2026

Artist of the Month 

APRIL

ARTIST OF THE MONTH
CONNIE ENGLISH
I grew up loving art. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors at Kansas State University. After
graduating I continued to study the artistic expressionist art of other artists and traveled nationally and
internationally experimenting with various techniques of color display and method style. I eventually found an
opportunity to instruct others in how they might be able to expand their own gifts through the artistry of canvas
and painting. I have conducted private exhibitions at several venues. My work has been exhibited at the John
McEnroe Gallery in New York City. Three of my paintings hung in the World Trade Center and three other
paintings at the AT&T building on Broadway Street in New York. My work was displayed in Taos, New Mexico
and for five years was on display at the Blumenshine Museum sift shop in Taos, N.M. The Wichita Arts
Museum gift shop was home to many of my paintings until it no longer remained open to living artists. My art
has been in print in all states in the U.S from 1988 to presently. Green Frog Art through the Artist Magazine,
recognized and distributed lithographs of four paintings during the mid l990s. My work is nationally known, and
I competed in many international shows over the years. I have received numerous awards throughout my artist
career. Monetary Award for Watercolor, Taos, N.M., Kansas Watercolor Award, Wichita, Ks., Five Monetary
awards, International Show, Minneapolis, Minn., Monetary Honorable Mention award, Southwind Gallery,
Topeka, Ks., 1 st Place Display Award, Brookwood Shopping Center, Topeka, Ks. Join us April 3, First Friday, to
see a collection of Connie’s art.