Monique Parry is a full time artist living in East
Boothbay, Maine, and Gold Canyon, Arizona. Parry’s watercolor and oil
paintings of flowers, still lifes, and gardens offer a fresh  view of our
everyday surroundings. In 1994-1995 Parry spent seven months in France,
studying at Ecole Albert Defois in Les Cerqueux sous Passavant, and
traveling and painting on location. Other art education includes
workshops with Don Stone, Betty Lou Schlemn, Charles Reid, Frances
Hodsdon and DeWitt Hardy. She has studied at the Scottsdale Artists
School with Kim English, Joni Falk, Robert Johnson, and Sherrie McGraw,
. Plein Air Workshops include Ireland with Donald Demers, California
with Ray Roberts, Arizona with Skip Whitcomb, Ken Auster and Wm. Scott
Jennings . Life drawing with the Rockport, Massachusetts, Art
Association and other groups. Her paintings are found in numerous
collections in the US and Great Britain.
 Monique's
paintings are the
expression of a continuing search to find the beauty in the commonplace
and to see elegance in the ordinary. Her impeccable sense of color
and light bring a lively realism to her work. The large portraits
of flowers and the intimate still life paintings are filled with a sense
of joy and peace, reflecting the artist's philosophy.
Represented by:
BILLIS FINE
ART www.billisfineart.com
23 Granary Way
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
207-633-1117
207-633-3230
Galleries and Affiliations:
- Billis Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
- North Shore Art Association, Gloucester,
MA
- Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Boothbay
Harbor, ME
- Signature Member, New England Watercolor
Society
- Member, Oil Painters of America
Exhibits, Juried Shows, Awards:
| 2007 |
The Best and the Brightest Exhibit, Scottsdale Artists School, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 2007 |
85th Anniversary Exhibit of Masters, North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA |
| 2007 |
Winsor
& Newton Award for Excellence in Watercolor, North Short
Arts Association |
| 2007 |
Salon International 2007, International Museum of Contemporary Masters, Hosted by Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, Texas |
| 2007 |
Oxford Invitational Fine
Arts Fair, Oxford, Maryland |
| 2006 |
Holiday Exhibit, Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, Lexington, MA |
| 2006 |
Beverly
A. Demont Memorial Award, North Short Art Association |
| 2006 |
Poster
Artist, Oxford Invitational Fine Arts, Oxford Maryland |
| 2005 |
Oxford Invitational Fine
Arts Fair, Oxford, Maryland |
| 2004 |
Contributing
Artist to International Artists’ Book “100 Ways to Paint
Flowers & Gardens” |
| 2004/05 |
“The
Best and Brightest Exhibit”, Professional Division,
Scottsdale (AZ) Artists School |
| 2003 |
Women
Artists of the Boothbay Region, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 |
| 2003 |
“Almost
Miniature” Exhibit, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington,
MA |
| 2001 |
New
England Watercolor Society Exhibit at Guild of Boston Artists |
| 2000 |
Solo
Exhibit, Thos. Moser Cabinetmaker, Freeport, Maine,
April—July |
| 2000 |
New
England Watercolor Society, “Watercolors for the 21st
Century”, Guild of
Boston Artists |
| 2000 |
National
Association of Women Artists Millennium Collection, Feminist
Expo, Baltimore, MD |
| 1999 |
“Almost
Miniatures” Exhibit, Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington,
MA |
| 1999 |
New
England Watercolor Society Millennium Celebration, Boston, MA |
| 1999 |
New
England Watercolor Society
Exhibit, Cahoon Museum, Cotuit, MA, Marshall Joyce
Memorial Award |
| 1999 |
Works
on Paper, The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme Connecticut |
| 1998 |
American
Women Artists Competition, Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale,
Arizona, Honorable Mention |
| 1998 |
New
Members Exhibit, North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester,
Massachusetts |
| 1998 |
New
England Watercolor Society New England Juried Exhibit,
Concord, Massachusetts |
| 1998 |
New
England Watercolor Society 6th Biennial North American Open
Exhibit, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1997 |
Solo
Exhibit, “For All Things There is a Season”, Heritage
Plantation, Sandwich, Massachusetts |
| 1996 |
Two-Person
Exhibit, Emporium Gallery, Dover, New Hampshire |
| 1995 |
Mystic
Outdoor Art Festival, Mystic, Connecticut, First Place
Watercolor |
| 1995 |
Art
Guild of the Kennebunks, Celebration of the Arts,
Kennebunkport, Maine, First Place |
| 1995 |
Two-Person
Exhibit, Galerie Les Z’Arts, Les Cerqueux sous Passavant,
France |
| 1995 |
Exhibit,
Chateau de Maupassant, Vihiers, France |
| 1994 |
Mystic
Outdoor Art Festival, Mystic, Connecticut, Award, Watercolor |
Additional information available
from the artist upon request.
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