January 2012 Allied Artists Newsletter No Meeting In January – Next meeting in February No meeting in January. Happy New Year to All. The AAWV Christm...

Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on Feb 27, 2012. Individual artists and organizations are invited to host information booths in the upper and lower r...

The Federal Courthouse in Charleston has asked AAWV to do an exhibit there for Feb, Mar, and maybe April. Delivery date will be Wed, Feb 1st, 10am to 12 noon....

February 2012 Allied Artists Newsletter AAWV Meeting on Feb 28 6:00pm at the SC Library The February meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb 28 at 6:00pm at the ...

Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on Feb 27, 2012. Individual artists and organizations are invited to host information booths in the upper and lower r...

The Federal Courthouse in Charleston has asked AAWV to do an exhibit there for Feb, Mar, and maybe April. Delivery date will be Wed, Feb 1st, 10am to 12 noon....

February 2012 Allied Artists Newsletter AAWV Meeting on Feb 28 6:00pm at the SC Library The February meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb 28 at 6:00pm at the ...

January 2012 Allied Artists Newsletter No Meeting In January – Next meeting in February No meeting in January. Happy New Year to All. The AAWV Christm...

BIO: My name is Michael Adkins and I live, work and play in Huntington West Virginia. I am foremost a fine art and people photographer but I shoot all types ...

Master of Fine Arts. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL August 1990. Master of Arts. Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL...

Hi, my name is Bob Berchtold and here is my story. I started my artistic career in the 6th grade taking art lessons through out the summer and learning to use ...

Robert R. Tribbie began life in 1958 as a military brat in Georgia as son of Robert Lee Tribbie and Dorothy Jean Bishop Tribbie. From there he moved to Virgini...

Helen Williams 309 1st. Ave. South Charleston, WV 25302 A native West Virginian, I am retired from Montgomery Ward, widowed, and have raised two children. I...

Biography Martha Jane Williams 1819 Devondale Circle Charleston WV 25314 304-342-3777 Martha says that it has been a love of hers to sketch, draw, or paint wh...

I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Kanawha County. I was a stay at home mom until my children married and left home. I received a small paint set for ...

Joseph Pettit is a native of Central WV. Creativity has always been a big part of his life. Capturing the passion is an objective. Being inspired once was enou...

Artist’s Statement As I view the images flowing from my camera I’m amazed that, many times, they are more powerful, more moving and meaningful to m...

I had an early interest in art. I realized that I was able to excel in something - art came easily. In math and spelling it mattered if you could do what someo...

STATEMENT The sun light in the morning gets me moving and the rain gets me painting. The watercolor technique of wet on wet and using 3 colors and slowly lett...

Terry Quentrill is a native West Virginian who first learned the art of lettering when she was 20 years young. Since then she has continued her studies throug...

Debra enjoys rendering many types of images, Landscapes, Florals, Still Life, Historical Architectures, including many West Virginia Landmarks. She has been...

Why is my name not listed? All of the Allied Artists of West Virginia members are listed in the heading "A Full List of Members". The heading links to a page ...

Chad Miller - "Born in Huntington, West Virginia, January 31, 1969 the youngest of three children, my conception defies scientific reason. Having beaten great...

Gary Stewart - Born October 25, 1962 the youngest of ten children, my journey into life had very humble beginnings. I suppose my earliest influence was my bel...

Blue Ridge Original “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” Adapted from the movie Cool Hand Luke (1967) Who’s guilty? All of us...

Laura Moul PPA Certified, Master Photographer Milton, WV About t...

While still in high school, Chuck Wyrostok began his career in photography, scoring several front page spreads in NYC dailies before he was eighteen. After rec...

My name is Patricia Costilow, I was born in Raleigh County WV. My husband, son and grandson compete in duck carving competitions across the US, so that's how I ...

Artist Statement Born in West Virginia, I have always been drawn to nature and the arts. My paternal grandmother was an artist whom I remember only through her...

Chase Henderson grew up on a mountain near Charleston, WV. Lacking human contact he was forced to create his own world and talk about himself in the third pe...

Robert Adams Lauren Adams Sonja Adkins Homaira Ahmed Jo Anderson Pat Anderson Velda Cool Anderson Stefani Andrews Angelina Ashley Rosalie Atkins Tara ...

I'm Sonia Lawson. I was born and raised in Logan Co.WV. I was juried into Allied Artist of WV last April. I first remember being able to draw in the second grad...

Brenda Kincaid Beatty began enjoying art at an early age. She painted with no formal instruction throughout her childhood. At WVU she studied with Joe Moss, J...

Sandy McIntire is a successful artist and musician living in Fayette County. She is a juried member of the WV Guild of Arts and Crafts and Allied Artists of W...

Artist Statement Jagged or water-worn rocks, moss-covered earth, gleaming birch trees, and chameleon rivers of West Virginia are my subjects. Nature has alway...

Hi I’m Dinah Dalton McCloud, painter and artist. I was the oldest of six children that my parents raised in Logan County. I can remember drawing and s...

Jerre Watkins 5 Lorien Way, Cross Lanes, WV 25313 304-776-5488 jjwatk@aol.com A graduate of Oklahoma State University, Jerre received a BS degree in Int...

Artist Bio As the middle child of seven growing up in rural Jackson County, West Virginia, I have always had an appreciation and love for art. I have been dr...

Donn Kinney can be reached through his website: http://www.bishonenhouse.com

Stephanie Skiles, a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus, Ohio, is pleased to be presenting her art in her hometown of West Virginia....

Mark H. Cline - Oil Painting EDUCATION MFA, 1991, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA BFA, 1989, Magna Cum Laude, West Vi...

Dianna Simms PO Box 10 Upper Tract, WV 26866 304 358-3621 diannasuesimms@yahoo.com Dianna is a member of West Virginia Writers and Allied Artists of West Vir...

I am currently painting in acrylic, and drawing in pastels and colored pencils. My art inspiration comes from many things, especially my love of nature and the...

I think I decided that I wanted to be an artist when I was four. My Mother often took me to art exhibits and cultural events, and taught me how to draw, and to...

Mary Anne Hodson 221 Prince Street West Beckley WV 25801 304-252-7697 thestudiomah@suddenlink.net Watercolor Paintings

Sandra King P.O. Box 132, Wallback, WV 25285 (304) 587-2110 sandrakingartist@gmail.com www.sandrakingartist.com President of Allied Artists of West Virgin...

Kenhollett@comcast.net 304-277-7081 I have always loved taking photos. During the past few years I’ve become very involved in enlarging, framing, and...

Kathleen Hollett www.kathleenhollett.com I’ve always had an eye for oil painting so I started an evening art class ten years ago at the Cabell County Ca...

Painting has always been a part of my life. However, until the last few years, it was only an occasional part. After retiring from a career as a math teacher...

Patricia Sutphin PO Box 708 Scott Depot, WV 25560 304-757-8567 Member of Allied Artists of WV and Main Street Studio in Hurricane, WV It is said that a journ...

After graduating from Parkersburg South High School and Marshall University, I began my teaching career in 1978. I taught at Spencer Junior High, South Point ...

I am a native and life long resident of “Almost Heaven” West Virginia. My husband Gary and I live on a small farm where we raised our three childre...

Former President of Allied Artists of West Virginia and a member of Oil Painters of America. 1517 Claire St, Charleston, WV 25302. 304-345-3916. lwol63@veriz...

BIO “I would be an artist”, is what my kindergarten teachers told my mother. By elementary school, I was taking private art lessons and winning...

Bonita Sink, a native West Virginian, has been practicing her craft for 36 years as a commissioned portrait/landscape painter and a public school Art teache...

Artist Statement I create emotions, feelings and memories through fine art photography, presenting nature not as the lens captures it, but as I see, feel and ...

Jackson Newman resides in Charleston, West Virginia where he is kicking off a second career as a full time artisan with an ambition to become an active name ...

Tandi Stephens was born and raised in West Virginia. Email tandistep@gmail.com B.A. Interior Design from University of Charleston, WV. Worked for architectur...

I saw a portrait by John Singer Sargent some 50 years ago. The man's face came at me out of the darkness. I shook with excitement and never got over that dram...

EDUCATION School of the Art Institute of Chicago - 1964-1975, Associates Degree – American Academy of Art, Chicago - 1972 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Graphic Des...

I have studied and experimented with photography since my teens, but only in the last 10 years has digital technology allowed me to create the kind of art I al...

Artist Statement “I wanted to be an artist since I was a child. I discovered that I can create an idea or image better out of glass than I can on paper...

Carter Taylor Seaton (website: http://www.carterseaton.com/) is an award-winning author, an award-winning figurative sculptor and a certified scuba diver. Wh...

I was born, raised, and lived most of my life in Charleston, West Virginia. The beautiful streams, rivers, and mountains inspire me to continue to paint la...

Linda Stonestreet is a local artist who was born and raised in St.Albans and currently resides in Hurricane. She came to the art world late after raising her s...

Correspondence in the form of hand written letters that give us a peek into our past.

AAWV holds all meetings and functions in facilities that are fully ADA compliant. For almost eighty years artists from the State of West Virginia have devoted...

Our fiscal year begins in September and that is when dues should be paid. Annual dues are $30.00 (please make out check to AAWV) and can be mailed to Allied Ar...

Jury sessions are held twice a year in the spring and fall. Applicants must be 18 and a resident of West Virginia. The next jury session will be in November 5...

Click on the link below to view the membership application in your Internet browser. Then simply print it and complete the application. Bring the application, ...

REVISED BY-LAWS of the Allied Artists of West Virginia Inc.

As a member, you will be invited to show with Allied Artists throughout the year at a variety of venues designed to showcase your work.

Places of Interest to Artists

Tamarack, the Best of West Virginia is an economic development project for the state featuring online shopping from West Virginia artisans. The facility has a ...

The 240,000 square foot Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences houses the performing arts, visual arts and the sciences under one roof - one of the few centers of ...

The mission of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History is to identify, preserve, protect, promote, and present the ideas, arts, and artifacts of West ...

For more than five decades, the Huntington Museum of Art has been defined by a vision, a vision of bringing the world of art to the people of West Virginia and ...

The Charleston Area Alliance is a multi-faceted economic, business, and community development organization, as well as the largest regional Chamber of Commerce ...

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