ARTIST 'S STATEMENT Welcome to my website. I consider myself fortunate to have enjoyed a career I love—both teaching and creating art. Now I get to share these occupations with my artist husband, Craig Masten. Although we enjoy traveling and painting together, our approaches and styles are very different. As a native Rhode Islander, I grew up exploring many of the scenic locations we now paint. Being sentimental, I try to preserve memories of these places before time and change erode them. I prefer to work with watercolors outside when weather permits. This allows me to quickly capture the light and mood of the landscape. Then I finish work indoors using reference photographs I’ve taken. I usually do oil painting inside in the studio during the winter. In all my artwork, I always use my own photos. This not only gives me a personal point of view, it’s a wonderful way to relive travels and experiences. I received a Masters Degree in Art and Education from Rhode Island School of Design in 1980, and previously a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Hartford Art School in 1972. I taught art for over thirty years, primarily at North Kingstown High School, and now teach watercolors at the Providence Art Club. I am an artist member of Spring Bull Gallery in Newport and the Providence Art Club, also a signature member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. Other artist memberships include the Cape Cod Art Association, the Wickford Art Association, the South County Art Association, the Newport Art Museum, and the Newport Artist’s Guild. I’ve exhibited and received awards in numerous local, regional and national open juried shows. My paintings are regularly on exhibit at Spring Bull Gallery, and can also be seen at the studio I share with Craig in the Deacon Taylor House, one of four buildings of the Providence Art Club. Our studio is open on Providence Gallery Nights (third Thursday of each month from March to November), by appointment, or whenever we are there working. You can also check out my husband’s website: www.craigmasten.com. |
RESUME
STUDIO- Deacon Taylor House, 9 Thomas St., Providence, RI. 02903
First floor rear-Open on Providence Gallery Nights ,by appointment, or when working
GALLERY- Member of Spring Bull Gallery, 55 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840
EDUCATION- B.F.A. - Hartford Art School- 1972 M.A.E. - R.I. School of Design- 1980
EMPLOYMENT -
Full time Art Teacher - North Kingstown High School- 1980 - 2003
Part- time Teacher- Community College of R.I - Drawing and Crafts night courses- 1980
Full time Elementary Art Teacher and Part-time Art Dept. Coordinator in
North Kingstown, RI 1977-1980
Art teacher- Elementary schools in Hartford, Ct. and Coventry and Cranston , RI, 1972 – 1977
MEMBERSHIPS -
Artist member of Providence Art Club, R.I.
Artist Member of Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, R.I.
Signature Member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
Artist Member of Newport Art Museum and Artist’s Guild,
Cape Cod Art Association,
South County Art Association and Wickford Art Association
WORKSHOPS / CLASSES GIVEN-
Teach Watercolors at Providence Art Club- "08-present
Taught 2 day Drawing Workshop at Wickford Art Association -"06
Taught 1 day Workshop on Perspective and Basic Drawing Skills-
Providence Art Club- 7/06
WORKSHOPS / CLASSES TAKEN-
Natalie Pfansteihl, Al Albrektson, Anthony Tomaselli, Allen Johnson,
Ted Minchin, Betty Lou Schlemm, Tom Sgouros, Harley Bartlett,
James Kubiatowicz, Dora Atwater Milliken,
Jane Puerini, Kendra Ferriera
SELECTED AWARDS
Second Place - Wickford Art Association- "Artist Members' All Media Show-8/10
Honorable Mention-Providence Art Club Member’s Exhibit -1/ 09
Honorable Mention- Cape Cod Art Association National Juried Show-"09
First Place- RI Watercolor Society: “Paint RI Exhibit”-9/08
Honorable Mention-Cape Cod Art Association:“All N.E. Open Juried Exhibit” -"08
Honorable Mention -Providence Art Club: “Construct/Deconstruct” -07
Lorenzo Kinney Award -South County Art Association: “Members’Annual”- 8/06
Honorable Mention-Wickford Art Association:Open Juried All Media Exhibit-8/06
Painting chosen for cover of RIWS Calendar - RI Watercolor Society "06
Honorable Mention -Wickford Art Association Watercolor Exhibit: - 6/05
Honorable Mention -RI Watercolor Society- National Watermedia Competition- "05
Honorable Mention -“Scenes of RI -2006”: Governor Carcieri and RISCA.
First Place-“Scenes of RI -”-Governor Carcieri and RISCA.- "05
Second Place -Member’s Watermedia Show - Wickford Art Association-‘"5
Fourth Place -Open Juried Art Annual - South County Art Association-"94
Herbert Richard Cross Award -Open Juried Art Annual- S.C. Art Association-’"94
Second Place -R.I. Art Teachers Association Exhibit - "93
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITS
National Open Juried Show- Cape Cod Art Association- “09
National Watermedia Competition- RI Watercolor Society -9/08
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts-“08
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts-“07
Juried Art Annual - Newport Art Museum -2/07
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts- “06
National Watermedia Competition -RI Watercolor Society -9/06
Open Juried All Media - Wickford Art Association-8/06
National Watermedia Competition - RI Watercolor Society -9/05
Annual Juried Exhibition - Newport Art Museum-1/05
Open Juried Art Annual -Wickford Art Association-6/05
All Media Open Juried 1- South County Art Association-5/05
Juried Art Annual - Newport Art Museum - 2/04
R.I. Open Juried Art Competition - Warwick Museum-10/04
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts -1/04
National Watermedia Competition- R.I. Watercolor Society-10/03
All Media Open Juried I – South County Art Association-5/03
All Media Open Juried II- South County Art Association- 10 /03
Avant Garde / Abstract Open Juried Show- Wickford Art Asssociation-10/03
GROUP EXHIBITS
2 Person Exhibit -“Opposites Attract” at Providence Art Club- 5/10
2 Person Exhibit -“Marriage of Two Artists” at Providence Art Club-1/07
4 Person Exhibit -“Related Views ”at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport , RI-4/07
10 Member Invitational - South County Art Association -6/07
6 person presentation - Bert Gallery ,Providence,RI– “Artists who Marry Artists”-9/07
3 Person Exhibit – “Related Perspectives” at RI. Watercolor Society-“07
Group Exhibit- “Scenes of RI”- Spring Bull Gallery- 07
Group Exhibit -“Plein Aire Painters of Narragansett Bay-Wickford Art Association- 5/06
Group Exhibit - “Natalie and Friends” at Spring Bull Gallery - 3/05
3Person Exhibit - RI Watercolor Society-4/05
4 Person Exhibit -“It’s All Relative”- Wickford Art Association-10/05
Group Exhibit -“Thursday Outdoor Painters “ at BFA Studioworks 11/04
10 Member Invitational -South County Art Association-6/04
Invitational -BFA Studioworks-“03 and “04
4 Person Exhibit -“ All in the Family”- Wickford Art Assocoation-11/02
4 Person Exhibit -“Watercolors by Four”- Wickford Art Assocoation-7/97
10 Member Invitational -South County Art Association-“96
STUDIO- Deacon Taylor House, 9 Thomas St., Providence, RI. 02903
First floor rear-Open on Providence Gallery Nights ,by appointment, or when working
GALLERY- Member of Spring Bull Gallery, 55 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840
EDUCATION- B.F.A. - Hartford Art School- 1972 M.A.E. - R.I. School of Design- 1980
EMPLOYMENT -
Full time Art Teacher - North Kingstown High School- 1980 - 2003
Part- time Teacher- Community College of R.I - Drawing and Crafts night courses- 1980
Full time Elementary Art Teacher and Part-time Art Dept. Coordinator in
North Kingstown, RI 1977-1980
Art teacher- Elementary schools in Hartford, Ct. and Coventry and Cranston , RI, 1972 – 1977
MEMBERSHIPS -
Artist member of Providence Art Club, R.I.
Artist Member of Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, R.I.
Signature Member of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society
Artist Member of Newport Art Museum and Artist’s Guild,
Cape Cod Art Association,
South County Art Association and Wickford Art Association
WORKSHOPS / CLASSES GIVEN-
Teach Watercolors at Providence Art Club- "08-present
Taught 2 day Drawing Workshop at Wickford Art Association -"06
Taught 1 day Workshop on Perspective and Basic Drawing Skills-
Providence Art Club- 7/06
WORKSHOPS / CLASSES TAKEN-
Natalie Pfansteihl, Al Albrektson, Anthony Tomaselli, Allen Johnson,
Ted Minchin, Betty Lou Schlemm, Tom Sgouros, Harley Bartlett,
James Kubiatowicz, Dora Atwater Milliken,
Jane Puerini, Kendra Ferriera
SELECTED AWARDS
Second Place - Wickford Art Association- "Artist Members' All Media Show-8/10
Honorable Mention-Providence Art Club Member’s Exhibit -1/ 09
Honorable Mention- Cape Cod Art Association National Juried Show-"09
First Place- RI Watercolor Society: “Paint RI Exhibit”-9/08
Honorable Mention-Cape Cod Art Association:“All N.E. Open Juried Exhibit” -"08
Honorable Mention -Providence Art Club: “Construct/Deconstruct” -07
Lorenzo Kinney Award -South County Art Association: “Members’Annual”- 8/06
Honorable Mention-Wickford Art Association:Open Juried All Media Exhibit-8/06
Painting chosen for cover of RIWS Calendar - RI Watercolor Society "06
Honorable Mention -Wickford Art Association Watercolor Exhibit: - 6/05
Honorable Mention -RI Watercolor Society- National Watermedia Competition- "05
Honorable Mention -“Scenes of RI -2006”: Governor Carcieri and RISCA.
First Place-“Scenes of RI -”-Governor Carcieri and RISCA.- "05
Second Place -Member’s Watermedia Show - Wickford Art Association-‘"5
Fourth Place -Open Juried Art Annual - South County Art Association-"94
Herbert Richard Cross Award -Open Juried Art Annual- S.C. Art Association-’"94
Second Place -R.I. Art Teachers Association Exhibit - "93
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITS
National Open Juried Show- Cape Cod Art Association- “09
National Watermedia Competition- RI Watercolor Society -9/08
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts-“08
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts-“07
Juried Art Annual - Newport Art Museum -2/07
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts- “06
National Watermedia Competition -RI Watercolor Society -9/06
Open Juried All Media - Wickford Art Association-8/06
National Watermedia Competition - RI Watercolor Society -9/05
Annual Juried Exhibition - Newport Art Museum-1/05
Open Juried Art Annual -Wickford Art Association-6/05
All Media Open Juried 1- South County Art Association-5/05
Juried Art Annual - Newport Art Museum - 2/04
R.I. Open Juried Art Competition - Warwick Museum-10/04
Scenes of RI- Governor Carcieri and RI State Council on the Arts -1/04
National Watermedia Competition- R.I. Watercolor Society-10/03
All Media Open Juried I – South County Art Association-5/03
All Media Open Juried II- South County Art Association- 10 /03
Avant Garde / Abstract Open Juried Show- Wickford Art Asssociation-10/03
GROUP EXHIBITS
2 Person Exhibit -“Opposites Attract” at Providence Art Club- 5/10
2 Person Exhibit -“Marriage of Two Artists” at Providence Art Club-1/07
4 Person Exhibit -“Related Views ”at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport , RI-4/07
10 Member Invitational - South County Art Association -6/07
6 person presentation - Bert Gallery ,Providence,RI– “Artists who Marry Artists”-9/07
3 Person Exhibit – “Related Perspectives” at RI. Watercolor Society-“07
Group Exhibit- “Scenes of RI”- Spring Bull Gallery- 07
Group Exhibit -“Plein Aire Painters of Narragansett Bay-Wickford Art Association- 5/06
Group Exhibit - “Natalie and Friends” at Spring Bull Gallery - 3/05
3Person Exhibit - RI Watercolor Society-4/05
4 Person Exhibit -“It’s All Relative”- Wickford Art Association-10/05
Group Exhibit -“Thursday Outdoor Painters “ at BFA Studioworks 11/04
10 Member Invitational -South County Art Association-6/04
Invitational -BFA Studioworks-“03 and “04
4 Person Exhibit -“ All in the Family”- Wickford Art Assocoation-11/02
4 Person Exhibit -“Watercolors by Four”- Wickford Art Assocoation-7/97
10 Member Invitational -South County Art Association-“96
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