About Patsy - Patsy Smith Art

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308-221-5474 or love2createmyart@gmail.com

Channel 2 News Interview - Mural at North Platte Visitor's Center

Click the above image to see an interview with KNOP Channel 2 News of North Platte of Patsy Smith and two other local artists who painted a mural together for the North Platte Visitor’s Center.

Patsy Smith, NWS

Blue Heron Art Studio

Email: love2createmyart@gmail.com

Phone: 308-221-5474

Elected Signature Memberships

National Watercolor Society

National Watercolor Oklahoma,

Kentucky Watercolor Society

Kansas Watercolor Society

Association of Nebraska Art Clubs

Juried Exhibitions

Impact – The Art of Nebraska Women exhibited throughout the Midwest

An exhibition in The Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC

Paintings in Omaha’s Designers Showcase

The Burkholder Project, University Place Art Center Exhibit both in Lincoln, NE

Selected for Kearney, NE Mayor’s Outdoor Mural Exhibition

Nebraska Governor’s Mansion Exhibition

Governor’s Art Exhibit in Oberlin, KS

Society of Experimental Artist in FloridaNational Watercolor Society

Travel Exhibit National Watercolor Society

San Diego Juried Watercolor Exhibition, California

Sacramento Women Artists 88, California

Kansas Governor’s Art Exhibit, Oberlin Kansas

Awards

Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibition – Best of Show

National Watercolor – Travel Exhibit

National Watercolor Oklahoma – Investment Award

National Watercolor Oklahoma – Martin Weber Award

New York’s Visual Artists United – Best in Watercolor

NPVAAG National Exhibit – First Place Award

Associations – 6 Awards of Excellence and 2 Best of Shows

Museum of Nebraska Prairie Lights Competition – Purchase award

NE Phi Theta Kappa Six State Regional Competition – Purchase Award

Nebraska’s Peru College – Purchase Award

Mural at the North Platte Visitor’s Center with artists Patsy Smith, Wava Best, and Ken Hosmer.

Publications

Magazines: “American Artist” November, 1991; “The Artist” April 1991; September 1991, March, 2001

Books: “Creative Watercolor” by Mary Ann Beckwith – Rockport Publishers

“Watermedia Techniques for Releasing the Creative Spirit” by Marilyn Hughey Phyllis – Watson Guptil

“Impact-The Art of Nebraska Women” – University Press

“Best of Watercolor-Composition”, “Best of Watercolor Texture” 1997 Rockport Press

“Splash 7-A Celebration of Light – The Best in Watercolor” by Rachel Rubin Wolf – 2002 North light Books

“Splash 9”-Watercolor Secrets: The Best in Watercolor” by Rachel Rubin Wolf – 2006 North Light Books

Other Honors

Workshops: Colorado Watercolor Society; Rapid City watermedia workshop in Rapid City, SD; Gallery 416 watermedia workshop in St. Paul, MN; Snowmass workshop in Snowmass, CO; Shreveport workshop in Shreveport, Louisiana; Fremont Art Camp in Fremont, NE; Halsey Autumn Workshop near Halsey, NE; and others.

Speaker and Panelist: Colorado Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society panel when the exhibit was in Nebraska at the Elder Gallery, The Dahl Center as a panelist in Rapid City, SD, Needles and Threads panelist in Decorah, IA, Haymarket talk in Lincoln, NE

Juror: Colorado Watercolor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Six State Regional, Nebraska Artel National Competition and many others

Murals: University of Nebraska Experiment Facility (two murals), North Platte, NE; Regional Airport, Trego/Dugan Aviation, North Platte, NE; Kearney Mayors’ Invitational, Kearney, NE; and several doctor’s offices.

Gallery Affilations

Gallery 416, Minneapolis, MN

Burkholder Gallery, Lincoln, NE

University Place Art Center, Lincoln, NE

The Warehouse Gallery, Grand Island, NE

Articles, Omaha, NE

Hackwith Corporate Art, Dundee Gallery, Omaha,

Professional Invitational Appearances

She was an instructor at NAMTA, National Art Materials Trade Show in Denver, CO teaching “Creative Watermedia” – the use of metallic and interference paint.

Brief History

Patsy and her husband live on a lake near Brady, NE. She creates art and teaches in her studio in North Platte, NE. The city of North Platte’s Chamber of Commerce has recognized Patsy for “Salute to Women of Achievement for Outstanding Accomplishment in the Cultural Arts Field”. She was instrumental in creating a the Creativity Unlimited Arts for city of North Platte in 2007 and served on the board until 2012 arts council. During that Time the vacant I913 Post Office building was purchased for renovation to become Prairie Arts Center. The project is on going. She has also served on the board of “Impact I and II, a project that published an art book of Nebraska Women Artists and had a country wide touring exhibit. She served as president of Impact from 2010 to 2013.

Mural at the North Platte Visitor’s Center in North Platte, Nebraska. Painting done by Patsy and two other artists.