Uptown Gallery - Elsie Dinsmore Popkin Biography

Elsie Dinsmore Popkin

Biography

B O R N

1937, Reading, PA

E D U C A T I O N

1958 Cornell University, B.F.A.

E X H I B I T I O N S

One Person Shows

Uptown Gallery, New York, NY, May 2004, March 2002, November 1999, November 1997, November 1995, March 1994, November 1991, November 1989, October 1986

High Point University, Sechrest Gallery, Spring 2004

Cornell Views, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 2003

Color in the Garden, Christa Faut Gallery, Davidson, NC, March 2001, March 2003

Alamance County Arts Council, Graham, NC, 2-person, June 2001

North Carolina and Beyond, The Main Oak Emporium Gallery, Mount Airy, NC, 3-person, July-August 2001

Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Spring 2004, Summer 1999, Summer 1997

Landscapes and Gardens, Durham Arts Council, Semans Gallery, February 1999

Musicians, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, January 1999

North Carolina Gardens, Christa Faut Gallery, Davidson, NC, March 1999, March 1997, September 1994

Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, Pastel Landscapes, February 2004, March 2003, March 2002, October 2001, October 2000, October 1998, April 1997, January 1996, February 1995, April 1994, March , 1993, January 1992, March 1991, March 1990

Chapellier Fine Art, Raleigh, NC, April 1996

Southern Gardens, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1995

The Gardens of Charleston, Charleston Gardens, Charleston, SC, June 1995

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, October -November 1993

The Garden in Art, High Point Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, January-February 1993

Caswell County Arts Council, Yanceyville, NC, March 1991

The Louise Gilbert Memorial Gallery, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC, November 1990

Mayor’s Office, City Hall, Winston-Salem, NC, 1990, 2002

Inlet Inn, Beaufort, NC, June-September 1990

Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, December 1989-February 1990

Winston-Salem/Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Artist of the Year Retrospective, Winston Salem, NC, June 1989

Jennifer Moore Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1989

Starling-Sullivant, Ltd., Asheville, NC, October-November 1988

Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 1988

The Gardens of Middleburg, Devonshire, Middleburg, Va., November 1987

The Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts, Wyomissing, Pa., November 1986, April 1985

Lincoln Center Gallery, New York, NY, July 1986, 1985

Chameleon Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1985, March 1984, December 1982, November 1977, Feb. 1975

Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, December 1984, April 1981, December 1978, December 1975

The Reynolds Homestead, Critz, Va., April 1993, September 1984

Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Va., September 1983

Art Gallery Originals, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1982, April 1980, February 1976, May 1974

Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, October 1980

David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, March 1980, March 1979

Unitarian Fellowship Gallery, Winston-Salem, May-June 1979

Firehouse Gallery, Graham, NC, March 1992, April 1978

Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Guest House Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1977, three-person show October-November 1978

Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Lending and Sales Gallery, Rochester, NY, October 1976

Northwest Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC, January 1975

Hickory Art League, Hickory, NC, September 1974

Arts Council Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, three-person show, January 1978, one-woman shows October 1973, May 1966

Selected Group Shows

Journeys:Work from Artists' International Travels, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2003
Strength in Numbers, Collaborations with Piedmont Craftsmen, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC 2002
Crater Lake Centennial Exhibition, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, June 28-Oct 5, 2002
An Artist’s View of Winston-Salem, Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Winston- Salem, NC, Dec. 2000
Two Generations, Artist of the Year Mothers and Daughters, Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Winston- Salem, NC, January 2000
Looking Forward, Looking Back, Piedmont Artists Reflect on the Changing Century Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, October 1999-January 2000
Artworks Gallery Travelling Show, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, summer 1999
Intensity of Color, Winston-Salem Arts Council Board Room, Winston-Salem, NC, July-September 1998
North Carolina Artists, Wake Forest University Law School, Winston-Salem, NC, July-October 1998
Exhibits of North Carolina Artists, Babcock Graduate School of Management, Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, December 1996-February 1997, March-May 1998, May-September 1998, 1999
Yard of the Month, traveling show organized by NC State University, 1995-1997
In Celebration of Spring, Watercolors and Pastels, Lizan-Tops Gallery, East Hampton, NY, May 1995
Artworks Gallery, Hampton Gallery, Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC, April-May 1995
Women Artists of North Carolina: Winston-Salem Area, 5 artists, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, October 1994
Southern Landscapes, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, September-October 1994
Earth Tones, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, curated by Jennifer Moore, September-October 1994
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 1994 Auction, Montgomery, AL, September 1994
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Green Hill Center for NC Art Sales Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1994, April 1995
Surveying the Scene: Landscape 1993, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, August-October 1993
Seven Regional Landscape Artists, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, curated by Jennifer Moore, April-May 1993
Gardens, Wilson Arts Council Gallery, Wilson, NC, April 1993
Winston-Salem Artists of the Year, 1987-1991, Davidson County Art Guild, Lexington, N.C., June 1992
Out of Ecuador, RJR Gallery, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC, Nov. 1991, Nov. 1992
The First Five Years: Winston-Salem Artists of the Year Retrospective, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC June 1991
Art & Music, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, July-August 1991
Pastels, High Point Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, 1990
State of Mind: Contemporary North Carolina Landscapes, six artists, curated by Mark E. Brown, Visual Arts Director, Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC, traveling show funded by NC Arts Council, 1990-91
North Carolina Artists Invitational, Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC, May-June 1989
Rising Artists on the Scene, Davidson County Art Guild Gallery, Lexington, NC, September 1988
Contemporary Realism, Uptown Gallery, New York, NY. May 1987
Art on Paper, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC, February- March 1986
Still Life Invitational, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., March 1986
Women’s Invitational Project Number One, seven artists, traveling show curated by Dorothy Gillespie, sponsored by Spartanburg Day School, Converse College, and Wofford College, 1985-86
New York Philharmonic Radiothon 1985, 1986, 1987
N.C. Shakespeare Festival Designer Showhouse, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1986
Illusions, Allusions, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, August 1984
Green Hill in North Carolina Art Collections, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, May 1984
Sawtooth Center for Visual Design, Faculty Exhibitions 1984, 1983; Opening Exhibition, January 1982
Established Artists from Across the State, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC , Nov.-Dec. 1983
Images of Women, Wake Forest University Student Union Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, July 1983
Do You See What I See? Curated by Laurance D. Triplette, RJR Gallery, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC, Oct 1983
The Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, Dec. 1980-1995
Landscapes, five artists, Arts Council of Wilson, NC, Oct. 1982
The Human Figure, New Definitions, High Point Exhibition Center, High Point, NC ,March 1980
Somerhill Gallery, Durham, NC: The Dance, June 1980; The Nude, June 1981,
Portraits of Artists, June 1983; Christmas for Collectors, December 1985-1988, 1991-1994
Winston-Salem Artists’ Exhibition, Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, Sept. 1982
The Twenty-Fifth Annual Spring Arts Festival, Arts and Science Museum, Statesville, NC, May 1981
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery of UNC-Greensboro, NC, November 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985
The Human Figure, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, May 1981
North Carolina Artists in Triad Collections, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1980
North Carolina Artists Invitational, Rowan Art Gallery, Salisbury, NC, January 1980
The Human Figure, Collectors Gallery, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC., May 1979
St. John’s Art Gallery, Wilmington, NC, three-person show, April 1979
Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, Nov. 1978
New Faces, four-person show, Rubiner Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan, April 1978
The First Charleston Annual, curated by Tatistcheff & Co., New York, NY: The Bayly Museum of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; The Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC; Chameleon Galleries,
Winston-Salem, NC, and David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, November 1977
The New Figurative Painting, at Spoleto, USA, David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, June 1977
North Carolina Artists Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, Feb. 1977
Ward-Nasse Gallery, Painting and Sculpture at the Lever House, New York, NY, Sept. 1976
Portraits of Patients, Altrusa Club Gallery at Winston-Salem Convalescent Center, 4-person show, Oct. 1976
Drawing, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, three-person show, August 1976
Green Hill Gallery at the Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, July 1976
Women Artists Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, June 1976
By Invitation, a Drawing Show, Slocumb Gallery of East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn., April 1976 and
Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1976
Green Hill Invitational, Greensboro, NC, October 1975
Northwest Gallery Invitational, North Wilkesboro, NC, January 1974

A W A R D S & H O N O R S

Dimensions 2000 Competition, March, 2000, Board of Directors Award, Novant Healthcare Purchase Award
First Union Bank Carolina Competition, Sept. 1986, Honorable Mention 1987
Northwestern Bank North Carolina Artists Competition: Best in Show and Honorable Mention 1985, Honorable Mention 1983, Second Prize 1978, Purchase Award 1974
Henley Paper Company Southeastern Spectrum Competition: 1987, 1984
Henley Paper Company Cash Award and Traveling Show, 1983 Potlatch Corporation Cash Award and Traveling Show, 1982, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC
Shelby Art League Juried Competition, Honorable Mentions 1981, 1982
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art: Print, Drawing & Photography Competition, July 1980, Honorable Mention July 1978; Juried Competitions: 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974–76
The Pastel Society of American 8th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY, 1980
The Mint Museum 1981 Biennial Exhibition of Piedmont Painting and Sculpture, Charlotte, NC, 1981
Made in North Carolina: An Exhibition of Contemporary Works by Jewish Artists, NC Hillel Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC March 1981
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Open Juried Painting and Sculpture Shows 1966-1987; Second Prize 1983, First Prize 1980, Third Prize 1979
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Juried Print and Drawing Shows, Second Prize 1978, 1979; Honorable Mention 1980, 1981
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Exhibiting Members Selected Shows, First Prize 1978, 1980, 1981; Honorable Mention 1976, 1977(2), 1982, 1983; Second Prize 1976, 1984; Third Prize 1977, 1985
Green Hill Gallery Carolina Competitions, Greensboro, NC, 1977, 1975 Purchase Award
Art Gallery Originals Selected Shows, Winston-Salem, NC, 1974, 1975, 1978
Davidson National Print and Drawing Competition, Davidson, NC, 1975
Associated Artists of North Carolina, Honorable Mentions 1967, 1969

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

Keys to Painting: Fruit & Flowers, North Light Books, 2000
David Cuthbert: Pastel Solutions, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996
Julia Cassels: How to Capture Movement, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996
James Horton: Skin Tones, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996
Patricia Seligman: Water: How to See it, How to Paint It, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996
Collin's Artist's Manual, Consultant Editor: Angela Gair, HarperCollins, London 1995
Who’s Who in American Art, R.R. Bowker, New York, NY 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997
Who’s Who of American Women, 17th Edition, Marquis Who’s Who, Wilmette, IL 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996
Brian Dunce: How to Make Your Paintings Look Three Dimensional, Quarto Publishing, London 1994
Martin Davidson: Texture: How to Draw It, How to Paint It, Quarto Publishing, London 1993
Patricia Seligman: Trees, Foliage and Flowers, How to See them; How to Paint them, Quarto Publishing, 1993
Winston-Salem 1999, 1993, 1991 Financial Reports, Cover Art
Poster, 1995 Fall Candlelight Tours of Homes and Gardens, The Preservation Society of Charleston
North Carolina Baptist Hospital 1994 Financial Report, Cover
Editions Limited, San Francisco, CA, two limited edition posters, 1992
Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, NC, commissioned reproduction, 1993
New York Gallery Guide, Spotlight, March 1994, November 1991, October 1986
Carole Katchen: Creative Painting With Pastel, North Light Books, 1990
Catalogue, State of Mind: Contemporary North Carolina Landscapes, essay by Chris Redd, 1990
Catalogue, Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, 1989 Winston-Salem Artist of the Year, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, N.C., essay by Norman Daly
American Association of University Women 1989 Women in Art Calendar
Catalogue, Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, June 1988,essay by Laurance D. Triplette
Christmas in New York, supplement to The New York Times, (illustrations), November 29, 1987
1987 Contemporary Women Artists Engagement Calendar, Bo-Tree Productions, CA, 1987
Contemporary Women Artists Address Book, Bo-Tree Productions, 1987
The Winston-Salem Symphony Season Program Books, cover drawings 1987, 1988;
Program Book Illustrations 1987-1996
The Medical Center Guild 1985 ASID Designers Showhouse Poster
The Crescent Review, Cover illustrations, Spring 1984, 1991, Winston-Salem, NC
Art Voices/South: Profile, May/June 1979
Lincoln Center Summer Calendar, 1981 (illustrations)
Lincoln Center Stagebill, August 1981, 1986 (illustrations)
The New York Times, Music Abroad, 1983, May 8, 1983, (illustrations)
The Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC: Artist of the Year Brings New Life to Old-Fashioned Subject Matter, Tom Patterson, July 2, 1989
Pastels: Elsie Popkin’s Paintings Glow With Color, Light, Genie Carr, February 28, 1989
Elsie Dinsmore Popkin is Chosen as Artist of the Year , September 30, 1988
A Compulsion: To Elsie Popkin, Art Means Working in the Real World, Lil Thompson, May 3, 1987
Welcome to the Landscape, Faith Heller, March 1984
Artist’s Eye, Charcoal Reflect Famous Faces, April 23, 1983
Studio a Personal Place for Working, Janice Gaston, April 20, 1980
Rich Use of Color, Faith Heller, June 3, 1979
Popkin’s Work is Changing, Faith Heller, Nov. 27, 1977
The Sentinel, Winston-Salem, NC:
Excuse Me, But Haven’t I seen You Before? Artists’ Models Become
Familiar Faces, Rick Mashburn, June 20, 1980
Women in Art Look at Themselves, Velma Jean Clary, June 19, 1976
Reading Eagle, Reading, Pa., Artist Elsie Popkin Comes Home for Rare Exhibition, Marilyn J. Fox, Nov. 2, 1986
The Art Scene, by James Alan Nash, After Dark, February 1976

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	Elsie Dinsmore Popkin	Biography B O R N 1937, Reading, PA E D U C A T I O N 1958 Cornell University, B.F.A. E X H I B I T I O N S One Person Shows Uptown Gallery, New York, NY, May 2004, March 2002, November 1999, November 1997, November 1995, March 1994, November 1991, November 1989, October 1986 High Point University, Sechrest Gallery, Spring 2004 Cornell Views, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 2003 Color in the Garden, Christa Faut Gallery, Davidson, NC, March 2001, March 2003 Alamance County Arts Council, Graham, NC, 2-person, June 2001 North Carolina and Beyond, The Main Oak Emporium Gallery, Mount Airy, NC, 3-person, July-August 2001 Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Spring 2004, Summer 1999, Summer 1997 Landscapes and Gardens, Durham Arts Council, Semans Gallery, February 1999 Musicians, Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, January 1999 North Carolina Gardens, Christa Faut Gallery, Davidson, NC, March 1999, March 1997, September 1994 Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, Pastel Landscapes, February 2004, March 2003, March 2002, October 2001, October 2000, October 1998, April 1997, January 1996, February 1995, April 1994, March , 1993, January 1992, March 1991, March 1990 Chapellier Fine Art, Raleigh, NC, April 1996 Southern Gardens, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1995 The Gardens of Charleston, Charleston Gardens, Charleston, SC, June 1995 Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, October -November 1993 The Garden in Art, High Point Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, January-February 1993 Caswell County Arts Council, Yanceyville, NC, March 1991 The Louise Gilbert Memorial Gallery, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC, November 1990 Mayor’s Office, City Hall, Winston-Salem, NC, 1990, 2002 Inlet Inn, Beaufort, NC, June-September 1990 Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, New York, NY, December 1989-February 1990 Winston-Salem/Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Artist of the Year Retrospective, Winston Salem, NC, June 1989 Jennifer Moore Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1989 Starling-Sullivant, Ltd., Asheville, NC, October-November 1988 Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 1988 The Gardens of Middleburg, Devonshire, Middleburg, Va., November 1987 The Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts, Wyomissing, Pa., November 1986, April 1985 Lincoln Center Gallery, New York, NY, July 1986, 1985 Chameleon Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1985, March 1984, December 1982, November 1977, Feb. 1975 Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, December 1984, April 1981, December 1978, December 1975 The Reynolds Homestead, Critz, Va., April 1993, September 1984 Piedmont Arts, Martinsville, Va., September 1983 Art Gallery Originals, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1982, April 1980, February 1976, May 1974 Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, October 1980 David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, March 1980, March 1979 Unitarian Fellowship Gallery, Winston-Salem, May-June 1979 Firehouse Gallery, Graham, NC, March 1992, April 1978 Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Guest House Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1977, three-person show October-November 1978 Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Lending and Sales Gallery, Rochester, NY, October 1976 Northwest Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC, January 1975 Hickory Art League, Hickory, NC, September 1974 Arts Council Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, three-person show, January 1978, one-woman shows October 1973, May 1966 Selected Group Shows Journeys:Work from Artists' International Travels, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, 2003 Strength in Numbers, Collaborations with Piedmont Craftsmen, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC 2002 Crater Lake Centennial Exhibition, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, June 28-Oct 5, 2002 An Artist’s View of Winston-Salem, Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Winston- Salem, NC, Dec. 2000 Two Generations, Artist of the Year Mothers and Daughters, Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Center for Visual Arts, Winston- Salem, NC, January 2000 Looking Forward, Looking Back, Piedmont Artists Reflect on the Changing Century Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, October 1999-January 2000 Artworks Gallery Travelling Show, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, summer 1999 Intensity of Color, Winston-Salem Arts Council Board Room, Winston-Salem, NC, July-September 1998 North Carolina Artists, Wake Forest University Law School, Winston-Salem, NC, July-October 1998 Exhibits of North Carolina Artists, Babcock Graduate School of Management, Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, December 1996-February 1997, March-May 1998, May-September 1998, 1999 Yard of the Month, traveling show organized by NC State University, 1995-1997 In Celebration of Spring, Watercolors and Pastels, Lizan-Tops Gallery, East Hampton, NY, May 1995 Artworks Gallery, Hampton Gallery, Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC, April-May 1995 Women Artists of North Carolina: Winston-Salem Area, 5 artists, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC, October 1994 Southern Landscapes, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, September-October 1994 Earth Tones, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, curated by Jennifer Moore, September-October 1994 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 1994 Auction, Montgomery, AL, September 1994 The Garden of Earthly Delights, Green Hill Center for NC Art Sales Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1994, April 1995 Surveying the Scene: Landscape 1993, Salem College Fine Arts Center, Winston-Salem, NC, August-October 1993 Seven Regional Landscape Artists, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, curated by Jennifer Moore, April-May 1993 Gardens, Wilson Arts Council Gallery, Wilson, NC, April 1993 Winston-Salem Artists of the Year, 1987-1991, Davidson County Art Guild, Lexington, N.C., June 1992 Out of Ecuador, RJR Gallery, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC, Nov. 1991, Nov. 1992 The First Five Years: Winston-Salem Artists of the Year Retrospective, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC June 1991 Art & Music, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, July-August 1991 Pastels, High Point Theatre Art Galleries, High Point, NC, 1990 State of Mind: Contemporary North Carolina Landscapes, six artists, curated by Mark E. Brown, Visual Arts Director, Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC, traveling show funded by NC Arts Council, 1990-91 North Carolina Artists Invitational, Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC, May-June 1989 Rising Artists on the Scene, Davidson County Art Guild Gallery, Lexington, NC, September 1988 Contemporary Realism, Uptown Gallery, New York, NY. May 1987 Art on Paper, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC, February- March 1986 Still Life Invitational, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., March 1986 Women’s Invitational Project Number One, seven artists, traveling show curated by Dorothy Gillespie, sponsored by Spartanburg Day School, Converse College, and Wofford College, 1985-86 New York Philharmonic Radiothon 1985, 1986, 1987 N.C. Shakespeare Festival Designer Showhouse, Winston-Salem, NC, April 1986 Illusions, Allusions, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, August 1984 Green Hill in North Carolina Art Collections, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, NC, May 1984 Sawtooth Center for Visual Design, Faculty Exhibitions 1984, 1983; Opening Exhibition, January 1982 Established Artists from Across the State, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC , Nov.-Dec. 1983 Images of Women, Wake Forest University Student Union Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, July 1983 Do You See What I See? Curated by Laurance D. Triplette, RJR Gallery, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC, Oct 1983 The Winter Show, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC, Dec. 1980-1995 Landscapes, five artists, Arts Council of Wilson, NC, Oct. 1982 The Human Figure, New Definitions, High Point Exhibition Center, High Point, NC ,March 1980 Somerhill Gallery, Durham, NC: The Dance, June 1980; The Nude, June 1981, Portraits of Artists, June 1983; Christmas for Collectors, December 1985-1988, 1991-1994 Winston-Salem Artists’ Exhibition, Wake Forest University Fine Arts Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, Sept. 1982 The Twenty-Fifth Annual Spring Arts Festival, Arts and Science Museum, Statesville, NC, May 1981 Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery of UNC-Greensboro, NC, November 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985 The Human Figure, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, May 1981 North Carolina Artists in Triad Collections, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, March 1980 North Carolina Artists Invitational, Rowan Art Gallery, Salisbury, NC, January 1980 The Human Figure, Collectors Gallery, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC., May 1979 St. John’s Art Gallery, Wilmington, NC, three-person show, April 1979 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, Nov. 1978 New Faces, four-person show, Rubiner Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan, April 1978 The First Charleston Annual, curated by Tatistcheff & Co., New York, NY: The Bayly Museum of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; The Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC; Chameleon Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC, and David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, November 1977 The New Figurative Painting, at Spoleto, USA, David Hamilton Gallery, Charleston, SC, June 1977 North Carolina Artists Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, Feb. 1977 Ward-Nasse Gallery, Painting and Sculpture at the Lever House, New York, NY, Sept. 1976 Portraits of Patients, Altrusa Club Gallery at Winston-Salem Convalescent Center, 4-person show, Oct. 1976 Drawing, Green Hill Gallery, Greensboro, NC, three-person show, August 1976 Green Hill Gallery at the Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, July 1976 Women Artists Invitational, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, June 1976 By Invitation, a Drawing Show, Slocumb Gallery of East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn., April 1976 and Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1976 Green Hill Invitational, Greensboro, NC, October 1975 Northwest Gallery Invitational, North Wilkesboro, NC, January 1974 A W A R D S & H O N O R S Dimensions 2000 Competition, March, 2000, Board of Directors Award, Novant Healthcare Purchase Award First Union Bank Carolina Competition, Sept. 1986, Honorable Mention 1987 Northwestern Bank North Carolina Artists Competition: Best in Show and Honorable Mention 1985, Honorable Mention 1983, Second Prize 1978, Purchase Award 1974 Henley Paper Company Southeastern Spectrum Competition: 1987, 1984 Henley Paper Company Cash Award and Traveling Show, 1983 Potlatch Corporation Cash Award and Traveling Show, 1982, Winston-Square, Winston-Salem, NC Shelby Art League Juried Competition, Honorable Mentions 1981, 1982 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art: Print, Drawing & Photography Competition, July 1980, Honorable Mention July 1978; Juried Competitions: 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974–76 The Pastel Society of American 8th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY, 1980 The Mint Museum 1981 Biennial Exhibition of Piedmont Painting and Sculpture, Charlotte, NC, 1981 Made in North Carolina: An Exhibition of Contemporary Works by Jewish Artists, NC Hillel Foundation, Chapel Hill, NC March 1981 Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Open Juried Painting and Sculpture Shows 1966-1987; Second Prize 1983, First Prize 1980, Third Prize 1979 Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Juried Print and Drawing Shows, Second Prize 1978, 1979; Honorable Mention 1980, 1981 Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Exhibiting Members Selected Shows, First Prize 1978, 1980, 1981; Honorable Mention 1976, 1977(2), 1982, 1983; Second Prize 1976, 1984; Third Prize 1977, 1985 Green Hill Gallery Carolina Competitions, Greensboro, NC, 1977, 1975 Purchase Award Art Gallery Originals Selected Shows, Winston-Salem, NC, 1974, 1975, 1978 Davidson National Print and Drawing Competition, Davidson, NC, 1975 Associated Artists of North Carolina, Honorable Mentions 1967, 1969 B I B L I O G R A P H Y Keys to Painting: Fruit & Flowers, North Light Books, 2000 David Cuthbert: Pastel Solutions, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996 Julia Cassels: How to Capture Movement, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996 James Horton: Skin Tones, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996 Patricia Seligman: Water: How to See it, How to Paint It, Quarto Publishing plc, London 1996 Collin's Artist's Manual, Consultant Editor: Angela Gair, HarperCollins, London 1995 Who’s Who in American Art, R.R. Bowker, New York, NY 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 Who’s Who of American Women, 17th Edition, Marquis Who’s Who, Wilmette, IL 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996 Brian Dunce: How to Make Your Paintings Look Three Dimensional, Quarto Publishing, London 1994 Martin Davidson: Texture: How to Draw It, How to Paint It, Quarto Publishing, London 1993 Patricia Seligman: Trees, Foliage and Flowers, How to See them; How to Paint them, Quarto Publishing, 1993 Winston-Salem 1999, 1993, 1991 Financial Reports, Cover Art Poster, 1995 Fall Candlelight Tours of Homes and Gardens, The Preservation Society of Charleston North Carolina Baptist Hospital 1994 Financial Report, Cover Editions Limited, San Francisco, CA, two limited edition posters, 1992 Moravian Music Foundation, Winston-Salem, NC, commissioned reproduction, 1993 New York Gallery Guide, Spotlight, March 1994, November 1991, October 1986 Carole Katchen: Creative Painting With Pastel, North Light Books, 1990 Catalogue, State of Mind: Contemporary North Carolina Landscapes, essay by Chris Redd, 1990 Catalogue, Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, 1989 Winston-Salem Artist of the Year, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, N.C., essay by Norman Daly American Association of University Women 1989 Women in Art Calendar Catalogue, Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, June 1988,essay by Laurance D. Triplette Christmas in New York, supplement to The New York Times, (illustrations), November 29, 1987 1987 Contemporary Women Artists Engagement Calendar, Bo-Tree Productions, CA, 1987 Contemporary Women Artists Address Book, Bo-Tree Productions, 1987 The Winston-Salem Symphony Season Program Books, cover drawings 1987, 1988; Program Book Illustrations 1987-1996 The Medical Center Guild 1985 ASID Designers Showhouse Poster The Crescent Review, Cover illustrations, Spring 1984, 1991, Winston-Salem, NC Art Voices/South: Profile, May/June 1979 Lincoln Center Summer Calendar, 1981 (illustrations) Lincoln Center Stagebill, August 1981, 1986 (illustrations) The New York Times, Music Abroad, 1983, May 8, 1983, (illustrations) The Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC: Artist of the Year Brings New Life to Old-Fashioned Subject Matter, Tom Patterson, July 2, 1989 Pastels: Elsie Popkin’s Paintings Glow With Color, Light, Genie Carr, February 28, 1989 Elsie Dinsmore Popkin is Chosen as Artist of the Year , September 30, 1988 A Compulsion: To Elsie Popkin, Art Means Working in the Real World, Lil Thompson, May 3, 1987 Welcome to the Landscape, Faith Heller, March 1984 Artist’s Eye, Charcoal Reflect Famous Faces, April 23, 1983 Studio a Personal Place for Working, Janice Gaston, April 20, 1980 Rich Use of Color, Faith Heller, June 3, 1979 Popkin’s Work is Changing, Faith Heller, Nov. 27, 1977 The Sentinel, Winston-Salem, NC: Excuse Me, But Haven’t I seen You Before? Artists’ Models Become Familiar Faces, Rick Mashburn, June 20, 1980 Women in Art Look at Themselves, Velma Jean Clary, June 19, 1976 Reading Eagle, Reading, Pa., Artist Elsie Popkin Comes Home for Rare Exhibition, Marilyn J. Fox, Nov. 2, 1986 The Art Scene, by James Alan Nash, After Dark, February 1976 Back to Top