Annette H. Zalanowski, Associate Professor Emerita of Music
The Pennsylvania State University
. BM in Music; Pennsylvania state certification in Art
. MA major: music history and composition; MA minor: art history
. Research interests in music psychology with Dr. Valerie N. Stratton,
Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology
. Philosophy:
Find out what you’re good at and get busy doing it
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MUSICAL NOTES highlights music interests
VIVIDLY ART in latter section lists art activities
MUSICAL NOTES:
Creator of INART 210 (GA): Integrative Approaches to Computer-Aided
Music Composition (3). Interdisciplinary introduction to music composition using
software to assist with notation; historical perspectives drawn from art, dance,
theater, and literature. More information can be obtained online from the PENN
STATE UNIVERSITY Bulletin of Undergraduate Degree Programs. Effective Fall 2004.
PUBLICATIONS:
Zalanowski, AH. An Examination of Musical Preferences. Pennsylvania Music Educators
Association Bulletin of Research in Music Education 14(1): 22-25(1983).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Effects of Background Music on Verbal Interaction
in Groups. Journal of Music Therapy 21(1): 16-26(1984).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Relationship Between Music, Degree of Liking, and
Self-Reported Relaxation. Journal of Music Therapy 21(4): 184-192(1984).
Zalanowski, AH. The Effects of Listening Instructions and Cognitive Style on Music Appreciation.
Journal of Research in Music Education 34(1): 45-53(1986).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. Reactions of Left and Right Hemisphere Subjects to Visual
vs. Verbal Representations of Music. Pennsylvania Music Educators Journal 52(2): 46-48(1988).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Effects of Music and Paintings on Mood. Journal of Music
Therapy 26(1): 30-41 (1989).
Zalanowski, AH. Music Appreciation and Hemisphere Orientation: Visual vs. Verbal Involvement.
Journal of Research in Music Education 38(1) 30:197-205(1990).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Effects of Music and Cognition on Mood. Psychology of
Music 19(2): 121-127(1991).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Interfering Effects of Music with Imagery. Imagination,
Personality and Cognition 11(4): 381-388(1992).
Zalanowski, AH. The Effects of Music and Cognition on Mood. Music Therapy and Music
Education for the Handicapped; Developments and Limitations in Practice and Research 178-
179(1993).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. Electro Dermal and Subjective Reactions to Music. Proceedings
of the Third International Conference for Music Perception and Cognition: 439-440(1994).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. Affective Impact of Music vs. Lyrics. Empirical Studies of the
Arts 12(2): 173-184(1994).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. The Relationship Between Characteristic Moods and Most
Commonly Listened to Types of Music. Journal of Music Therapy 34(2): 129-140(1997).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. Daily Music Listening Habits in College Students: Related
Moods and Activities. Psychology and Education 40(1): 1-8(2003).
Stratton, VN and Zalanowski, AH. Contrast Effects of Aesthetic Evaluation on Music. Accepted
for publication in Psychology of Music, 2008.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
International:
The International Society for Music Education (ISME):
Music and Behavior: Imagery, Relaxation and Cognition. XVI ISME World Conference, Eugene,
Oregon, July 10, 1984.
Reaction of Left and Right Hemisphere Subjects to Visual vs. Verbal Representations of Music.
XVII ISME World Conference, Innsbruck, Austria, July 8, 1986.
Mood Responses to Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Music. XIX ISME World Conference,
Helsinki, Finland, August 8, 1990.
The Mood Effects of Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Music Paired with Similar or Dissimilar
Pictures. XXI ISME World Conference, Tampa, Florida, July 19, 1994.
Emotional Involvement Increases Appreciation of Culturally Unfamiliar Music. XXII ISME World
Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 23, 1996.
Focus of Attention to Elements of Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Music. XXIV ISME World
Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 20, 2000.
Correlations Between Aesthetic Evaluations and Other Ratings of Culturally Unfamiliar Music.
XXVI ISME World Conference, Norway, August 14, 2002.
The International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA):
The Role of Aesthetics in Enjoying Sad Music. XV Congress of IAEA, Rome, Italy,
September 22, 1998.
Aesthetic Evaluation of Music Influenced by Prior Music. XVI Congress of IAEA, New York City,
August 10, 2000.
Aesthetic Evaluation of Music Depends on Listener’s Moods. XVIII Congress of IAEA, Lisbon,
Portugal, September 15, 2004.
Mood Affects Aesthetic Evaluation of Culturally Familiar but not Unfamiliar Music. XIX Congress
of IAEA, Avignon, France, August 30, 2006.
Music Therapy:
Music, Relaxation and Imagery: Research Findings and Practical Applications. Fourth
International Symposium on Music Education, Therapy and Medicine for the Handicapped,
Goldwater Memorial Hospital, Roosevelt Island, New York City, August 9, 1985.
The Effects of Music and Cognition on Mood. Fifth International Conference on Music Therapy
and Music Education for the Handicapped, Noorwijkerhout/The Netherlands, August 25, 1989.
The Interaction of Cognitive Content of Lyrics with Affective Category of Music, AND, Effects of
Stories and Descriptions on Responses to Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Music. Music Therapy
in Health and Education in the European Community, King’s College, Cambridge University, UK,
April 2-3, 1992.
Focus of Attention to Elements of Culturally Familiar and Unfamiliar Music: Effect of Repeated
Listenings. Ninth World Congress of Music Therapy, Washington, DC, November 20, 1999.
Society for Music Perception and Cognition of Music (SMPCM):
Electro Dermal and Subjective Reactions to Music. SMPCM 1994, Liege, Belgium, July 26, 1994.
Role of Prior Mood in Aesthetic Evaluation of Music. SMPCM 2000, Toronto, Canada, November 3, 2000.
Anticipated Pleasure and Music Choice Based on Memory vs. Samples. SMPCM 2003, Las Vegas,
June 18, 2003.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
National:
National Association for Music Therapy (NAMT):
The Effects of Imagery and Cognition on Music Appreciation AND Music, Cognitive Style and
Imagery. New Orleans, LA, November 21, 1983.
The Influence of Music and Visual Stimuli on Mood. San Francisco, CA, November 23, 1989.
The Effects of Music and Cognition on Mood. Atlantic, GA, November 18, 1988.
The Interfering Effects of Music with Imagery. Kansas City, MO, November 4, 1989.
The Effects of Lyrics and Music on Mood. Washington, DC, November 4, 1990.
The Effects of Favorite Music on Depression-Inducing Cognition. San Diego, CA, November 24, 1991.
The Effects of Unambiguous Music and Photographs on Mood. St. Louis, MO, November 21, 1992.
Rock Music is Related to Moods, Country Music Isn’t. Joint Conference of the Canadian Association
MT, AAMT, NAMT, Toronto, Canada, October 30, 1993. The Role of Ambiguity of Visual Stimuli
Combined with Music. Orlando, Florida, November 19, 1994.
Daily Music Listening Habits and Related Moods in College Students. Nashville, TN, November
16-19, 1996.
Focus of Attention to Musical Elements as a Function of Musical Structure and Hemisphere
Preference. Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 1997.
American Music Therapy Association (AMTA):
Lyrics as an Influence on Focus of Attention to Musical Elements. Cleveland, OH, November 17, 1998.
Evaluation of Music Influenced by Contrast with Other Music. Pasadena, CA, October 26, 2001.
Predicted and Actual Pleasure from Preferred and Non-Preferred Music Choices. Atlanta, GA,
October 21, 2002.
Predicting Enjoyment of Music from Memory and Samples. Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 22, 2003.
Aesthetic Evaluations of Music Lowered by Negative Moods. Austin, TX, November 20, 2004.
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA):
The Importance of Hemisphere Dominance in Determining Responses to Music. Louisville, KY,
March 30, 1984.
Music Educators National Conference (MENC):
The Impact of Five Musical Elements on Listeners’ Attention and Subjective Experiences.
Phoenix, AZ, April 17, 1998
American Psychological Society (APS):
Music and Relaxation. Toronto, Canada, August 25, 1984.
Impact of Compound Music/Visual Stimulus Depends on Individualís Choice of Focus. Chicago, IL,
June 27, 1993.
Attraction to Music Influenced by Emotional Association. San Francisco, June 30, 1996.
Electro Dermal Reactivity Predicts Subjective Emotional Reactivity to Music. Washington, DC,
May 24, 1997.
Emotional Reactivity to Music Related to Overall Emotionality and Holistic Listening. Washington, DC,
May 23, 1998.
Aesthetic Ratings of Music Not Affected by Mood of Prior Stimuli. Toronto, Canada, June 15, 2001.
Aesthetic Evaluation of Music Lowered by Negative Moods. Chicago, IL, May 29, 2004.
Affects Aesthetic Evaluation of Familiar But Not Unfamiliar Music. Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 2005.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Regional:
Eastern Psychological Association (EPA):
Music, Hemisphere Preference and Imagery. Philadelphia, PA, April 7, 1983.
Imagery, Music, Cognitive Style and Memory. Boston, MA, March 23, 1985.
The Effects of Music on Communication Styles of Left and Right Hemisphere Subjects.
New York City, April 14, 1986.
Reactions of Left and Right Hemisphere Subjects to Visual vs. Verbal Representations of Music.
Arlington, VA, April 10, 1987.
The Effects of Music and Pictures on Mood. Buffalo, NY, April 22, 1988.
Matched and Miss-Matched Images with Music. Philadelphia, PA, March 30, 1989.
The Effects of Lyrics and Music on Mood. New York City, April 10, 1991.
Assignment of Mood and Referential Meaning to Culturally Unfamiliar Music. Crystal City, VA,
April 16, 1993.
The Effect of Analytic Listening on Physiological Responses to Music. Boston, MA, March 31, 1995.
Focus of Attention to Musical Elements as a Function of Musical Structure and Cognitive Style.
Boston, MA, February 28, 1998.
The Role of Aesthetics in Enjoying Sad Music. Providence, RI, April 16, 1999.
Manipulation of Aesthetic Responses Through Mood Induction. Baltimore, MD, March 25, 2000.
Correlations Between Aesthetic Evaluations and Other Ratings of Music. Washington, DC,
April 20, 2001.
Relative Hedonic Values of Music Influences Aesthetic Ratings. Boston, MA, April 20, 2002.
Predicted and Actual Pleasure from Preferred and Non-Preferred Music Choices. Baltimore, MD,
March 14, 2003.
Aesthetic Evaluation of Music Depends on Listener’s Mood. Washington, DC, April 16, 2004.
Induced Mood Affects Aesthetic Evaluation of Culturally Familiar But Not Unfamiliar Music.
Baltimore, MD, March 17, 2006.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
State Music Conferences:
How Music May Stimulate the Right Hemisphere and Improve Imagery and Classroom Behavior.
PMEA, Hershey, PA, January 14, 1983.
Music As An Aid to Improve Relaxation and Imagery. Western Pennsylvania Council of Music
Therapists, Pittsburgh, PA, May 14, 1983.
Cerebral Dominance and Imagery as Influential Factors in Determining Effective Music Perception
in Non-Music Majors. Virginia Music Educators Annual Conference, Roanoke, VA, December 3, 1983.
Thematic Recognition As A Function of Listening Instructions. PMEA, Monroeville, PA, April 26, 1984.
Reactions of Left and Right Hemisphere Subjects to Visual vs. Verbal Representations of Music.
PMEA, Philadelphia, PA, May 8, 1987.
Music and Behavior: What Research Says. Ohio Music Educators Association, Dayton, Ohio,
February 4, 1988.
Music Teaching and Cognitive Styles. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, February 8, 1988.
Responses to Music: Research Findings and Applications. Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA,
September 24, 1988.
Effects of Music on Emotion and Mood. PMEA, Pittsburgh, PA, April 22, 1989.
VIVIDLY ART:
Exhibitions/Announcements:
. Blair County Arts Festival, 1994 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 21-22.
. Altoona Area Public Library, solo exhibit, March 1994.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 1995 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 20-21.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 1996 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 19-20.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 2004 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 22-23.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 2005 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 21-22.
. Art in Common, 2005 Juried Art Show, SAMA, Altoona, September 9-November 27.
RETIREMENT ART ACTIVITY: 2006-2012
. Accepted into membership of the ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2006.
Ten works adjudicated by AAP Board of Directors.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 2006 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 20-21.
. Penn State Altoona Faculty/Staff Exhibition: “Family Portrait,” Misciagna Family
Center for the Performing Arts, May 25-June 18, 2006.
. Mills Pond House Gallery: The Art of Music 2006, “Celebration,” St. James,
New York, July 15-August 15.
. Abstract Exposure Online Juried Exhibition, July 1-September 1, 2006.
. Emerging Artists Online Juried Exhibition for July 2006; SEMI-FINALIST.
. Art in Common, 2006 Juried Art Show, “Celebration,” SAMA, Altoona,
September 22-January 14.
. Projekt 30.com Public Online Juried Exhibition for November 2006.
. Upstream People Gallery’s 8th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art
Exhibition, October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007.
. 21st Century Art Online Juried Exhibition, “Celebration,” March 1-April 30, 2007.
. Blair County Arts Festival, 2007 Juried Fine Art Exhibit, “Family on Way to
Damascus,” PSU ALTOONA, May 19-20.
. American Juried Art Salon 2007, Spring/Summer Online Exhibition: “Celebration,”
“Family Outing.”
. The Manhattan Arts Juried Online Gallery 2007; received AWARD OF EXCELLENCE,
outstanding merit for “Celebration”; “Family Outing”; “Family on Way to Damascus.”
. 9th Annual Judeo-Christian International Online Juried Art Exhibition 2007; received
SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARDS for “Family on Way to Damascus”; “Mother
and Child”; “Madonna on High”.
. Contemporary Art IX International Juried Online Art Exhibition for 2007.
. Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC) Juried Multimedia Art Exhibition,
“Celebration,” June 1-July 1, 2007.
. Learning and Product EXPO: Art 2007, “Family on Way to Damascus,” University
of Maryland University College, College Park, MD, June 1-3.
. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, New Member Non Juried Exhibition, PTI, Pittsburgh,
June 18-July 18, 2007.
. Art Institute & Gallery, Inc. 16th Annual National Juried Show, “Family on Way to
Damascus,” Salisbury, MD, September 7-October 6, 2007.
. Art in Common, 2007 Juried Art Show, “Family Outing,” “Helicon Clan Reunion,”
SAMA, Altoona, August 17-November 4.
. 21st Century Art PARADOX Online Juried Exhibition, September 1-October 31, 2007;
received MERIT AWARD for “Baby Babble.”
. Upstream People Gallery’s 9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition,
October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008. Received SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT
AWARDS for “Baby Babble” and “Sea Life.”
. Abstract EXPOsure Online Juried Exhibition. One of 15 artists chosen to exhibit
works: “Family On Way to Damascus”; “Between Friends”; “Cocoon”; “Baby Babble,”
October 1-December 31, 2007.
. Caladan Gallery (in Massachusetts) Online Juried Exhibition: PURE COLOR. “Celebration”
“Family on Way To Damascus” chosen for show, October 10-November 9, 2007.
. American Juried Art Salon 2007, Fall/Winter Online Exhibition: “Cocoon,” “Family
on Way to Damascus.” U.S. News Corp’s December 2007 edition of ART IN THE U.S.A.
will publish a feature article about the exhibition along with the names of the artists
and their accepted works.
. Attained MASTER CLASS RATING with the American Juried Art Salon, Nov 14, 2007.
Gifted a dedicated web page on AJAS’s website for one full year. Web page activated.
. Upstream People Gallery’s 5th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle International Online Juried
Art Exhibition, December 1, 2007-November 30, 2008: “A Bloomin’ Bud”; “Between
Friends”; “Celebration”; “Cocoon”; “Family on Way to Damascus.”
. “Baby Babble” accepted into the 22nd Annual International Juried Art Show presented by
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, February 8-March 21, 2008. This critically acclaimed
show is open to artists in all media from the U.S. and around the globe. Carter Foster,
Curator and Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, Jurist.
. Toronto’s Energy Gallery Online Juried Contemporary Art Show, “2-3-d-9.” Works accepted:
“Family Outing,” “Cocoon,” “Baby Babble,” “Between Friends,” “Family on Way to Damascus.”
Show information can be viewed at: www.energygallery.com/
. “Mother and Child” placed in the top 100 works selected for show in the 2008 National
Christian Juried Online Art Competition announced March 10, 2008. All winners are
displayed at: www.art4god.com/ncac_07/top100.php?start=60
. “Celebration” accepted for the Rocky Neck Art Colony’s 2008 Spring Show, Shapes of
Emotion, juried by Brian Allen, Director of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA.
Out of the 325 entries submitted, 64 were selected for exhibit, May 23 thru June 15.
. Given FINALIST STATUS for grant page in 2008 DIRECT ART publication, Vol. 15, competition
with submissions: “Sea Life,” “Mother and Child,” “Baby Babble,” and “Family on Way to Damascus.”
. “Sea Life,” and “A Bloomin’ Bud” selected for show in the 2008 Blair County Arts Festival Juried
Fine Art Exhibit, PSU ALTOONA, May 17-19.
. “Sea Life,” “Family on Way to Damascus,” “Mother and Child” selected for show in
ARTISTS IN OUR MIDST, Art In Common Members Juried Exhibition, at the Southern
Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, September 3-December 3, 2008. “Family on
Way to Damascus” received JUROR’S HONORABLE MENTION AWARD.
. “Bundle of Joy,” “Generations,” “Mask,” “Mexicana Flora,” “Rio Girl” selected for
the 10th Annual Summer All Media International Online Juried Art Exhibition. Exhibition and
JUROR STATEMENT can be viewed worldwide on August 1, 2008 at www.upstreampeoplegallery.com
through July 31, 2009. Show will then be moved to the ARCHIVE section of the web site for one year.
. “Baby Babble” selected for the Art Institute & Gallery’s 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition,
Salisbury, MD, September 14-October 11, 2008.
. Invited by the Artistic Committee of TRACES OF MEMORY, International Art Exhibition,
Ferrara, Italy to exhibit art work, November 29-December 7, 2008. The event is organized by
Trevisan International Art in collaboration with ArtexArte Foundation. See web sites: www.
trevisanarte.com/eventi-eng.htm - www.artexarte.info AND www.trevisan-international-art.com
. “Celebration” published in Summer 2008 edition of PSU Altoona’s magazine:
IVY LEAF, page 11.
. “Cocoon,” “Celebration,” “Family on Way to Damascus,” “Mother and Child,”
“Baby Babble” and “Sea Life” selected for show in the 10th Anniversary Best of the Best
Online International Art Exhibition sponsored by Upstream People Gallery, beginning
December 1, 2008-November 30, 2009.
. “Celebration,” “Baby Babble,” and “Sea Life” accepted for show in the inaugural AGNWG
Annual Juried Online Art Competition sponsored by The Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia.
“Baby Babble” received the AGNWG MERIT AWARD. The AGNWG MERIT AWARD was
awarded following a vote of the group’s active membership. “Baby Babble” was selected
out of 111 pieces. “Sea Life” received a SECOND PLACE AWARD in the 2-Dimensional Open.
The online exhibit begins September 16, 2008 and runs for 90 days thereafter: www.georgiaart.net.
. American Juried Art Salon 2009, Fall/ Winter Online Exhibition: “Mother and Child.” AJAS Front
Line Gallery opens December 16-June 12.
. Awarded Honorable Mention status-mixed media for “A Bloomin’ Bud,” featured on page 71
of ART BUZZ, THE 2009 COLLECTION, January 2009. Log on to www.artbuzz.org for more information.
. Mixed media works juried into the EMERGING ARTISTS GALLERY 2009 of the American
Juried Art Salon include: “Sea Life,” “Baby Babble,” “Bundle of Joy,” “A Bloomin’ Bud,”
“Mexicana Agave,” “Rio Girl,” and “Mother and Child.” Review work, at
www.artjury.com/EmergingIntro.html…click on my name. For more information about AJAS,
see www.artjury.com.
. Mixed media works juried into AD.C Exhibition’s Jury Review Online (a service of Art Deadline.com),
March 09 Drawing: “Celebration,” “ Family on Way to Damascus,” and “Mother and Child.”
See http://juryreview.com/gallery.php?gid=102.
. “A Bloomin’ Bud” accepted for show in the 2009 Academy of Fine Arts Annual National
Juried Art Exhibition, Lynchburg, VA, April 3-April 24.
. “Mother and Child” accepted for show in the 11th Annual Judeo-Christian International Juried Online
Art Exhibition. Exhibition and JUROR STATEMENT opened worldwide on April 1, 2009 at
www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com through March 31, 2010.
. “A Bloomin’ Bud,” “Baby Babble,” “Celebration,” “Family on Way to Damascus,” and
“Mother and Child” accepted for show in GALLERY-360’s online gallery, April 28, 2009. For
more information, see www.gallery-360.com; click on ARTISTS...click on my name to see work.
. “Baby Babble” and “Madonna and Child” accepted for show in the 2009 Blair County Arts Festival
Juried Fine Art Exhibit, PSU Altoona, May 16-17.
. “Generations” and “Bundle of Joy” accepted for show in ARTIST’S IN OUR MIDST, Art In Common
Members Juried Exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Art Museum, Altoona, July 24-October 11, 2009.
. “A Bloomin’ Bud” and “Family Portrait” juried into the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh (AAP) 99th
Annual Exhibition, CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, August 29-November 8, 2009. Doryun Chong,
Associate Curator of Visual Arts at the Modern Museum of Art, NYC, served as Jurist. 516 Works
were submitted by 277 artists, from which 102 works by 74 artists were selected for this exhibit.
. “A Bloomin’ Bud” named an award winner in the Infinity Art Gallery premiere Exhibit-09 ONE juried
online show. Awarded $100 USD as a winner in the 2D category. Over 200 pieces of art from
14 countries were submitted to IAG. Sixty works were selected for the exhibit. The show is online at
InfinityArtGallery.com for August 2009.
. “Sea Life” accepted into the Art Institute & Gallery’s 18th Annual National Juried Exhibition in
Salisbury, MD, September 12-October 10th, 2009.
. “As Water Flows Along A Shaded Little Hollow” and “Birthing” juried into 11th Annual Abstraction
International Juried Art Exhibition of Upstream People Gallery, October 1, 2009-September 30, 2010
at www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com. Received SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARD for
“Birthing.”
. “Atonement” and “Pursuers of Peace on the Road of Grace” juried into 12th Annual Judeo-
Christian Juried Online International Art Exhibition, April 1, 2010-March 31, 2011. Exhibit and
JUROR STATEMENT can be found online at www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com. Received SPECIAL
RECOGNITION MERIT AWARD for “Atonement.”
. “A Bloomin’ Bud” and “Generations” juried into STILL POINT ART GALLERY’s Second Annual
Online Exhibition, April 7-June 8, 2010. View show at www.stillpointartgallery.com.
. “Birthing,” “On Becoming Jane,” and “Rio Girl” juried into the 2010 Blair County Arts Festival
Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Penn State Altoona, May 15-16. Received HONORABLE MENTION
AWARD for “Birthing.”
. “A Bloomin’ Bud” accepted into AGNWG’s 3rd Annual Fine Art Exhibit and Juried Competition,
Dallas, GA, July 17-September 14, 2010.
. “As Water Flows Along A Shaded Little Hollow,” “Mask,” and “Brain Surge” accepted for show
in ARTIST’S IN OUR MIDST, Art In Common Members Juried Exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Art
Museum, Altoona, September 3-December 4, 2010.
. “Atonement” accepted for show in Art Institute & Gallery’s 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition,
Salisbury, Maryland, September 12-October 17, 2010.
. “Family On Way To Damascus” accepted for show in Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
Biennial 2010, honoring the Museum’s 35th anniversary, Loretto, PA, November 19-February 19.
. “Family On Way To Damascus” accepted into the 30th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show
for Distinguished and Creative Expression of Color, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT,
October 3-November 4, 2010. Samantha Rippner, Associate Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York, Jurist.
. “Brain Surge,” “On Becoming Jane,” and “Tsunami” accepted into Upstream People Gallery’s
12th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition,
November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2011. Exhibition and JUROR STATEMENT debuts worldwide on
Nov 1, 2010 at www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com. Received SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT
AWARDS for “On Becoming Jane” and “Tsunami.”
. “Sea Life,” juried into STILL POINT ART GALLERY’s online exhibition: RHYTHMIC SENSATION-
VISUAL SENSATION, December 8, 2010-February 8, 2011. View show at www.stillpointartgallery.com.
. “Family On Way To Damascus” accepted into the 19th SE Regional Juried Exhibition, Northwest
Florida State College, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, Florida. Exhibit runs from
May 1-June 2, 2011.
. “Baby Babble” accepted into the 10th Annual Rome Art Coterie’s National Juried Art Exhibition,
Rome, GA, April 1-29, 2011.
. “Family On Way To Damascus,” “Bundle Of Joy,” “Atonement” accepted into ART FOR GOD’S
SAKE juried art show, St. Anastasia Catholic Church, Troy, Michigan, May 13-15, 2011.
. “As Water Flows Along A Shaded Little Hollow,” “Mask,” and “Brain Surge” accepted into
the 2011 Blair County Arts Festival Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Penn State Altoona, May 18-22.
. “Tsunami,” “As Water Flows Along A Shaded Little Hollow,” “Canyon at Dusk” accepted into
STILL POINT GALLERY’S juried online exhibit: “We Can Never Have Enough of Nature,” June 1-
August 9, 2011, and will run online through August 9, 2012 at www.stillpointartgallery.com.
. “Baby Babble,” “Family On Way To Damascus,” “Bloomin’ Bud” received HONORABLE
MENTION status in Gallore Gallery’s 1st Annual International 2011 “ESSIE AWARD Summer Showcase”
Juried Art Competition. From 239 artists, from 27 countries, 31 selectees were given special recognition.
See online results: www.galloregallery.com/ContestResults.html.
. “Atonement,” and “Birthing” accepted for show in ARTIST’S IN OUR MIDST, Art In Common Members
Juried Exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Art Museum, Altoona, August 26-January 7, 2012. Received
First Place Award for “BIRTHING.”
. “Bloomin’ Bud” accepted for show in SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN ARTIST GUILD NATIONAL
JURIED SHOW at the Art Center in Blue Ridge, GA, October 15-November 12, 2011.
. “Canyon at Dusk” and “Mask” accepted for show in the 4th Annual Juried Fine Art Competition,
Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia, Maple House, October 12-November 16, 2011. “Mask”
received First Place Award; “Canyon at Dusk” received Second Place Award.
. “Love Fest” and “Canyon at Dusk” selected for the 13th Annual Abstraction Juried Online
International Art Exhibition. Exhibition and JUROR STATEMENT can be viewed at
www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com, October 1, 2011-November 1, 2012. Received SPECIAL
RECOGNITION AWARDS for “Love Fest” and “Canyon at Dusk.”
. “In Repose” and “Beside Restful Waters” accepted for show in STILL POINT ART GALLERY’s
juried online exhibition: Spirit of Place – Spirit of Home, beginning February 15-May 15, 2012 at
. "Canyon at Dusk" accepted for show in 20th SE Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Northwest Florida
State College, Mattie Kelly Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, Florida, May 6-June 8, 2012. From
79 artists who entered with a total of 217 pieces of art work, jurors selected 62 pieces by 48 artists
for show. Received HONORABLE MENTION.
. "River Valley at Dusk" and "In Full Bloom" accepted for show in the Second Annual Art and Earth
Celebration Juried Art Exhibition: MY ART - MY WORLD, Berkeley Arts Council/ The Arts Centre Gallery,
Martinsburg, WV, April 20-May 20, 2012. From 56 artists who entered with a total of 108 works, Juror,
Susan Bloom, Professor and Chair of the Art and Art History Department of McDaniels College in
Westminister, MD, selected 52 pieces by 36 artists for show. Jury Results announced at:
www.berkeleyartswv.org/juried_exhibit.php.
. "Atonement," and "Tsunami" accepted for show in the 2012 Blair County Arts Festival's Juried Fine Arts
Exhibition, Penn State Altoona, May 16-20. Received HONORABLE MENTION for "Tsunami."
. "River Valley at Dusk" selected for the 14th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Online International
Art Exhibition. Show can be viewed at www.UpstreamPeopleGallery.com, May 1, 2012-April 30, 2013.
"River Valley at Dusk" received SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD.
MIXED MEDIA WORKS IN PROGRESS:
At Day's End
Climb Every Mountain
Cocoon
Conception
Hatchling
Mountain Man
Twisted Hand
LIST OF COMPLETED MIXED MEDIA WORKS:
A Bloomin’ Bud
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear
As Water Flows Along A Shaded Little Hollow
Atonement
Baby Babble
Between Friends
Birthing
Bouquet
Brain Surge
Bundle of Joy
Canyon at Dusk
Canyon Layers
Celebration
Circus Seal
Family On Way To Damascus
Family Outing
Family Portrait
Generations
Helicon Clan Reunion
In Full Bloom
Koala
Love Fest
Madonna On High
Mask
Mexicana Agave
Mother and Child
Mountain Lake
Party Dog
On Becoming Jane
Rio Girl
River Valley at Dusk
Sea Life
The Underground
Tsunami
2006-2012 JURIED SHOWS:
. Abstract Exposure Online
. Academy of Fine Arts Annual National Art Exhibition
. AD.C Exhibition
. AGNWG Annual Juried Online
. AGNWG 3rd / 4th Annual Fine Art Exhibit and Juried Competition
. All Media International Art Online
. American Juried Art Salon Online
. Annual Abstraction International Online
. Annual Bold/Subtle International Onlin
. Art Institute & Gallery, Inc
. Annual Judeo-Christian International Online
. Annual Visual Arts Ct. NJ International Exhibition
. Art Buzz Collection
. Art for God’s Sake
. Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
. Berkeley Arts Council/ The Arts Centre Gallery
. Blair County Fine Arts Exhibition
. Caladan Gallery
. 21st Century Art Online
. Contemporary Art International Online
. Direct Art Publication
. Emerging Artists Online
. ESSIE AWARD Summer Showcase Art Competition
. Gallery 360 Online
. Infinity Art Gallery Online
. Learning & Art EXPO
. Mills Pond House Gallery
. National Christian Art Online
. Penn State Altoona
. Projekt 30 Online
. Rocky Neck Colony Gallery
. Rome Art Coterie National Juried Exhibition
. SE Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Northwest Florida State College
. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona
. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto (Biennial)
. Southern Appalachian Artist Guild National Juried Show
. Stamford Art Association (Faber Birren National Color Award Show)
. Still Point Art Gallery
. The Manhattan Arts Online
. Toronto Energy Gallery Online
. Upstream People Gallery Online Juried Art Exhibitions
. VMRC Multimedia Gallery
AWARDS:
. 2006 SEMI-FINALIST, Emerging Artists Online Juried Exhibition
. 2007 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, The Manhattan Arts Juried Online Exhibition
. 2007 (3) SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARDS, 9th Annual Judeo-Christian International Online Juried
Art Exhibition
. 2007 MERIT AWARD, 21st Century Art Paradox Online Juried Exhibition
. 2007 (2) SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARDS, 9th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition
. 2007 One of 15 artists chosen to exhibit works in ABSTRACT EXPOsure Online Juried Art Exhibit
. 2007 MASTER CLASS RATING awarded, American Juried Art Salon
. 2008 FINALIST, Direct Art Publication
. 2008 JUROR’S HONORABLE MENTION, Artists In Our Midst (SAMA)
. 2008 AGNWG MERIT AWARD, The Artist Guild of Northwest Georgia Annual Juried Online Art Competition
. 2008 “BABY BABBLE” accepted into 22nd Annual International Juried Art Show Visual Arts Center, NJ;
Carter Foster, Curator of Drawings, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC, Jurist
. 2009 “BLOOMIN’ BUD” and “FAMILY PORTRAIT” accepted into Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual
Art Exhibition, Carnegie Museum of Art; Doryun Chong, Associate Curator of Visual Arts,
Modern Museum of NYC, Jurist
. 2009 2D CATEGORY AWARD WINNER, Infinity Art Gallery Premiere Exhibit-ONE Juried Online Show
. 2009 SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARD, Upstream People Gallery’s 11th Annual Abstraction International
Online Juried Art Exhibition
. 2010 SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARD, Upstream People Gallery’s 12th Annual Judeo-Christian International
Online Juried Art Exhibition
. 2010 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD, Blair County Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
. 2010 30th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show for Distinguished and Creative Expression of Color.
Samantha Rippner, Associate Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Jurist
. 2010 (2) SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARDS, Upstream People Gallery’s 12th Annual Multimedia Juried
Online International Art Exhibition
. 2011 HONORABLE MENTION SELECTEE, 1st Annual International ESSIE AWARD Summer Showcase
Juried Art Competition.
. 2011 Received FIRST PLACE AWARD for “BIRTHING,” Artists in Our Midst Exhibit, Southern Alleghenies Museum
(SAMA), Altoona
. 2011 Received (2) SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARDS, Upstream People Gallery’s 13thth Annual Abstraction
Juried Online International Art Exhibition
. 2011 Received First Place Award for “Mask”; Second Place Award for “Canyon at Dusk,” AGNWG 4th Annual
Juried Fine Art Competition
. 2012 Received SPECIAL RECOGNITION MERIT AWARD for "River Valley at Dusk," Upstream People Gallery's
14th Annual Abstraction Juried Online International Art Exhibition
. 2012 Received HONORABLE MENTION for "Canyon at Dusk," 20th SE Regional Juried Fine Arts Exhibition
. 2012 Received HONORABLE MENTION for "Tsunami," Blair County Juired Fine Arts Exhibition
January 2012 – December 2012