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About the Artist


deco ARTIST BETTY BLOUNTdeco

Painting the beauty
of America


SUBJECT MATTER: Landscapes, Seascapes and Florals
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas or linen
MUSEUM EXHIBITS:
Ventura County Maritime Museum at Channel Islands Harbor; Aqueous IV Exhibit; October 2009
 Coos Art Museum; Coos Bay, Oregon 1999
 San Bernadino Museum; San Bernadino, CA; XXXII Annual Juried Show 1996
 Coos Art Museum; Coos Bay, Oregon 1996
GALLERIES:
 OBernier Gallery; 7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037
 Charles Hecht Galleries; 1264 Prospect St., La Jolla, CA
 St. Clair Gallery; 270 East Douglas Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
 American Society of Marine Artists; Ventura County Maritime Museum at Channel Islands Harbor, 2009
 American Impressionist Society; Saks Gallery, Denver, CO 2009
 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Show; Los Angeles, CA
 Audubon Society National Wildlife and Environmental Show; Los Angeles, CA
 American Impressionist Society; Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 2008
 Southern California Juried Exposition- Del Mar Fair; 2007, 1989 & 1983
 American Society of Marine Artists; Western Regional Show; Coos Art Museum; 1999 & 1996
v San Bernadino Museum XXXII Annual Juried Show 1996; San Bernadino, CA 1996
 Foothills Fine Art Gallery Annual Juried Show; 3- 1st Place Juror Awards; 9 Popular Vote Awards
ORGANIZATIONS:
 Oil Painters of America
 American Impressionist Society
 American Society of Marine Artists
 California Art Club
 Plein Air Painters Association of San Diego (PAPASAN)
 Plein Air Painters Meet-up Group
PUBLICATIONS:
 Art of the West Magazine (With Oil Painters of America)
 Art-Talk Newspaper/Magazine - June/July, 2000
 Art of the West Magazine March/April, 2000 and May/June, 2000
 Art of the West Magazine- March/April, 2008
 Southwest Art Magazine, Feb. Issue 1998 & May issue 1998 (With Oil Painters of America)
 Southwest Art Magazine 1991 Engagement Calendar
 U. S. Art Magazine, July/August Issue 1990
 Art Talk Magazine, 3 issues
 Artists of Southern California Magazine, Vol. I, 1989
OTHER HISTORY:
 California Teaching Credential-Adult Education- for Painting and Drawing.
 The Masters Gallery of La Jolla, CA and of Scottsdale, AZ
 Skylight Gallery, Ocean Ave.; Carmel, CA
 Coast Gallery, Big Sur, CA (Six Years) (through 1998)
 Coast Gallery, Pebble Beach, CA (through 1998)
 Lu Martin Galleries, Laguna Beach, CA
 Gallery Etoille, La Jolla, CA
 Eagle Art Gallery; La Jolla, CA
 Valley Art Gallery, Mission Valley; San Diego, CA
 Baker-Little Gallery; Old Town; San Diego, CA
 Chas. Hecht Gallery One Woman Show; 1998; La Jolla, CA
 Cosmopolitan Fine Arts Gallery; La Jolla, CA 1996 (home show)
 Nicky Boehme Gallery; Mendocino Village, CA 1995
 Simic-New Renaissance Galleries; La Jolla, CA; Carmel, CA. And Scottsdale, AZ
 Robert Wright Gallery; Escondido, CA
 Art Encounter Gallery; Las Vegas, NV
 San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild- Past Member
 American Artists Professional League, Salamagundi Club, New York
 Four Featured Artist Shows, Foothills Fine Art Gallery; La Mesa, CA
 Nominated for National League of American Pen Women for professional achievement as an artist.
 Numerous Popular Vote Awards.
 Juried member La Jolla Art Association
 Group Invitational Show, Coronado Hotel; Coronado, CA
 Group Invitational Show, Pioneertown, CA


* Paintings are included in hundreds of private collections, professional offices and businesses; they hang in
almost every state throughout the United States and in Canada and Europe. Revised Sept. '09