PATSY WELCH
EDUCATION
The University of Tennessee - B.F.A. in Painting 1974
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France - additional studies (2 years), 1974-76
University of Wisconsin - Master of Architecture 2006
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jane Adams Hull House, Chicago - watercolor classes for children and adults , 1978 - 1980
Evanston Art Center, Evanston , IL - watercolor classes, 1994 - 2003
Chicago Botanic Garden - beginning and intermediate watercolor classes for adults 2007 - 2022
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM - Introduction to Watercolor Landscapes, 2024
PUBLICATIONS
Day of the Muskie, an illustrated children's book, published by Faber and Faber 1984
ORGANIZATIONS
The New Mexico Watercolor Society
The New Mexico Committee for Women in the Arts
EXHIBITS
The French Academy Annual Drawing Exhibit, The academy of Fine Arts, Paris, France 1975
The Autumn Salon, The Grand Palais, Paris, France 1975
The International Christmas Salon, Biarritz, France 1975
The American Painters in Paris, The Congressional Palace, Paris, France 1976
The French Riviera International Painting Salon, Cannes, France 1976
The International Painting Salon of Nice, France 1976
The Salon of French Painters, The Grand Palais, Paris , France 1976
The Seven Hills of Rome Painting Competition, Rome, Italy 1976
The Salon of Associated Artists, Hotel de Ville, Paris, France 1976
Sight and Sound, The Chateau of Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France 1976
Solo Show, Legion Americain, Paris, France 1976
The Mississippi River Show, Memphis, TN 1976
Solo Show, The Etcetera Gallery, Memphis, TN 1977
The Chicago Artist Guild Water Color Exhibit, Chicago, IL 1979
The Scene in Chicago, Chicago, IL 1980
The Pensacola National Portrait Exhibit, Pensacola, FL 1984
13th Biennial Michiana Regional Art Exhibition, South Bend, IN 1984
Illinois Landscapes, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL 1985
Solo Show, Imagery Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL 1985
Evanston Art Center Faculty Exhibit, Evanston, IL 1995, 1997, 1999
The Chicago Labor and Arts Exhibit, The United Electrical Workers Hall, Chicago, IL 1998
Loss and Grief Exhibit, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998
The Beverly Art Center 22nd Annual Alice and Arthur Baer Art Competition, Beverly, IL 1998
The 2nd International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999
Union Images 2000, The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2000
47th Annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM 2022
The New Mexico Watercolor Society Spring Exhibit, Fine Arts Bldg. Albuquerque, NM 2023
Tuesday Night Drawing, Road Runner Gallery, Madrid, NM 2023
Plein Air Watercolors, Beaux-Arts Gallery, Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM 2023
3 watercolors were selected to be available for purchase through New Mexico Art in Public Places 2023
AWARDS
Honorable Mention - The French Riviera International Painting Salon 1976
Honorable Mention - 7 Hills of Rome International Painting Competition 1976
1st Prize Water Color - The International Painting Salon of Nice 1976
2nd Prize Oil - The Chicago Art Marketing Newsletter Competition 1986
The Guy Brown Wiser Memorial Award for Portraiture - 13th Biennial Michiana, South Bend, IN 1984