Sandra Carpenter
A
native of Northeast, Ms, Sandra’s educational background includes a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois. She studied oil and acrylic
painting in Chicago and Atlanta, and began to focus full attention on
watercolor medium in 1992.
Sandra has completed numerous watercolor courses and workshops taught by national and internationally recognized painters and instructors, including: Frank Webb, Tony Couch, Don Andrews, Ron Ranson, Alvaro Castagnet, Franh Francese, Alex Powers, Tony Van Hasselt, Paul Jackson, Skip Lawrence, and Eric Weigardt.
Additional studies include: Drawing at the Memphis College of Art, and watercolor at Watkins School of Art and Design, Nashville, Tn.
Some of her recent recognitions and awards in national and regional juried competitions as well as private exhibitions include:
· Kentucky Watercolor Society, Louisville, Ky., National Show - 2008, 2009, 2010 (3rd Place and Purchase Awards)
· Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Exhibit - 2007, 2009 & 2010
· Tennessee State Watercolor Society Exhibit - 2002, 2006 & 2010. “Cold Day in Maine” selected for statewide traveling exhibit.
· Southern Watercolor Society - 2007 Exhibition
· Memphis-Germantown Art League - National Shows 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008. (Awards 2005 & 2007)
· Jackson Tn. Art Assn. - 2006 (First Place Award, Landscape)
· Tennessee Valley Art Association Exhibit, Tuscumbia, Al. - 2002
· Gibson County Art League, Best of Show Award - 2010
· Bank of Jackson, Jackson Tn., Private Show - 2009
· Askew-Nixon-Furgeson Architectural Firm, Memphis, TN - 2008 (One painting selected for the firm’s permanent collection.)
Sandra is a “Signature Member” of the Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky Watercolor Societies, and has also been Awarded “Platinum Star Artist” status by the Memphis-Germantown Art League. (This is recognition established by MGAL to acknowledge members who have won multiple awards in national and regional juried art exhibits).
