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Biography
Terry Denson has been an Army officer, public affairs officer for a
Texas state agency, a management consultant, a full time cruising
sailor, and a real estate agent.
She began studying
watercolor in 1995, shortly before beginning a six year sailboat cruise
of the Eastern U.S., Bahamas, Caribbean, & Central America. Seeking a
medium that fit the limited space aboard her sailboat,
Door Into Summer,
she chose watercolors. After returning to land life she expanded
to acrylic and oil painting but transparent watercolors remain her primary
medium.
It
was not until 2003 she had the opportunity to become a full-time
artist. She is, largely, a self-taught artist but has attended workshops
with a number of prominent artists throughout the United States.
Her work displays
the vibrant colors of the Caribbean, the Southwest, and Florida as well
as the more muted tones of Maine and Maryland.
Awards
Firs Place, Suntan Art Center Fall Open Awards Show, St Pete Beach, FL
Third Place, Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Signature Show, ArtCenter
Manatee, Bradenton, FL, March 7 to April 11, 2008
Award of Commendation, IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL; Feb
8-9, 2008
Honorable Mention, Suntan Art Center Open Awards Show, St. Pete Beach, Jan 18 -
Feb 28, 2008
Poster Artist, Lakewood Ranch Art Fest, November 10-11, 2004, Lakewood
Ranch, FL
Second Place Watercolors, Plantation Fine Arts Festival, Plantation, FL; Oct
27-28, 2007
Honorable Mention, Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Transparent Watercolor
Exhibition, Longboat Key Arts Center, Oct 2 to Oct 29, 2007
First Place, Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Open Aqueous Exhibition,
Venice Art Center, Venice, FL, Mar 20 - Apr 30, 2007.
Second Place, Anna Maria Island Art League 19th Annual Festival of Fine
Arts, Winterfest, Holmes Beach, FL
Poster Artist, 2007 Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition, Greater
Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Ft. Lauderdale.
Award of Merit, Dunedin Art Harvest, Nov. 4, 2006
Florida Watercolor Society 35th Annual Exhibition, Sept. 12-Oct. 14,
2006, Cornish Properties/Golden Artists
Award
First Place, Suntan Art Center Judged Show, Jan, 2006
First Place Watercolor/Pastels, Osceola Art Festival, Kissimmee, FL,
Nov 19-20, 2005
First Place, Art Division, John’s Pass Art Festival, Oct 29-30, 2005
Honorable Mention, Florida Sun Coast Watercolor Society
Juried Open
Aqueous Show, Oct, 2005
Second Place, Anna Maria Island Springfest, March 11-12, 2005
Palm Harbor Promotional and Tee Shirt Art, Dec 4-5, 2004
Gallerys
Vincent William Gallery, 320 Corey Avenue, St. Pete Beach, FL
Suntan Art Center, Don Vista Cultural Arts Center, St. Pete Beach, FL
Art Education
Jean Grastorf Workshop, 2007
Karen Vernon Workshop, 2006
Judy Morris Workshop, 2006
Anne Abgott Workshop, 2006
Arleta Pech workshop, 2005
Karen Leffel-Massengil workshop, 2004
Watercolor Studies, St. Petersburg Art Center, 2003-4
Tony Van Hasselt workshop, 1995
Anne Arundel Community College, drawing studies, 1995
Maryland Institute, College of Art, drawing studies, 1994
General Education
M.B.A., St. Stephens College, Austin, TX, 1981
B.A., Northern Arizona University, 1970
Memberships
American Watercolor Society
National Watercolor Society
Transparent Watercolor Society of America
Florida Watercolor Society
Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, signature member
Manatee Art Center, Bradenton, FL
Suntan Art Center, St. Pete Beach, FL
Professional Association of Visual Artists, Clearwater, FL
Selected Public & Corporate
Collections
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
SEA Software, Clearwater
Niles, Willis & Moore, CPAs, Key West
Driftwood Gardens, Apopka, FL
Osceola Country Commissioners, Kissimmee, FL
Liberty Court Reporting, Inverness, FL
The Plaza at Five Points, Sarasota, FL
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