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