Ann James Massey

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Art Club of Washington, Washington DC\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERoyal Scottish Academy 176th Annual Exhibition\u003C/em\u003E, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, Scotland\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERoyal Birmingham Society of Artists Open Exh 2001\u003C/em\u003E, RBSA Gallery, Birmingham, England 1993, 1994, \u0026amp; 1995 In\u0026rsquo;l Colored Pencil Exhibitions, Birmingham, MI; Portland, OR; \u0026amp; Cleveland, OH\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWomen Reflect, three woman exhibition\u003C/em\u003E, Carlsbad Museum of Art, Carlsbad, New Mexico\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAmerican Drawing Biennial III\u003C/em\u003E, Muscarell Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ESierra Medical Center\u0026rsquo;s Annual El Paso Art Assoc.at the El Paso Museum of Art\u003C/em\u003E 1991 \u0026amp; 1992, El Paso,TX\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2nd-4th, 8th, 10th Annual UK Colored Pencil Society International Exhibitions, \u003C/em\u003Erespectiveley Patchings Farm Art Centre, Calverton, Nottinghamshire Ist - 3rd), The Stable Gallery, Kington, Herfordshire (4th), Royal Birmingham Scoiety of Artists Gallery, Birmingham (8th) Stamford Art Centre (Stamford (9th), Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London (10th) UK\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E33e \u0026amp; 34e Salons National d\u0026rsquo;Art de l\u0026rsquo;Automne\u003C/em\u003E, Issoudun FRANCE\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFinalist in the Portrait Categories\u003C/em\u003E, The Artist\u0026rsquo;s Magazine 1993 and 1995 Art Competitions\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWomen Artists of the West Fourth International Juried Competition\u003C/em\u003E, Biloxi, Mississippi\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EInducted into the El Paso Artists\u0026rsquo; Hall of Fame in 2001, El Paso, Texas\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOil Painters of America Premier Exhibition\u003C/em\u003E, The Prince Gallery, Chicago, Illinois\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECoppini Academy of Fine Arts \u002775, \u002776\u0027, \u002777, \u002780, and \u002784 Garden Exhibitions, \u003C/em\u003ESan Antonio, Texas\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2008, \u003C/em\u003EMall Galleries, The Mall, London, UK\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Third \u0026amp; Fifth Worldwide Exhibition of Fine Arts in Miniature, \u003C/em\u003Erespectively The Smithsonian Institue, Arts \u0026amp; Industries Building, Washington, DC, Gallery of Russian Academy of Art, Moscow, Russia\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EEXPORTE \u002795 and \u002796, \u003C/em\u003EFine Arts Museum of the Pronaf, Ciudad Juaraz, Chihuahua, Mexico\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAmerican Drawing Biennial III, \u003C/em\u003EMuscarell Museum of Art, College of William \u0026amp; Mary, Williamsburg, VA\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPublications\u003C/strong\u003E (listing, article or artwork included in \u0026ndash; all USA publications)\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBooks: \u003Cem\u003EWho\u0026rsquo;s Who in American Art; Best of Colored Pencil 1, 2 \u0026amp; 3; Portrait Inspirations; Colored Pencil Basics; Exploring Colored Pencil; Getting the Word Out: The Artist\u0026rsquo;s Guide to Self Promotion, Strokes of Geniius 2, Colored Pencil Society of America Signature Showcase, Dixonary, Making Georgia Howl: The 5th Ohio Calvary in Kilpatrick\u0027s Campaign and the Diary of Sgt. William H Harding (cover)\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/em\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EMagazines: The Artists Magazine (\u0026ldquo;Pencil Perfect Renderings\u0026rdquo; by Ann James Massey with Sandra\u0026nbsp; Angelo - May 93,\u0026nbsp; book reviews by Ann James Massey Sept. 93); American Artist Magazine (Mar 94); Dog Fancy Magazine (Mar 94); Business 94 (Dec/Jan); Southwest Woman Magazine (Jan 93); Mensa Bulletin, The Magazine of American Mensa (covers of Apr 99 \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp; Apr/May 2002 issues, opening shot June 2018); The\u0026nbsp; Art Calendar (Mar 99, Dec 99); Time Magazine (European Edition July 2, 2000 \u0026ldquo;Ebb and Flow of Art\u0026rdquo; letter by Ann James Massey); Manhattan Arts\u0026nbsp; International (March \u0026ndash; April 2000); InformArt Magazine\u0026nbsp; (Spring 2002); El Paso Life (Mar/Apr \u0026amp; May/Jun 2002); International Artist (April/May 2005), Ventanas Magazine \u0026ldquo;Ann James Massey\u0026rdquo; by Myrna Zanetell (Fall 2006), El Paso Inc. Magazine (Summer 2018) \u0026ldquo;From El Paso to Paris\u0026rdquo; by Cindy Graff Cohen; Southwest Art Magazine (Dec/Jan 20), Circle Quarterly Art Review: An Examination of Current Trends \u0026amp; Original Practices in Visual Arts Fall 2019 France, Gardens, Art Ascent (2021), Artists \u0026amp; Illustrators UK (Dec 22 \u0026amp; Oct 23 issues)\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E","BiographicalImageUrl":"~/Media//Artist/216/2168/Images\\6b0c8470-2e33-42fa-bf86-58d3cd26fc38.jpg","StartYear":1951,"EndYear":null,"Awards":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPartial Listing\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMedaille Bronze in Le Salon des Artistes Fran\u0026ccedil;ais 2023, Grand Palais Eph\u0026eacute;em\u0026egrave;re, Paris, France\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThird Prize, The British Art Prize 2023, sponsored by Artists \u0026amp; Illustrators Magazine, Oxo Tower Wharf, London, UK\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBarbara Tate Award for an Oil Painting in the 140th and 141st Annual Exhibitions of The Society of Women Artists 136th \u0026ndash; 144th, 146th - 148th, 158th \u0026amp; 159th Annual Exhibitions, Westminster Gallery, Westminster Central Hall, London, England\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAAPL Award for Graphics (62nd Exh), The Director\u0026rsquo;s Award (69th Exh), John R. 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