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Sung Kuk Xon

Ronald Tinney

Carolyn Walton

Jeremy Pearse

Guil Lee

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BIO

Carolyn Walton paints primarily in oil, capturing the landscapes and architecture of the Northeast and Europe.  She is inspired by the rural environment and coastal waters.  Well-known for her interpretation of hay bales, meadows and barns, her water paintings are gaining a devoted following.  Her paintings focus on the light in the landscape; the work is representational with painterly brushwork and an “atmospheric use of light and shadow.”  She paints primarily en plein air, and produces larger paintings and still lifes in the studio.

        In a review of a recent exhibit, a critic described Walton’s work:     

        “The long tradition of American Landscape and floral painting continues to be

addressed and advanced....Walton’s paintings are the most impressive of the group,

the overall structure and simple straightforward focus of the imagery conveying a

sense of energy and spontaneity....Walton creates a lovely essay of rolling terrain

and undulating fields that radiate both with the affection she obviously feels for the

scenery she observes and for the act of painting itself”.

        Exhibiting regularly in juried shows as well as invitational and solo shows, Walton has received numerous awards.  National awards include the NY Art Students' League Award in 2005 and the Frank van Steen Award in 2003  - both at the Hudson Valley Art Association National Exhibition (New York); and the Award of Merit at the annual exhibition "Impressions of New England" at the Bennington Center for the Arts.

        Recently Walton had paintings accepted into a number of prestigious national exhibitions including the Salon International (International Museum of Contemporary Masters, TX); Academic Artists (Mass.); Hilton Head Arts League (SC); Hudson Valley Artists Association (NY); and the Salmagundi Club (NY).  International Artist magazine named Walton

a top 10 finalist in its competition “Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes” (June 2001).  Carolyn is a juried member of Oil Painters of America, an elected member of The Hudson Valley Art Association, and a member of Allied Artists of America.

        The Curator of the State of Vermont invited Walton for a solo exhibition to help celebrate Howard Dean’s tenure as Governor in Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003. Over the years, she has had various corporate commissions, including cover paintings for the Vermont City Marathon (2003 & 1999) and five paintings for the Vermont National Country Club.  Hundreds of her paintings are in corporate and private collections worldwide.

        Carolyn Walton received her BA from Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts.  She has studied painting with a number of artists and participated in national workshops, including Plein Air Painters of America.  Since 2002, Walton has taught workshops in oil painting technique.

        Walton lives on the coast of Maine where she maintains a gallery and studio in Freeport (prior to this she lived in Vermont and New York).  Walton is represented by a number of galleries in the Northeast including Open Gallery in Northport, NY, Susan Powell Fine Arts in Madison, Connecticut, Vermont Fine Art in Stowe, VT and The Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne, Vermont. 

RESUME

Selection of Awards and Shows

Awards
2005 - ASL Award  “74th Annual National Exhibition” Hudson Valley Art Association, NY
2003 - Award of Merit  “Impressions of New England National Show”, Bennington Ctr for Arts, VT
2003 - Frank Van Steen Mem. Award  “72nd Annual National Exhibition” Hudson Valley AA, NY
2002 - Top Festival Award for Body of Work  “Art’s Alive Juried Exhibition”, Burlington
2001 - Top Ten Finalist  International Artist magazine, Annual Landscape Competition
2000 - Top Festival Award & Holbein Materials Award  “Art’s Alive Juried Exhibition”, Burlington
2000 - Popular Choice Award  “70th Annual Juried Show”, NVAA, Bryan Gallery  

Two and Three Artist Shows
2007- Tom Nicholas and Carolyn Walton, Vermont Fine, Art, Stowe, Vermont
2007 - Carolyn Walton & George Van Hook, Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, Connecticut
2007-2006 - Luxton-Jones Gallery, Shelburne, Vermont
2006 - "Two Women/Rising Stars", Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, Connecticut
2005 - "New Landscapes, Gardens & Still Lifes", Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, Connecticut
2004 - “Art in the Loft,” Millbrook, New York
2002 - “New Impressions,” Luxton-Jones Gallery, Shelburne, Vermont
2002, 2001, 2000 - “Three Landscape Artists”, Vermont Fine Art, Stowe, Vermont
2001 - “Women of the North”, Gallery North Star, Stratton, Vermont

Solo Shows
2006 - 2003 - Vermont Fine Art, Stowe, Vermont
2005, 2003 - Gallery North Star, Manchester/Stratton, Vermont
2004, 2000 - Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont
2003 - Studio B Gallery of Grandview, Columbus, Ohio
2002/2003 - Governor’s Reception - Vermont Governor’s Office, Montpelier, Vermont
2002 - 2000 - Luxton-Jones Gallery, Shelburne, Vermont
2001 - “Solo Show”, IDX, South Burlington, Vermont
2000 - “Featured Artist Exhibit”, Chaffee Center for the Arts, Rutland, Vermont

Selected Invitational & Group Shows
2008 -  “Shoreline”, Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT
2008 - “Capture the Coast”,  FWIL, Biddeford Pool, Maine
2008 - “Fertile Ground”, Skyline Farm Museum, North Yarmouth, Maine
2008-2007 - Impressions of New England, national invitational show, Bennington Center for the Arts, Vermont
2008-2005 - “Envisioned in a Pastoral Setting”, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
2007 - Isalos Gallery, Stonington, Maine
2006 - “Landscapes - Mainely Maine” - Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY
2006 - “Still Lifes” - Gallery North Star, Stratton, Vermont
2004 - Plein Air Painters, Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, New York
2004 - Plein Air Painters for Conservancy, Putnam, Connecticut
2004 - Opaline Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
2001, 2000 - “Land, Light & Sea”, Invitational Exhibit, Bryan Gallery, Jeffersonville, Vermont
2001-1999 - “Small Picture Exhibition”, Bryan Gallery, Jeffersonville, Vermont
2001 - “Through Her Eyes”, Vermont Women Artists, State Capital Building, Montpelier, Vermont

Juried Group Exhibitions
2008 - 2001 - “National Exhibition”, Hudson Valley Art Association, National Arts Club, New York
2007 - Salon International, International Museum of Contemporary Masters, San Antonio, TX
2007 - National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York
2007 - Academic Artists Association 57th National Exhibition, Springfield, MA
2007 - Hilton Head Art League National Exhibition, Hilton Head, SC
2007 - Red River Valley Museum, International Exhibition, Vernon, TX
2006 - Oil Painters of America, Richmond, VA
2003, 2002 - “Envisioned in a Pastoral Setting”, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, Vermont
2003 - “Impressions of New England National Show”, Bennington Ctr for Arts, Bennington, VT
2003-1998 - “Art’s Alive Exhibition”, Burlington, Vermont
2003-2000 - “Annual Members’ Exhibition, So. Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont
2002-2000 - “National Exhibition”, So. Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont