Collage, Photography & Watercolors

www.pheasanthillstudio.com

It’s the thrill of chasing and trying to capture that elusive light, be it in photography, watercolor or collage that excites me. What a challenge it is to take the photo, put down color with a brush or colored inks of stamp cuttings and have the light appear.

EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin-B.S. Education
Continuing Education courses:
M.A.T.C. Madison
U.W. Extension
School of the Arts--Rhinelander

Workshops
Watercolor;
•National--Don Andrews, Judy Blaine, Joseph Bohler, Gerald Brommer, Jean Crane, Phil Doughty, Elliot Eaton, Rose Edin, Joe Fettingis, Karlyn Holman, Doug Lew, Barbara Nechis, Stephen Quiller & Catherine Wilson Smith
•Regional--Sharon Crosbie, Janet Flynn, and Jean Ruchti

Photography; M.A.T.C. Jim Mueller 1995, School of the Arts, Ralph Russo & Zane Williams 1997, '95 Wisconsin Union Mini Courses Gene Staver 1996 CPM-Carol Bjerke 1999, CPM-Carl Bowser 2002

MEMBERSHIPS:
State
Artistic Women On Location A.W.O.L.
Center for Photography at Madison
Madison Art Guild
Madison Watercolor Society
Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors-S. Central
Wisconsin Regional Artists Association

Regional
Painting Society of Southern Arizona
Cody Country Art League, Cody, WY
Santa Cruz Valley Art Ass'n, Tubac, AZ
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild

National
Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Associate)

JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
• Tubac Center of Arts, Members’ Juried Show 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000
• Tubac Center of the Arts, Members’ Juried Miniature Show
• Arizona Desert Museum Sonora Show SAWG 2002, 2001
• Hardy Gallery, 40th Juried Exhibition, Ephraim, Door County, WI 2003, 2002
• Racine, WI “Cat’n Around Downtown” Painted Fiberglass Cat 2003 “Dog Days of Summer” Painted Fiberglass Dog 2002
• Artful Women, Madison, WI 2001-1988
• Cheyenne Artists’ guild, Cheyenne, WY 1993
• Madison Art Center Art Fair on the Square MAG 2001-1994
• Madison Art Guild Salon, Madison WI 2003-1984
• Madison Watercolor Society, 1996 Perine Gallery, 1994 Hawaii Watercolor Society
• Watercolor Wisconsin, Charles A Wustum Museum, Racine WI 2000, 1998, 97
• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors, Biennial 2001, Rahr West Museum, Anderson Art Center Centennial 2000 West Bend Museum
• Wisconsin Regional Artists’ Association State Exhibition 2001, 00, 99, 97, 95, 89
• Cody Country Art League, Cody WY 2003-1990

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS:
• Artful Women 2003, 02
• SAWG New Member Show 2002

AWARDS:
• Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ, 2002 Honorable Mention, 01 Award of Excellence
• Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors State Centennial, 2000 Award of Merit
• Artful Women (N.W.P.C.-Dane Co.) 1998, Honorable Mention
• Cody Country Art League: ’98-1st prize WC, ’97- 2nd prize WC, ’96- 1st prize Collage
• ’94-1st prize Collage,’93-1st prize Mixed Media, ’90-Honorable Mention WC
• Madison Art Guild Salon: 1996-Best of Show, Collage, 1992-2nd prize, Collage, 1989-1st prize, Photography
• Madison Senior Center “An Artful Affair”
• 1998-Honorable Mention 1997-Award of Excellence
• WHA-TV Art and Antique Auction 2003 Third Prize, 1999 Honorable Mention
• Wisconsin Regional Artists Association:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
• 2003 “My Watercolor World” St. Mary’s Hospital Gallery, “Around Town” US Bank
• 2001 “The World around Me” Hilldale Executive office
• 2000 “Photos & Watercolors” 1st Bank, Hilldale 1997 “Aquarelle Images" Marshall Fields, Madison, WI. "Greener Fields"

DUAL EXHIBITIONS:
• 1999 "Travels With Edie & Trudi" W.C.--Monroe Art Center, Monroe, WI.
• 2003 “Dual Vision” with Nancy Emmons Smith, U.W. Hospitals

RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
• AWOL ”Artistic Women On Location” 2003, 02, 01, 00, 99, 98, 97
• AWOL Returns to Oakwood Oakwood Village, Madison
• AWOL Has Another Cup of Coffee Coffee Gallerie
• AWOL New Views Independent Living, Madison
• AWOL at Oakwood Again Oakwood Village, Madison
• AWOL New Works U.W. Hospital-Sky Lounge Gallery
• AWOL Revisits Oakwood Oakwood Village, Madison
• AWOL takes a Coffee Break Coffee Gallerie
• AWOL at the Arboretum U.W. Arboretum, Madison
• AWOL New works Oakwood Village, Madison
• AWOL Showcase’02, ‘01 U.W. Hospital-Sky Lounge Gallery
• AWOL Presents Oakwood Village, Madison
• At Lands' End Lands' End Gallery, Dodgeville, WI.
• More By-Ways & Beyond Sunporch Cafe & Gallery
• Trains & Depots North Freedom, WI.
• Butterflies & Flora Olbrich Gardens
• AWOL Locations U.W. Hospital-Sky Lounge Gallery
• Madison By-Ways & Beyond Sunporch Cafe & Gallery
• Travels Nature's Path Olbrich Gardens
• Mid-Continent Railway North Freedom, WI.
• Painters' Potpourri Madison, WI.
• Cambridge Revisited Montage Gallery, Cambridge, WI.
• Paints the Garden Garden Market & Gallery, Monona, WI.
• Watercolor Medley Madison, WI.
• Enjoy Attic Angels, Madison, WI.

CEDARBURG Cultural Center, 2003 Cedarburg “Plein Air” festival; 2002, 01, 99 New Works

MADISON SENIOR CENTER 1998-1996 An Artful Affair

MADISON WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
• 2003, 02, 01 MWS at the Crossroads-Civic Center
• 2003 New Visions Independent Living Center
• 2003, 02, 01, 00, 99-MWS Spring Show UW Hospital
• 1998-Sugar River Show Sugar River Gallery, Verona H.S.
• 1998-Wet & Wild U.W. Hospital
• 1997-Quintessence of Watercolor UW Hospitals
• 1996-Watercolor Fleurabundent Olbrich, Coming Alive With Color, UW Hospital
• 1995-MWS Travels, L’atelier, Janesville, Wisconsin Seasons, UW Hospital Celebrating Watercolors, Wisconsin Center

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITONS:
Juried Exhibitions:
• Monroe Art Center, Fehner Gallery,
• 2003 14th Annual Photo Exhibition, Honorable Mention
• 2002 13th Annual Photo Exhibition, 1st Place 2001 12th Annual Photo Exhibition, Honorable Mention
• “The Culture of the Automobile" Sunroom Cafe Gallery
• 1998 Dane Co. Fair, Best of Dane Co. (Peoples’ choice)
Solo Exhibition:
• 2001 "The World Around Me" Hilldale Executive Office
• 2000 "Photos and Watercolors" 1st State Bank
• 1998 "These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things" Pinney Library
Madison Art Guild "Photographers"
• 2002 U.W. Hospitals, Skylight Lounge
• 2001-2000 Michelangelo's, Social Justice Center
• 2003-1996 Madison Civic Center Crossroads Gallery
• The Art House Café - (1998) Madison Photo Club became The Center for Photography at Madison;
2003-1995 CPM, Madison Civic Center Crossroads Gallery March Annual Show
Community Art Activities
• 2003-2002 City of Racine “Cat’n Around”& “Dog Days Of Summer”
Painted Fiberglass Cat & Dog (Juried)
• 2003-1999 WHA-TV Auction,
• 2003-2001 Breast Cancer Art Auction Fund Raiser,
• 2000 Monona Friends of the Library, Children's Choir
• 2001 Healing the Children, WI. Inc. CPM Gala Fund Raiser
• 2001-1996 Art League-Madison Art Center Silent Auction
• 1997 Friends of U.W. Hospitals-Arts & Antiques Auction; Fox Channel 47-"Wisconsin Forum"
• 1994 5th Annual Radiothon Madison Symphony Orchestra
• 1988 Monona Artists-Frame House Design Gallery Community Show

Regional Art Activities
2001, 2000, 1999 Secretary, Midwest Watercolor Society

"It's the thrill of chasing and trying to capture that elusive light, be it in photography, watercolor, or collage that excites me. What a challenge it is to take the photo, put down color with a brush or colored inks of stamp cuttings and have the light appear."

`Trudi Theisen'