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The Howell Gallery
6432 North Western Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
405.840.4437
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Marie
Kash Weltzheimer
Artist Biography
"D'Anjou
Delight", oil
8" x 8" $320 |
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"Red
Pears and Clementines", pastel
9" x 12" $550 |
Artist Biography
Marie
was born in Akron, Ohio and moved with her family to
Ardmore, Oklahoma as a small child. Her mother, noticing
Marie's love for drawing, kept her supplied with the
tools she needed to keep pursuing her talent and beginning
in elementary school Marie started winning awards for
her art. She earned her degree in commercial art in
1982 from The University of Central Oklahoma. After
several years of working as a graphic artist, she gradually
found her way to full-time painting and drawing.
Marie has been a signature member of the Pastel Society
of America since 1989 and is a signature member of
the Pastel Society of the Southwest. She has exhibited
in numerous local and national shows receiving several
"Best of Show" awards for her work including the Oklahoma
Art Workshops 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition.
Other awards include the Steven Leitner Award during
the Pastel Society of America's 19th Annual Exhibition
in New York City, and First Award of Excellence during
the Pastel Society of the Southwest's 11th Annual Exhibition
in Dallas, Texas.
Her work has been published in "The Best of Pastel"
and "The Best of Pastel 2" by Rockport Publishers,
as well as the May 2000 issue of "The Pastel Journal."
Her work was featured on two CD covers by Edgar Cruz,
"Opening Night" and "Opening Night 2." She has also
been listed in Who's Who in American Art and Who's
Who in the South and Southwest. Most recently Marie's
work was shown with the International Association of
Pastel Societies exhibit at Ventana Gallery in Santa
Fe, New Mexico. In teh 23 years she has been working
as a professional artist, she has placed her work in
numerous private, corporate and public collections.
Marie lives in Oklahoma with her husband and three
beautiful children. |
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