ABOUT DOTTIE BURTON

ARTIST TALENT IS A GIFT. IT’S UP TO EACH ARTIST TO WORK AND DEVELOP THEIR GIFT. TO FIND THE BEST WITHIN THEMSELVES AND IN THEIR WORK.

I LOVE TO PAINT. I AM A PAINTER. I DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO. IT’S A DRIVE FROM WITHIN AND ONE THAT I WORK AT EVERY DAY. HOPEFULLY, THE VIEWER CAN SHARE IN THE EXCITEMENT AND LOVE THAT I HAVE IN MY WORK. I KNOW I WILL LEARN ALL OF MY LIFE AND NEVER HAVE LEARNED IT ALL.

TO LEARN, TO GROW AND NOT STAY THE SAME. STRETCH, ALWAYS INTO NEW HORIZONS AND FIND THE INTANGIBLE WITHIN MYSELF. FINDING IMAGES THAT ARE IN MY SUBCONCIOUS AND RELEASING THEM. TRUSTING THE BRUSH AND INSTINCTS TO FIND THEMSELVES ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER.

ONE CONCLUSION I HAVE COME TO AFTER MORE THAN THIRY YEARS PAINTING IS---THE LONGER I PAINT THE MORE I REALIZE I HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN AND KNOW SO LITTLE.

2008...National and International Exhibitions

WAS-H 31st International Exhibition: The Watercolor Society of Houston exhibit is Mar.1-April 3.
Juror: Stephen Quiller.
MERIT AWARD-CASH

Louisiana Watercolor Society 38th International Exhibition-New Orleans, LA. May 10-30.
Juror: Birgit O'Connor

Watercolor Society of Alabama 67th Annual National Exhibition- Carneigie Visual Arts Center- Decatur, AL. April 11- MaY 10. Juror: Stephen Quiller

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 33rd Annual Exhibition.........Southern Arizona Waltercolor Guild and Tubac Center of the Arts.......Feb. 22-April 6. .
Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, Az. Juror: Katherine Chang Liu.

Western Colorado Watercolor Society 16th Annual National Exhibition. Mar. 4- April 12. Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction. CO. Juror:Carla O'Connor.

2007 GALLERY SHOWS

A VIEW OF TWO- Summerlin Library Gallery-Two person exhibit. May-July.

A VIEW OF TWO- Green Valley Library Gallery-Two person exhibit. Aug-Nov.

WATER AND OIL- Gallery At Summerlin-Opening Oct. 26- Nov. Two person show.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

WAS-H 30TH International Exhibition- Watercolor Art Society of Houston-Houston, TX. AWARD

GEORGIA WATERCOLOR XXXVIII NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Carrollton Cultural Arts Center.

NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2007 Members Juried Show. Sherman Oaks, Ca.

66th Annual National Exhibition-Alabama Watercolor Society-Anniston Museum of National History-AWARD

LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR 37TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. St. Charles Place, New Orleans, LA.

PIKE PEAK INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XV. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, CO. Gallery of Contemporary Art.

WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR SOCIETY- Arvada Center For the Arts and Humanities. Arvada, CO.

NWS- National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition. City of Brea Art Gallery. Brea, CA. AWARD

CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION 39TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Presidio Officer's Club Exhibition Hall- San Francisco, CA. AWARD

ADIRONACKS 26TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Arts Center/Old Forge...Old Forge, NY.

PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 28TH INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Lancaster Museum of Art. Lancaster, PA.

MISSISSIPPI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION. Mississippi Museum of Art. Jackson, MS.

MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 25TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. Bigfork, MT.

NEWS-NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 31ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT. Gallery at Kent Art Assoc. Kent, CT.

2006 EXHIBITIONS

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. The Arts Center/Ol Forge, NY.
Juror: Dominic Di Stefano

38th National Exhibition-The California Watercolor Association. The Academy of Art University Gallery.
San Francisco, Ca. Juror: Mel Stabin

Aqueous USA 2006. Kentucky Watercolor Society. Actors Theatre of Louisville. Juror: Mel Stabin

Las Vegas Art Museum 55th Art Roundup Juried Exhibition. Las Vegas Art Museum. Aug. 5-Aug.11.

THREE PERSON EXHIBITION: EVA WILKINS GALLERY. NEVIS, WEST INDIES. FEBRUARY 24,2006

PAINTING INTO PERMANENT COLLECTION OF NEVADA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF AMERICA 30TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. MARCH 4-JULY 2.
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM. ELMHURST, IL.
JUROR: RATINDRA DAS, AWS,NWS, TWSA. AWARD-$300 MEMORIAL AWARD

WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR SOCIETIES 31ST ANNUAL EXHIBITION. HOSTED BY WEST TEXAS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, LUBBOCK, TX. APRIL4-JULY15. BUDDY HOLLY CENTER. JUROR; GEORGE JAMES

65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EXHIBITION –WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF ALABAMA. DURBIN GALLERY-BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE. MAY 28-JULY 27. JUROR: MARY ALICE BRAUKMAN, NWS.

XXVII NATIONAL EXHIBITION-GEORGIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY. MAY 13-JUNE 17, 2006.
BOWEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS. DAWSONVILLE, GA. JUROR: BETTY CARR

NEVADA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – SPRING EXHIBITION- AWARD- CAROLYN SCHIVO AWARD

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS-AWARDS

WAS-H WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY –HOUSTON. 28TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2005. HOUSTON, TX. AWARD-HONORABLE MENTION. JUROR: CHEN CHEE.

WATERCOLOR U.S.A. 2005-SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM. SPRINGFIELD, MO. AWARD- JACK RICHERSON AWARD. JUROR: DR. PETER S. BRIGGS

NEVADA WATERCOLOR SPRING EXHIBIT. LAS VEGAS, NV. AWARD-FIRST PLACE. JUROR: MARCIE BOONE.

THE ADIRONDACKS NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN WATERCOLORS-OLD FORGE, NY. JURORS: NITA ENGLE AND DAN BURT

WATERMEDIA 2005- MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY- TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION . BIGFORK, MT. BIGFORK ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. AWARD- CANSON, INC. ARCHES PAPER.

PIKES PEAK WATERCOLOR SOCIETY-INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XIV
UNIVERSITY OF CO AT COLORADO SPRINGS. JUROR: KATHERINE CHANG LIU.

BRAND 34- ANNUAL JURIED COMPETION WORKS ON PAPER-DEC. 3-JAN.2006. BRAND GALLERY-GLENDALE, CA.
JUROR: MARTIN MONDRUS.
AWARD- WATERCOLOR WEST AND GLORIA AND GERALD BROMMER AWARDS.

Biography

Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Education
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Graduate work University of Michigan

Signature Memberships:
National Watercolor Society
Louisiana Watercolor Society
Nevada Watercolor Society-1970-Past President-1991-1992
Georgia Watercolor Society
Watercolor West
Montana Watercolor Society
Mississippi Watercolor Society
North East Watercolor Society
Alabama Watercolor Society
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
Kentucky Watercolor Society
Associate Member of American Watercolor Society

Gallery Representation
The Gallery at Summerlin-Las Vegas, NV
Eva Wilkins Gallery- Nevis, West Indies

PUBLISHED WORKS;

Rockport-Best of Watercolor-Painting Light and Shadow
Nevada Business Magazine with articles in Nevada Woman Magazine
Nevada Magazine
Bayfield Street Publishing, Inc. WATERCOLOR, FUN AND FREE-three sketches
VAN-GO PROJECT. Public Art Project sponsored by the Cultural Division of Clark County Parks and Recreation. Chose three images digitally reproduced on one of their extended vans for their mobile art galleries for one year.
Artist Magazine
Dottie is a full time artist. She is represented in the Eva Wilkins gallery in Nevis, West Indies. She had been represented in this gallery since 1990.
Dottie is known for exaggerating the figure and her paintings are filled with color. Having been a member of the Nevada Watercolor Society for 35 years and a past president, plus is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West and ten other watercolor societies throughout the United States.
In 2005 was honored with being selected as on of the women of 100 Years of Influence-THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED LAS VEGAS. Dottie also had six images selected to hang in 2004-2005 in the Arial Gallery of Las Vegas Blvd. They were the Homeless series.



H O M E I G A L L E R Y
		Artist Statement

	ARTIST TALENT IS A GIFT. IT’S UP TO EACH ARTIST TO WORK AND DEVELOP THEIR GIFT. TO FIND THE BEST WITHIN THEMSELVES AND IN THEIR WORK. I LOVE TO PAINT. I AM A PAINTER. I DO IT BECAUSE I HAVE TO. IT’S A DRIVE FROM WITHIN AND ONE THAT I WORK AT EVERY DAY. HOPEFULLY, THE VIEWER CAN SHARE IN THE EXCITEMENT AND LOVE THAT I HAVE IN MY WORK. I KNOW I WILL LEARN ALL OF MY LIFE AND NEVER HAVE LEARNED IT ALL. TO LEARN, TO GROW AND NOT STAY THE SAME. STRETCH, ALWAYS INTO NEW HORIZONS AND FIND THE INTANGIBLE WITHIN MYSELF. FINDING IMAGES THAT ARE IN MY SUBCONCIOUS AND RELEASING THEM. TRUSTING THE BRUSH AND INSTINCTS TO FIND THEMSELVES ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER. ONE CONCLUSION I HAVE COME TO AFTER MORE THAN THIRY YEARS PAINTING IS---THE LONGER I PAINT THE MORE I REALIZE I HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN AND KNOW SO LITTLE. 2008...National and International Exhibitions WAS-H 31st International Exhibition: The Watercolor Society of Houston exhibit is Mar.1-April 3. Juror: Stephen Quiller. MERIT AWARD-CASH Louisiana Watercolor Society 38th International Exhibition-New Orleans, LA. May 10-30. Juror: Birgit O'Connor Watercolor Society of Alabama 67th Annual National Exhibition- Carneigie Visual Arts Center- Decatur, AL. April 11- MaY 10. Juror: Stephen Quiller Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 33rd Annual Exhibition.........Southern Arizona Waltercolor Guild and Tubac Center of the Arts.......Feb. 22-April 6. . Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, Az. Juror: Katherine Chang Liu. Western Colorado Watercolor Society 16th Annual National Exhibition. Mar. 4- April 12. Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction. CO. Juror:Carla O'Connor. 2007 GALLERY SHOWS A VIEW OF TWO- Summerlin Library Gallery-Two person exhibit. May-July. A VIEW OF TWO- Green Valley Library Gallery-Two person exhibit. Aug-Nov. WATER AND OIL- Gallery At Summerlin-Opening Oct. 26- Nov. Two person show. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS WAS-H 30TH International Exhibition- Watercolor Art Society of Houston-Houston, TX. AWARD GEORGIA WATERCOLOR XXXVIII NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Carrollton Cultural Arts Center. NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2007 Members Juried Show. Sherman Oaks, Ca. 66th Annual National Exhibition-Alabama Watercolor Society-Anniston Museum of National History-AWARD LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR 37TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. St. Charles Place, New Orleans, LA. PIKE PEAK INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XV. University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, CO. Gallery of Contemporary Art. WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR SOCIETY- Arvada Center For the Arts and Humanities. Arvada, CO. NWS- National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition. City of Brea Art Gallery. Brea, CA. AWARD CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR ASSOCIATION 39TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Presidio Officer's Club Exhibition Hall- San Francisco, CA. AWARD ADIRONACKS 26TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EXHIBITION- Arts Center/Old Forge...Old Forge, NY. PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 28TH INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Lancaster Museum of Art. Lancaster, PA. MISSISSIPPI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION. Mississippi Museum of Art. Jackson, MS. MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 25TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. Bigfork, MT. NEWS-NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 31ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT. Gallery at Kent Art Assoc. Kent, CT. 2006 EXHIBITIONS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS The Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors. The Arts Center/Ol Forge, NY. Juror: Dominic Di Stefano 38th National Exhibition-The California Watercolor Association. The Academy of Art University Gallery. San Francisco, Ca. Juror: Mel Stabin Aqueous USA 2006. Kentucky Watercolor Society. Actors Theatre of Louisville. Juror: Mel Stabin Las Vegas Art Museum 55th Art Roundup Juried Exhibition. Las Vegas Art Museum. Aug. 5-Aug.11. THREE PERSON EXHIBITION: EVA WILKINS GALLERY. NEVIS, WEST INDIES. FEBRUARY 24,2006 PAINTING INTO PERMANENT COLLECTION OF NEVADA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF AMERICA 30TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. MARCH 4-JULY 2. ELMHURST ART MUSEUM. ELMHURST, IL. JUROR: RATINDRA DAS, AWS,NWS, TWSA. AWARD-$300 MEMORIAL AWARD WESTERN FEDERATION OF WATERCOLOR SOCIETIES 31ST ANNUAL EXHIBITION. HOSTED BY WEST TEXAS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, LUBBOCK, TX. APRIL4-JULY15. BUDDY HOLLY CENTER. JUROR; GEORGE JAMES 65TH ANNUAL NATIONAL EXHIBITION –WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF ALABAMA. DURBIN GALLERY-BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN COLLEGE. MAY 28-JULY 27. JUROR: MARY ALICE BRAUKMAN, NWS. XXVII NATIONAL EXHIBITION-GEORGIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY. MAY 13-JUNE 17, 2006. BOWEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS. DAWSONVILLE, GA. JUROR: BETTY CARR NEVADA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – SPRING EXHIBITION- AWARD- CAROLYN SCHIVO AWARD NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITS-AWARDS WAS-H WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY –HOUSTON. 28TH INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 2005. HOUSTON, TX. AWARD-HONORABLE MENTION. JUROR: CHEN CHEE. WATERCOLOR U.S.A. 2005-SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM. SPRINGFIELD, MO. AWARD- JACK RICHERSON AWARD. JUROR: DR. PETER S. BRIGGS NEVADA WATERCOLOR SPRING EXHIBIT. LAS VEGAS, NV. AWARD-FIRST PLACE. JUROR: MARCIE BOONE. THE ADIRONDACKS NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN WATERCOLORS-OLD FORGE, NY. JURORS: NITA ENGLE AND DAN BURT WATERMEDIA 2005- MONTANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY- TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION . BIGFORK, MT. BIGFORK ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. AWARD- CANSON, INC. ARCHES PAPER. PIKES PEAK WATERCOLOR SOCIETY-INTERNATIONAL WATERMEDIA XIV UNIVERSITY OF CO AT COLORADO SPRINGS. JUROR: KATHERINE CHANG LIU. BRAND 34- ANNUAL JURIED COMPETION WORKS ON PAPER-DEC. 3-JAN.2006. BRAND GALLERY-GLENDALE, CA. JUROR: MARTIN MONDRUS. AWARD- WATERCOLOR WEST AND GLORIA AND GERALD BROMMER AWARDS. Biography Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Education Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan Graduate work University of Michigan Signature Memberships: National Watercolor Society Louisiana Watercolor Society Nevada Watercolor Society-1970-Past President-1991-1992 Georgia Watercolor Society Watercolor West Montana Watercolor Society Mississippi Watercolor Society North East Watercolor Society Alabama Watercolor Society Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Kentucky Watercolor Society Associate Member of American Watercolor Society Gallery Representation The Gallery at Summerlin-Las Vegas, NV Eva Wilkins Gallery- Nevis, West Indies PUBLISHED WORKS; Rockport-Best of Watercolor-Painting Light and Shadow Nevada Business Magazine with articles in Nevada Woman Magazine Nevada Magazine Bayfield Street Publishing, Inc. WATERCOLOR, FUN AND FREE-three sketches VAN-GO PROJECT. Public Art Project sponsored by the Cultural Division of Clark County Parks and Recreation. Chose three images digitally reproduced on one of their extended vans for their mobile art galleries for one year. Artist Magazine Dottie is a full time artist. She is represented in the Eva Wilkins gallery in Nevis, West Indies. She had been represented in this gallery since 1990. Dottie is known for exaggerating the figure and her paintings are filled with color. Having been a member of the Nevada Watercolor Society for 35 years and a past president, plus is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West and ten other watercolor societies throughout the United States. In 2005 was honored with being selected as on of the women of 100 Years of Influence-THE WOMEN WHO SHAPED LAS VEGAS. Dottie also had six images selected to hang in 2004-2005 in the Arial Gallery of Las Vegas Blvd. They were the Homeless series.