Kay Dawson
Traditional Realistic Watercolor Still Lifes
Eau Claire Wisconsin

Resume

Education

• 1963-1967-University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

   

  Solo Exhibitions

   

  •  2007 Wisconsin State Capital, Madison , Wisconsin   
  •  2001 Minnetonka  Center for the Arts
  •  1995 Bergstrom-Mahler Museum-Neenah, Wisconsin  
  •  1993 Fanny Garver Gallery-Madison, Wisconsin  
  •  1989 Wisconsin  Academy of Science, Arts and Letters-Madison , Wisconsin  
  •  1987 L.E.Phillips Memorial Library-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
  •  1987 Accola Gallery-Durand , Wisconsin  
  •  1987 Fanny Garver Gallery-Madison, Wisconsin  
  •  1984 L.E. Phillips Memorial Library-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
  •  1983 Chippewa Falls Public Library-Chippewa Falls , Wisconsin

    Selected Group Exhibits

    • 2006 Arts West Juried Competion, First place winner-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
    • 2001 First Street  Gallery-Bayfield, Wisconsin
    • 2000 First Street  Gallery-Bayfield , Wisconsin
    • 2000 Arts West, Honorable Mention-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
    • 1999 Jax’s Gallery-Minneapolis , Minnesota  
    • 1998 Jax’s Gallery-Minneapolis , Minnesota   
    • 1997 Arts Resources-Minneapolis , Minnesota  
    • 1996 Arts Resources-Minneapolis , Minnesota  
    • 1995 M.B.Perine Gallery-Madison, Wisconsin  
    • 1995 First Street  Gallery-Bayfield , Wisconsin
    • 1994 Arts West, Honorable Mention-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
    • 1994 Giede Gallery-Menomonie , Wisconsin  
    • 1993 Fanny Garver Gallery-Madison, Wisconsin  
    • 1991 Arts West, Honorable Mention-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
    • 1991 Phipps   Center for the Arts-Hudson, Wisconsin  
    • 1990 Mable Tainter Memorial Building-Menomonie, Wisconsin  
    • 1990 Minneapolis , Minnesota- “Images and Interiors”
    • 1990 Fanny Garver Gallery-Madison, Wisconsin  
    • 1985 Arts West, Purchase Award-Eau Claire, Wisconsin   
    • 1986 Harrisburg , Pennsylvania- “Expression 1986”- First Place winner
    • 1986 Southside Art League- South Bend , Indiana  
    • 1986 Foundry  Gallery- “Elegant Erotica”- Washington , D.C.   
    • 1982-2007 “Arts West” Juried Competition-Eau Claire, Wisconsin
      1981 Art Works Gallery-Eau Claire, Wisconsin

       

      Publications

      • 2006 Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission-one piece accepted for their 2008 calendar.
      • 2006 “Primary Primates” chosen to be the cover art for Volume One, a magazine of culture and entertainment in the Chippewa  Valley .
      • 2001 Dane County Cultural Affairs commission-one piece accepted for their 2003 Calendar.
      • 1997 Best of Watercolor-Painting Composition by Bette Lou Schlemm, published by Rockport Publishers.
      • 1995 Creative Watercolor: A Step-by Step Guide and Showcase, by Mary Ann Beckwith.  Published by Rockport Publishing.
      • 1994  Invited Contributor to Wisconsin   Academy Review-A Journal of Wisconsin Culture, Fall, 1994 issue.
      • 1982 Old Abe, a film strip commissioned by the Chippewa Falls Public Library, Chippewa Falls , Wisconsin .  The strip has approximately 20 illustrations.  It was distributed by the Department of Public Instructions.

         

        Special Recognition

         

        • 1995 Featured Artist in the “Arts and Entertainment” section of the Leader-Telegram, an Eau Claire , Wisconsin newspaper.
        • 1995 Winner-Eau Claire Harvest Festival Poster Contest-Eau Claire, Wisconsin .
        • 1994 Recipient of the Tributary Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Artistic Discipline bestowed by The Eau Claire Regional Arts Council.
        • 1994 Winner-Chippewa  Valley Harvest Festival Poster Contest-Eau Claire, Wisconsin .
        • 1989 “Featured Artist” in Wisconsin West Magazine.
        • 1987 Featured Artist in the “Arts and Entertainment” section of the Leader-Telegram, an Eau Claire , Wisconsin newspaper.

          Selected Corporate Collections

           
          • Alpha Medical Laboratories-Wausau , Wisconsin
          • Ayres Associates- Eau Claire , Wisconsin  
          • Fuller-Speckien Funeral Home- Eau Claire , Wisconsin  
          • Larson Properties-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
          • Luther-Midelfort-Mayo Health System-Eau Claire, Wisconsin  
          • Lenmark-Gomsrude Funeral Home- Eau Claire , Wisconsin  
          • Marten Transport, Ltd.-Mondovi, Wisconsin  
          • Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee , Wisconsin