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Dorothy Fagan Vitae

by Dorothy on Apr.05, 2009, under Resume

Dorothy FaganPUBLICATIONS
Featured on PBS Special, The Paradise City Collection; WGBY, Massachusetts, C2005, 2006
The Ping Journal, c2008
Dinner with the Muse, c2008
The Suncatcher,  c 2008   
The Seeds of Wisdom,  C2007
Garden of the Heart,  C2007
The Conservation Series C2005
Joan Cawley Collection,  C2001
The Spirit Mother Cookbook, C1997

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Pastel Society of America; first Virginian elected, full member since 1979

Education
Ten-year mentorship in American Impressionist and Luminist Painting, 1979 – 1989, with Robert B. Mayo, curator Valentine Museum and Gallery Mayo, Richmond, VA. Mr. Mayo guided Fagan in the painting lessons of Elliot Clark, Martin J. Heade, Walter Metcalf, George Inness, Claude Monet and to look within herself for her own vision and unique style in relation to the paintings of the Masters.

BFA, 1974, East Carolina University, Printmaking, Painting

AWARDS
President’s Award of Excellence, The Williamsburg Land Conservancy, Williamsburg, VA for her work in creating The Conservation Series
Medal of Honor for Pastel by Academic Artists’ Association, G. V. W. Smith Museum of Art, Springfield, MA
Best in Show, Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art, Virginia Beach, VA
Purchase Award, Pastel Society of Kansas, Wichita, KS

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Selected for National Juried Exhibitions at:
Pastel Society of Canada, Cambrian Rose Gallery, Ottawa
Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, NYC;
Pastel Society of America, Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA;
Pastel Society of America, NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Pastel Society of Kansas, Wichita, KS
G. V. W. Smith Museum of Art, Springfield, MA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Knickerbocker Artists, National Arts Club, New York City
Salmagundi Club, New York City
The Copley Society, Boston, MA
American Artists’ Professional League, National Arts Club, New York City
Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art, Virginia Beach, VA
Walter Cecil Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland. VA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Commissioned by
Union Camp Corporation for Forestry Division
TAM Associates for The Landing Wellness Center
CELEBRITY COLLECTIONS
Mr. & Mrs. David Baldacci
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Star
PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
General Electric
International Paper
AAA
Towers Perrin
Wintergreen Resort
Coldwell Banker
North American Marketing
Roanoke Athletic Club
UNIVERSITIES
City University of New York
Emory University
Longwood College
Paul D. Camp College
MUNICIPALITIES/HEALTHCARE
City of Franklin
Southampton Memorial Hospital
The Village at Woods Edge
The Wellness Center at The Landing
BANKS
Colonial American National Bank
First National Exchange Bank
Bronco Federal Credit Union
Monarch Bank
Towne Bank

Solo Exhibitions
Nansemond Suffolk Academy, Honorary Chairman, 2009
JSL Fine Art, Newport News, VA 2007
Century Gallery, affiliate Virginia Museum, Williamsburg, VA 2006
Morning Glory Gallery, Gloucester, VA, 2005, 2003;
Hang it Up Gallery, Yorktown, Virginia, 2005, 2004
Artworks Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia, 2003
Gallery Mayo, Richmond, Virginia, 1980, 1983, 1986
XX Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, 1981;
The Dorsey Gallery, Roanoke, VA, 1979
Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art, Virginia Beach, VA, 1978

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
The Williamsburg Land Conservancy; Board of Directors, 2007 -present
Middle Peninsula Business Development Partnership; Board of Directors, 2004 -present

BUSINESS
Dorothy Fagan, Inc. 1975 – present, Cobbs, Creek, Virginia
Baker University, 2008, Developed online Creativity Program
Fagan Design Concepts, Inc, 1983 – 1997, Norfolk, Virginia
Owned and operated Graphic Art & Consulting Business; graphic art, illustration, publications management,
writing & editing, communication consulting  Partial client list; Union Camp, Virginia Natural Gas, Old Dominion  University, American Red Cross, Chrysler Museum, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Fagan Studios, 1982 – 1989, Franklin, Virginia, Owned & Operated Retail Art & Custom Framing Gallery
P. D. Camp Community College, 1978 – 1981, Franklin, Virginia, Taught painting, drawing & art history
W. C. Rawls Museum, 1975 – 1978, Courtland, Virginia, Taught painting

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