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Colette Paul AKWS, HWS, ISAP, NEWS, NFWS, VWS<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaska Watercolor Society<\/a>, Anchorage, AK Signature Member
American Watercolor Society<\/a>, New York, NY Sustaining Associate Member
Art on Main, Bristol, Vt Artist Member
Bristol Friends of the Arts, Bristol, VT Board Member 2004-2005
Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT Artist Member
Hawaii Watercolor Society<\/a>. Honolulu, HI Signature Member
International Society of Acrylic Painters,\u00a0 Santa Cruz, CA Signature Member
National Watercolor Society<\/a>, San Pedro, CA, Associate Member
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society<\/a>, Buffalo, NY Signature Member
North East Watercolor Society<\/a>, Newburgh, NY, Signature Member
North West Watercolor Society<\/a>, Bellevue, WA, Associate Member
Northern Vermont Artists Association Essex Jct., VT
Transparent Watercolor Society of America<\/a>, Morris IL, Life Member
Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, VT, Artist Member
Vermont Watercolor Society<\/a>, Quechee, VT, Signature Member
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Education<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown Landscape Workshop Newtown, CT May 24-28. Don Andrews, AWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Vermont Watercolor Society Landscape Workshop, Woodstock, VT Oct 4, Robert J. O’Brien, AWS, VWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 The New England Watercolor Society Landscape Workshop South Shore Arts Center Cohasset, MA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 12th Annual Vermont Art Event, Colchester, VT July 29-Aug 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflections in H2O: Learning to Paint Water, David Becker, TWSA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for the Light, Margaret Roseman, CSPWC, SCA, TWS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loose and Juicy Landscapes, Robert Burridge, ISAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2002 Fletcher Farm School for the Arts, Ludlow, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall – What Color is this? Zena Robinson
(Plein air) William Lambert
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2001 Fletcher Farm School for the Arts, Ludlow, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer- The Simplicity of Watercolor, Zena Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001 Artists’ Medium, Williston, VT Intermediate Watercolor Kathleen Berry-Bergeron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2001 Frog Hollow, Middlebury, VT Winter Painting a Living Landscape, Oil Hannah Session<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1976-1999 University of Vermont Continuing Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer-Art 195:Knowing Place; Painting, Writing and Ecological Perception Shelburne Farms and Shelburne Harbor Watercolor and charcoal
1999 Spring-ENVS196\/Art 195:Knowing Place, Painting, Writing and Ecological Perception. From Vermont’s Champlain Basin and the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas Acrylics
1996 Summer Drawing in the Natural World Davis TeSelle
1980 Fall Art 115 Intermediate Drawing
1976 Fall Art 195 Watercolor Painting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 Invited Artist, Airstream Regional Rally, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Jct., VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Invited Artist French Heritage Day Design Logo, Addison County Chamber of Commerce, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004-2011 Invited Artist on the grounds at the Shelburne Museum Lilac Sunday <\/strong>Shelburne, VT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006-2011 Invited Artist on the grounds at the .French Heritage Day, Vergennes, VT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2003-2008 Mentorship – 3 month mentoring of student in painting, Bristol Friends of the Arts, Bristol, VT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Selected Tease Your Palette 53 Flavors, Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier, VT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Invited Artist in the Garden, Peggy Beckwith Open Competition  Hildene, Manchester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 Selected Muralist, 1 of 5 Vermont Artists.for the Artists\u2019 Alley Way, Bristol Friends of the Arts, Bristol, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Awards & Achievements<\/strong>            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaska Watercolor Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Achieved Signature Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hawaii <\/strong> Watercolor Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2015 Achieved Signature Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Society of Acrylic Painters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010-Achieved Signature Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Achieved Signature Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vermont Watercolor Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Achieved Signature Membership<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Northern Vermont Artists\u2019 Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010  80th Annual Juried Show Kay Petrie Artists\u2019 Choice Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009  79th Annual Juried Show Best in Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008  78th Annual Juried Show Best in Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006  76th Annual Juried Show Popular Choice Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005  75th Annual Juried Show Mary Bryan Memorial Award for Best Traditional Landscape, Cityscape in Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005  75th Annual Juried Show Popular Choice Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champlain Valley Exposition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Meritorious Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Second Place Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Meritorious Acrylics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Meritorious Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Featured Artist<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Second Place Acrylic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Second Place Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Meritorious Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 Third Place Just Clocks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 Third Place Reflections<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Third Place  Elements of  Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005 Third Place Holiday Theme<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2005 Meritorious Watercolor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published Paintings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 Fletcher Allen Vermont Artists Calenda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Fletcher Allen Vermont Artists Calendar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/strong>2010 The Richeson 75 International Small Works Ltd Edition Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 The Richeson 75 International Landscapes, Seascapes and Architectural Ltd Ed Book<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Fletcher Allen Vermont Artists Calendar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 The Richeson 75 International Small Works Ltd Edition Book<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 The Richeson 75 International Landscapes Seascapes and Architectural Ltd Edition Book<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 The Country and Abroad Winter Pine Plains, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 The Richeson 75 International Landscapes & Exteriors Ltd Edition Book<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 The Country and Abroad May Pine Plains, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 The Country and Abroad, March Pine Plains, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Palettes of Vermont 53 Flavors:Tease Your Palette VT Arts Council Spotlight Gallery , Montpelier,VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2006 Vermont Magazine, Arts & Culture Issue May\/June<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999 Knowing Place: Painting, Writing and Ecological Perception University of Vermont,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Program & Art Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Exhibits <\/p>\n\n\n\n

International<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 Internationale d’Art Miniature 2013 7th Edition”,   Levis, Que.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 Exhibit International Society of Acrylic Painters 6th Annual Signature Members On-Line Exhibit              2012 Northeast Watercolor Society 36th International Exhibition, Kent Gallery, Kent CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Exhibit, International Society of Acrylic Painters, 5th Annual Signature Members On-Line Exhibit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 International Society of Acrylic Painters 4th Annual Signature Members Online Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 L\u2019Internationale d\u2019Art Miniature de Levis, 6th Edition, Levis, Que.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 International Society of Acrylic Painters 3rd Annual International Open Online Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 International Society of Acrylic Painters 13th International Open Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 The Richeson 75 International Landscapes, Seascapes and Architectural, Kimberly, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 L\u2019Internationale d\u2019Art Miniature de Levis, 5th Edition, Levis, Que.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Paint the Parks 2nd 100 competition, Paint America Association, Topeka, KS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 International Society of Acrylic Painters 1st Annual International Open On-Line Show-Back Room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Northeast Watercolor Society 32nd International Exhibition Kent CT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 The Richeson 75 International Small Works, 2008 Kimberly, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014  Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, 12th National Exhibition, Lockport, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013  Rag Dolls, Robots, and Rocketships,  St Charles, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013  Hawaii Watercolor Society 2013 Open Exhibition,  Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013  Alaska Watercolor Society 39th Annual Juried Exhibition, Anchorage, AK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012  Illinois Watercolor Society 28th National Exhibition,  Dixon, IL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 National Watercolor Society Donors Exhibition, San Pedro, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Southern Vermont Arts Center 55th National Fall Open, Manchester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 37th Annual Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition, Anchorage, AK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Emerald Art Center, The Emerald Spring Exhibition Springfield, OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society 11th Biennial Juried Exhibition, Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Southern Vermont Arts Center 54th National Fall Open, Manchester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 36th Annual Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition Anchorage, AK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Louisiana Art & Artists Guild 40th Annual River Road Show Baton Rouge, LA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Southern Vermont Arts Center 53rd National Fall Open, Manchester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Island Fort Arts Center Pet Fancy National Show, Statesville, NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Southern Vermont Arts Center 52nd National Fall Open, Manchester, VT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Spring Show 2014,  Buffalo, NY .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2014 Hawaii Watercolor Society Members’ Exhibition,  Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2013 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Fall Show Lockport, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2012 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Spring Show,  Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2011 Northeast Watercolor Society 2011 Members\u2019 Show, Middletown, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks 2010, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Fall Show 2010, Lockport, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Alliance for the Visual Arts 17th Annual Summer Juried Show, Lebanon, NH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Northeast Watercolor Society 2010 Member Show, Middletown, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2010 Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society Spring Show 2010, N Tonawanda, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2009 Northeast Watercolor Society 2009 Member Show Middletown, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2008 Vermont Watercolor Society First Signature Members\u2019 Show, Lebanon, NH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks 2007, Gig Harbor, WA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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