Trish Mckinney

artist statement

I am a Teacher - passionate to inspire and connect everyone to the creator within themselves.

I am a Painter - constantly curious and experimental, thinking outside the box, and always asking "what if".

I am a Dreamer - who steps into my dreams and makes them a reality.

I am a Believer - living my life expectantly and abundantly - thinking "as if" it has already happened.

I am an Artist.

"I shut my eyes in order to see" is one of the artist’s favorite quotes because it reminds her of how inspiration begins — dreaming.

education
Louisiana Tech University - BFA, Graphic Design
U.S. Army Specialty Training, Denver, CO - Graphic Illustrator
Professional Workshops: Katherine Chang Lui, Mary Ann Beckwith, Mark Mehaffey, Carole Barnes,
Cheng Kee Chee, Alex Powers, Stephanie Raynor, Maxine Masterfield and Don Andrews

awards/juried exhibitions

Ohio Watercolor Society -Watercolor Ohio 2011 & 2012 - National Exhibition- Traveling ShowPikes Peak International Watermedia XVII - H.K. Holbein Award 2011Ohio Watercolor Society -Watercolor Ohio 2010 National ExhibitionPennsylvania Watercolor Society International Exhibition - Lancaster Museum Of Art - 2010First Place – Western Ohio Watercolor Society Winter Show – Springfield Art Museum - 2009Best Of Show-Western Ohio Watercolor Society Winter Show - Springfield Art Museum - 2008Pennsylvania Watercolor Society International Exhibition - Lancaster Museum Of Art - 2007National Watercolor Society Members Show - 2007International Society Of Experimental Artists Annual Exhibition- Northern Michigan University - 2007Purchase Award - Art Design Consultants National Juried Exhibition, "Art Comes Alive”- 2007Mississippi Watercolor Society's Grand National Juried Exhibition - 2007Watercolor West Nationally Juried Exhibition - 2007
gallery exhibitions

“Painting The Essence Of Tuscany” – group exhibition - Town & Country Fine Art Gallery–September 2009
“Connecting Vision With Inspiration” - group exhibition – Middletown Arts Center – November 2008
Solo Exhibition - April 2008 - Art People Gallery - San F...