Columbus Ohio Artist Debra Joyce Dawson
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02.04.2007 OPAS Winter Juried Exhibition
  Best of Show for "The Tent" 6" x 6" Oil on Canvas.


03.05.2007 Dealer's Choice: Paintings Selected by Central Ohio Galleries
  March 5 - March 31 Central Ohio art gallery directors select paintings by regional artists whose work reflects a variety of styles and themes. Galleries represented in the exhibition are Art Access Gallery, Bryan H. Roberts Gallery, Hammond Harkins Galleries, Hawk Galleries, Keny Galleries, Sharon Weiss Gallery, and Sherrie Gallerie. Meet-the-Artists Opening Reception: Friday, March 9, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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04.14.2007 Spring Art Walk, Granville, OH
  Granville Arts Council is sponsoring this juried exhibition featuring 70 works which will be hanging in public spaces throughout downtown Granville. The opening of this art walk coincides with the annual Daffodil Show on April 14-15 and is intended to remain up until April 25. My work will be hanging in Huntington National Bank, Broadway Pub, and the award winning 18" x 24" "Peach Trees, Morning" will be hanging in Needling Yarn.


04.21.2007 Art in New Albany
  Silent and live auction featuring 200 pieces of original artwork from 80 local, national and internationally acclaimed artists and galleries. RECEPTION and AUCTION: Saturday, April 21: 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM. Patron Only Champagne Reception at 6:30 PM. Call 614-855-4882 to Purchase Tickets. No tickets at the door.
http://ArtinNewAlbany.com


06.01.2007 Solo Exhibition, "Water Works" - Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH
  OPENING RECEPTION: June 1st, 6:00 - 9:00 PM; EXHIBITION DATES: June 1 - June 30; ADDRESS: 20 E. Lincoln St., Columbus, OH 43215; PHONE: 614.291.5683; HOURS: Th & Fri. Noon - 4 PM, Sat. Noon - 5 PM and Sun. 1-4 PM.


06.08.2007 Hudson Valley Art Association 76th Annual Open Exhibition, NY, NY
  The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, New York , is hosting the HVAA 76th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. OPENING RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Friday, June 8, 6 - 8:30PM. Exhibition Dates: June 8 - June 28, 2007.


07.22.2007 Door County Plein Air Festival 2007, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
  July 22 - 29: A week long invitational paintout and sale in Door County, Wisconsin.
http://www.peninsulaartschool.com


08.06.2007 "Artist's Abroad"
  A group exhibition held at the Bennington Art Center, Bennington, Vermont. Here is a direct link to the page where you can see my painting.
http://www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org/art/aaa-2.html


09.07.2007 International Plein Air Painters Plein Air Competition, Niagara Falls, Ontario
  2nd Pace for the Main Event & an Honorable Mention in the Quick Draw competition. Sold my Quickdraw painting. Painters from Canada, the USA, and France took part in this event on September 9 - 11.


09.23.2007 4th Annual OPAS Plein Air Competition
  Honorable Mention in the Main Event and sold my painting. 2-day plein air competition, quick draw, and sale in Tuscarawas County.
www.ohiopleinairsociety.com


10.06.2007 OPAS Paintout, London, OH
  Members of the Ohio Plein Air Society will be painting on location in Cowley Park with members of the Madison Society fo Artists.


10.19.2007 3-Person Exhibition: "Talent in Triplicate"
  Opening Date: Ocotber 19, 2007 Three members of Ohio Plein Air Society who are also members of Oil Painters of America were invited it exhibit together in an exhibition titled "Three Ohio Artists of Color and Light". Artists: Rick Dziak, Carolyn E. Lewis, and Debra Joyce Dawson.


11.03.2007 Springfield Museum of Art
  Group exhibition with the Ohio Plein Air Society. I have two painting curated into this exhibition.


11.06.2007 Lecture: Plein Air Painting
  This talk for the Brush and Palette Art Guild in Hillsboro, Ohio, will focus on the why and how of plein air painting.


11.08.2007 "ViewPoint 2007" National Juried
  Cincinnati Art Galleries Award _ Cincinnati Art Club's Wessel Gallery, 1021 Parkside Place Cincinnati, OH 45202. Phone: 513-241-4591 Email: info@cincinnatiartclub.com
http://www.cincinnatiartclub.com/2294.html


11.16.2007 Slide Lecture: Plein Air India and Bhutan
  Cincinnati Art Club has invited Ray Hassard and myself back for a return lecture on our Winter 2007 four week painting trip in North India and Bhutan. We will once again WOW our audience with stories, photos and some samples of paintings completed on site, as well as some studio work.


01.05.2008 Collage of Women Artists Juried
  BEST of SHOW for "Soiree sur la Cruese" and PURCHASE AWARD for "The Puzzler". Group exhibition at the Lyle Gallery, 615 E. Town St., Columbus, OH. Exhibition continues until Feb. 8.


02.20.2008 The Importance of Drawing
  Eastern Ohio Art Guild, Cambridge, OH. 6:30 PM. Dawson will show slides and talk about the evolution of her work with a strong focus on the importance of drawing and how good drawing skills have carried through in all of her works.


05.15.2008 Lecture on Plein Air Painting
  Gahanna Art League, OH


06.18.2008 Plein Air Demo
  Debra will be doing a plein air oil demo in a private garden for the Collage Group of Women Artists.


07.05.2008 July Gallery Hop, Columbus, OH
  Debra will be painting on location outside the Sharon Weiss Gallery, 20 E. Lincoln Street, in the Short North of Columbus, OH from 7 - 9 PM.


07.06.2008 Solo Exhibition, Something's Fishy
  Something's Fishy, 23 paintings on a theme inspired by the artist's April trip to the coasts, cliffs and fishing villages of Devon and Somerset Counties in England. Debra's 4th solo exhibition is at the SHARON WEISS GALLERY in the Short North of Columbus at 20 E. Lincoln Street, Columbus, OH 43215. Phone: 614-291-5683. Hours: Thurs., Noon - 4PM; Fri. - Sat., Noon - 5:00 PM; Sun. 1 - 4PM.
www.sharonweissgallery.com


07.15.2008 India / Bhutan Lecture
  Madison Art Club, Indiana


08.08.2008 Painting Demo
  Private painting demo at the Retired Teachers Association, Columbus, OH.


09.12.2008 Contemporary American Realism: 2008
  Preview reception at the Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN. $5.00 entry for this evening with the awards ceremony. Open to the public on September 13, 2008. Exhibition continues through December.