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Melissa B. Tubbs

 

E-mail: melissabtubbs@gmail.com

Phone: 334-538-7800

Melissa B Tubbs
CV (Curriculum Vitae)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023     Andrea Palladio: Shaping American Architecture traveling exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

             Andrea Palladio: Shaping American Architecture traveling exhibition, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

2022     Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize 2022, online, finalist
2021     “Small Works” Christmas Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

             “An Eclectic Mix”, Group Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

              Artist-of-the-Month Virtual Gallery Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

2020     Exhibition of Drawings, Sunny Slope, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2019     “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, The Georgine Clark Alabama Artists Gallery, Alabama State Council for the Arts,

                                Montgomery, AL (catalog)

              “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL (catalog)

2018     “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, Johnson Center for the Arts, Troy, AL (catalog)

              “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, Mobile Arts Council, Mobile, AL, (catalog)

              “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa Arts & Humanities Council,

                                Tuscaloosa, AL (catalog)

              “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” *, Alabama Bicentennial Commission

                                Project, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL

              “Pen-and-Ink Works”, Anita P. Folmar Gallery, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

              “Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History” traveling exhibition, Alabama Bicentennial

                                Commission Project, Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL (catalog) 

2010     “Ink Drawings of Melissa B. Tubbs”, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

2005     "Sunlight & Shadow", Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL
2002     Tullahoma Fine Arts Center-Regional Art Museum, Tullahoma, TN
             LBW Fine Arts Gallery, LBW Community College, Andalusia, AL

1998      "Fragments," Courtyard View Gallery at Paradise Found, Montgomery, AL
              LBW Fine Arts Gallery, LBW Community College Andalusia, AL


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024     58th Annual MAG/Regions Bank Show, 2 drawings, Montgomery, AL

              Group Show, 12 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

2023      Richeson75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife 2023, Ooh, online exhibition
              “Small Works” Christmas Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
              Richeson75 Figure/Portrait 2023, Ooh, online exhibition

              57th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL

              Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize 2023, online, finalist

              Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape and Architecture, online exhibition

2022     “Small Works” Christmas Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

              Group Show, 11 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

              Martha’s Vineyard Drawing Prize 2022, online, finalist

2021     “Small Works” Christmas Exhibition, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL        

             An Eclectic Mix, 11 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

2020     Group Show, 11 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2019      ArtFields 2019, Lake City, SC
             Small Works Show, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

              Group show, 11 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2018     “Drawing Closer”, three-person show, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

2016     “Alabama Visions,” organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, 2 drawings, Palazzo Panichi,

                                Pietrasanta, Italy
2015     Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery, Wetumpka, AL
            International 2014-2015 ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center, online, finalist

2014     Salmagundi National Juried Photography & Graphics Non-Member Exhibition, 2 drawings, New York City, NY

             “Creator/Created: Jerry Siegel Portraits and Artists from the Permanent Collection”,

                                Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
            Three-person show, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2013     Three-person show, September, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

             Spring Invitational: Drawing, four-person show, Jan Dempsey Art Center, Auburn, AL
            40th Montgomery Art Guild Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
2012     Three-person show, Tullahoma Regional Fine Arts Center, Tullahoma, TN
             International 2011-2012 ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center, online, finalist
             Annual Open Small Works Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, New York City, NY
             “Let There Be Art 2012” Invitational Show & Sale, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
2011     “Drawing Connections,” Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy

              Three-person show, September, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

              75th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
             “Let There Be Art 2011” Invitational Show & Sale, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
             “Artists of Montgomery—Past and Present,” 15 drawings, Johnson Center for the Arts, Troy, AL
             “Drawing on Alabama 2011,” Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Juror, Carter Foster, Curator of Drawing,

                                The Whitney American Museum of Art

              “Masterpieces Center Stage: Artistic Expressions Celebrating 25 Years of Shakespeare in Montgomery”, Alabama
                                traveling exhibition, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, AL

2010     Small Works Show, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

             Two-person show, Clay Scot Artworks, Birmingham, AL

             Two-person show, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
2009    Group Show, “Stuff Your Stocking with Your Favorite Artists,” Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
             Two-person show, September, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL

             38th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine

                                Arts, Montgomery, AL, Juror, Ron Platt, Hugh Kaul Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art,                                                     Birmingham Museum of Art
             “Encore: Selections from the Birmingham Art Association and the Montgomery Art Guild,” Alabama Artists
                               Gallery, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
             The Sketchbook Project Volume 3 Touring Exhibition, Art House, Atlanta, GA; Museum of Contemporary Art DC,                                                        Washington, DC; Chris’s Jazz Café, Philadelphia, PA; Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA; Antena Gallery,                                              Chicago, IL; Soulard Art Market, St. Louis, MO; 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Museum of Design,                                                              Atlanta, GA; Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008     “Hangables” Exhibition, 6 artists, Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
             Navarro Council of the Arts/Corsicana Art League National Juried Art Show, Corsicana, TX
             5th Annual Evening of Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment Ministries, Los Angeles, CA
             42nd Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
             "The Fine Art of Drawing" Invitational, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL
             72nd National Midyear Exhibition, 3 drawings, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
             4th Annual Alabama Wildlife Federation Flora and Fauna Art Show, Lanark, Millbrook, AL
             National Small Works Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, New York City, NY

2007     "Lineal Investigations," Drawing Invitational, 2 drawings, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
             "Sense of Place," Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Juror, Catherine Armour,

                                Chair of Design, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC

              34th Annual Juried Competition, 2 drawings, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA, Marilyn Kushner, New-York
                               Historical Society, Juror
             28th Annual Waterfront Show, Union Station, Montgomery, AL
2006     48th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Statewide Art Competition, Montgomery, AL
             "Twenty Years: The Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts", Alabama Artists Gallery, Alabama State
                               Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
             40th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
2005     "Connecting Alabama," 6 artists, Alabama Artists Gallery, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL

              Selma Art Guild Juried Summer Exhibition, Selma, AL
             NAWA 116th Annual Exhibition, New York City, NY

              International 2005 ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center, online, finalist
2004     "In the Spotlight," 9 artists, NAWA Gallery, New York City, NY             

2003     "An Absence of Color," 3 artists, Marymount Manhattan College, New York City, NY

              37th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
             NAWA 114th Annual Exhibition, New York City, NY

              Gallery One, Montgomery, AL
             35th Biennial Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition, Montgomery Museum

                                of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

2002     36th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
              5th Annual Juried Fine Arts Competition, Gallery West, Ltd., Alexandria, VA, Juror, June Linowitz, ArtSeen, Inc.,                                                          Washington, DC

2001     Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Inc., Portrait of a Day National Juried Art Competition & Exhibition,
                               Winston-Salem, NC, Juror, Alex Powers
             Drawing National, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
             35th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL

              First Annual Dowling Museum/Ann Rudd Art Center, Dale County Council of Arts and Humanities Regional                                                                Juried Art Exhibition, 3 drawings, Ozark, AL

              Hilton Head Art League National Juried Art Exhibition, Hilton Head Island, SC, Jurors, Charles Reid & Alex Powers

              Mississippi Art Colony Traveling Exhibition, Meridian Museum of Art, Tupelo Artist Guild, Jones County
                               Community College, Juror, Judith Raphael, School of Art Institute of Chicago

                                Mississippi Art Colony Art Show, Utica, MS, Juror, Judith Raphael, School of Art Institute of Chicago
2000     NAWA From the Heart of the Artist, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

              New Orleans Art Association 20th National Juried Art Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, Juror, M. Stephen Doherty,

                                Editor, American Artist magazine
              34th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL, Juror, Dale Kennington

1999      33rd Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition, 2 drawings, Montgomery Museum of
                                Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL, Juror, Budd Bishop, director emeritus, Harn Museum of Art,

                                University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
              33rd Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
              Exhibition of eight commissioned drawings, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

1998     32nd Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
 

AWARDS AND HONORS

            2024       Best in Works on Paper (First Place in Category) 58th Annual Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank

                                          Exhibition, Montgomery, AL

                            Juror, Selma Art Guild Summer Juried Art Show, Selma, AL

            2023        Honorable Mention, Ooh, MAG Regions Bank Exhibition, Montgomery, AL

                            Third Place, Lion of Venice, Richeson75 Landscape, Seascape & Architecture 2023, online exhibition

            2021        Juror, 42nd Annual SAC’s Waterfront Show & Competition, SAC’s Gallery, Montgomery, AL

  1997, 2019        Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts (MABCA) Awards artist, Montgomery, AL

            2018        Winner Dick Blick Mini Masterpiece Challenge, online, Dick Blick Art Materials, Galesburg, IL

            2017        Video of drawing techniques used in Rotring Asian retail store branding campaign, Japan

            2016        USS Montgomery Commissioning Committee, commemorative drawing of USS Montgomery,

                                           ship’s sponsor gift

                             Alabama State Council on the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship Review Panel, Montgomery, AL

                             Original drawing for Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts 30th Anniversary Celebration,

                                           Montgomery, AL

                             Juror, Visual Arts Achievement Program, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL

                             Juror, 12th Annual Opp Fest Juried Art Exhibition, Opp Cultural Arts Center, Opp, AL
             2014        Juror, Prattauga Art Guild Youth Art Show, Prattville, AL

                             Juror, Visual Arts Achievement Program, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Montgomery, AL
2013-Present      Appointed by the Mayor, and approved by the City Council, to the nine-person Public Art

                                          Commission for the City of Montgomery, AL

           2013         Merit Award winner, Sarah Carlisle Towery Art Colony on Lake Martin, AL
                            Downtown Public Art Task Force, Montgomery, AL

2013, 15, 16, 18    Juror, Chalk Art Competition, Flimp Festival, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
           2012         12 reproduction prints of original drawings used as set decoration for FX sitcom, Anger Management with

                                          Charlie Sheen
                           Finalist, International 2012 ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center, online

  2011-2018        Bazaar d’Art Committee, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

           2011        Co-Chair 44th Biennial Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition,

                                          Montgomery, AL

                           Strathmore Artist Papers, drawing for cover of 500 series Bristol pads, plate surface

 2010-2019. 21-24        Juror, Alabama Independent School Association, Montgomery, AL

            2010       Strathmore Artist Papers, drawing for cover of 400 series drawing pads, smooth surface
           2009       Semi-Finalist, 5th International 2008/2009 ARC Salon Competition, listed in catalog and on website

 2008, 17, 18       Juror, National PTA Reflections Art Show, Forest Avenue Magnet School, Montgomery, AL

                           Merit Award, Alabama Wildlife Federation Flora and Fauna Art Show, Lanark, Millbrook, AL
                           Juror, Prattauga Art Guild Youth Art Show, Prattville, AL
                           Juror, 13th Annual Alabama Mini Art Works Exhibition, Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL
  2008-2017       Juror, Senior High ACES, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
           2007       3rd Place, 34th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA

                          Red Bluff Cottage Artist, Bed & Breakfast Association of Alabama Year of Art 2007, Montgomery, AL
                          Honorable Mention, 28th Annual Waterfront Show, Union Station, Montgomery, AL
                          Juror, 12th Annual Alabama Mini Art Works Exhibition, Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL
                          Juror, Stonehenge Gallery BTW Juried Exhibition, Montgomery, AL

                          Chairman, Youth Gallery Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
          2006       Juror, Riverfront Arts & Food Festival, City of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

                         Honorable Mention, 48th Annual Montgomery Art Guild Statewide Art Competition, Montgomery, AL
                         Chairman, Youth Gallery Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

                         Juror, 11th Annual Alabama Mini Art Works Exhibition, Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL
                         Juror, Elmore County Art Guild Winter Show, Wetumpka, AL
2006-2017       Juror, ACES Junior High Visual Art, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
2006-2017       Juror, DOOT Visual Art Competition, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
2005-2007      Artists in Action, 10-17 artists, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

          2005      First Place and Honorable Mention awards, Works on Paper, Selma Juried Summer Exhibition, Selma, AL
                        Top 100 finalists, 2nd Annual ARC Salon Competition, featured on website and in catalog
                        Six drawings selected for "Montgomery & The River Region Sketchbook," Indigo Custom Publishing,
                                          Macon, GA

          2004      Juror, West Alabama Juried Show, Arts & Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County, Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL
2003-2004      Chairman, Membership Committee, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

          2003      NAWA Medal of Honor and the Elizabeth Stanton Blake Memorial Award and $1,000 for Work on Paper,
                                         New York City, NY

                         Nominee, Volunteer of the Year, Arts Category, Volunteer and Information Center, Inc., Montgomery, AL

                         Juror, Alabama Waterfowl Stamp Contest, State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural
                                          Resources, Montgomery, AL

 2000-2024    Juror, Draw Montgomery Junior & Senior High Art Exhibition, Montgomery Chapter American Institute of
                                         Architects, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
2001-2004      President, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
2002-2016      Chairman, Printed Materials Committee, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Art Auction (biennial),
                                         Montgomery, AL

          2002      National Trust for Historic Preservation, New York City Architecture Study Tour, New York City, NY
                         Anita P. Folmar Distinguished Volunteer in the Arts Award recipient, Arts Council of Montgomery,
                                         Montgomery, AL
2002-2005       Juror, Alabama College System Chancellor's Art Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
         2001        Three-dimensional ornament (replica of prominent, historical Alabama home) for official White House

                                          Christmas tree, becoming part of White House permanent ornament collection, Washington, DC
                          Jury-selected for membership in the 104-year-old National League of American Pen Women,
                                         Washington, DC
                          Mississippi Art Colony, Utica, MS
                          Juror, ACES Visual Art, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                          Chairman, Artists' Avenue Committee, Flimp Festival, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
                          Chairman, 34th Biennial Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition,
                                         Montgomery, AL
                          Chairman, Youth Gallery Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
         2000        Honorable Mention, National League of American Pen Women Open Art Competition,
                                         San Francisco, CA
                           Honorable Mention, 41st Annual Montgomery Art Guild Statewide Art Competition, Montgomery, AL
                           Chairman, Youth Gallery Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                           Co-Chairman, Printed Materials Committee, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Art Auction,
                                         Montgomery, AL
         1999         Co-Chairman, 33rd Biennial Montgomery Art Guild/Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition,                                                                              Montgomery, AL
                          Co-Chairman, Youth Gallery Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                          Chairman, ACES Committee, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                          Juror, Jubilee Cityfest Artfest, Montgomery, AL
                          Juror, Alabama College System Chancellor's Art Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
         1998         Pen-and-ink drawing selected for 1999 Montgomery Art Guild Calendar, Montgomery, AL
                          Jury-selected for membership in the 110-year-old National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA),                                                                       New York City, NY


GRANTS
2019     $18,000, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc., New York, NY
2012     $  1,000, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Technical Assistance Grant

2006    $  1,000, Change, Inc., Robert Rauschenberg
1997     $14,000, Eben Demarest Trust, Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh, PA

 

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
Alabama League of Municipalities, Montgomery, AL

Governor Kay Ivey, Montgomery, AL
Alabama Bicentennial Commission, Montgomery, AL
University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL

Easter Seals of Central Alabama, Montgomery, AL

USS Montgomery Commissioning Committee, Montgomery, AL
Ben deHoedt, Melbourne, Australia

Barry Moser, West Hatfield, MA
Cloverdale Playhouse, Montgomery, AL

Faulkner University (6), Montgomery, AL
Strathmore Artist Papers (2), Neenah, WI

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (4), Albany, GA
The Colonial Company (15), Montgomery, AL
Southern Poverty Law Center (2), Montgomery, AL

Hufham & Farris (2), Montgomery, AL
American Red Cross of Central Alabama, Montgomery, AL
W.K. Upchurch Construction Co., Inc. (12), Montgomery, AL
John Chambless Architects, Montgomery, AL
Huntingdon College, Flowers Hall (administration building), Montgomery, AL
Trinity Presbyterian Church, church interior/exterior (8), Montgomery, AL
Gidiere & Hinton Attorneys at Law, courthouses/landmarks (12), Montgomery, AL
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, museum building interior/exterior (8, 1998; 4, 2007; 1, 2009), Montgomery, AL
Will's Guild/Montgomery Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Tour of Homes, residences (6), Montgomery, AL


LECTURES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES
          2021    Video Lesson for the Learning Through Art Artist-in-Residence Program, MMFA, Montgomery, AL

           2020    PowerPoint presentation and workshop leader, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Auburn University,

                                          Auburn, AL

           2020    Presenter, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

           2018    Build Your Brand Workshop, Building Digital and Real-World Community, Montgomery, Museum of Fine

                                          Arts, Montgomery, AL

2015, 2016    Artful Gathering Online Art Retreat, created 14 videos for two online workshops

          2014    Speaker, Visual Arts Achievement Program Awards Ceremony, Alabama State Council on the Arts,
                                         Montgomery, AL

           2013    Beginner Drawing Class, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

2012-2020     MMFA Artist in Residence Program, Learning Through Art, Wares Ferry Road Elementary School,
                                        Montgomery, AL

          2010     Alabama Art Education Association Conference, Art Walk Workshop, Montgomery, AL

          2008    Presenter "Empire of the Eye: Drawing Methods & Materials of Leonardo da Vinci," Birmingham Museum
                                        of Art, Birmingham, AL

                       Art of Democracy: A Recorded History, The Montgomery Election Center, Montgomery, AL
2006-2016     Art Walk: Sketching Architecture on Dexter Avenue, Do Our Own Thing (DOOT) Workshop, Arts Council
                                         of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

          2006    Speaker, Huntingdon College, Secondary Methods of Fine Arts class, Montgomery, AL   

          2005    Architectural Drawing Class, focusing on one-and two-point perspective, Montgomery Museum of Fine
                                         Arts, Montgomery, AL

                       Speaker, "On Being a Professional Artist," DOOT, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                      Speaker, Huntingdon College, Secondary Methods in Fine Arts class, Montgomery, AL
                      Artist-in-Residence, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
                      Moderator Art Talk, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
                      Speaker, Sunshine Rotary, Capital City Club, Montgomery, AL

          2004    Taught drawing and art history to elementary school students, Acapulco, Mexico
                      Old House Revival, Alabama Historical Commission, Montgomery, AL
         2003     Presenter, Booker T. Washington Magnet School, Montgomery, AL
                      Presenter, Presenting Yourself as a Professional Workshop, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts,
                                         Montgomery, AL
1998-2004    Drawing Architecture DOOT Workshop, Arts Council of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
2002-2003    Halcyon Elementary Arts Festival Workshops, Montgomery, AL
         2002    Demonstrator, In My View Outreach Program, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
         2001    Speaker, Montgomery Chapter, American Institute of Architects, Montgomery, AL
                     Image Maker, In My View Outreach Program, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
                     Demonstrator, Women Artists Play Day, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
         2000   Meet the Artist Program, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

          1999    Speaker, Art Classes, Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College, Andalusia, AL
         1998    Charcoal Drawing Class, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL


ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

The Montgomery Independent, May 2020

Opelika Observer, February 2020

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature Article, November 2019 print, October 2019 online
The Montgomery Independent, January 2019

Troy Messenger, twice, October, 2018
The Montgomery Independent, July 2018

Auburn University Magazine, Feature Article, “Inked History”, Summer 2018

River Region Living, Feature Article, May 2018

Design Alabama, online, February 2018
Alabama News Center, online, January 2018
Perspectives, online, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, November 2017
The Montgomery Independent, April 2016

Cottages & Bungalows Magazine, December 2015-January 2016

Southwest Art Magazine, Strokes of Genius 6 feature section, October 2014

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature Article, October 2014
Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Of Interest Section, September 2014

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature Article, April 2014
East Montgomery Life, Feature Article, March 2014

Inside the Village on the Plains, Feature Article, June 2013

East Montgomery Life, Feature Article, June 2013

Montgomery Monthly, Feature Article, June 2013

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature Article, September 2012

Alabama Magazine, January/February 2012

Montgomery Art Guild MAGnews, April/May 2011

Montgomery Living magazine, Feature Article, July 2010

WSFA-TV website, May 2010

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, On Exhibit, Spring 2010

Strathmore Artist Papers eNewsletter, Feature Article, March 2010
Montgomery Living magazine, October 2009

Montgomery Advertiser, September 2009
The Montgomery Independent, September 2009
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGNews, August 2009
The Montgomery Independent, August 2009
Montgomery Advertiser, May, 2009

Montgomery Living magazine, March, 2009

Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, November, 2008
The Montgomery Independent, October 2008

Montgomery Advertiser, February 2008
The Montgomery Independent, January 2008
Montgomery Advertiser, January 2008
Montgomery Advertiser, December 2007
The Montgomery Independent, November 2007
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, On Exhibit, Fall 2007

Washington City Paper, Arts & Events, May 22, 2007
Falls Church News-Press, Northern Virginia Art Beat, Kevin Mellema, May 17, 2007

Future City-Guide Montgomery, May/June 2007
The Montgomery Independent, March 2007
Montgomery Advertiser, March 2007

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature article, January 2006
The Montgomery Independent, March 2005

Montgomery Advertiser, Feature article, February 2005
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, January 2005
American Artist, November 2004
Montgomery Advertiser, October 17, 2004
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, October 2004
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, August 2004

The Montgomery Independent, June 2004
Julie Garrett, columnist, The Montgomery Independent, December 2003
Montgomery Advertiser, December 2003
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, November/December 2003

NAWA News, Summer 2003
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, July 2003
Julie Garrett, columnist, The Montgomery Independent, May 2003
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, June 2003

Montgomery Advertiser, May 2003
Greater Montgomery Living, Holiday 2002
Montgomery Advertiser, October 2002

The Tullahoma News, October 2002
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, October 2002

Sandi Aplin, Art & Soul Column, The Montgomery Standard, September 2002

NAWA News, Summer 2002
Montgomery Living! The Best of Greater Montgomery, July 2002
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, June 2002
National League of American Pen Women, The Pen Woman, April 2002
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, January 2002

Marti Chambers Rice, columnist, The Montgomery Independent, December 2001
Neil Probst, writer, Montgomery Advertiser, December 2001

Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, August 2001
Montgomery Advertiser, July 2001

Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, June 2001
Montgomery Art Guild, MAGnews, April 2000

Rick Harmon, Arts and Entertainment Editor, Montgomery Advertiser, March 2000
Lisa Tubach, Assistant Professor of Art, Huntingdon College, Montgomery Advertiser, September 1999

Arts Council of Montgomery, Arts Insights, August 1998, December 1998
Elmore DeMott, MABCA Director, The Montgomery Independent, July 1998

Angelisa Pinkston LaVan, writer, Montgomery Advertiser, July 1998
Rene Lamere, writer, Andalusia Star News, January 1998

Rick Harmon, Arts and Entertainment Editor, Montgomery Advertiser, November 1997
Elmore DeMott, MABCA Director, The Montgomery Independent, July 1997


BOOKS
2022     Andrea Palladio: Shaping American Architecture, 36-page catalog, Melissa B Tubbs, Montgomery, AL

2018     Strokes of Genius 10: The Best of Drawing Inspiring Subjects, Rachel Wolf, editor, North Light Books,

                                          Cincinnati, OH

            Celebration & Preservation: Drawing Alabama’s Architectural History, 32-page catalog, Melissa B Tubbs,

                                          Montgomery, AL
2015    Sketching 365: Tips and Techniques to Build Your Confidence and Skills Daily, 3 versions: UK, USA, Asia,

                                          Katherine Tyrrell, Rotovision Books, East Sussex, UK
2014    Strokes of Genius 6: The Best of Drawing Value/Lights & Darks, Rachel Wolf, editor, North Light Books,

                                          Cincinnati, OH
2013    Art Takes Times Square, See Me Group, New York City, NY

2012    Drawing and Sketching Secrets: 200 Tips and Techniques for Drawing the Easy Way, Donna Krizek, Readers Digest
            Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques: Drawing with Ink to Create Art with Strong Contrast and Surprising Subtlety,

                                         eBook, Artist Daily, Interweave Press

2009    Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Drawing Light and Shadow, Rachel Wolf, editor, North Light Books,                                                                                         Cincinnati, OH

2005    Montgomery & The River Region Sketchbook, Indigo Publishing, Macon, GA
            The Artists Bluebook, AskArt.com


RADIO/TELEVISION
2019     Interviewed, Amy Williamson, Visual Arts Manager, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Alabama Arts Radio Series,

                                          WTSU Radio, Celebration & Preservation project, Montgomery, AL

2018     Two-Part Interview, Carolyn Hutcheson, WTSU Radio, Celebration & Preservation project, Montgomery, AL

             Video Interview, online, Alabama News Center

2014     Interviewed, Carolyn Hutcheson, WTSU Radio, my view of the architecture I’ve drawn on the Civil Heritage Trail,
                                         Montgomery, AL

2007    Interviewed, County Road 12 News Segment, WSFA-TV, Montgomery, AL

            Interviewed, Carolyn Hutcheson, WTSU Radio, The Power of Creativity, Montgomery, AL
2006   Interviewed, Carolyn Hutcheson, WTSU Radio, my philosophy on teaching children art, Montgomery, AL
            Interviewed, Carolyn Hutcheson, WTSU Radio, Spring Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL
            Interviewed, Georgine Clarke, Visual Arts Manager, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Alabama Arts Radio

                                          Series, WTSU Radio, Montgomery, AL
2005   Interviewed, WLBF Radio, Montgomery, AL


VIDEO
Sunlight & Shadow: Capturing the Essence of Architectural Elements, Artful Gathering, 2018

The Value of Values: Using Value to Bring Your Art to Life, Artful Gathering, 2015          

 

COLLECTIONS
Jo Bonner, Governor Ivey Chief of Staff, Montgomery, AL

Jackson Hospital Foundation, Montgomery, AL
Former U.S. Attorney General and Mrs. Jeff Sessions, Washington, DC
Ben deHoedt, Melbourne, Australia
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Avgar, New York City, NY
Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, New York City, NY (4)

Sharon Merle-Lieberman, VP Marketing 20th Century Fox Television and Digital Media, Los Angeles, CA (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Hewitt, New York City, NY (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Moore, Montgomery, AL (7)
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, III, Montgomery, AL (4)
Retirement Systems of Alabama, Montgomery, AL (2)

Alabama Power Company, Montgomery, AL
Faulkner University, Montgomery, AL (8)
The Blount-Strange Automotive Group, Montgomery, AL
The Colonial Company, Montgomery, AL
The Montgomery Independent, Montgomery, AL
SouthTrust Bank, Montgomery, AL
Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL (3)
Former Mayor Emory Folmar, Montgomery, AL
Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts, Montgomery, AL

Mr. and Mrs. Miles DeMott, Montgomery, AL
Alice Reynolds, City Council, Montgomery, AL
Joel Daves IV, Vice Chair, Alabama State Council on the Arts, Mobile, AL (2)

Dr. Laurie J. Weil, Montgomery, AL (7)
Mr. and Mrs. Winton M. "Red" Blount, Montgomery, AL
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rawlings, Montgomery, AL (4)
Mr. and Mrs. Neil St. Clair, Roslin Manor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Albany, GA (4)

Trinity Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, AL(14)

 

ARTWORK DONATIONS

2021     Illustrated Alphabet print and Illustrated Numbers print, Old Cloverdale Community Garden Silent Auction, 

                                          Montgomery, AL            
2016     Original drawing, Kelly Fitzpatrick Memorial Gallery Silent Auction, Wetumpka, AL

             2 packages note cards, Urban Lion and Court Square Fountain, Tavern Fest Silent Auction, Old Alabama Town,

                                          Montgomery, AL
2015     Illustrated Alphabet Print, Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences 3rd Annual Spring Fling,
                                          Notasulga, AL

             Illustrated Alphabet Print, Citizens of the World Charter School, Los Angeles, CA

             Illustrated Alphabet Print, Trinity Presbyterian School True Blue Auction, Montgomery, AL

             Print, MANE Course for Hope Dinner & Auction, Pike Road, AL

2014, 21-24     Original drawing, Art Splash, Montgomery Christian School Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL

2013     Print, Hospice of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

             Original drawing, Art Splash, Montgomery Christian School Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL

2012     Print, Resurrection Catholic Charities, Montgomery, AL

             Original commission drawing of Cloverdale Playhouse, Montgomery, AL

             Original drawing, Larchmont Charter School Fiesta Fundraiser Silent Auction, Los Angeles, CA

             Social Tees Animal Rescue (S.T.A.R.) Benefit Raffle pen-and-ink drawing commission, New York City, NY

             Original commission drawing of the Chapel of the Annunciation, Holy Cross Episcopal School Silent Auction,

                                          Montgomery, AL

             Print, Hospice of Montgomery Silent Auction, Montgomery, AL

2011      Original drawing, Larchmont Charter School Fiesta Fundraiser Silent Auction, Los Angeles, CA

             Painted pot, American Red Cross of Central Alabama, Montgomery, AL

             2 original bird nest drawings, Bazaar d’Art, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL

            Print, Hospice of Montgomery Silent Auction, Montgomery, AL

2010    Pen-and-ink drawing, ASF Shakespeare Garden, ASF statewide traveling exhibition, Montgomery, AL

            Original drawing, Larchmont Charter School Fiesta Fundraiser Silent Auction, Los Angeles, CA

            Pen-and-ink drawing commission, Family Sunshine Center, Montgomery, AL
            Painted chair, Child Protect, Montgomery, AL

            Painted pot, American Red Cross of Central Alabama, Montgomery, AL

            2 prints, 1 ornament, Hospice of Montgomery Silent Auction, Montgomery, AL

2009   2 prints, Cornerstone Classical Christian Academy, Montgomery, AL

            2 prints, Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School Mardi Gras Monte Carlo Night, Montgomery, AL
2008   Print, Montgomery Aids Outreach, Montgomery, AL

            Painted iron butterfly, American Red Cross of Central Alabama, Montgomery, AL
            4' x 4' drawing, Montgomery Election Center, Art of Democracy: A Recorded History, Montgomery, AL

            Pen-and-ink drawing commission, Fitzgerald Museum Gatsby Gala, Montgomery, AL
2007-2009    Painted birdhouse silent auction, Family Sunshine Center, Montgomery, AL
         2006    2 prints, 2 pkgs. Bookplates, 6 magnets, WTSU Spring Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL
2004-2015    Pen-and-ink drawing commission, Alabama Shakespeare Festival Arm Chair Auction, Montgomery, AL
         2005    Decorated mask, "The Many Faces of Art" Auction, NAWA, Manhattan Terrace, New York City, NY
                       2 prints, St. James School Athletic Boosters, Montgomery, AL

2003    3 prints, St. John's Episcopal Church, Montgomery, AL
            Original drawing, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Membership Drive, Montgomery, AL
            Print, The Children's Center/Davis Learning Center PTA, Montgomery, AL
            Print, Trinity Presbyterian School Links and Lobs Silent Auction, Montgomery, AL

2002    Print, USA Freedom Fair, St. James United Methodist Church Silent Auction, Montgomery, AL
            Pencil sketches, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

2000-2005    Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Flimp Festival T-Shirt art, Montgomery, AL
2001    Original drawing, Atlanta Zoo Beastly Feast Auction, Atlanta, GA
           Prints, Flimp Festival, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
1999    Original drawing, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Membership Drive, Montgomery, AL
           Original drawing, Leukemia Society of Alabama Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL
1998    Original drawing, Arts Council of Montgomery Fundraiser, Montgomery, AL

 

EDUCATION
1972       B.A., Visual Design, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

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MEMBERSHIPS
    2001-2004     National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), jury-selected, State Art Chairman 2003,

                                             President, Montgomery Branch 2003

      1998-2010    National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA), jury-selected
      1995-2018     Arts Council of Montgomery, Past President, Past Board Member

 1995-present    Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Board Member, 1995-2014, 2018-2020
1986-present    Montgomery Art Guild, Past President, Past Board Member


GALLERIES
     2014-2017    Little House Galleries, Birmingham, AL (gallery closed)
    2009-2011    Clay Scot Artworks, Birmingham, AL (gallery closed)
                          Charleston House Art Gallery, Montgomery, AL (gallery closed)

    2009-2021    Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Museum Shop, Montgomery, AL
   2007-2008    Manhattan Arts International (online), New York City, NY
2006-present  Portraits, Inc. (Formerly Portrait Brokers of America), Birmingham, AL/New York City, NY

    2005-2007    Liz Charles Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL (gallery closed)
2003-present   Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL
    2003-2009    Art4Business (online), Philadelphia, PA

    2002-2003    Gallery One, Montgomery, AL
    2000-2002    Gallery East, Montgomery, AL

2010 - present

2010 - present

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