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   Elizabeth Wallace is a visual artist who lives in Southern California.  She studied Fine Arts at the Laguna College of Art and Design and has a B.A. from the University of Iowa.  Wallace draws and paints in a variety of media.  She is currently focused on painting the natural chaparral environment unique to Southern California, and the impacts of the recent wildfires on the habitat.  Contact the artist at etwallace@cox.net

 

                               Upcoming Exhibits 

 

  "Angel Trike" has been selected for the City of Brea Art Gallery's "Made in California" juried exhibition from March 27 to May 7, 2010.  The opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 7 to 9 p.m.

                                     Awards   

  Honorable Mention for Outstanding Work for "Hotseat" pastel at the I-5 Gallery Juried Group Exhibition, 2008.

  Semi-Finalist in the Union of Concerned Scientists 2008 Calendar for the graphite drawing "Liberty," October 2008.

  Thornton Oakley Memorial Award, Philadelphia Water Color Society's 107th Anniversary International Exhibition, 2007,  "Overlook," pastel.

  Bob Suggs Award, "Pastels USA," Pastels Society of the West Coast 21st International Annual Open Exhibition, "Hotseat" pastel, 2007.

  Emerging Artists Calendar, "Woman with Cat," oil on canvas, 2006.

  Honorable Mention, The Pastel Journal, "The Pastel 100," for "Suspended, Part II," pastel, 2005.

  First Place painting, "Woman with Umbrella," oil on board, First Place drawing, "Michelle," pastel, Saddleback Art League, 2004.

  Second Place painting, "Pear Up," oil on canvas, 2003, Saddleback Art League exhibition.  

  Best of Fine Arts, Junior, Art Institute of California, "Departure," pastel, 2002. 

    Utrecht Manufacturing Award, Palm Springs Desert Museum 33rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, "Overlook," pastel, 2002.

  Commissions

  Virginia Tech Pastel Portrait Collection.  G Burke Johnston Center Center, Blacksburg, Virginia. 32 pastel portraits of students and faculty.  April 2009--continuing.

 Exhibits

2009-2010

   California Visual Artists, 2nd City Council Gallery, Long Beach, California. 

    Los Angeles Printmaking Society's 20th National Exhibition, Hollywood, California.  A recent review of the show can be found at www.kunstmaschine.com

  Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, "Art by the Running Foot," Santa Ana, California.

  Galeria Tonantzin, "A Passion for Trees," San Juan Bautista, California. 

    Solo Exhibition, John Wayne Airport - Orange County. A collection of eight large-scale tricycle portraits were exhibited.

2008

  Old Town Gallery, "Left, Right and Center"  printmaking exhibition, Tustin, California.

  Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 112th Annual Open Exhibition at the National Arts Club, New York,  New York. 

  Postcards from the Art Edge Open Call Show, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

  Visual Arts Alliance, 25th Juried Open Exhibition, Houston, Texas.

  Virginia Tech Office of Recovery and Support, Exhibition of 32 Portraits of Students and Teachers,   Blacksburg, Virginia.

  Saddleback College Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition 2008,  Mission Viejo, California.

  Southern California Women's Caucus for the Arts All Members Postcard Art Show and Fundraiser, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, California.

  Emerging Artists Exhibit, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, California.

2007

  107th International Anniversary Exhibition of Works on Paper, The Phillips Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  California Open Exhibition, The Artists Gallery, Santa Monica, California.

  Go Figure, A Survey of the Human Form, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Group Show, Laguna Beach, California.

2006

    Pastels USA, 21st Annual International Open Exhibition, Pastel Society of the West Coast, Sacramento Fine Arts Center.

  Less is More, Miniature Group Show, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Beach, California. 

   San Diego Art Institute 48th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego, California. 

2005

  Land of the Free: Americana; City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California. 

  Artist Indoors, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Beach, California.

  Harvest of Color, Saddleback Art League,  Mission Viejo, California.

2004

  Twentieth Juried Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Houston, Texas.

  Artists' Exhibition, Saddleback Art League, Mission Viejo, California.

  33rd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California. 

2003

  America, Second City Gallery, Long Beach, California. 

  Art Institute of California Juried Student Show, Laguna Beach, California.