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NICOLE KENNEDY

Juried into two major national exhibits and
wins national awards for 2 paintings


Ferry to the Grotto
wins Southwest Magazine Award of Excellence
American Impressionist Society's Annual National juried exhibit-2011
Judge: Scott Christensen

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Seeking Sea Glass
won the Alfred & Mary Crim Award of Excellence
at
Audubon Artists National Organization annual juried 2011
(no relationship to Audubon birds)
hosted by Salmagundi Club NYC

beach people art by nicole


LORI PUTNAM
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One of the top plein air painters today, Lori is making her creative mark both nationally and overseas...
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August 2011 - Lori instructed a wokshop in Ireland and won the runner up Quick Draw Competiion with over 120 selected painters in Wexford.


Fall 2011 - Lori Chairs the highly regarded National juried exhibit for the American Impressionist Society in Carmel by the Sea CA.

July 2011 Lori is feautured in Outdoor Painter,
the Home of Plein Air Magazine written by Steve Doherty

(Photo Credit: Courtesy Outdoor Painter)


RICK McCLURE
is juried into the
Oil Painters of America National Exhibit
in Coeur d' Lene, Idaho

Rick McClure


NICOLE KENNEDY'S
Nautical Art is Featured in the June 2011
issue of American Art Collector
!! Click on image to enlarge

-Nicole Kennedy


LORI PUTNAM
has been chosen as the Chair Host for the
American Impressionist Society's 12th Annual
National Juried Exhibition in Carmel, CA. AIS is one of the most prestigious art organizations in the US and a high honor for Lori Putnam...Congratulations. Last year Lori was also juried into the AIS.

Lori Putnam
Lori Putnam's "Tranquility"


DIANA COIDAN is juried into:
30th Annual National Competitive Exhibition, Community
Council for the Arts, Kinston, March 2011
North Ridge Country Club Art Gala, Juried Competition, March 2011
Associated Artists of Southport Regional Juried Exhibition,
Second Place Award, July 2011
Fine Arts League of Cary, First Place People's Choice Award
Glenaire Exhibit, July 2011

Diana Coidan


KIMBERLEE MASELLI
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is juried into the
International Richeson Exhibit -Landscape, Seascape and Architectural.
4 of her landscapes were juried into this show which is in Wisconsin.

Kim is ALSO on exhibit in the NC Artists Exhibit at the Cameron Art Museum
in Wilmington thru Oct 2011.






LISA STROUD is now in the permanent collection of Museum of Marine Corps in Virginia. Her work was juried into a national exhibit then puchased for the museum.

Lisa Stroud's "Honor, By Any Other Measure" 30 x 30
Lisa Stroud


KELLY FROST
Painting was featured in the Spring 2011
issue of the Raleigh Digest magazine


Kelly Frost
Kelly Frost's "The Gatekeeper"




ACCOLADES 2010


NICOLE KENNEDY Wins Best State Fair Scene 2010
Judged By a Curator of the Secca Museum



Nicole White Kennedy, "Sizzling Sausages"
Winner, Best State Fair Painting



NICOLE WHITE KENNEDY

NICOLE'S BEACH PEOPLE FEATURED IN THE
DECECMBER 2010 ISSUE OF AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR

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Nicole Kennedy


ROCKY ALEXANDER

2nd Place Winner - NC Watercolor Society Juried Exhibit
in Hickory, North Carolina


rocky alexander
Rocky Alexander's "Comfort Reflections"


Lori Putnam
NATIONAL ART ACCOLADES KEEP ADDING UP. 2010 Highlights

(NOTE: Lori will be teaching in the gallery in Oct and in an exhibit premiering Oct 22.

american art collector-Lori Putnam
• FEATURED IN: American Art Collector National Publication - 2 Page Feature - 8/2010

• Accepted into American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibit -2010
Received Award of Excellence, Southeastern Regional Plein Air Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA,
•Received full membership into the Salmagundi Art Club New York City
• Received Signature Membership in the Plein Air Artists of California
• Accepted into California Art Club


Lisa Stroud
-2010
WINNING AWARDS • ACCEPTANCE INTO NATIONAL EXHIBITS • MAKING LOCAL NEWS
Lisa Stroud Lisa Stroud-raleigh downtowner
Raleigh Downtowner -Highlights Lisa's Gypsy Series (and Bob Rankin) in the Capital Bank Contemporary Exhibit produced by Nicole's Studio & Gallery June thru Aug
Finalist, Abstract/Experimental Category, The Artist’s Magazine 27th Annual Art Competition
• 53rd National Juried Art Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center
3rd Place, Arts Council of Wayne County’s 31st Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition,
Award of Distinction, 2nd Place, New Works: A Juried Exhibition of Works by Members of the Artspace Artists Association, Raleigh



Micah Mullen

MAKES THE 2010 ART SCENE & NEWS BOTH LOCAL & NATIONAL
mullen_artsee magazine
• Juried into one of the most prestigeous national exhibits in the USA:
The Annual Salmagundi Club Non-members Show-Acrylic and Casein Category

• WON FIRST PLACE award in the Regional Annual SCOPE exhibit at VAE in Raleigh
Juried Into Mid-Atlantic Art Exhibition in Norfolk, VA
Featured in the Premiere issue of ArtSee Magazine launched in NC last month
artsee magazine




Nicole Kennedy's Beach People Series

July 2010 issue of National Publication "American Art Collector" Savvy Collector Section:
Nicole Kennedy-American Art Collector

NICOLE'S STUDIO ARTISTS
IN THE NEWS
2009

Nicole's Studio Artists are Blue Ribbon Winners
at the 2009 NC State Fair Art Competition
:
• Diana Coidan "After the Storm" Winner, First Place, Pastels
• Doug Strickland "Red Cows" Winner, Best in Show
• Patricia Pittman "Who, Me?" Winner, First Place, NC Agriculture

Nicole Kennedy
Wins the Jack Richeson Award for "Fleeing Foam"
National Exhibit Audubon Artists Society NYC

OCT: 2009 Exibit at the Salmagundi Club NYC

NIcole's WRightsville Beach people oil painting



Fall 2009" Rick McClure is Juried into Two National Exhibits:


the American Impressionist Society National Exhibition
for which he is a signature member and
NAPPAP, National Academy of Professional for Plein Air Painters


July 2009: Lori Putnam is juried into the renowned Salmagundi Club
Lori Putnam artist
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NICOLE KENNEDY WINS FIRST PLACE
FINE ARTS LEAGUE OF CARY
JURIED ANNUAL EXHIBIT - JULY 2009
Judge Lennox Capmello (art blog)
NIcole Kennedy-First Place FALC- Free Refills
"Free Refills"


• 2009- Nicole Kennedy's "Sashay in St. Tropez" is
on the Cover of Jerry's Artarama Catalogue:
jerry's artarama nicole kennedy


2009 WINNER - GOLD MEDAL AWARD
INDEPENDANT PUBLISHING FOR REGIONAL NON-FICTION
Painting North Carolina; Impressions En Plein Air by Kim Maselli
Painting NC, Impressions En PLein Air Book
Painting NC en Plein air Book

Nicole's Studio & Gallery Artists featured in a Coffee Table Art Book Exhibit , published by Kim Maselli. Artists who will have works featured are: Nicole Kennedy, Rick McClure, Lori Putnam, Dan Nelson, Cathy Martin, Patricia Pittman, Ann Danley and Kim Maselli.

$29.95 EMAIL NICOLE'S STUDIO FOR YOUR COPY: Pay Pal excepted

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• Nicole Kennedy is now teaching art lesson DVD's.
GO BIG ON CANVAS• TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN - $20 EACH
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Learn the details and how to order


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Also, click here for Nicole's Free art lessons on line .

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Raleigh Digest Features Nicole Kennedy
in their Fall -2008- 5th Anniversary Issue

raleigh digest features Nicole Kennedy
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INTERVIEWS • PLUBLISHED AND FEATURES ON NICOLE WHITE KENNEDY
AND NICOLE'S STUDIO & ART GALLERY

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2008 -
Raleigh Digest Features Nicole and her gallery in their Fall Issue
2006-07
Midtown Magazine Premiere Issue 2007: Interviews Nicole on the healing qualities of artwork being acquired by Duke Raleigh Hospital through Nicole's Studio & other venues. Images of Nicole's work throughout the article in Duke's collection.

Artists and Art Galleries of the South runs a two page color spread on Nicole's artwork -

• Metro Magazine Art Journalist, Louis St. Lewis features Nicole's artwork in a story on the Italian themed Mannequin Ball, check it out at Metro Magazine website.


Nicole's Kennedy is chosen by United States Ambassador to Denmark, Jim Cain to display her North Carolina scenes in the Ambassador's Copenhagen Castle residence through the Art in Embassies Program


• PBS- Paint Paper & Crafts TV series - Nicole demonstrates oil and palette knife painting for program host Sloan Rutter airing nationwide through 2006 and 2007!


More Features and interviews on Nicole and the Gallery:
Cover of WILMA Magazine - Wilmington -Summer 2005
Channels/Lumina News - Nicole's Beach People Summer 2005
ENCORE Entertainment-Wilmington - Nicole's Beach People Summer 2005
SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE Caffe Luna & Nicole's Italy art-2004
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MAGAZINE - Nicole's Beach People July2004
WAKEFIELD LIVING - Nicole's Italian scenes
INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINA - Newspaper spread on Nicole's Italy and other
OUR STATE MAGAZINE - Caffé Luna and Nicole's Italy and other scenes

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