| Biography |
CAROL LEE THOMPSON
Phoenix, Maryland
*Carol can be reached by e-mail: carol@carolleethompson.com
EXHIBITIONS
| 2010 | Cumberland
Valley Artists Exhibition, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts |
Hagerstown, MD |
| 2010 | OPA 19th National Show at Legacy Gallery | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2010-09 | Annual Art Show at Historic Yellow Springs | Chester Springs, PA |
| 2010-08 | Devon Horse Show Art Exhibit | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2010-08 | Art at the Mill | Millwood, VA |
| 2009 | OPA Eastern Regional at Corse Gallery | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2009 | OPA 18th National Show | Santa Fe, NM |
| 2009-06 | Easton Plein Air Competition & Arts Festival | Easton, MD |
| 2009-07 | Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival | Wayne, PA |
| 2009-05 | Seaside Art Gallery Annual Miniature Show | Nags Head, NC |
| 2009-03,01, 99,98 |
International Exhibit of Fine Art in Miniature, The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, DC |
Washington, DC |
| 2008 | Maryland Art for the Cure, to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure | Baltimore, MD |
| 2008 | OPA Eastern Regional at Richland Fine Art Gallery | Nashville, TN |
| 2008 | Barnsite Gallery/Linden Gallery, Exploring the Hidden Realms of China | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Painting South of the Clouds | Kunming, China |
| 2008 | One Woman Exhibit A Visual Diary, GalleryRoCa | Havre de Grace, MD |
| 2008-04 | Beaux Arts, Scottsdale Artists School | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2008 | World Federation of Miniaturists International Miniature Show | Tasmania, Australia |
| 2007 | OPA Eastern Regional Juried Exhibit, Weatherburn Gallery | Naples, FL |
| 2007 | Bennington
Center for the Arts, American Academy of Women Artists (AAWA) Show |
Bennington, VT |
| 2007 | American Academy of Equine Art, Fall Juried Exhibit | Lexington, KY |
| 2007 | Havre de Grace Plein Air Festival | Havre de Grace, MD |
| 2007-06 | Masters
of Foxhounds Assoc. of America (MFHA) Centennial Traveling Art Exhibition |
Lexington, KY |
| 2007,05 | Art for Land's Sake | Baltimore, MD |
| 2006-04,94,93 | Gilcrease Museum "American Art in Miniature" | Tulsa, OK |
| 2006-01 | Fall Classic, Ponderosa Gallery | Hamilton, MT |
| 2006 | AAWA
"Visions of the West," El Presidio Gallery |
Tucson, AZ |
| 2006-04 | Sylvan Gallery | Charleston, SC |
| 2006 | AAWA, Mill Gallery | Santa Fe, NM |
| 2006 | American Plains Artists, Great Plains Museum | Lincoln, NE |
| 2006 | Mid-Atlantic
Plein Air Painters Assoc. (MAPAPA) Annual Exhibit, City Hall |
Annapolis, MD |
| 2006 | Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Contemporary Realism | Fort Wayne, IN |
| 2006,05,00, 96,93 |
Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum, Western Spirit Show | Cheyenne, WY |
| 2006 | 25th Miniature Show, Eldorado Fine Arts Gallery | Colorado Springs, CO |
| 2005-03 | Cogswell Gallery | Vail, CO |
| 2004 | International Miniature Show, Smithsonian Museum | Washington, DC |
| 2004 | Green Spring Valley Hounds/Hunt Club | Butler, MD |
| 2004 | American Women Artists 6th Biannual | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2004,00-94 | Joe Wade Fine Arts | Santa Fe, NM |
| 2003-02 | Still Life Show, John Pence Gallery | San Francisco, CA |
| 2003 | Arts for the Parks, Top 200 National Parks | Jackson Hole, WY |
| 2003,95 | C. M. Russell Museum Auction | Great Falls, MT |
| 2002,95 | OPA Regional Exhibit | Washington, DC |
| OPA 4th Annual Exhibit | San Antonio, TX | |
| 2002-99 | Shared Visions Gallery | Delray, FL |
| 2002-00 | Taos Gallery | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2002 | Florida Juried Invitational, Juror Richard Schmid | Perry, FL |
| 2000 | 2nd Int'l Miniature Show, World Federation of Miniaturists | Tasmania, Australia |
| 2000 | Exhibit Maryland State Capital Building | Annapolis, MD |
| 2000-1994 | Joe Wade Fine Arts | Santa Fe, NM |
| 1999 | Grenning Gallery | Sag Harbor, NY |
| 1999-96 | Cornell Gallery | Pleasantville, NY |
| 1999-98 | Morris & Whiteside | Hilton Head, SC |
| 1998 | Small Works, Arizona Historical Society | Tempe, AZ |
| 1998 | AAWA, 4th Annual, Joan Cawley Gallery | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 1998 | "Baltimore Realists," 20 North Gallery | Toledo, OH |
| Midwestern Museum of American Art | Elkhart, IN | |
| Butler Institute of American Art | Youngstown, OH | |
| Hagerstown Museum | Hagerstown, MD | |
| 1998-97 | Women Artists of the West, Juried Show | Biloxi, MS |
| 1997 | AAWA, Desert Caballeros Museum Show | Wickenburg, AZ |
| 1997 | AAWA, Clymer Museum | Ellensburg, WA |
| 1996-94 | Wichita Art Association, National Small Painting Exhibit | Wichita, KS |
| 1996 | O'Brien's Art Emporium | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 1996 | "Nightwalker '96," Curfman Gallery, Colorado State Univ. | Fort Collins, CO |
| 1996 | Akron Society of Artists, "Grand Exhibition" | Akron, OH |
| 1996 | Festival of Western Art | San Dimas, CA |
| 1996-95 | Tucson Museum, "Women Artists and the West" | Tucson, AZ |
| 1995 | Salmagundi Club, Annual Exhibits | New York, NY |
| 1995 | Cherokee National Museum 24th Trail of Tears | Tahlequah, OK |
| 1995 | Mountain Oyster Club Show | Tucson, AZ |
| 1995-90 | Altermann and Morris Galleries | Houston
& Dallas, TX; Santa Fe, NM |
| 1994 |
Butler Institute of American Art, 58th Annual Mid-Year Exhibition |
Youngstown, OH |
| 1994-93 | Albuquerque Museum, "Miniatures" | Albuquerque, NM |
| 1994 | Salmagundi Club, "Thumbox" | New York, NY |
| 1994 | York College "Classical Realism/Schuler" | York, PA |
| 1993-92 | Massey Fine Arts "Realism Up Close" | Santa Cruz, NM |
| 1993-92 | Gibson Island Country Club, One Woman Exhibit | Gibson Island, MD |
| 1993,91 | The Charcoal Club | Baltimore, MD |
| 1993,90 | Chilton Publishing Company, One Woman Exhibit | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1989 | Life of Maryland Gallery "Jacques Maroger et son Heritage" | Baltimore, MD |
| 1988-86 |
Waterfowl Festival |
Easton, MD |
EDUCATION
| 1987 - 1992 | Schuler School of Fine Arts | Baltimore, MD |
| 1981 - 1987 | Maryland Institute College of Art, MFA | Baltimore, MD |
| 1976 - 1980 | Towson State University, B.S. | Baltimore, MD |
AWARDS
| 2009 |
Easton Plein Air Competition, Best Painting by a Maryland Artist |
Easton, MD |
| 2009-98 |
76th (2009) Int'l Exhibit of Fine Art in Miniature, DC Miniature Society
(MPSGS), Honorable Mention Ivorine Category 75th (2008) Exhibit, First Place Portrait 65th (1998) Exhibit, Second Place Portrait, Honorable Mention Still Life 74th, 73rd, 72nd, 71st, 70th, 68th Exhibits, Honorable Mentions |
Washington, DC |
| 2008 | OPA Eastern Regional Show at Richland Fine Art Gallery, Award of Excellence | Nashville, TN |
| 2007 | American Academy of Equine Art, International Museum of the Horse, Best Sporting Art | Lexington, KY |
| 2005-03 | 22nd, 21st, 20th Annual Artists Magazine Competition Finalist | Cincinnati, OH |
| 2002 | Fredrix Spirit of America Competition, Third Place | Lawrenceville, GA |
| 2000 | Honored by the Governor's Wife, State of Maryland | Annapolis, MD |
| 1996 | Northern National Art Competitions, B.B. Hurley Award | Rinelander, WI |
| 1996 |
Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum, "Western Spirit Show," Honorable Mention |
Cheyenne, WY |
| 1995 |
Salmagundi Club Annual Exhibit, D. Wu & Elsie Ject-Key Memorial Award |
New York, NY |
| 1994 | Salmagundi Club Thumbox Show, Tom Picard Award for Still-Life | New York, NY |
| 1993 | Massey Fine Arts "Realism Up Close," Honorable Mention | Santa Cruz, NM |
| 1992 | Massey Fine Arts, Purchase Award | Santa Cruz, NM |
| 1990 | Wichita Art Association, Liquitex Award | Wichita, KS |
| 1989 | Rehoboth Art League Annual Show | Rehoboth, DE |
| 1988 | Academy of Fine Arts, Black and Decker Purchase Award | Easton, MD |
| 1988 | State Purchase for Promotion | Baltimore, MD |
| 1987 | Hampton Wildlife Festival, 1st Place, 3rd Place | Hampton, VA |
| 1986 |
Baltimore Life Building "Making the Grade," Television Coverage,
Honorable Mention |
Baltimore, MD |
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
CORPORATE/PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
In addition to works being enjoyed by numerous art collectors:
City Hall, Mayor O'Malley, Maryland
Fort McHenry National Monument, National Parks, Maryland
"Star Pass" Marriott Hotel and Resort, Arizona
Anne Arundel Community College
Black and Decker, Incorporated
Copeland Rutherford, Fine Arts Limited, New Mexico
Crestar Bank
Dr. G. Marek, Washington, DC
First National Bank of Maryland
Gail Darling Temporaries, New Mexico
John Pardee, Texas
O'Conor, Piper and Flynn Realty
Mr. Ruckerer, Germany
State of Maryland - Helen D. Bentley
Steel and Wire Products
Wolfgang Meyer, Germany
Jack Morris, Morris and Whiteside Galleries
The John Carroll School
Yegen Equity Loan Corporation
U.S. State Department
A. A. Porter, England
Margaret Mead Law Offices, Maryland
Moran's Restaurant, New York
Denise Meyers, Artist, California
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Holiday, Washington, DC
Dr. Bernard McGibbon, Maryland
H.R. Nicholson Co., Maryland
Joni Falk, Artist, Arizona
Volto Restaurant, Greece
Campbells Soup Family, Pennsylvania
Randy and Li Fang Chang, Hong Kong, China
Lisa Egeli, Artist
Judge Ben Legg
Pete Colhoun
BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Art Collector Magazine, July 2010, "Full
Circle"
American Art Collector Magazine, May 2010, "American Legacy"
"Best of America Oil Artists," Vol. II 2009
American Art Collector Magazine, May 2009, "OPA 18th Annual Exhibition"
"North Carolina Literary Review," 2008
Exclusively Magazine, October 2007, Cover Painting
Baltimore Magazine,
"Art in the Family"
Southwest Art Magazine, April 2004, "Best of the West"
Southwest Art Magazine, 2001, 2000, "Collecting"
Art of the American West, Rockport, 1998
American Artist Magazine, June 1998, "Baltimore Realists"
"Fresh Flowers:
The Best of Flower Painting," North Light Books, 1996
Art of the West Magazine, Nov/Dec 1995, "Preview Artist"
"My Favorite Maryland Recipes," Cover Painting
Art in the Valley, Calendar Printing Corporation of America
OTHER AFFILIATIONS
Member, American
Women Artists
Member, Oil
Painters of America
Judge, The Miniature Painters,
Sculptors and Gravers Society, Washington, DC
Member, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association
Lecturer, John Hopkins, Medical Arts, Baltimore, MD
Oil Painting Workshop, "Imagenesis" Association of Medical Illustrators,
Baltimore, MD
Part-time Educator - Schuler School of Fine Arts and Zoll Studio, workshops
and seminars