www.sandraburshell.com sandraburshell@gmail.com SOLO SHOWS:
Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2010 Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2008 Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2006 Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2004 Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 2001 Terrebonne Museum, Houma, LA Gallery Shva, Beersheva, Israel INVITATIONAL GROUP SHOWS: (selected) Feytiat International Pastel Festival, Limoges, France, 2008 Salon International de Pastel en Ile de France, Chaville, France, 2008 New Orleans Museum of Art, "Katrina Exposed", New Orleans, LA, 2006 Louisiana State Museum, Baton Rouge, LA 2008 Louisiana Artworks, "ArtVenture 2009", New Orleans, LA, 2009 New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, "Response to Katrina", New Orleans, LA, 2006 New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, "Annual Miniature Show, 1991-2009 (each November) Louisiana Governor's Mansion, Baton Rouge, LA, 2003 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, 2002 Merrill-Johnson Gallery, Denver, OH, 1998-1999 Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, Xi'an, China, 1997 Badahsenzi Memorial Gallery, China, 1997 Carol Robinson Gallery, 2-Person Invitational, New Orleans, LA, 1995 Carol Robinson Gallery, 5-Person Invitational, New Orleans, LA, 1993 Zigler Museum, Jennings, LA, 1993 AWARDS/HONORS: (selected) Golden Mentor Award, International Association of Pastel Societies, awarded to "outstanding individuals who have contributed to the growth of artists and the medium of pastel", 2009 Second Place Finalist, Multi-Feature Photography Category, New Orleans 2009 Annual Press Club Award, Journalism Awards Competition, "Eye on the Storm" Photo-Essay, 2009 Louisiana Artworks Residency Award, New Orleans, LA, 2008 Award of Exceptional Merit, Appalachian Pastel Society, 2008 Purchase Prize, Pastel Society of America, 36th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, 2008 Finalist - Still Life/Floral Category, Pastel Journal Best of American Pastel Artists & Artisans, Volume 1 Award of Exceptional Merit, Degas Pastel Society Finalist Award, Pastel Journal Finalist Award, Pastel Journal Merit Award, Pastel Journal Patron Art Acquisition, Art Collection 12, New Orleans, LA Open Studios Southern States Competition National Arts Club Award, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY Sally Strand Scholarship, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY Strathmore Paper Company Award, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY Purchase Prize Award, Pastel Society of America, New York, NY Scholarship, Scottsdale Artists' School, Scottsdale, AZ Finalist, Portrait Painting Competition, Artist's Magazine JURIED COMPETITIONS: (selected) Pastel Society of America, New York, NY, 2010, 2009, 2008, 1999, 1994, 1992 Butler Institute of American Arts, 11th International IAPS, Youngstown, OH, 2008 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Degas Pastel Society, Laurel, MS, 2008, 2000, 1992, 1990 New Orleans Photo Alliance, "Cemeteryscape", New Orleans, LA, 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Photography Exhibition, 2008 Isabel Anderson Comer Museum, Sylacauga, AL Fort Walton Museum of Art, Fort Walton, FL Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA Longview Museum of Art, Longview, TX Zigler Art Museum, Jennings, LA Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts, Cork Gallery, New York, NY San Bernardino Art Museum, Redlands, CA Arlington Museum of Fine Arts, Arlington, TX American Intercontinental University, Los Angeles, CA Degas Pastel Society, New Orleans, LA International Association of Pastel Society 12th Exhibition/Web FEATURE ARTICLES: PASTEL JOURNAL MAGAZINE, "The Romantic Space", May/June, 2010 LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS MAGAZINE, "Eye on the Storm", September, 2008 PASTEL ARTIST INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE, "Ambiance You Can Cut with a Knife", 2001 ARTIST'S MAGAZINE, "Creating Movement With Light", 1999 AMERICAN ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS PREMIER EDITION, "Picturing What People Leave Behind", 1996 AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE, "Picturing What People Leave Behind", 1996 ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR MAGAZINE, "Placing the Subject", 1996 CONTRIBUTOR: "WHERE WE KNOW:NEW ORLEANS AS HOME", Broken Levee Books/Chin Music Press, September, 2010 (upcoming) AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE, "6 Top Pastel Painters Share Materials and Techniques, June, 2009 NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART'S "Katrina Exposed: A Photographic Reckoning", MPress, 2006 PASTEL ARTIST'S BIBLE, Quarto Publishing, 2006 ARTIST'S MAGAZINE, "Pastel Handbook", 2002 PASTEL ARTIST INTERNATIONAL, 2001 PASTEL JOURNAL, "The Pastelist's Studio", 2001, 1999 TULANE REVIEW, 2001 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST MAGAZINE, 1999 NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS MAGAZINE, Open Studio Press, 1997 INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS, 1997 PASTEL SCHOOL, Quarto Publishing, 1996 PASTEL SOLUTIONS, North Light Publications, 1996 BEST OF PASTEL, 1996 NEW ORLEANS HOMES AND LIFE STYLES, "Art of Sandra Burshell", 2006 THE OTHER SIDE, "Remembering Sabbath, Imagining Grace", 1996 BOOKS/MAGAZINE COVERS: COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE, 2008, 2000, 1998 LOSING AND FINDING, 2004 "INTERIORS COLLECTION", Great American Artworks "INTERIORS" Pastel Set, 2002 PASTEL ARTIST INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE, 2001 GALLERY REPRESENTATION: Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1989 - present SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: New Orleans, Museum of Art, Ochsner Foundation (New Orleans, LA), Memorial Medical Center (New Orleans, LA), World Trade Center (New Orleans, LA), Hadassah National Headquarters (New York, NY) WORKSHOPS/DEMONSTRATIONS/TALKS: International Association of Pastel Societies Convention, Albuquerque, NM, June, 2011 (upcoming) Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild, Houma, LA, November 12-13, 2010 (upcoming) "Art as Healing", Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 2008 Southeastern Pastel Society, Atlanta, GA 2005 Virgina College at Birmingham, Alabama Pastel Society, Birmingham, AL, 2002 Leslie Wright Art Gallery, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, 2002 International Association of Pastel Societies' Convention/ Talk/Demo, Santa Fe, NM, 2001 Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild Gallery, Talk, Workshop, Houma, LA 2000 Degas Pastel Society, New Orleans, LA, 2000 International Association of Pastel Societies' Convention, Demonstration, Albuquerque, NM 1999 REVIEWS: HOUMA DAILY COURIER: "New Orleans Artist's Work Reflects a Love of Light", Katie Van Syckle, May 7, 2010 ARTVOICES MAGAZINE, "Interior New Orleans, Sandra Burshell: Pastel Interiors", Saskia Ozols Eubanks, 2008 GAMBIT (New Orleans), "Interior New Orleans", Carol Robinson Show, D. Eric Bookhardt, 2006 NEW ORLEANS ART REVIEW, "Roomscapes", Judith H. Bonner, 2005 TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans), "Interiors Evoke Vivid Sensations", Doug MacCash, 2001 TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans), Chris Waddington, 1995 GAMBIT (New Orleans), D. Eric Bookhardt, 1995 LAGNIAPPE (Southwest Louisiana), 1993 TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans), John Kemp, 1993 TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans), John Kemp, 1989 EDUCATION: New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA (Masters), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (B.A. Art) MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICES: International Association of Pastel Societies, Vice-President, 1994-2006 International Association of Pastel Societies, Recording Secretary, 1994-present Pastel Society of America, Signature Member Degas Pastel Society, Signature Member, Board Member Founder, New Orleans Drawing Group (2007-present) |