminars, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL: 1998, 2006
St. Louis Watercolor Society, St. Louis, MO: October 2000, October 2005
Michigan Arts Educator Association, Marquette, MI: 2002, 2003; Lansing, MI: 2005
Northern Michigan Artist’s Association, Traverse City, MI: July 2001, July 2002, July 2003, July 2004, July 2005
Kanuga Workshops, North Carolina: 1997, 2000, 2005
Experimental Watermedia Workshop, Gladstone, MI, Funded by Michigan Council for the Arts Grant, April 2005
Kanuga Watercolor Workshop 2005, Hendersonville, NC, April 2005
Watercolor Dynamics, Experimental Watermedia & Collage Techniques, Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, September-October, 2004
Creative Watermedia Workshop, Shiawassee Arts Council, Owosso, MI, June 2004
Wyoming Watercolor Society, Sheridan, WY, May-June 2004
The Studio School, Roanoke, VA, August 2003
Art in the Mountains, Bend, OR, June 2003
Glacial Ridge Art Society, Glenwood, MN: May 1999, May 2003
Mountain Haven Arts, Mission, BC (Canada): August 1998, September 2002
Blacksburg Artist’s Workshop, Blacksburg, VA: August 2002
Dick Blick Master Class Workshops, Rising Sun, IN: May 2002, July 2003
Art Escape, Tampa, FL: July 2002
Boniface Center for the Arts, Escanaba, MI: April 2002
Virginia Highlands Arts Festival Workshop, Abingdon, VA: July 2001
Dillmans Creative Arts Workshop, Loc du Flombeau, WI: June 2001
Western Ohio Watercolor Society, Nov 2000, Farmington Hills Arts Alliance: October 2000
Illinois Central College, Residency, Peoria, IL: September 2000
The Gallery, Battle Creek, MI: April 2000
International Society of Experimental Artists, Huntsville, AL: August 1999
Southwest Michigan Watercolor Society, Battle Creek, MI: June 1999
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI: March 1999
Florida Coast, Coconut Creek, FL: October 1998
Society of Watercolor Artists, Forth Worth, TX: October 1997
Advanced Watercolor, Seoul National University & Kon-Kuk University (Chung Ju), Korea: May-June 1996
Red River Watercolor Society, Fargo, ND: October 1995
University of Wisconsin, Shell Lake, WI: July 1994 and 1996
Demonstrator/Lecturer, Twin City Watercolor Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN: April 1993
Docent Workshop, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wausau, WI: July 1992 and April 1993
WORKSHOP COORDINATOR
Workshops held at Michigan Technological University:
| 2011 — Kathleen Conover Miller 2007 — Pat Dews 2007 — Michigan 12-plus-1 2005 — Carrie Burns Brown 2005 — Linda Baker 2004 — Vera Dickerson 2002 — Cheng-Khee Chee 2001 — Vera Curnow 2000 — Mark Mehaffey 1999 — Susan Webb Tregay |
1998 — Linda Phillips 1997 — Jan Hartley 1995 — Kathleen Conover Miller 1994 — Vera Curnow 1993 — Betsy Holster 1992 — Karlyn Holman 1991 — Betsy Holster 1990 — Mark Mehaffey 1989 — Larry Blovits 1989 — Harold Neal |
1988 — Cleo Whitten 1987 — Maggie Linn 1986 — Glen Bradshaw 1986 — Marilyn Derwenskus 1985 — Nita Engle 1984 — Richard Mueller 1983 — Barbara Nechis 1982 — Bridgit Austin 1981 — Dietmar Krummery 1980 — David Coffin |
RELATED EXPERIENCE – select
International Society of Experimental Artists (Executive Director), 2010-date
Keweenaw Art Affair (co-chair), Dollar Bay, MI, summer 2006
Michigan Watercolor Society (Speaker/Presenter, Annual Meeting), Bloomfield, MI, September 2004
Western Ohio Watercolor Society (Guest Speaker: Creative Approaches in Watercolor), Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH: Nov 2000
Signatures Artists Society (Guest Speaker: Motivation and Inspiration), Kalamazoo, MI: April 2000
Huntsville Museum of Art (Guest Speaker: Expanding Arts Horizons: Experimental Art Today), Huntsville, AL: August 1999
Transparent Watercolor Society of America (formerly Midwest Watercolor Society)
President, 1993-95
Vice President/President-Elect, 1991-1993
Signature Status Awarded July 1989
17th Annual National Exhibition chairman, 1993
16th Annual National Exhibition chairman, 1992
Board of Directors, 1987-89, 1989-92
Chairman, Nominating Committee, 1989
Chairman, Slide Receipt for Annual Exhibition, 1989, 1990, 1991
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Alabama Watercolor Society, Signature member,1992-present
Allied Artists of America, Associate Member, 1989-present, Signature Member, 2007.
American Watercolor Society, Associate Member, 1980-present
Audubon Artists Society, Active Full-Membership, 2005
Copper Country Community Arts Council, Houghton, MI, 1975-present
Georgia Watercolor Society, 1993-present, Signature Member
International Society of Experimental Artists, 1992-present, Signature Membership 1998, Nautilus Fellowship, 1999
Louisiana Watercolor Society, Signature Member, 1984-present
Michigan Watercolor Society, 1982-present
National Watercolor Society, 1999-present, Signature member, 2000
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Signature Member, 1986-present
Society of Layerists in Multimedia, 1999-present, Full Membership, 2000
Watercolor Honor Society of Watercolor USA, 2008
EDUCATION
B.A., Marygrove College (Detroit, Michigan) 1967; Art Major and English Minor
Professional Artist Workshops Completed, 1979-98:
| · Don Andrews
· Carol Barnes (Master Class) · Larry Blovits · Glenn Bradshaw · Al Brouilette |
· Louise Cadillac
· Cheng-Khee Chee · Virginia Cobb · Nita Engle (Master Class) · Maggie Lin |
· Katherine Chang Liu
· Margaret Martin · Maxine Masterfield (Master Class) · Barbara Nechis · Alex Powers (Master Class) |
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University
Professor Emeritus, 2012-Present
Full Professor, 2001-2012
Associate Professor, 1997-2001
Assistant Professor, 1994-1997
Lecturer, 1980-1994
Instructor of watercolor painting, drawing, 3-D design and graphic design
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Who’s Who in American Art, 2008-2016
Who’s Who in American Women, 2002-2016
Who’s Who in American Education, 1997-1998, 2006-2007
Distinguished Teacher Award Recipient, Michigan Technological University, 1996, 2003
Distinguished Teaching Award Finalist, Michigan Technological University: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003.
Creative Painting to New Heights, Faculty Development Grant, Michigan Technological University, 1999.
Faculty Development Grant, 1997, Michigan Technological University
This grant supported travel to England (London, University of Southampton and Rothschild Gardens) and Amsterdam for the purpose of visiting museums and galleries and establishing professional contacts, May-June, 1997.
Faculty Development Grant, 1996, Michigan Technological University
This grant supported travel to Seoul National University (S. Korea) in May 1996 to present advanced watercolor workshops and to work with Korean watercolor artists.