Uptown Gallery - Michele Byrne Biography

Michele Byrne

Biography

B O R N

1959, Reading, PA

E D U C A T I O N

1977-1981 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design, minor in Illustration/Painting, Kutztown University, PA
2001-2003 Figure and Portraiture classes, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S

2006 The Art of Conversation: Manhattan, Happy Dog Gallery, Piermont, NY

2004 Recent Paintings/The Art of Conversation, Ventures Gallery, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2003 The Art of Conversation, Homeworks Gallery, West Chester, PA

2002 The Art of Conversation/Paintings from the Book, Institute of the Arts, Wyomissing, PA

2001 Recent Paintings by Michele Byrne, Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, PA

2000 New Watercolors by Michele Byrne, The Highlands Gallery, Wyomissing, PA

1999 Plein Air Paintings from Jamaica, Borders Books and Cafe, Reading, PA

S E L E C T E D G R O U P & J U R I E D E X H I B I T I O N S

2007 Uptown Gallery, New York, NY , The Art of Conversation: Manhattan

2007 Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 1st Place Award

2007 Yellow Springs Art Show, Historic Yellow Springs, PA

2007 Wayne Art Center's Plein Air Event, Wayne, PA

2007 Rittenhouse Square Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA

2007 Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, RI

2007 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2006 ArtExpo New York, Jacob Javits Center, NY, NY

2006 Philadelphia Sketch Club 143rd Annual Juried Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia, PA

2006 Washington Square Art Show, New York, NY

2006 Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA

2006 Paint Annapolis, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD

2006 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 110th Annual Juried Exhibit, New York, NY

2005 Immaculata University Art Show, Malvern, PA

2005 Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL

2005 Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA

2005 Manayunk Art Festival, Philadelphia, PA

2005 Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, RI

2005 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2004 Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 1st Place Award

2004 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Juried Continuing Education Exhibit, Philadelphia, pa

2004 Rittenhouse Square Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA

2003 Purchase Award/Berks Art Alliance 26th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA

2003 Philadelphia Sketch Club 140th Annual Juried Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia, PA

2003 Phila/Tri State Artists Equity Exhibition, Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, NJ

2003 Gallery 911 @ Revsin, A Woman's Perspective, 911 Arch St., Philadelphia,PA

2002 Immaculata College Art Show, Malvern, PA

2002 Berks Art Alliance 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA

2001 Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester Springs, PA

2001 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2000 Berks Art Alliance 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA

2000 Allentown Art Museum's 27th Juried Show, Allentown, PA

1999 Berks Art Alliance 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA

1998 Berks Art Alliance 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 3rd Place Award

B I B L I O G R A P H Y & P R O F E S S I O N A L B E N C H M A R K S

2007 First Place Award: Rehoboth Beach Paint Out, Rehoboth Art League. - Juror Kirk McBride

2007 Honorable Mention: Havre de Grace Plain Air Painting Competition - Juror Barbara Perotti

2007 Award of Excellence: Wayne Plein Air Festival, Wayne Art Center - Juror Sara Poly

2006 Second Place Award: Paint Annapolis 2006, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Assoc. - Juror Stapleton Kearns

2006 Featured in the February issue of Art Business News Magazine in the Trendsetter/Emerging Artist section

2006 Published second book titled The Art of Conversation: Manhattan, which includes 39 paintings depicting conversations in the parks, streets and café's of Manhattan. Introduction by Meredith Lewis, Editor of American Artist Watercolor Magazine

2003 Auction Record established June 2003 at Freeman's Auction, Philadelphia

2003 Juried into the Philadelphia Sketch Club

2002 Published book titled The Art of Conversation, which includes 42 paintings and text explaining my inspirations and thoughts of conversation in modern day culture. Introduction written by Constance U. Battle, M.D., previous executive director of the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.

2002 Art of Conversation books available at Borders Books and Barnes & Noble

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	Michele Byrne	Biography B O R N 1959, Reading, PA E D U C A T I O N 1977-1981 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Communication Design, minor in Illustration/Painting, Kutztown University, PA 2001-2003 Figure and Portraiture classes, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA S O L O E X H I B I T I O N S 2006 The Art of Conversation: Manhattan, Happy Dog Gallery, Piermont, NY 2004 Recent Paintings/The Art of Conversation, Ventures Gallery, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE 2003 The Art of Conversation, Homeworks Gallery, West Chester, PA 2002 The Art of Conversation/Paintings from the Book, Institute of the Arts, Wyomissing, PA 2001 Recent Paintings by Michele Byrne, Phoebe Berks Village, Wernersville, PA 2000 New Watercolors by Michele Byrne, The Highlands Gallery, Wyomissing, PA 1999 Plein Air Paintings from Jamaica, Borders Books and Cafe, Reading, PA S E L E C T E D G R O U P & J U R I E D E X H I B I T I O N S 2007 Uptown Gallery, New York, NY , The Art of Conversation: Manhattan 2007 Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 1st Place Award 2007 Yellow Springs Art Show, Historic Yellow Springs, PA 2007 Wayne Art Center's Plein Air Event, Wayne, PA 2007 Rittenhouse Square Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA 2007 Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, RI 2007 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE 2006 ArtExpo New York, Jacob Javits Center, NY, NY 2006 Philadelphia Sketch Club 143rd Annual Juried Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia, PA 2006 Washington Square Art Show, New York, NY 2006 Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA 2006 Paint Annapolis, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD 2006 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 110th Annual Juried Exhibit, New York, NY 2005 Immaculata University Art Show, Malvern, PA 2005 Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL 2005 Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Annual, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Manayunk Art Festival, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Wickford Art Festival, Wickford, RI 2005 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE 2004 Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 1st Place Award 2004 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Juried Continuing Education Exhibit, Philadelphia, pa 2004 Rittenhouse Square Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Purchase Award/Berks Art Alliance 26th Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 2003 Philadelphia Sketch Club 140th Annual Juried Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, Philadelphia, PA 2003 Phila/Tri State Artists Equity Exhibition, Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, NJ 2003 Gallery 911 @ Revsin, A Woman's Perspective, 911 Arch St., Philadelphia,PA 2002 Immaculata College Art Show, Malvern, PA 2002 Berks Art Alliance 25th Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 2001 Yellow Springs Art Show, Chester Springs, PA 2001 Rehoboth Beach Art Festival, Rehoboth Beach, DE 2000 Berks Art Alliance 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 2000 Allentown Art Museum's 27th Juried Show, Allentown, PA 1999 Berks Art Alliance 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA 1998 Berks Art Alliance 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA Berks Art Alliance Members Show, Wyomissing, PA, 3rd Place Award B I B L I O G R A P H Y & P R O F E S S I O N A L B E N C H M A R K S 2007 First Place Award: Rehoboth Beach Paint Out, Rehoboth Art League. - Juror Kirk McBride 2007 Honorable Mention: Havre de Grace Plain Air Painting Competition - Juror Barbara Perotti 2007 Award of Excellence: Wayne Plein Air Festival, Wayne Art Center - Juror Sara Poly 2006 Second Place Award: Paint Annapolis 2006, Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Assoc. - Juror Stapleton Kearns 2006 Featured in the February issue of Art Business News Magazine in the Trendsetter/Emerging Artist section 2006 Published second book titled The Art of Conversation: Manhattan, which includes 39 paintings depicting conversations in the parks, streets and café's of Manhattan. Introduction by Meredith Lewis, Editor of American Artist Watercolor Magazine 2003 Auction Record established June 2003 at Freeman's Auction, Philadelphia 2003 Juried into the Philadelphia Sketch Club 2002 Published book titled The Art of Conversation, which includes 42 paintings and text explaining my inspirations and thoughts of conversation in modern day culture. Introduction written by Constance U. Battle, M.D., previous executive director of the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. 2002 Art of Conversation books available at Borders Books and Barnes & Noble Back to Top