I invite you to read more about my background in art. You’ll find information on my studios, where I’ve studied and taught, awards, memberships, community service, juror experience, exhibitions I’ve participated in, and various media outlets where my art has been featured. You might also be interested in reading my Artist Statement.
Artist, ArtSquare Studios, 12 Cardinal Park, Suites 101-102 , Studio 8, Leesburg, VA 20175
Artist, King Street Studios, Leesburg, VA
Associate Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 341, Alexandria, VA
BFA George Washington University
Studied – William Woodward, Frank Wright, Arthur Hall Smith
Corcoran Gallery of Art – Studied – Gene Davis (Washington Color School artist)
Graduate Studies – George Washington University & George Mason University
Grant from George Washington University, Columbian Women
Art League studied – Danni Dawson, Diane Tessler, Rick Weaver, Tania Karpowitz
LAA studied – Dodie Petro – Kurt Schwarz
Studio – Torpedo Factory Art Center 1979-1984
Artist in Residence, Art Barn – Pierce Mill National Capitol Park Service, DC
Associate Artist, Torpedo Factory Art Center (present)
Teaching
- 2006-Present – Private drawing and painting classes
- 1991-2006 Substitute teacher, Loudoun County & Fairfax County Public school K-12
- 1980-1984 Beginning Painting & Painters Camera at NOVA Community College
- 1980-1982 Drawing – Ages 7 to teens. Sugarland Run Community Center
- 1982 Volunteer Art Teacher, Meadowland Elementary School
- 1980 Artist in Residence – Art Barn Gallery, National Capitol Park Service, DC
Awards
Honorable Mention in Painting, Art League 2009
Juror:
Award of Merit, Art League, City Hall, Alex. VA
Juror: Barbara Wolanin, Curator – U.S. Capitol 2008
1st Place in Drawing, Waterford Foundation
Juror: Kathy Wilkin
Honorable Mention in Painting, Waterford Foundation
Juror: William Woodward
Equal Award, Art League Gallery
Juror: Regina Greenspun
2nd Place in Painting, Rockville Arts
Juror: JoAnn Lewis
Memberships
Loudoun Academy of the Arts Foundation
Loudoun Sketch Club, Treasurer -President 1982 and Member 1980-Present
President, Loudoun Arts Council 1995-1997 – Founding Member
Editor, LAC newletter ART LIFE 1987-1997
President, National League of American Pen Women 1994-1997 – Member
Columbian Women of GWU 1976 – Present
GWU, Columbian College, Alumni Assoc., VP Marketing
Phi Alpha Theta, International History Honor Society, GMU
National Association of Realtors & Dulles Area Association of Realtors 1989-Present
DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution
Society Daughters of 1812
VIRGINIANS for the ARTS
Community Service
Chair, Thomas Balch Library Mural Artist Selection & Theme Committees
Chair, Art Advisory Committee, George Washington University – Ashburn
Chair, Concert & Conversation Series, GWU – Ashburn
Arts Council of Fairfax, Creative Arts Programs (CAPS) 1990 – Present
Chair, Cultural Subcommittee, Loudoun Tourism 1995-1997
Tourism Volunteer Award
Loudoun Hospital Fund Raising Committee
Loudoun Academy of the Arts board member
Director, Aldie Mill Art Show and Sale – 1999-2002
Artistic Advisor, LAUGHS Storytelling Festival – 2000-2002
Appointed by Mayor & Town Council, Leesburg Public Art Task Force 2005-2006
Member, Loudoun County Art Advisory Committee 2002-present
Juror Experience
- 1997-2007 Art Council of Fairfax, Creative Arts Programs (CAPS) Showcases
- 1997 Chair Regional Art Competition, Loudoun Arts Council and GWU –Ashburn
- 1996-2001 GWU- Ashburn, Art Advisory (chair 2 yrs)
- 2001 Loudoun Education Foundation, “Sculpting A Legacy”
- 2000-2001 Chair, Artist Selection Committee, Balch Library Mural
- 1998-2007 Fine Arts Festival, Loudoun County Public Schools
- 1998-2002 Aldie Mill, Art Show and Sale
- 1997 Childrens Art, K-12 – American OnLine, Internet Calendar
- 1982 Childrens Art Exhibit, Meadowland Elementary School
- 1981 Childrens Art Exhibit, Catoctin Elementary School
Exhibitions
- 2009 Artist Studio Tour, Leesburg
- 2009 Think Pink, Franklin Park
- 2009 Something Hot,
- 2009 Geo.Wash. U., Ashburn, Landscape exhibit
- 2008 Gallery 222, Leesburg,VA, Realism Exhibit, Group Show
- 2008 Aldie Mill, Juried Group Show
- 2008 Art in City Hall, Alexandria, VA, Art League
- 2007 Creighton Farms, L. Sketch Club, Oatlands, Aldie Mill, Millwood
- 2007 Gallery 222, Juror, Danni Dawson
- 2006 Gallery 222, Juror, Danni Dawson
- 2006 Oatlands, Juried exhibit
- 2005 Gallery 222, Juror, Lisa Semarad
- 2005 Loudoun Sketch Club, Juror, Jacqueline Saunders
- 2004 Gallery 222, Juror, Joe Shannon
- 2004 Sumner Museum, Wash.,DC, juried exhibit
- 2004 Loudoun Sketch Club, Gallery 222
- 2003 King Street Studios, Loudoun County Govt. Building
- 2001-2004 King Street Studios, Leesburg, VA, studios
- 2001 George Washington University, Ashburn, Group Exhibit
- 2001-2002 Loudoun Academy of Art, Group Exhibit, Leesburg, VA
- 1999-2001 Group Exhibit, Ashburn Title Company
- 1996-1998 Royal Street Gallery, member artist
- 1990 Solo Exhibit, Loudoun County Admin., Leesburg
- 1980 Solo Exhibit, Loudoun County Admin., Leesburg
Numerous Juried Exhibits – Art League, Alex. VA
Numerous Juried Exhibits – Loudoun Sketch Club
Numerous Juried Exhibits – Nat’l League of American Pen Women
FACTORY FIVE artists, Torpedo Factory group exhibits
Marvin Center, GWU, exhibits
Montgomery College, student exhibits
Numerous Juried Exhibits – Rockville MD (Art League)
In the Media – Articles, Interviews, Video
- May 21, 2004 Article - Loudoun Friday Times, Loudoun Times-Mirror, by Eileen M. Carlton. Featured Ann Noel, “Portrait of an Artist, A Real ‘People Person’, The many faces of painter Ann Noel.
- 2005 – Interviewed in Studio, Leesburg,VA for “Art Scape”, TV Cable 3
- 2006 – Filmed working in Studio (King Street Studios) by Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association
- 2007 – Elan Magazine art
- 2007 – The Loudoun Connection, art work and interview
- 2010 – Interviewed by Washington Post (Loudoun), Loudoun Independent
Paintings in Public and Private Collections