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 accepted in numerous national exhibitions and have received many awards and honors. My paintings are included in private and public collections and my work has been published in several books and magazines.
For twenty one years, I co-operated an art gallery and frame shop, Gallery VIII, in Plano, Texas.
Bio
Signature member of:
American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Honor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies - Master Signature Status, 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