Awards
2011 - Southwest Art Magazine Award - American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Exhibit. Juror: Scott Christensen
2011- The Alfred & Mary Crimi Award of Excellence - Audubon Artists National Juried, hosted by Salmagundi Club, NYC
2010 -Best NC State Fair Scene - 2010 - (Judge - Curator Secca Museum Winston NC)
2009 - National Audubon Artists, NYC Salmagundi Club- Sept 2009 Jack Richardson Award
2009 -First Place Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit -2009 - (Lennox Campello Judge)
First Place - Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000.
Purchase Award -Watercolor Society of NC Fall 2000 Juried Show, Manteo, NC.
Daniel Smith Award Of Excellence-- Spring Juried '99 NC Watercolor Society. - (Judge Dean Mitchell renowned watercolorist)
First Place-- NC State Fair '98 Juried Show/Best NC Scene.
Best of Show & 3rd Place Oil-- Fine Arts League of Cary, NC Holiday Show, '98.
First Place & 2 Honorable mentions Spectator Annual Photography Contest, NC '96.
Honorable Mention - Charvin Paints PLein Air Painting national contest - Online - 2009
Honorable Mention -Visual Art Exchange Juried Travel show in Raleigh - 2007
Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Show 2003,2005,2007
Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001

Juried Exhibits (Partial List)-
National: The American Impressionist Society's Annual Juried Exhibit, Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel by the Sea CA, 2011 -(see award)
National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2011 (see award)
National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2009 (see award)
National: " Visual Statements" Danville Kentucky through May 2001
National: "Dimensions 2001" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Spring 2001.
National: "A Sense of Place" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Fall 99.
National : Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Fall/99.

International: "Works on Paper" 2 paintings also featuring works by masters;
Picasso, Chagall, Rivers, DeKooning and more. Galerie L'Asietique Scottsdale, AZ , 2001
International: Animals In Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -2001-(won award)
International: Watercolor Art Society-Houston 23rd International Exhibition,2000.
International : "Year 2000 Design & Spirit" Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill , NC 2000.
International: Charvin International oil paints on line juried competition (won award)

NC: North Ridge Country Club Annual Juried Gala - 2010
NC: 2010 - Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit (won award) -Judge Lenny Campello
NC: Marriott Renaissance 5 Star Hotel, Raleigh - by Invitation- 2009 -2010
NC: Visual Art Exchange -many juried exhibits from Figurative to Travel themes 2001-2006- (won awards)
NC: 2 paintings (over 600 entries) Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001
NC: Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000 (won award)
NC: Watercolor Society of North Carolina - Fall , 2000
NC: Raleigh Fine Arts 22nd Annual Exhibition, 2000.
NC: "Traditional Painters" Durham Arts Council, NC 6/2001
NC: Watercolor Society of NC Spring '99.

Exhibits:
2011 - Solo -Let's Hit the Beach - Nicole's latest Beach People art at Caffe Luna in downtown Raleigh
2010 - Solo- A Journey with Nicole on Canvas - highlighting a year of new works
2010 - 2 Person -Nicole's Beach People at Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead NC - June-July
2009:Performing Arts On Canvas -Oct-Nov 2009- Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2009: Figurative & Still Life: Nicole's Studio & Gallery- Raleigh
2008: Painting NC impressions in En plein Air (artists from the book) -Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2008: Anchors Away Sep-Oct.Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2008: "Italia" - Select Group exhibits at Carteret Contemporary in Morehead City (5 artists)
2006: 2 Person: Recent Works - with Eric McRay - at Nicole's Studio
2006 - Back to the Beach - Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead City
2005: 2 Person: Water Works - Nicole Kennedy & Bob Rankin at New Elements Gallery in NC -- June 2005
2003: 2 Person Italy, New Elements Gallery Wilmington, NC/ July -August 2003
2003: Solo: Cardinal Club in Raleigh, NC Feb-April, 2003
2002- Featured artist at Broadhurst Gallery in Pinehurst
2002: Solo: Tales Of Tuscany" Nicole's art highlighting Tuscan villages -/2002
2001: "The Waiters of San Marco " Nicole's Italian waiter series
2001: Showcase of Charleston & Savannah. New Elements Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Feb-March
2000: "The Color Of Italy" at 2000: Solo Green Tara Gallery Chapel Hill NC Summer 2000
1999:"Along The Coast" From Naples to NC exhibit at Beach Cafe in New York City, Oct-Dec'99

Selected Articles/Interviews/Media- Click Link to go to article.
Lumina News 2012- by Miramar McNaughton - Highlights Nicole's recent national art awards -2012
American Art Collector -American Impressionist Society Section -2011
American Art Collector - Nautical Feature Section - 2011
PBS North Carolina- 1/2hr special Sept 2011- Art and tastes of Raleigh
American Art Collector - Figurative Section - 2010
Cover Jerry's Artarama Catalogue -2009
Raleigh Digest- Sept 2008
Midtown Magazine -Premiere Issue on Duke Raleigh and Artwork (Nicole's)2007
Raleigh News & Observer - 2007
Metro magazine 2007
Artists and Art Galleries of the South 2007
Wake Living - North Raleigh to taly in 20 Minutes - 2006
Southern Living 2004
Wrightsville Beach Magazine -The Secret Beach Artist -2004
Cover of Wilma Magazine 2004
Sanford Herald - Carolinian -2002 - Double Page Spread Feature
Spectator Magazine 2000

Galleries & Ongoing Exhibits :
•Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City
• Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel By The Sea, CA
• Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery
• Caffe Luna, Downtown Raleigh (ongoing Italy)
• Capital Bank Plaza

Some Corporate & Private Collections:
• Shanahan Law Group, Raleigh - Both office buildings
• Capital Bank, Raleigh (all new branches, over a dozen works)
• Capitol Financial Solutions
• Duke Raleigh - Two large Commissions and over 60 fine art prints ofof Nicole's work - dozens of works by Nicole's artists
• Marrriott Renaissance Hotel - Raleigh - Fine art prints of Nicole's works and art exhibits
• Art on Loan to Copenhagen for USA Ambassador to Denmark, (Art In Embassies Program) )
• Capital Investments, Raleigh, NC
• Womble & Carlyle
• State Of North Carolina Dept. Of Insurance, 4 paintings, Raleigh
• Nags Head Chamber Of Commerce, NC (Purchase award WSNC)
• Whitley& Jenkins Law Firm, Raleigh
• Davis Reconstructive Surgery, Raleigh
• Wake Med West, Cary
• Governor Beverly Perdue -2008-
• Governor Jim Hunt
• Raleigh Mayor Meeker
• Dr. Marvin Malecha- Dean of Design at NC State
• Elizabeth Trump (The Donald's sister)- NYC

Former Career
1982-1995 - Vice President/Associate Creative Director/ Art Director at several NYC ad agencies:
Grey Advertising, Campbell Mithun Esty, Saatchi & Saatchi, and others. Created, art directed (and in many cases wrote)
& produced TV commercials and print ads for national consumer brands. Worked with many commercial TV direct in the US and abroad.

Art-Community Affiliations
Member : Associate Member: Oil painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Audubon Artists Org, American Allied Artists,
Visual Art Exchange Gallery, Fine Arts League of Cary, Duke Raleigh Art Guild

Workshops Attended with Nationally acclaimed painters and instructors\:
• Rick McClure, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Dominic Vignola,
Perry Austin, Dawn Whitelaw and AIS plus OPA Master signature member, Quang Ho.

Education
1976 -79: Parson's School of Design/New School NYC • '80-'82 School Of Visual Arts NYC.
•Apprentice to Michael Gallagher ( MFA Yale - abstract illusionist/expressionist -museum collected Whitney/Guggenheim) in SoHo,
NYC '77-80.

		Nicole White Kennedy Full resume below
		Nicole White Kennedy Full resume below
	About Nicole “I cannot remember when I didn’t draw. My formative years were spent doodling in the margins. Having grown up around restaurateurs, I am by nature drawn to drama, storytelling and have acquired a lifelong habit of people watching. Which explains why I am particularly enamored with street scenes and beach people …subjects with a narrative flair. Being part Italian, I am artistically seduced by colorful ‘al Fresco’ European lifestyles and attitudes captured on canvas.” Resume Highlights: (Full resume click here) Nicole was juried intoamd won awards in two major national competitions in 2011: The American Impressionist Society, Carmel by the Sea CA (wining the Southwest Art Magazine Award of Excellence) and National Audubon Artists Org (Alfred & Mari Crimi Oil Award of Excellence) at Salmagundi Club NYC. In 2010, Nicole won best State Fair scene in the annual juried event. Nicole's Beach People paintings won top awards; Jack Richeson Award at National Audubon Artists juried exhibit at Salmagundi Club NYC and First Place in the regional annual juried FALC Exhibit. Nicole has taken First Place awards in the NC State Fair and the Durham Art Guild's annual exhibits. She has exhibited over the years in numerous juried shows, national and regional. Three of her paintings were chosen for display in the US Embassy Denmark ’06-‘09. Nicole’s art is published in the coffee table book "Painting North Carolina; Impressions En Plein Air". Over the past few Nicole has been featured in American Art Collector in at least 4 issues (2010 and 2011), Southern Living Magazine, Artists and Art Galleries of the South and interviews in numerous regional publications. Jerry’s Artarama has created two DVDs featuring Nicole’s art instruction for sale nationwide. Over the past few years Nicole has had the opportunity to continue her art education with nationally acclaimed artists/instructors: Dawn Whitlelaw, Quang Ho, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Rick McClure, Perry Austin amoungst others. Nicole attended Parson's School of Design and School of Visual Arts in NYC pursuing an Art Director career. In 1996 Nicole moved to Raleigh opening Caffe Luna with her husband and started painting full time to decorate and sell out of the restaurant. In 2000, she established Nicole’s Studio & Art Gallery, featuring many top artists from local to national. It is now the #1 gallery for art Instruction in the area. Click here for News & Published Interviews Page	About Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery. MAKING A BEAUTIFUL DIFFERENCE. Now in our 10th year we have evolved into an art gallery different from the rest. I have been told by many clients and visitors that the atmosphere here is friendly and never intimidating. Dare we say it is fun to buy art here. Whether it is an original painting in your home, or an office or new bank branch filled with artwork on a great theme, painting your first oi on canvas... we have heard time and again that our artists, staff, art classes and gallery have made a difference in peoples lives and in the Raleigh community I AM HONORED TO REPRESENT ALMOST 30 EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS and be a factor in their professional artistic growth. A select group of artists from emerging to nationally acclaimed in a wide range of styles and media are chosen to be represented. Committment to growth in their works is what we are all about! Come check out our talented artists represented here. CORPORATE SOLUTIONS WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE: - I spent over 20 years on Madison Avenue advertising national brands before painting full time, so I understand that making decisions on artwork has to work on many levels, appeal to many demographics and work with any budget. What kind of impression do you want to make in your work environment? I can promise you that what hangs on the walls can make a beautiful difference in your 9-5!IN the last couple of years we have placed hundreds of original works and giclees in regional businesses, hospitalls and banks. ART WORKSHOPS & CLASSES: 2009 has started out as a big year with some turning points here at the gallery. We are now bringing in many artists to teach workshops for all levels including nationally acclaimed; John Poon, Rick McClure, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield and John Poon. Regional Teachers include; Dan Nelson, Cathy Martin, Rocky Alexander, Diana Coidan, Joseph DiGiulio, and myself. Associate Gallery Director and Workshop Coordinator, Kelly Frost handles all of the classes and registration. FRAMING: We offer custom framing at honest prices and even ready made frames )Click on the link and check out our framing page. After you take a tour of the artwork,take a quick tour of the gallery The 2200 sq. ft space is occasionally available through Caffe Luna Catering for a fee to host a seminar, fund-raiser, any function in a beautiful art-filled setting. <	O
NICOLE WHITE KENNEDY - RESUME Awards 2011 - Southwest Art Magazine Award - American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Exhibit. Juror: Scott Christensen 2011- The Alfred & Mary Crimi Award of Excellence - Audubon Artists National Juried, hosted by Salmagundi Club, NYC 2010 -Best NC State Fair Scene - 2010 - (Judge - Curator Secca Museum Winston NC) 2009 - National Audubon Artists, NYC Salmagundi Club- Sept 2009 Jack Richardson Award 2009 -First Place Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit -2009 - (Lennox Campello Judge) First Place - Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000. Purchase Award -Watercolor Society of NC Fall 2000 Juried Show, Manteo, NC. Daniel Smith Award Of Excellence-- Spring Juried '99 NC Watercolor Society. - (Judge Dean Mitchell renowned watercolorist) First Place-- NC State Fair '98 Juried Show/Best NC Scene. Best of Show & 3rd Place Oil-- Fine Arts League of Cary, NC Holiday Show, '98. First Place & 2 Honorable mentions Spectator Annual Photography Contest, NC '96. Honorable Mention - Charvin Paints PLein Air Painting national contest - Online - 2009 Honorable Mention -Visual Art Exchange Juried Travel show in Raleigh - 2007 Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Show 2003,2005,2007 Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001 Juried Exhibits (Partial List)- National: The American Impressionist Society's Annual Juried Exhibit, Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel by the Sea CA, 2011 -(see award) National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2011 (see award) National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2009 (see award) National: " Visual Statements" Danville Kentucky through May 2001 National: "Dimensions 2001" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Spring 2001. National: "A Sense of Place" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Fall 99. National : Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Fall/99. International: "Works on Paper" 2 paintings also featuring works by masters; Picasso, Chagall, Rivers, DeKooning and more. Galerie L'Asietique Scottsdale, AZ , 2001 International: Animals In Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -2001-(won award) International: Watercolor Art Society-Houston 23rd International Exhibition,2000. International : "Year 2000 Design & Spirit" Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill , NC 2000. International: Charvin International oil paints on line juried competition (won award) NC: North Ridge Country Club Annual Juried Gala - 2010 NC: 2010 - Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit (won award) -Judge Lenny Campello NC: Marriott Renaissance 5 Star Hotel, Raleigh - by Invitation- 2009 -2010 NC: Visual Art Exchange -many juried exhibits from Figurative to Travel themes 2001-2006- (won awards) NC: 2 paintings (over 600 entries) Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001 NC: Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000 (won award) NC: Watercolor Society of North Carolina - Fall , 2000 NC: Raleigh Fine Arts 22nd Annual Exhibition, 2000. NC: "Traditional Painters" Durham Arts Council, NC 6/2001 NC: Watercolor Society of NC Spring '99. Exhibits: 2011 - Solo -Let's Hit the Beach - Nicole's latest Beach People art at Caffe Luna in downtown Raleigh 2010 - Solo- A Journey with Nicole on Canvas - highlighting a year of new works 2010 - 2 Person -Nicole's Beach People at Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead NC - June-July 2009:Performing Arts On Canvas -Oct-Nov 2009- Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2009: Figurative & Still Life: Nicole's Studio & Gallery- Raleigh 2008: Painting NC impressions in En plein Air (artists from the book) -Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2008: Anchors Away Sep-Oct.Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2008: "Italia" - Select Group exhibits at Carteret Contemporary in Morehead City (5 artists) 2006: 2 Person: Recent Works - with Eric McRay - at Nicole's Studio 2006 - Back to the Beach - Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead City 2005: 2 Person: Water Works - Nicole Kennedy & Bob Rankin at New Elements Gallery in NC -- June 2005 2003: 2 Person Italy, New Elements Gallery Wilmington, NC/ July -August 2003 2003: Solo: Cardinal Club in Raleigh, NC Feb-April, 2003 2002- Featured artist at Broadhurst Gallery in Pinehurst 2002: Solo: Tales Of Tuscany" Nicole's art highlighting Tuscan villages -/2002 2001: "The Waiters of San Marco " Nicole's Italian waiter series 2001: Showcase of Charleston & Savannah. New Elements Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Feb-March 2000: "The Color Of Italy" at 2000: Solo Green Tara Gallery Chapel Hill NC Summer 2000 1999:"Along The Coast" From Naples to NC exhibit at Beach Cafe in New York City, Oct-Dec'99 Selected Articles/Interviews/Media- Click Link to go to article. Lumina News 2012- by Miramar McNaughton - Highlights Nicole's recent national art awards -2012 American Art Collector -American Impressionist Society Section -2011 American Art Collector - Nautical Feature Section - 2011 PBS North Carolina- 1/2hr special Sept 2011- Art and tastes of Raleigh American Art Collector - Figurative Section - 2010 Cover Jerry's Artarama Catalogue -2009 Raleigh Digest- Sept 2008 Midtown Magazine -Premiere Issue on Duke Raleigh and Artwork (Nicole's)2007 Raleigh News & Observer - 2007 Metro magazine 2007 Artists and Art Galleries of the South 2007 Wake Living - North Raleigh to taly in 20 Minutes - 2006 Southern Living 2004 Wrightsville Beach Magazine -The Secret Beach Artist -2004 Cover of Wilma Magazine 2004 Sanford Herald - Carolinian -2002 - Double Page Spread Feature Spectator Magazine 2000 Galleries & Ongoing Exhibits : •Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City • Mountainsong Galleries, Carmel By The Sea, CA • Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery • Caffe Luna, Downtown Raleigh (ongoing Italy) • Capital Bank Plaza Some Corporate & Private Collections: • Shanahan Law Group, Raleigh - Both office buildings • Capital Bank, Raleigh (all new branches, over a dozen works) • Capitol Financial Solutions • Duke Raleigh - Two large Commissions and over 60 fine art prints ofof Nicole's work - dozens of works by Nicole's artists • Marrriott Renaissance Hotel - Raleigh - Fine art prints of Nicole's works and art exhibits • Art on Loan to Copenhagen for USA Ambassador to Denmark, (Art In Embassies Program) ) • Capital Investments, Raleigh, NC • Womble & Carlyle • State Of North Carolina Dept. Of Insurance, 4 paintings, Raleigh • Nags Head Chamber Of Commerce, NC (Purchase award WSNC) • Whitley& Jenkins Law Firm, Raleigh • Davis Reconstructive Surgery, Raleigh • Wake Med West, Cary • Governor Beverly Perdue -2008- • Governor Jim Hunt • Raleigh Mayor Meeker • Dr. Marvin Malecha- Dean of Design at NC State • Elizabeth Trump (The Donald's sister)- NYC Former Career 1982-1995 - Vice President/Associate Creative Director/ Art Director at several NYC ad agencies: Grey Advertising, Campbell Mithun Esty, Saatchi & Saatchi, and others. Created, art directed (and in many cases wrote) & produced TV commercials and print ads for national consumer brands. Worked with many commercial TV direct in the US and abroad. Art-Community Affiliations Member : Associate Member: Oil painters of America, American Impressionist Society, Audubon Artists Org, American Allied Artists, Visual Art Exchange Gallery, Fine Arts League of Cary, Duke Raleigh Art Guild Workshops Attended with Nationally acclaimed painters and instructors\: • Rick McClure, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Dominic Vignola, Perry Austin, Dawn Whitelaw and AIS plus OPA Master signature member, Quang Ho. Education 1976 -79: Parson's School of Design/New School NYC • '80-'82 School Of Visual Arts NYC. •Apprentice to Michael Gallagher ( MFA Yale - abstract illusionist/expressionist -museum collected Whitney/Guggenheim) in SoHo, NYC '77-80.