WAM - Women Artists of the Midwest, 2nd Annual Invitational Exhibition, Hawthorn Galleries, Springfield, MO

Visions of the Flinthills, Kansas Park Trust Juried Fine Art Exhibit and Sale, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City, MO

Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival, Art Show and Sale, Hosted by Virtuosity Gallery, Salida, CO

Best of Missouri - NOMO & NOAPS, Juried Art Exhibit, Marceline, MO

PAAC - Plein Air Artists of Colorado Juried Members Art Exhibit and Sale, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO

American Royal Western Art Show & Gala, Juried Fine Art Auction and Sale, Kansas City, MO

Colors of the Ozarks, Fine Art Exhibit and Sale, Lebanon, MO

American Plains Artists Celebrating 25 Years, Juried Exhibit, Museum of the Midwest, Midland, TX

A Painting Adventure North Missouri Art Center, Marceline, Missouri

Paint America Third Annual 2nd 100 www.PaintAmerica.org

In Plein Thin Air or Two Wild Women Paint the Rockies, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas

2008

NOAPS Signature Artist Invitational Exhibit, ARTichokes Gallery-sponsor, Leawood, Kansas

Women Artists of the Midwest, Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri-sponsor, gallery owner Steve Dlack, Invitational Inaugural Show

KU Plein Air Event, Show and Sale,  Framewoods Gallery of Topeka and KU sponsored event, Lawrence and Topeka, Kansas, gallery owner Gary Blitsch

American Plains Artists 24th Annual Juried Exhibit, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas, National Juried Show

Mountain Summertime, Women Artist of the West, Joyous Lake Gallery, Pinetop, Arizona, National Juried  Member's Show

Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Juried Members Show

Two Person Show, Rolla Center for the Arts, Rolla, Missouri, Invitational

Celebrate Freedom, Bellweather Gallery, Springfield, Missouri, Regional Juried Show

Grand National Art Show and Sale, Cow Palace, Daly City (San Francisco,) California, Invitational Juried Show

Meet the Artist, The Hawthorn Gallery, Springfield, Missouri, Featured Artist

2007

Best of America! 2007  NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society,) Bolivar, Missouri, Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery of Art,  Curator Jo Roberts; Sedalia, Missouri, Katy Depot Historic Site; Osage Beach, Missouri, Thompson Hall; National Juried Show

Estes Park Plein Air Event 2007 The Link Gallery-sponsor, Estes Park, colorado, gallery owner Rebecca Barrett, National Juried Show and Event

American Plains Artist 23rd Annual Juried Exhibit Loch Vale Fine Art-gallery sponsor, Brian Mack, National Juried Show

Plein Air Plus The Keyes Gallery, Springfield, Missouri, director Billy Spicer, Regional Invitational

Paint the Square Springfield Regional Arts Council and the Urban Districts Alliance, Springfield, Missouri, Invitational Show

Augusta's 5th Annual Plein Air Event Chamber of Commerce sponsored, Augusta, Missouri Regional Show and Sale

NOMO Paint Out North Missouri Arts Council, Marceline, Missouri, Regional Show

Springfield Plein Air Show The Waverly House, Sprinfield, Missouri, Regional Juried Show

Artwalk, North Missouri Arts Council, Marceline, Missouri, Regional Show

Meet the Artists, Sprinfield, Missouri, The Waverly House, Regional Invitational Show

2006

Manifestation of Expressive Minds Rozier Gallery, Jefferson Landing State Historic Site, Jefferson City, Missouri, Curator Linda Endersby, Two-Woman Show

NOAPS in Kansas Sponsored by the National Oil and Acrylic Painter's Society, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Coordinator, National Invitational Plein Air Event, Show and Sale

Mountainside Miniatures Mountainside Art Guild and Foothills Art Center, Littleton, Colorado, National Juried Show and Sale

Prairie Art Plein Air Event Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Chase County, Kansas Regional Show/Event/Sale

Branson Fest Sponsored by Branson Lakes Area Chamber, Branson, Missouri, Regional Invitational

Dunklin Street Gallery Jefferson City, Missouri, gallery proprietor--Dottie Ewers, Two-Woman Show

Artwalk, North Missouri Arts Council, Marceline, Missouri, Regional Show

2005

Best of America! 2005  NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society,) Bolivar, Missouri, Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Curator -- Jo Straeder, National Juried Show

Art of the Plains, American Plains Artists, Amarillo, Texas, Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum, National Juried Show

Beauty of the Ozarks and Beyond Branson, Missouri, BAC sponsored,, Two-Woman Show

27th Annual Palm Sunday Art Show, Versailles, Missouri, Royal Arts Council, Regional Show

Along the Missouri En Plein Air Event, Hermann, Missouri, Hermann Missouri Chamber, Regional Show and Event

Old Bank Gallery Inaugural National Juried Art Exhibit, Ada, Oklahoma, National Juried Show

Artwalk, North Missouri Arts Council, Marceline, Missouri, Regional Show

2004

Best of America! 2004 NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society,) Bolivar, Missouri, Ella Carouthers Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Curator Jo Straeder, National Juried Show

Jazzing Through the Arts 13th Annual, Breckenridge, Texas, Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, National Juried Show

Star One Gallery, Osage Beach, Missouri, sponsored by Bank Star One and Lake Arts Council, One Woman Show

Artwalk, North Missouri Arts Council, Marceline, Missouri, Regional Show

Pre-2004  (a selection)

Artwest Jackson, Wyoming, Artwest Gallery, National Juried Show

Art Wyoming Casper, Wyoming, Westwind Art Gallery, National Juried Show

Wildlife West Festival, Redlands, California, San Bernardino Museum, National Juried Show

Memberships

NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society) Juried, Signature Member

WAM (Women Artists of the Midwest) Founding Member, Signature Member

OPA (Oil Painters of America) Juried, Associate Member

WAOW (Women Artists of the West) Juried, Associate Member

APA (American Plains Artists) Juried, Associate Member

PAAC (Plein Air Artists Colorado) Juried, Signature Member

NOMO (North Missouri Arts Council)

SPA (Springfield Painters Association)

Bibliography

             "Women Artists at Hawthorn," News, Art of the West, Nov/Dec 2009

"Women Artists of the West," 2009 Guidebook of Art, Art of the West

 

"Remainder," The Manhattan Mercury, Jan 31, 2009

"Manhattan: 'In Plein Thin Air," Art Exhibit, The Topeka Capital-Journal, Jan 26, 2009

"Strecker Nelson Gallery Presents 'In Plein Thin Air' or 'Two Wild Women Paint the Rockies'," Art Forum, Art of the West, Jan/Feb 2009

    "Best of the Best," NOAPS Signature Artists Invitational Exhibit Catalog 2008

 

     "Celebrating Women Artists," Community Free Press, Springfield, Missouri, Nov 5-18, 2008

Joyce Miller, "The Great Paint Out at Ha Ha Tonka," Lake Sun, Camdenton, Missouri, August 22, 2008

"Mountain Summertime - Women Artists of the West," Art of the West, July/August 2008

"American Plains Artists," Western Art Collector, July 2008

"Women Artists of the West," Horses in Art, Summer 2008

"Hawthorn Gallery Presents Louise Thies and Don Goin," It's All Downtown, Urban District Alliance, Feb 2008

Eric Olsen, "Capturing the Wild," Springfield Business Journal, Art Review, Jan 28, 2008

Samantha Edmondson, "A Stroke of Excellence," Lake Lifestyles Magazine, Osage Beach, Missouri, Nov/Dec 2007

"A Tradition of Excellence," NOAPS Society Best of America! 2007 Exhibit Catalog 2007

Jennifer Bondurant, "Blossoming Art Scene," Kansas City Home and Gardens Prairie Village, Kansas, September 2007

"Estes Park Plein Air 2007," Southwest Art September 2007

Jennifer Bondurant, "Blossoming Art Scene, St Louis Home and Lifestyles, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2007

Frank Johnson, "Local Artist Chosen for Colorado Gallery," Lake Sun Leader, Camdenton, Missouri, August 17-18, 2007

Chris Ankeney, "Artful Happenings," North Missouri Arts Council Newsletter, Marceline, Missouri, Summer 2007

Frank Johnson, "Into Plein Air," Lake Sun Leader, Camdenton, Missouri, June 29-30, 2007

"Local Paint Out," Linn County Leader, Brookfield, Missouri, May 21, 2007

"Louise Thies Webb, Lyn Phariss, Manifestation of Expressive Minds," Rozier Gallery 2006 Exhibitors Catalog, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri 2006

Prairie Art Plein Air Event Exhibition Catalog, Peggy Rice and The Rice Gallery, Chase County, Kansas 2006

Elise K. Long, "Nature Lover," Featured Artist, The Lake Observer, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Lake Ozark, Missouri, April 2006

Noelle Caylor, "Focusing on the Arts," Branson Daily News, Branson, Missouri, April 6, 2006

"BAC Open House," Branson Daily News, Branson, Missouri, November 8, 2005

"A Tradition of Excellence," NOAPS Society Best of America! 2005 Exhibit Catalog 2005

Sony Hocklander, "Battlefield Subject in National Art Exhibit," News-leader, Springfield, Missouri, September 30, 2005

"'Forsaken'--Wilson Creek Battlefield on Canvas," Lake Sun, Camdenton, Missouri, September 28, 2005

"Webb's 'Forsaken' Repeats Best List," WestSide Star, Laurie, Missouri, September 14, 2005

"Best of America 2005 Artists Named," NOAPS Palette Gazette, Osage Beach, Missouri, August, 2005

Brian Day, "Capturing Nature," Linn County Leader, Brookfield, Missouri, February 18, 2005

"BEST of America 2004," The National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society Exhibition Catalog, 2004

Sarah Shumaker, "From Childhood Art to Wining Awards," The Lake News Focus, Osage Beach, Missouri, October 6, 2004

"Jazzing Through the Art," 13th Annual Juried Art Event Catalog, Breckenridge, Texas, September - October, 2004

"Camdenton's Webb Selected for Show," WestSide Star, Laurie, Missouri, September 8, 2004

"Paintings Selected for National Fine Art Exhibition," NOAPS Palette Gazette, Osage Beach, Missouri, August, 2004

Awards and Honors

        Colorado Mountain Plein Air Festival 2009 -- Third Place Award, Salida & Buena Vista, Colorado 2009

Signature Member Status. NOAPS -- National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, Osage Beach, Missouri, 2007

Artist's Choice Award. NOMO Plein Air Paint Out, Marceline, Missouri, 2007

First Prize. Paint the Square, Springfield Regional Arts Council and the urban Districts Alliance, Springfield, Missouri 2007

Pre-2007 (a selection)

Top 100 Federal Duck Stamp Competition, United States Department of the Interior

Second Place, Missouri Trout Stamp Competition, Missouri Department of Conservation

First Prize, Eckrich Art Contest, Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC, Lisle, Illinois

Second Place, Missouri Duck Stamp Competition, Missouri Department of Conservation

Third Place, Florida Duck Stamp Competition, Florida Department of Fish and Game

Education

Art Department, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, BS in Art Education (K-12,) cum laude, 1994