Connie English Artist of the Month Dec. 2009

Background- I grew up loving art, excelling at it throughout my school career and finally received my BFA with honors at Kansas State University. After graduation, I continued to study the artistic expression of other artists, traveled nationally and internationally, experimented with various techniques of color display, method and style and eventually found an opportunity to instruct other in how they might be able to express their own gifts through the artistry of canvas and paint.

Honors, Awards, & Recognition-My work has been displayed often in New York City, most notably at the John McEnroe Gallery. Three of my paintings

Some awards I have been the recipient of include: Best Watercolor Monetary Award, Taos, NM;Kansas Watercolor Society Award, Wichita, KS; 1

Topeka, KS; and 5 Monetary Awards, International Show, Minneapolis, MN.

In addition to being a member of TAG, I am affiliated with the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, The Artist Associated and a signature member of the Kansas Watercolor Society.

st Place Display Award, Brookwood Shopping Center,

were hung in the World Trade Center and 3 other painting appeared in the window of the AT &T building on Broadway Street in New York City. Throughout my adult life my work has been shown at well-known galleries in Taos, New Mexico and for 5 years has been on display at the Blumenshine Museum Gift shop in Taos.

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Connie English Artist of the Month Dec. 2009