Louise D. Wyant

   Watercolor Artist

     February 4, 1942 - October 24, 2004


EDUCATION:   Emmanuel College, Boston, MA - B.A. and B.F.A. - '63 and '64
                            Mount Trinity Academy, Watertown, MA
                            Saint Peter's Grammar School, Cambridge, MA

ART EDUCATION: Art Major - B.A., B.F.A. - Watercolor Instructor: Joseph Santoro
     Adult Education
          Concord Adult Education, Concord, MA - Acrylic Class -'74
          Tucson Museum of Art - Oil Painting Class - '75
          Tucson Art Institute - Various Watercolor Classes
                  Monica Jost - '86 - '87
                  Ellen Fountain - '88
                  Watercolor - '88
          Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Workshops

  Milford Zornes Morris Shubin Tom Hill Robert Landry
  Robert Woods Val Thelin Millard Sheets Jane Burnham
  Sylvia Glass Maxine Masterfield Sandy Ballatore Leo Smith
  Trudy Parkinson Pat Deadman Cory Celya Marilyn Hughey Phillis
  Jim Kosvanec Jose Sanchez Linda Doll Pam Brooks Zohner
  Elaine Harvey Barbara Freedman Barbara Nechis George James
  Katherine Chang Liu      

        Collage Society of Southern Arizona – Norma Soule, Gerry Willging, Nancy Reyner
        Mini-workshops – Barbara Lewis, Mabel Dean
        The Drawing Studio - Pat Marohn - Apr.-May '99, Oct.-Nov. ‘99
 


ART MEMBERSHIP
    Past

        Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA - '64 -'75
        Concord Art Association, Concord, MA - '72-'74
        Chelmsford Art Association, Chelmsford, MA - '72-'74
        Bedford Art Association, Bedford, MA - '73-74
        Billerica Art Association, Billerica, MA - '73-'74
        Wildcat Artists (University of Arizona Faculty Women's Club) - '74-'80 Chairman - '74-'76
        Southwest League of Fine Arts - Charter Member - '74-'92
        Tucson Art Institute - '84-'90
        San Diego Watercolor Society - '98-‘03
        Tucson Plein Aire Painting Society – Oct 2001- 2003
        CIAO - Contemporary Inovative Artists Organization - May '99-‘02

    Present
        Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild - '75-present
            Signature and Honorary Member
                President - '80-'81
                Vice-President - '79-'80
                Paint-Out Chairman - '78-'79
                Secretary - '86-'90
                Yearbook Editor – ’86-present
                Historian - '94-present
                Gallery Committee – 2001-‘03
                Long Range Planning Committee - '98-'99
                Desert Museum Show – Co- Chairman – ’02, ‘04
                Summer Travels Show – Co-Chairman – Spring 2003
                Mock Jury (Juror with Ellen Fountain and Pat Mahron) – 1-24-'04

        National League of American Pen Women - '89 - '04
            Tucson Chapter, Vice President – ‘94 -’96
                President – ‘96 -‘98
                Yearbook Editor – ’94 - '04
                Art Membership Chair – '01- '04
                Art Activities Chair – '01 - '04
            State Association, President - '98 - '00
                State Association Yearbook Editor and Newsletter Editor - '98 - '00

        Arizona Watercolor Association - '89 - '04
            Juried Member - '92 - '04
            Coatimundi Society – '01- '03
            Royal Scorpion Society – '03 - '04

        Santa Cruz Valley Art Association - '75 - '04
        Tucson Museum of Art - '74-present League - '74-'91
        National Watercolor Society - Associate - '87- '04
        Watercolor West - Juried member (Fall ’99) '98 - '04
        Collage Society of Southern Arizona - '98 - '04
        Paperworks – May '02 – '04
        Critique Group – '03 - '04


ART ACTIVITIES
          Taught Private Art Lessons to Children and Adults
                   Carlisle, MA - '72 - '74 Tucson - '74 - '79
          Taught group classes at:
                   Tanque Verde Community Center - '78 - '79
                   St. Francis de Sales Church - '77
                   Corona de Tucson - '77 - '78
          Univ. of AZ Faculty Women's Club, Scholarship Endowment Fund
                   Ink Drawing reproduced on notecards - '90
                   Cookbook committee - Art Director - '92 - '93
                        did 12 ink drawings for divider pages and layout on cover
          Watercolor Demonstration
                   Third Grade, Tanque Verde School - '90
                   Pima County Fair - '90 and '94
                   Pima College Open Studio - '91
          Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Show Poster - '91
          Tucson Botanical Garden - Garden Tour Poster - '94
          Featured with Best of Show painting on "Arizona Illustrated" - April '91
          Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild - Juror, New Members Jury - March '96, '98
          Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Catalog and Steering Committees, '97
          Linda Doll Seminar by Mail - Nov. '98 - May '99
          Internet Web-site of 14 paintings plus resume - http://louise.wyant.com - '96 - '04
          Nat. League of Amer. Pen Women – Art Activities: Presentation on Yupo paper; presentation on Altered
            Books.
          General Program: Art and Optics – David Hockney Theory, Feb. 8, ‘03
          Collage Society – taught Color Clinic, one morning 2-'01
          Hilltop Gallery, Nogales – taught 3-hour color class Sept. 25, '02
          Trading Places – Sedona Exhibit – 4-'01 - Reproduction of painting on postcard invitation
          Various sales - '72 - '04

    Special Exhibits
       
National League of American Pen Women:
            National Biennial - June '92 - Washington DC,
                April '98 - Tampa FL,
                April '00 - Arlington VA,
                April '02 – San Mateo CA
            Reno Branch Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, July '97
            Arizona State Exhibit, Gammage Auditorium, ASU, Tempe – May '00

        Santa Cruz Valley Art Association, Tubac:
            Reflections Exhibit (host - Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild) Sept. '99
            Chiarascuro Show, Oct. '99
            Waterworks Show, Oct. 2001
            Light Show, Sept. '02
            True Colors, Sept. '03

        Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild/Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Show:
            Nov. '96, '97, '00, '01, '02
            Summer '01
            Co-Chair – '02, '04

        Western Federation of Watercolor Societies:
            Transco Plaza, Houston, Texas - '95
            Showcase Gallery, San Diego CA - May '99
            Irving Arts Center, Irving TX – May-'04

        Hilltop Gallery, Nogales:
            Invitational Exhibition - January '94
            Solo Invitational Exhibition, Mar. '02

        Arizona Aqueous ('88, '90, '91, '00, '03)
            Painting chosen through Arizona Aqueous for Arizona Commission on the Arts Travel Show
                June ‘90 -’91

        Collage Association of Southern Arizona:
            Botanical Juried Show, Feb. '03

        Trading Places Show:
            Taos NM, April '00
            Sedona AZ, April '01

        Arizona Watercolor Association, Phoenix:
            (Fall '89, Spring '91, Fall '91, Fall '94, Fall '98, Spring '99, Spring '00, Fall '02, Spring '03)

        National Watercolor Members Show – Spring '03

        Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition – Sept.-Oct. '03, August 27 - October 28, '04

        Solo Show - Unitarian Church of Northwest Tucson - April '95

        Red River Watercolor Society Exhibit, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota - June-July '97

        Watercolor West - Sept.-Oct. '99

        Don Ruffin Memorial Exhibition, Phoenix - '91

        L’Art Pour L’Art – El Conquistador Hotel – May '03- Two paintings

        Tubac Vegetable and Flower Market – May '04

        Exhibited with most of above membership organizations, particularly Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild,
            Santa Cruz Valley Art Association, Hilltop Gallery and Pima County Fair - '72 - '04.


GALLERY
   
Otero Gallery, 5 Hesselbarth Lane, Tubac AZ - Sept. '02 - '04
        Co-op gallery of 20 members


AWARDS
   
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
        Annual Show
            Best of Show - Mar. '91 and Jan '02
            Second Place – Jan. 2002, Jan. '04 (Medicine Man Award)
            Fourth Place - Mar. '83;
            Sarnoff Merchant Award ($100 certificate) – Apr. '01
            Merit Award – Mar. '03
        Desert Museum Show
            Merit Award – '98
            Honorable Mention - Nov '01
        Still Life Show – First Place – 3-'01
        Signature Show – Honorable Mention – Nov. – '00, Jan. '03
        Reflections Exhibit - Juror’s Recommendation Award - Sept. '99

    Hilltop Gallery (Nogales)
        First Place - May '89, '92 and '93
        Fifth Place – '89
        Award of Honor - '94
        Honorable Mention - '98, '01

    Tubac Festival of the Arts -
        Best of Show (Miniature) – '92
        Award of Merit - Feb. '92

    Tubac Members Show
        True Colors – Sept. '03 – Honorable Mention

    National League of American Pen Women, State Biennial
        Merit Award – '89
        Hon. Mention - '91

    Collage Association of Southern Arizona – Botanical Juried Show
        Honorable Mention - Feb. '03

    Arizona Aqueous
        Special Recognition – Feb. '03

    Arizona Watercolor Association - Special Award - '91
        Merit Award – '03

    Southwest League of Fine Arts - 1st and 2nd place - '90

    Ann Original Gallery – Honorable Mention – '90

    Various awards from the Pima County Fair  
JUDGE
   
Hilltop Gallery, Nogales AZ – Prizes of May Show – May '02 – judge of awards