Artist's Resumé
Winifred Martinson
Education and Training:
- Color & Design course electives, Westmont College, B.A, Literature, Santa Barbara CA
- Life Drawing Course, 2 years, Pasadena City College, Pasadena CA
- Adult Education week-long artist seminars with Zoltan Szabo and Rex Brandt, Los Angeles CA
- Books studied: Claude Croney, Herb Olsen, Zoltan Szabo and Rex Brandt
- Artistic genes inherited from paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother
- Otherwise, self-taught
Professional Accomplishments:
- First public art show: Featured Artist, Art & Wine Walk, 3rd Saturday, Sept 2006, Found Objects, McMinnville OR
- Juried selection as gallery artist, Hidden Treasures Gallery Oct 2006-June 2011, McMinnville OR
- Debut art gallery show, October 2006, Hidden Treasures Gallery, McMinnville OR
- Featured Artist Art & Wine Walks numerous times 2006-2010, Newberg & McMinnville OR
- Juried selection to Artist Village Art Show, part of Turkey-Rama, July 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 McMinnville OR
- Juried selection to Soroptimist Club Art Show, March 2008, McMinnville OR
- Juried selection to Jurisdictional Art Show, Oregon/Idaho Methodist Conference, July 2008, Portland OR
- 4 works purchased by The Allison Inn & Spa Collection, July 2009, Newberg OR
- Art Show for Allison artists at The Grand Opening Artisan Market, September 2009, Newberg OR
- Juried selection to Trilogy Art, Food & Wine Event, at The Allison, October 2009, Newberg OR
- Active membership in Watercolor Society of Oregon, 2009 to present
- Emerging Artist Feature Article in “AAYC” Arts Alliance of Yamhill County publication, Summer 2009, Issue #76, Yamhill County, OR
- New Juried Artist, October 2009, Yamhill County Art Harvest Studio Tour, including three student teaching sessions, home studio, McMinnville OR
- Featured on page 57 of “Art of the Allison Collection”, published on 1-year anniversary of hotel opening, September 2010
- Year 2010, professional sabbatical
- Established new Sighs Soaring Gallery Stall at the McMinnville Public Market, open Saturdays year-round, painting on-site, June 2011 - July 2012
- Yamhill County Art Harvest Studio Tour, home studio, October 2011, painting on-site, McMinnville OR
- Juried selection as artist at Currents Gallery, 532 NE Third Street, McMinnville OR, open Monday-Saturday, July 2012 to present
- Juried selection to the Chehalem Valley Food, Wine & Art Festival, September 2012, Oakhurst Thoroughbreds, painting on-site, Newberg OR
- Yamhill County Art Harvest Studio Tour, home studio, including three classroom sessions, October 2012, painting on-site, McMinnville OR
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, invited artist, May 25-26, 2013, painting on-site, Kaiser OR
- Active membership in the Women of Watercolor Artist Guild, Spring 2014
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, second year invited artist, May 24-26, 2014, painting on-site, Kaiser OR
- Solo artist show, Tualatin Public Library, June & July 2014, Tualatin OR
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, third year invited artist, May 23-25, 2015, painting on-site, Kaiser OR
- People's Choice Award, WOW art show hosted by Kaiser Art Association, Sept., 2016, Kaiser OR
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, fourth year invited artist, May 27-29, 2017, painting on-site, Kaiser OR
- New Juried Artist Portland Open Studios Oct. 2017, home studio, painting on-site Portland OR
- Teaching small group watercolor classes, West Linn home studio, Summer 2014 and continuing, all ages and levels of expertise
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, fifth year invited artist, May 27-29, 2018, painting on-site, Kaiser OR
- Schreiner's Iris Festival, sixth year invited artist, May 27-29, 2019, painting on-site, Kaiser OR