Isabelle Dunkeson *Painting of Shep (The WonderDog) Ozier

"Painting is a silent language that awakens
the sleeping soul. It opens the doorway to
unseen mysteries and manifests them into the
seen. Art can be revealing and healing.
Line, color, shape and content have a
sublime effect upon the artist and viewer.
These elements enter through the eyes and
fall softly on the heart. My paintings are
expressions of the heart -- a story without
words, revealing and explaining the
unrevealed and the unexplained. I feel that
each canvas contains within itself the
essence of the painting; my goal is to bring
out this essence in each work that I do."

Education
B.F.A., Painting, Memphis Academy of Arts, Memphis, TN
Awarded several merit scholarships based on art and educational accomplishments.
Received Top Student Award in drawing and painting

Exhibitions
Winners Circle, Invitational Exhibitions Venice Art Center 2000
One Person Showcase, Sarasota, Florida, 2001 (23 paints)
Women Contemporary Artists Show, Venice Art Center, 2002
75th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition, Art Center Sarasota, 2002
Womens Contemporary Artists Group Show, Sarasota Arts council Gallery 2002
Venice Art Center Members Show, 2003

Awards
First Place, Art Center Sarasota, 2001
Second Place, Women Contemporary Artists Show, Venice Art Center, 2002
Honorable Mention for painting and mixed media photo work, Art Center Sarasota, 2001-2002
Honorable Mention, Art Center Sarasota, 2003
Second Place, Venice Art Center, 2003
First Place, Art Center Sarasota, 2003

Additional
Exhibition Director and Coordinator, Allison Art Collony
Instructor, Childrens Drawing & Painting Program, Memphis Academy of Arts, Akron ARt Institute.
Instructor, Adult Education Program, Columbus Ohio
Listed in "Americas Blue Book of Outstanding Young Women of America"
Member: Art Center Sarasota, Venice Art Center, Women Contemorary Artists, Sarasota Art Council