CV/Bio

• Mediums •

Pastel drawings on sanded pastel paper

Oil painting

 

• Group Shows •

•"Fresh Art" Danville Community Arts Center , Danville, KY, January, 2013

•"Kentucky Visions at the Capitol"  Kentucky Arts Council Frankfort, KY 2010 & 2009
•"1st Lady’s Office-KY State Capitol"  Kentucky Arts Council Frankfort, KY September 2009-April, 2010

•"The Painters: Fall show"  Liz-Beth & Co. Art Gallery Knoxville, TN  October, 2009 – December, 2009

•"2 Person at Elkcreek"  Elkcreek Vineyards Owenton, KY June, 2009-August, 2009

•"3 Person at Artemesia"  KY Museum of Art and Craft Louisville, KY February, 2009-April, 2009

•"Anniversary Fall Show"  Liz-Beth & Co. Art Gallery Knoxville, TN  October – December, 2008

•"5 Painters: Fall show"  Liz-Beth & Co. Art Gallery Knoxville, TN  October – December, 2007

•Art Depository “Brilliant Pastels: Marianna McDonald & Students”, Nicholasville, KY August, 2007

•Berea Arts Council’s “13 Landscape Artists”, Berea, KY March, 2007

•"Pastel Only" Juried Exhibit - Pastel Society of America- New York, NY- Sept. ‘06

•Morehead State University “Bluegrass Biennial”, Morehead, KY June-July, 2006

•Berea Arts Council’s “In Women’s Hands: A Response”, Berea, KY Feb, 2005

•Kentucky Visions 2008, 2004 & 2003, Governor’s Mansion, Frankfort KY.

•Kentucky Women 1970-2000, Owensboro Fine Art Museum, Owensboro, KY Oct.  ‘01

•“Language of the Land: Contemporary Landscape Paintings of Kentucky and Ecuador" traveling exhibit through Lexington Art League, August 2000-Sept. 2001

•Pastels USA - Juried 11th Annual International Open Exhibition - Pastel Society of the West Coast - Roseville, CA - May ‘97

•Pastels - Juried 9th Annual International Open Exhibition - Pastel Society of the West Coast - Sacramento, CA - May ‘95

•"Pastel Only" Juried Exhibit - Pastel Society of America- New York, NY- Sept. ‘87

•"Pastel Only" Juried Exhibit - Pastel Society of America- New York, NY Sept. ‘86 - Landscape Award

 

• Solo Shows •

"Pastels: Kentucky State Park Series" Artists' Attic, Lexington, KY, Feb. 1 - March 31, 2013
"Pastels: Kentucky State Park Series and More" Brown Hotel Gallery, Louisville, KY, Dec.1, 2012 - Jan. 31, 2013
“Still Wet” – Gallery Hop, Lexington, KY, November – December 31, 2009

Danville Community Arts Center , Danville, KY, March 2009

MainCross Gallery, Lexington, KY, November 16 – January 1, 2008

MainCross Gallery, Lexington, KY, April 15 – May 29, 2005

LionHeart Gallery, Louisville, KY, April 1 – May 9, 2005

Enchanted Garden, Lexington, KY,  April 18, 2001

Artist Attic, Lexington, KY, June 1, 2000

 

• Awards •

Best of Drawing – AFB Woodland Art Fair 2012 • Kentucky Crafted Emeritus Award – Feb. 2009 • Nominated to SouthernArtistry.org – Southern Arts Federation • Art in Embassies – painting selected for Riga, Latvia-Catherine Todd Bailey, Ambassador • 1St Place  Third Street Artists, St. James Art Fair, Louisville, KY Oct. 2004 • Best of Show, Kentucky Crafted: The Market. Feb. 2004

 

• Represented by •

Liz-Beth & Co., 9211 Parkwest Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37923 • Main Cross Gallery, Victoria Square, 401 W Main St. Suite 112 , Lexington, KY 40507 • Fayette Gallery, 2644 Richmond Rd., Lexington, KY • Artisan Center and Promenade Gallery, Berea. KY • Damselfly Gallery, Midway, KY 

 

• Affiliations •

Pastel Society of America, Associate Member • Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen • Lexington Art League • Living Arts and Science Center 

 

• Education •

BS degree in fine art • Murray State University • 1971