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Education:
Scholarship for painting
course, School of Arts & Crafts Society of Oregon, 1970
Portland Community
College, 1976-78
Drawing workshop,
Museum Art School, Portland, 1979
Graduated from Portland
State University, B.S. Degree with Honors, 1983
Art Experience, Exhibitions and Gallery Showings:
Art-Quake
participant, 1982
Solo Exhibit,
Austin's Place in Sellwood, 1983 (mixed media)
Group Show,
Theme "Oregon's Harvest", Austin's, Fall 1984 (watercolors)
Solo Exhibit,
Austin's, July 1987 (colored pencil)
Participant
in Associates Show at Oregon Society of Artists, Dec. 1987
Displayed
and sold work at White Bird Gallery in Cannon Beach, OR, 1982, 84, & 87
Exhibited
at Oregon State Fair in Salem, OR, Sept. 1988
Group Show
at O.S.A., Nov. 1988 (Colored Pencil Work)
Benefit Show
and Sale, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR, 1988
Spring Garden
Faire, St. Agatha School (fund raiser) Portland, OR, May 1991
Displayed
and sold work at Designing Women in Sellwood, 1989 - 1992
Participant
in Duniway School's "Show of Hands", Portland, OR, 1992 - 1994
Participant
in "Works of Faith" Exhibit at First Presbyterian Church, June 1998
North Clackamas
Arts Guild's "Fall Art Exhibit", 1997 - 1998
Participant
in Lake Oswego Festival of Arts, June 1998
Group Show
- Devine Art Gallery, Portland, OR, Feb. 1999
Columbia
Art Gallery in Hood River, Oregon exhibiting member 2003-current.
Sellwood
Home & Garden tour in May of 2002. Sellwood to Brooklyn Art-Walk, 2003.
SE Art Walk, Mar. 2005
Oregon Pubic
Broadcasting Building, front lobby showing of recent paintings, June 2005
Portland
Open Studios, (P.O.S.) Oct.2005 “First Thursday” opening Dec. 1, 2005
“P.O.S. Salon Show” at Broderick Gallery, Downtown, Portland, 1st & Yamhill
“Persistence
Patience & Courage” (an Advent celebration) Dec. 2005, St. John’s Episcopal
Church, downtown Milwaukie, Oregon.
De Vinci
Middle School Arts Fair, Dec. 2005 SE Portland
Memberships:
Became active
member in Oregon Society of Artists, Jan. 1988
Member of
Colored Pencil Society, 1992
Joined Sanctuary
for the Arts at Marylhurst College, 1995
Member of
North Clackamas Arts Guild, 1997
Oregon Society
of Artists, 1988-1991
Colored Pencil
Society, 1992-1993
Liturgical
& Sacred Arts Center, Marylhurst College, 1995-1997
Sanctuary
for the Arts, 1997-1999
North Clackamas
Arts Guild (NCAG), 1997-CURRENT
Painting
& Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA), 1999-2000
Northwest
Society of Interior Designers (NWSID) Professional Resource Affiliate,
2001-CURRENT
Stencil Artisans
League International, (SALI) Jan.2006 (Local chapter:” Cascade Artisans
Guild”).
Noteworthy Commissions:
Commissioned
to draw the cover design for a brochure by the Contemporary Crafts Gallery
in Portland, OR, Jan. 1988
Commissioned
to paint a large mural in the Harvest Community Church in Camas, Washington,
1993
Commissioned
to Faux Paint nine operatories and public waiting area in Gentle Dental,
downtown Portland, OR, 1995
Commissioned
to repaint selected areas of faux marble at The Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall in downtown Portland, OR, 1998
KOIN Tower
(Fountain Plaza residence), Portland, OR; 1997 Mural paintings Published
in the Homes & Gardens section of the Oregonian, 1998
Timber Rose
(private estate), Tualatin, OR; Spring 2000 Murals in four entire rooms
Commissioned
to paint a mural in the main entrance lobby of City Hall in the City of
Fairview, 2001
Designed
and painted logs on the walls in the Oregon Room in Ronald McDonald House
in NE Portland, 2001
Painted Wine
Cellar and Stage Coach Room in winning show home in the 2004 “Street of
Dreams” at Hidden Lake Lodge in Oregon City.
Awards:
Craftsmanship
Award in Woodworking, 1975
Milwaukie
Daze Art Show, "Best of Category", 1993
North Clackamas
Arts Guild, "Mary Lou Rivera Special Award", 1997
N.C.A.G.
"Mayor's Choice Award", 1998
“Second Place”
North Clackamas Arts Guild’1999
“Best of
Show”, “Best of Division”, “First Place” and “People’s Choice Award” and
the “Winsor & Newton Painting Award; Gladstone Art Guild 28th Annual Art
Show; 2000
“Second Prize”
N.C.A.G.; 2000
Publications:
Oregon Art
Beat 2005 Art Calendar, painting of “Greg in the Rosebushes” featured
painting for the month of May.
Portland
Open Studios 2005-6 Art Calendar: Colored pencil drawing entitled “Encountering
the Best” chosen for use on the page for March of 2006.
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As a native Oregonian, artist Carolyn Johnson-Bell was inspired by her surroundings and knew at a young age she wanted to be an artist. Following her passion she graduated with honors from Portland State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Painting. Her business Johnson-Bell Art NW is an excellent representation of her artistry and love for the Pacific Northwest.