Trish Beckham
Personal Statement
Working from nature, I paint to capture an intimate sense of place and the emotion it evokes. Currently working in oil with painting knives, I use direct painting methods in a spontaneous manner. I push reality and manipulate the elements of design to bring the viewer into a scene - to evoke a reach out and touch response - to achieve an emotional experience with nature.
Education
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science
Awards & Honors
Salon International, 2008, Jury`s Top Fifty
One Person Show, 2008, Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville Florida
Evinston Paint Out, 2007
Evinston to CrossCreek Paint Out, 2006
William Bartram Paint Out, 2003
Kanapaha Paint Out, 2002
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, 1999 Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
West Virginia Watercolor Society Regional Aqueous, 1999 Ohio Valley Artists Award, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, 1999 Juried exhibition, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, Maryland
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1999 Juried exhibition, Olin Hall Galleries, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
Junior Women’s Club of Williamsburg : Annual Sidewalk Art Show, 1999 Best in Show, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Art Show, 1999 Honorary Chairman
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, 1998 First place award, members choice award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building Virginia Beach, Virginia
One Person Show, 1998 Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, Virginia
Roanoke Festival in the Park, 1998 Best of Show, Roanoke, Virginia
Junior Women’s Club of Williamsburg : Annual Sidewalk Art Show, 1998 Best in Show, Williamsburg, Virginia
Winter Park Art Festival, 1998 Second place award, Winter Park, Florida
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1998 Juried exhibition, Shenandoah Valley Watercolor Society Award
Arts Center of the Portsmouth Museums, Portsmouth, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, 1997 Second place award, member’s choice award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building Virginia Beach, Virginia
Arts on the Lawn, 1997 Second place, Bellgrade, Virginia
Virginia Fall Foliage Festival, 1997 Best in Show, Waynesboro, Virginia
Centerfest, 1997 Best in Show, Durham, North Carolina
National Watercolor Society 77th Annual Exhibition, 1997 Juried exhibition, Brea Civic Cultural Center Gallery, Brea, California
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 18th National Juried Exhibition, 1977 Gallery 444 LTD., Hershey, PA
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1997 Juried exhibition, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1997 Second place award, WHRO,Norfolk, Virginia
Mind Over Matter, 1997 Invitational exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, Virginia
Commonwealth Collects, 1997 Juried exhibition, Virginia Center For Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Fall Exhibition, 1996 First place award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Peninsula Fine Art Center Juried Exhibition, 1996 Newport News, Virginia
Hampton Bay Days Juried exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, Virginia
Arts On The Lawn, 1995 First place award, Bellgrade, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1995 First place award, WHRO Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater Artist Association Portfolio Show, 1994 Juried exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
One Person Show, 1994 WHRO, Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater Artist Association Miniature Juried show, 1994 Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Fall Exhibition, 1994 Merit award, member’s choice award, Huff, Poole and Mahoney Building Virginia Beach, VA
One Person Show, 1993 Artist Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1993
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1993 Members choice award, WHRO Norfolk, Virginia
Measuring Up, 1992 Juried exhibition, Virginia Center For Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, 1990 Juried national exhibition, Niagara Falls, New York
Georgia Watercolor Society, 1990 Juried national exhibition, Georgia
State University of New York, 1989 Regional show, Best of Show award
Central Adirondack Art Show, 1989 Masters category, second place award, Old Forge, New York
Darcie Copeland
Marin Dobson
Brenda Lee Gibson
Robert Hagberg
Randal S. Ingram & J. Brian Townsend
Randal S. Ingram
Timothy W. Jahn
Louis Lanzafama
Paul McCormack
J. Brian Townsend
