NEL DORN BYRD, AWS, NWS

NEL DORN BYRD, AWS, NWSNEL DORN BYRD, AWS, NWSNEL DORN BYRD, AWS, NWS

NEL DORN BYRD, AWS, NWS

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Nel Dorn Byrd, AWS, NWS

 I am a watercolor painter and have exhibited my  work in national and international shows throughout the US.    Formal studies include  Midland Institute of Fine Arts, Richland College, and the University of Texas at Dallas. I have  studied at home and abroad with many watercolor instructors, traveling and painting in thirteen  different countries.   My paintings have been included in several publications and books, and in 2003 an article on my interior paintings was published in the summer issue of Watercolor. I paint in a loose, impressionistic style and paint a variety of subjects. I  co-operated a successful art gallery and frame shop for twenty one years.   




Bio

Signature member of:  

American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Honor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies,  Southwestern Watercolor Society and Texas Neighbors      


Awards and Exhibitions (a selective listing):

Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition, 2018

 Watercolor USA – 2016, 2017, 2019

American Watercolor Society Exhibitions - 2007, 2006, 2004, 2001, 2000
American Watercolor Society 137th Exhibition - Alan Chiara Memorial Award
American Watercolor Society Travel Exhibition - 2006, 2004
National Watercolor Society Exhibition, 2004 - Purchase Award
Rocky Mountain National, 2002 - Quaintance Award
Western Federation 24th Annual, 1999 - Best of Show
Southwestern Watercolor Society 41st Annual, 2004 - Best of Show
Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National, 1999 - MSWS Award
Texas Watercolor Society 54th Annual, 2003 - Robert & Margaret Pace Wilson Award
Artist Magazine - Top Award, Floral Competition, 1991
1994 Assemblage Award for Excellence in Art, Dallas
 

 Publications

The Collected Best of Watercolor - Rockport Publishers Inc 2002

Best of Watercolor, Volume 3 - Rockport Publishers, Inc. 1999
Painting Light and Shadow - Rockport Publishers, Inc. 1997
Watercolor, 2003, Summer Issue - feature article - Discovering Interior Color & Light
Watercolor, 1997, Fall Issue - feature article - Personal Choices
Watercolor, 1990
Watercolor Magic, 1996 Autumn Issue - feature article - Painting in a Series
Artist's Magazine, 1991 Dec. Issue - First place floral category 1991 Art Competition
Watercolor Highlights 2, American Artist, 1994
Watercolor Without Boundaries, Texas-Italia 2001
Northlight Magazine, October, 1992
Artist of Texas, Volumes II, III, IV
Texas Watercolor Society - Fifty Years of Excellence
1993 Flora Awards Book   


Solo Exhibitions 

 2012 - Plano Art Center, Plano, TX
2004 - Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX
2002 - Goddard Art Center, Ardmore, OK
1998 - Barnwell Art Center, Shreveport, LA

1994 - Plano Centre, Plano, TX
1994 - Irving Center for the Arts, Irving, TX
1982 - 2003 - Gallery VIII yearly exhibition, Plano, TX
 

International Group Exhibitions
2002  International Watercolor Exhibition, Nigata, Japan
2001 - Watercolor Without Boundaries: Texas - Italy, Castellanza - Varese, Italy          


Partial listing of Collections

Hinds Community College, Jackson, MS

Franklin Co. Art Museum, Mt Vernon, TX

Richardson Civic Society, Richardson, TX

National Watercolor Society - Beverly Green Memorial Collection, CA

Harrington Public Library, Plano, TX

Omni Hotel, Dallas, TX

Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX

Medical City, Dallas, TX

Heritage Farmstead, Plano, TX




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