About the Artist - Artist CV/Resume

• Hold monthly open studio events with Sugar House Art Walk Association in Salt Lake City.

• Paintings represented by The Framing Establishment and Two Dancing Cats in Salt Lake City, UT.

• Graduated summa cum laude with B.F.A. in painting and drawing in 2009.

• Won Best of Show, Award of Merit and Honorable Mention awards in juried exhibitions in 2011.

• Sold over 125 original paintings and countless prints in since 2009

• Develop curriculum and conduct art classes in private studio.

• Created over 150 sellable paintings and drawings each year.

• Have MS in Education, BFA in Painting and Drawing, and BS in Mathematics.

• Through own company, CRB Endeavors (established in 2002); teach art classes, create and sell art work, draw cartoons, create art note cards and calendars, illustrate and write books.

GALLERIES, EXHIBITIONS, SALES, INSTRUCTION

• Paintings represented by Framing Establishment, Salt Lake City, UT 2011

• Best of Show Award, West Jordan "Time Out" Exhibition, 2011

• Award of Merit, Sequim Arts, Sequim, WA, 2011

• Honorable Mentions, 3 consecutive ISA Shows, Salt Lake City, UT 2010-2012

• Teach ongoing beginning, intermediate and advanced watercolor painting classes since 2010

• 21st Studios Monthly Open Houses, Sugar House, Salt Lake City,  2010

• Third Rail Gallery, Featured Artist Two-month Show, Salt Lake City, UT, 2010

• Watercolor painting, Petoskey, MI, 2010.

• Art at the Main Gallery sales. Sold 15 art works in first five months of year, 2010

• Commissioned for over 50 cartoon drawings, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009-2010

• Art at the Main Gallery sales. Sold eight paintings in first five months as member artist, 2009

• Winter Scene Commission, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

• Formal Portrait oil painting, S & S Limousine, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

• Oil painting, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Fort Union, UT, 2009

• Eight acrylic & oil paintings,  Private Collector, Salt Lake City, UT, 2009

• Nine Watercolor commissions.  Elaborate room scenes. Private Collector, Fort Worth, TX, 2008-2009

• Two watercolor commissions, Elaborate room scenes. Private Collector, Palm Beach, FL, 2008

• Three watercolor commissions, figure/golf scenes & one watercolor portrait, 2006, 2008, Private Collector, Sandy, UT

• Portrait commission in watercolor, Tooele, UT, 2008

• Portrait commission in oil & oil painting purchase, Private collector, Tucson, AZ, 2006-2007

• Watercolor commission, Watercolor painting of figure/boat scene, Salt Lake City, UT, 2006

• Oil painting, Private collector, Midvale, UT, 2006

• Two oil paintings, Private collector, Fallon, NV, 2004

• Two portrait commissions in charcoal, Virginia Beach, VA, 1997, 2000

• Oil painting commission, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, USPA/IRA Investments, Norfolk, VA, 1999

• Portrait and caricature commissions, U.S. Navy personnel, Norfolk, VA, 1998-1999 Completed five pastel portrait and caricature commissions

• Portrait commissions, USS George Washington embarked staff, Norfolk, VA, 1997-1998 Completed 14 charcoal portrait and pastel commissions in 9-month period.

Colleen is associated with local artists and groups:

Salt City Artists League www.saltcityal.ning.com

Intermountain Society of Artists www.isartists.org

Utah Watercolor Society www.utahwatercolor.org

Art at the Main  Gallery, Artist Cooperative, in Salt Lake City, UT. www.artatthemain.com

21st Studios, Sugarhouse, 974 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84106

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