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Achievements and Awards

2010

  • Southwest Art Magazine, "21 over 31" Award of Recognition, Artists to know, issue-November 2010
  • ""Expressions of New England"  Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont, September 11- December 19, 2010
  • "25th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Juried Exhibition, Judge: John COleman Sept. 11- Sept. 26, 2010
  • "Small Works Show"  Juried Exhibition of small works, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont  May 29- December 19, 2010
  • Fine Art Views Art Contest, FAV 15% finalist for "Distant Rain"  June 2010
  • Salon International 2010,  Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas

  • "Finalist", American Artists Cover Competition 2010, Acrylic division, Feature article American Artists Watercolor Magazine Summer issue 2010

  • "WAOWing the Golden State", Women Artists of the West 40th Annual National Juried Exhibition,  Olaf Wieghorst Museum. El Cajon, California

  • National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Signature Artist Invitational, CAC Fine Art, Estes Park, CO.
      2009

  • American Women Artists, Master, Signature and Competition Exhibition
  • Awarded Signature Status with the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
  • FineArt Views Art Contest, Fav 15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries), September and July 09
  • The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, 19th annual “Best of America” 2009 
  • Bosque Conservatory 24th Annual Art Classic, National Juried Exhibition, Clifton, Texas (4 paintings) Juried by Joshua Rose, Editor of Western Art Collector and American Art Collector Magazine
  •  Breckenridge Fine Arts 18th Annual Juried Art Competition, Breckenridge,Texas          
  •  The 30th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition, Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT.
  • The 16th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon (3 paintings) 

  • Salon International 2009,  San Antonio, Texas
  • “Finalist” American Artist’s 2009 Cover Competition,,Feature article WC Magazine Summer 09 issue
  • Selected as “Artist To Collect”, by SouthWest Art Magazine, July 2009
  • Awarded “Graphic Design Award”, Women Artists of the West, “Wowing The Mountain State”, 39th Annual Exhibition, at Saks Galleries, Denver CO. (2 paintings accepted)

2008

  •  The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society, “Best of America 2008”, 18th annual National Juried Exhibit
  •  Bosque Conservatory, 23rd Annual Art Classic, National Juried Exhibition, Clifton Texas (3 paintings)
  •  15th   Annual Maritime Art Exhibit, Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay Oregon
  •  The American Society of Marine Artists, 2008 New England Exhibition, Traveling thru New England to exhibit at The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, Herreshoff Marine Museum, RI. And the Maine Maritime Museum.

      2007

  • Awarded “Award of Merit” , American Women Artists 2007 National Juried Competition, LeKae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona   (2 paintings accepted)
  •  The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society,  “Best of America” 2007,
  • American Academy of Women Artists, National Exhibit, “Visions of America”, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont
  • “Semi-finalist” American Artist Magazine, 70th Anniversary Competition
  •  Art Splash on the Square, National Juried Art Exhibit, Graham, Texas

      2006

  • Awarded Commission, Bald Head Island Club, Bald Head Island, SC

1999

  • Juried Show Winner, WSOC-TV Charlotte, NC

1997,1998,1999

  • Invitational: Emerging Artist, “Rising Stars”, Charlotte, NC
  Solo Exhibitions
Horizons", Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC July 2008
"Island Images", Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC July 2007
"Carolina Impressions", Fountainside Gallery. Wilmington, NC July 2006
"New Paintings by Paula Holtzclaw", Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC
   May, 2006
"New Paintings by Paula Holtzclaw", Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC
  December, 2002

Group Exhibitions
"Expressions of New England", Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont Sept 11- December 19, 2010
"25th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Juried Exhibition, Judge: John Coleman  Sept.11 - Sept. 26, 2010
"California Art Club Exhibition "California Heritage" Group show by CAC Associate Artists. The Historic Blinn House, Pasadena, Calif.  August 14 - December 1, 2010
"Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC.  "Vantage Point" Paintings by Paula Holtzclaw and Curt Butler celebrating the Carolina Lowcountry August 1- August 31, 2010
"Summer Scenes" Group show by gallery artists, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC  May 28- June 30, 2010
"Small Works Show", Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont  May 29- December 19, 2010
South Street Art Gallery, Easton, Maryland, American Women Artists National Exhibition, Oct.9- Nov.8, 2009
"Breckenridge Fine Arts 18th Annual Juried Art Competition, Breckenridge, Texas, August 25- Sept. 25, 2009
Bosque Conservatory Art Classic", Clifton Texas, September 13-27, 2009
"30th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition", Maritime Gallery At Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Ct. September 26- November 15, 2009
"16th Annual Maritime Art Exhibition", Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay Oregon, July 11-September19, 2009
"A Summer Show of Works", by Martha dePoo and Paula Holtzclaw,  Cheryl Newby Gallery,
 Pawleys Island, S.C.  June 27- July 25, 2009
"Solstice", Group Show, Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, N.C.  June 27-July 30, 2009
"Salon International 2009",  Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas  April, 2009
"Southern Memoirs", New works by Paula Holtzclaw and Robert Brown, Providence Gallery Fine Art, Charlotte, N.C.  March 6-31, 2009.  Artist's reception March 6, 6:00-9:00 PM
Saks Galleries, Denver Colorado  WAOW Annual Exhibit, February 6-28, 2009
"Hip To Be Square"  Holiday Art Show, small paintings.  December 2008, Providence Gallery, Charlotte, N.C
NOAPS, National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society "Best of America" 2008! annual National Juried Exhibition, Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar Missouri Sept. 28, 2008-Nov 21, 2008
Bosque Conservatory, 23rd Annual Art Classic , National Juried Exhibition, Clifton, Texas.  September 20-28, 2008
Coos Art Museum, 15th Annual Maritime Art Exhibit, Coos Bay, Oregon. July 19- September 20, 2008
Cultural  Center of Cape Cod, Mass., ASMA New England Exhibition, May 7, 2008- June 15, 2008  
Herreshoff Marine Museum, America's Cup Hall of Fame, Rhode Island, ASMA, NE Exhibition June 28, 2008- September 1, 2008
Maine Maritime Museum, ASMA NE Exhibition  October24, 2008- January 5, 2009
"Snapshots", Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, N.C. May 23- June 30, 2008
American Women Artists 2007 National Juried Competition & Exhibit, LaKae Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, Dec.6, 2007- Jan. 6, 2008
"Hip To Be Square"  Annual Holiday Exhibition of Square Paintings, December 2007.  Providence Gallery, Charlotte, N.C.
"Tidewaters", New Paintings by Paula Holtzclaw and Robert Brown, Providence Gallery, Charlotte, N.C.  November 2- Nov. 30, 2007
The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, "Best of America" 2007, 17th annual National Juried Exhibit, Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, Mo., beginning September 30th,  through October 21, 2007, traveling  to other locations in Mo. through November 25th, 2007
Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont "Visions of America", American Academy of Women Artists National Exhibition, July 21-September 9, 2007
"Art Splash", Old Post Office Museum, National Juried Competition Exhibition, Graham Texas, May 2007
Gallery Artists Group show, "Hip to be square", Providence Gallery, Charlotte, N.C. December 2006
"Gallery Artists Group Show", Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC,
  December 2005
"Land, Lake and Sea", (Featured Artist) Merrill Jennings Gallery, Davidson,
  NC, October 2004
"Gallery Artists Group Show", Providence Gallery Charlotte, NC
  December 2002
 E. S. Lawrence Gallery, Charleston, SC, 2000-2004
"Bainbridge Crew Designer House", Charlotte, NC, 1999


Benefit Exhibitions
 "An Evening at the Museum of the Waxhaws", Annual benefit, Waxhaw, N.C., Saturday Evening, September 22, 2007
"Art With Heart" Benefit Auction, Charlotte, NC February 2008, February 2007
"50th Annual Greater Charlotte Heart Ball",  American Heart Assoc.  Feb. 9th, 2008  Charlotte, N.C.
"The Friends of Brookgreen Gardens", Annual Benefit Gala, Pawleys Island, SC, May 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
"Aids Council of Gaston County Annual Benefit Show", Gastonia, NC
  2005, 2003, 2002
"Blast for the Past", Historic Charlotte Incorporated, Charlotte, NC
  September 2004

Special Collections
Bald Head Island Club
Catherine Bessant, Charlotte, N.C.
John Bond, Atty., Charlotte N.C. office
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cavanaugh, Wilmington, N.C.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Graper, Charlotte, N.C.
Mark D. Mitchell , Bald Head Island, N.C.
Gabrielle Shain, Charlotte, N.C.
Collection of Christopher Trotman"Trot" Nixon, Boston Red Sox
R.S. Turner, DDS PA, Charlotte, N.C.
Buck and Patti Williams of Nashville, Tenn.and Figure Eight Island


Bibliography
American Artist Watercolor Magazine. Summer 2010
American Artist Watercolor Magazine, Summer 2009
American Artist Online Magazine, November 2007
American Art Collector, July 2008
Southwest Art Magazine, Art Values, July 2009
SouthwestArt Magazine
, "Art in unexpected places",  Sept. 2008,  Sept. 2007
SouthwestArt Magazine, "Best of the West, Coast to Coast," July 2007
Carolina Arts, Bonneau, SC, July  2008, 2007
Carolina Arts, Bonneau, SC, July 2006
Carolina Arts, Bonneau, SC, May 2006
Charleston Magazine, Charleston, SC, July-August 2006
Where: Charleston, Charleston,SC, Fall 2002

Gallery Representation
Fountainside Gallery, Wilmington, NC 
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Rive Gauche Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

Professional Organizations
American Women Artists
Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists
Signature Member, The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
Oil Painters of America
WAOW  (Women Artists of the West)
California Art Club
American Impressionists Society (AIS)

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