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Achievements and Awards
2013
•Oil Painters of America 22nd National Juried Exhibition, Insight Galllery, Fredericksberg, Tx.
•Salon International 2013, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Tx.
•Women Painters of the SouthEast juried Exhibition, Imagine Gallery, Franklin, Tenn.
• Paint NC! Plein Air Imvitational, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC
• Boldbrush Art Competition Fav 15%, January 2013
• Awarded signature status with the Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC)
•Featured Art of the West Magazine, "Let there be Light", March 2013
2012
•Finalist in Artists Magazine's 29th Annual Competition 2012 , Artists Magazine, December 2012 and SWArt magazine Jan 2013 issue
•Finalist in SWArt's Artistic Excellence Competition, December 2012 issue
•Invited into membership: PAP-SE, Plein-Air Painters of the SouthEast (www.pap-se.com)
•Award of Excellence, Women Artists of the West, National Juried Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredricksburg, Texas, December 2012
•American Women Artists Master and Signature Member Show, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tuscon, Az. November, 2012
•American Women Artists Member and Juried Show, K. Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ. November 2012
•Miniatures by Maritime Masters Invitational, Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, CT. December 2012
•Germanton Gallery 20th Annual Invitational Miniature Show, Nov. 30-Jan. 1, 2013
•National Oil and Acrylic Painters "Best of America" National, Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar, MS. Oct-Nov. 2012
•Breckenridge Juried Art Show, Breckenrideg FIne Art Center, Texas, August - September 21, 2012
•27th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Clifton Texas, Sept. 8-30, 2012
•33rd Annual International Marine Art Exhibition, Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, CT. Sept. 22-Dec. 31, 2012
•American Art Collector's "Award of Excellence", Women Painters of the Southeast Annual Juried Exhibition, Corse Gallery, Jacksonville, FL. April 2012
• Oil Painters of America 21st Annual National Exhibition, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO. June 22- July 21, 2012
•Paint North Carolina! Invitational, Gallery Award - Plein Air Painting Invitational, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC April 2012
•Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. April 20- May 20, 2012
• The Salon International 2012, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas April- May, 2012
•Boldbrush Art Competition Fav 15% "A Touch of Lace" Nov. 2012
•Boldbrush Art Competition Fav 15%, for "Miles and Miles", March, 2012
2011
• Gallery Award for "The Red Kite", Randy Higbee Gallery 6" Squared Show, Costa Mesa, CA. December 2011
• Awarded Signature Status with Women Artists of the West (WAOW)
• Awarded Signature status with American Women Artists (AWA)
• Mountain Oyster Club 42nd Annual Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale, Tucson, AZ., Nov. 20, 2011
• 26th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Center, Clifton, Texas Sept. 10- Sept. 25, 2011
• American Women Artists, 2011 Juried Competition and Member Show, Huff Harrington FIne Art, Atlanta, Georgia
• American Impressionist Society- 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA.
• "Collectors Reserve" Invitational, Gilcrease Museum Oct.22- Nov. 6, 2011 Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Women Artists of the West, Wowing the Lonestar State, Rockport Texas, May 2011
• Boldbrush Art Competition, FAV 15% , March, July, August, September, October,
November, and December 2011
• Salon International 2011, Juror's "Top 50" Award, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas April, 2011
• Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. April, 2011
• Paint North Carolina! Plein Air Invitational, Germanton Gallery, Germanton, NC April, 2011
2010
- "Honorable Mention", (2 Paintings) Blossom II- Art of Flowers On-line Exhibition, beginning Feb. 2011
- Southwest Art Magazine, "21 over 31" Award of Recognition, Artists to know, issue-November 2010
- American Women Artists Master Signature, Signature and Juried Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas Texas October 9- Nov.9, 2010
- Myrtle Monteverde Memorial Award- "Best Impressionistic Painting", The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society "Best of America" National Juried Exhibition. September 19-November 29, 2010 Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery, Bolivar, Missouri
- "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, and October, 2010 for "Evensong"
- 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
"Carolina by Land & Sea", Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, S.C. September 2011
"New Horizons", By Paula Holtzclaw, Rive Gauche Art Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona, April, 2011
"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
Oil Painters of America, 22nd National , Insight Gallery, Fredericksberg, Tx. May 2013
Women Painters of the SOuthEast, Imagine Gallery, Franklin, Tenn. April 2013
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Tx. April 2013
Seascapes, Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC Feb. 2013
Women Artists of the West National Exhibit, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredricksburg, Texas 2012
American Women Artists National Juried and member show K. Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ. 2012
American Women Artists Master and Signature Member show, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2012
"Best of America" NOAPS National Exhibit, Bolivar, MO. 2012
33rd Annual International Marine Art Exhibition, Mystic, CT. 2012
Miniatures by Maritime Masters, Maritime Gallery, Mystic, CT. 2012
27th Annual Bosque Art Classic, Bosque Arts Center, Clifton, Texas 2012
"America the Beautiful" Hueys Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 2012
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Tx. 2012
2nd Annual Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ. 2012
Oil Painters of America National 2012, Evergreen, CO.
Collectors Reserve Invitational, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October-November, 2011
American Impressionist Society's 12th Annnual Exhibition, Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Calif. October, 2011
American Women Artists National Exhibition, Huff Harrington Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September, 2011
Women Artists of the West, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport Texas, May 2011
Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, April, 2011
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio Texas, April 2011
Paint North Carolina, Plein Air painting event and sale, Germanton Gallery, Germanton NC, April 2011
"12 x 12" Providence Gallery Holiday show, Charlotte, NC December- January, 2011
"American Women Artists", Signature, Master Signature and Juried Competition Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, Texas October 9- November 9, 2010
"National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society", "Best of America" Dunnegan Gallery of Fine Art, Bolivar, Missouri, September 19- Nov.15, 2010
"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
Sip and Savor, 2012
Charlotte Area Foundation for Music and Handcrafted Art, 2011 and 2012 Benefit Auction
Bosom Buddies Benefit, Annual Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research and awareness, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and Ann's Fund
Charlotte, NC May, 2011
"Patriot Gala" Quail Hollow Country Club, Honoring our fallen soldiers. November 7, 2009
"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/Features
Art of the West Magazine, Landscape Artist feature, March 2013
Artists Magazine, feature on Finalists, December 2012
Southwest Art Magazine, December 2012, Artistic Excellence-January 2013
American Art Collector, Landscape Section, September 2012
American Society of Marine Artists Journal, Fall 2012
SouthwestArt Magazine, "My World", studio and artist interview, September 2011
American Art Collector, preview of upcoming shows, September 2011
American Art Collector, preview of upcoming shows, April 2011
Southwest Art Magazine, "21 Over 31", November 2010
Today's Charlotte Woman, September 2010
American Artist Watercolor Magazine. Summer 2010
American Artist Watercolor Magazine, Summer 2009
American Artist Online Magazine, 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, 2006, May 2006
Charleston Magazine, Charleston, SC, July-August 2006
Where: Charleston, Charleston,SC, Fall 2002
Gallery Representation
Burchtree Fine Art, Wayne, PA.
Nelson Fine Art Gallery, Wilmington, NC
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, S.C.
Highlands Art Gallery, Chester, N.J.
Providence Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Horizon Fine Art, Jackson Hole, Wy.
Professional Organizations
Signature Member, American Women Artists
Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists
Signature Member, The National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
Oil Painters of America
Signature Member WAOW (Women Artists of the West)
Signature member Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC)
California Art Club
American Impressionists Society (AIS)
Plein-Air Painters of the SouthEast (Pap-se)
