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~About Marie~
Artist Resume
Marie Cummings was born
in Detroit, Michigan. There she studied psychology and
business at Wayne State University. She moved to
Clearwater, Florida with her three daughters in 1971,
where she embarked on a career as a Realtor. When her
last daughter entered college, Marie decided to seek a
new direction in her life: she wanted to explore the
world of visual art. While studying Experimental
Water-media at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center (Dunedin,
Florida), she also ventured into Creative Writing at St.
Petersburg College (St. Petersburg, Florida).
This dual experience served as a
launching pad for a serious embrace of fine art from an
outside-the-box viewpoint.
Since that
time, Marie has focused on the creative potential of Watermedia.
She finds deep, rich, bold hues intensely exciting.
Marie thinks of her palette, brushes and paper as tools
for play. Water and paint dance together in her
studio,
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"Genie"
N.A.W.A. Medal of Honor &
Elizabeth Morse Genius
Foundation Memorial Award in the
Nat'l Association of Women
Artists, Inc. 121st Annual Exhibition.
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making forms
that spark the imagination and speak to the heart. Her
work is a form of meditation, an expression of her soul.
Marie recently taught Experimental Watermedia
at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center—the same course that first
inspired her to take the leap into the world of art. She also
enjoys teaching beginning watercolor classes for adults who are
beginning to dip their toes in the wellspring of their own
creative resources. She takes a relaxed yet encouraging approach
to instruction, giving her students the time, space and gentle
guidance necessary to grow as artists.
Marie’s award-winning works have been
exhibited at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Florida
Watercolor Society Shows, International Society of
Experimental Artists, International Society of Acrylic
Painters, Experimental Artists of Alabama, Watermedia
2003, (Houston, TX) and Watercolor USA 2005,
Springfield, MO.
Marie is a signature member of the
Florida Watercolor Society, the National Association of
Women Artists, (New York, NY) International Society of
Acrylic Painters, the International Society of
Experimental Artists, Tallahassee Watercolor Society and
Watercolor USA Honor Society. Her works are in several
major collections including the City of Clearwater, FL
the Federal Reserve Bank (Jacksonville, Florida) and the
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.
Select Exhibitions
2010
Solo Show, Mural Gallery, Stamford, NY
2009
National Association
of Women Artists, New York
2008
Educational Testing
Services, Princeton, NJ
2008
SLMM Exhibit, Ft.
Myers, FL
2008
Two person show
Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
2008
Watercolor USA Honor
Society, Fallbrook, CA
2007
Cooperstown National
Art Show, Cooperstown, NY
2007
Roberson Regional Art
Show, Binghamton, NY
2007
National Association
of Women Artists, Newberg, NY
2007
Upper Catskill Council
of Arts, Two Person Show, Oneonta, NY
2006
National Association of Women Artists (Newberg, NY)
2006
International Society
of Experimental Artists (Marquette, MI)
2006
Tallahassee Watercolor
Society (Tallahassee, FL)
2005
International Society
of Acrylic Painters, (Seattle, WA)
2005
Tallahassee Watercolor
Society, (Tallahassee, FL)
2005
Florida State
University Museum (Tallahassee, FL)
2005
National Association
of Women Artists, (West Palm Beach, FL)
2004
Experimental Artists
of Alabama, (Birmingham, AL)
2004
International Society
of Experimental Artists, (Ft. Myers, FL)
2004
Florida Water Color
Society Exhibition, (Tallahassee, FL)
2003
Watermedia 2003 26th
International Exhibition (Houston, TX)
2003
Tallahassee Watercolor
Society Exhibition (Tallahassee, FL)
2002
Faculty Artworks,
Dunedin Fine Art Center (Dunedin, FL)
2002
Southwestern
Watercolor Society 37th Annual Exhibition (Plano, TX)
2002
National Acrylic
Painters Association Exhibition (Santa Fe, NM)
2002
Three-Person Show,
Unitarian Universalist Gallery (Clearwater, FL)
2002
Art Focus Winter
Exhibition, Graciela Giles Gallery (Bradenton, FL)
2001
All Florida Juried
Exhibition, Salt Creek Artworks (St. Petersburg, FL)
2001
Fairly Lilith Celebration, Salt Creek Artworks (St.
Petersburg, FL)
2001
"Uncharted Waters", St. Petersburg Art Center (St.
Petersburg, FL)
2001
Members Show, Tallahassee Watercolor Society
(Tallahassee, FL)
2000
"Mentor-to-Mentor", Dunedin Fine Art Center (Dunedin,
FL)
2000
Faculty Show, Dunedin Fine Art Center (Dunedin, FL)
2000
Two-Person Show, Snooty Judy's Art Gallery (Dunedin, FL)
2000
Three-Person Show, Unitarian Universalist Gallery
(Clearwater, FL)
2000
Faculty Show, Dunedin Fine Art Center, (Dunedin, FL)
1999
Members Show, Tallahassee Watercolor Society
(Tallahassee, FL)
1999
Studio 1212 Members Show, Ruth Eckerd Hall (Clearwater,
FL)
1999
Members Show, Florida Watercolor Society (Dunedin, FL)
1999
"Fin de Siecle" - For Arts Sake (Tampa, FL)
1999
"New Impressions", Manatee Art League (Bradenton, FL)
1999
"Black & White", Artists Unlimited (Tampa, FL)
Memberships
International Society of Experimental
Artists
National Association of Women Artists
International Society of Acrylic Painters
Florida Watercolor Society
Tallahassee Watercolor Society
Studio 1212 Artist Co-operative
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