In 1984 Coleen renewed her commitment to her studio art. Working full time in her studio, she uses the various mediums of watercolors, oils, and printmaking. Of the three, it is through watercolors that Coleen has found she can capture the light and shadow of her favorite subject matter, the abandoned adobe dwellings and the ancient ruins of the Southwest.
Her watercolors bring back to life those lost cultures and allow us to see and feel their worlds. Using strong asymmetrical compositions, and an array of unusual format sizes, she brings us the enchantment of special places.
AWARDS:
Best of Show:
Zonta International "Artful Women’s Exhibit", 2002
Best of Show: 55th Annual Blossom Festival Exhibit, 2002
Best
of Show: Aquarius 2001, (Southern Colorado Watercolor Society)
Best
of Show: Salute to Southern Colorado Artist, 2004
Creativity
Award: Salute to Southern Colorado Artist, 2004
Juror’s
Choice: Aquarius 2001, (Southern Colorado Watercolor Society)
Juror’s
Choice: printmaking, Colorado State Fair, 1998
COLLECTIONS:
Corporate
KTSC Channel 8, permanent collection, Pueblo, Colorado
Coldwell-Banker,
Tucson, Arizona
First
American Savings and Loan, Tucson, Arizona
Ebi-Ross
Collection, Tucson, Arizona
Pueblo
Bank & Trust, Pueblo, Colorado
National
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
National
Women’s Artists, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
KCME –
Live Air Interview & exhibition, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1996
Fremont
Center for the Arts, Canon City, Colorado 1995
Adobe
East Gallery, Summit, New Jersey, 1994
Hobar
Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, 1991
Carol
Thornton Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1986-1989
Desurmont-Ellis
Gallery, Taos, New Mexico, 1985, 1990
El
Presidio Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, 2004
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Juried
Sangre
de Cristo Arts & Conference Center, "Own your Own", Pueblo,
Colorado, 1981-83, 1986, 1988, 1996-2002
Colorado
State Fair, Pueblo, Colorado, 1980-83, 1986, 1995-2001, 2004
Blossom
Festival, Canon City, Colorado, 1982-83, 1991, 1994, 1996-2002
Exhibition
of Contemporary Art, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1996
Arizona
Aqueous Exhibition, Tubac, Arizona, 1996
Colorado
Springs Art Guild, 1983
Selected Group
Mountain
Oyster Club, Tucson, Arizona, 1995-2004
Three
and four artist exhibitions, El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, 1987-2005
Karin
Newby Gallery, Tubac, Arizona, 1994
Gala
Group Show, El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, 1983
INVITATIONAL:
Southern
Colorado 20th Anniversary, Sangre de Cristo Arts & Conference Center,
1992
Artists
of the West, Pioneer’s Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1989
KTSC-TV
Channel 8 interview and featured broadcast, Pueblo, Colorado, 1987
Associated
Women’s Artists, United Bank, Pueblo, Colorado, 1985
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
NEW MEXICO:
El Presidio Gallery
1206 Mechem Drive, Ruidoso, New Mexico
www.elpresidiogallery.com
505.258.2225
ARIZONA:
El Presidio
Gallery
3001 E. Skyline Drive, Tucson, Arizona
www.elpresidiogallery.com
800.487.7069
COLORADO:
Bobinac Studio & Gallery, Florence, Colorado
719.784.3450 | Cell 719.429.3652
