the 2008-2012 Traveling Exhibition Catalogue

2008-2012
MAA Traveling Exhibition Catalog
Contact Information for the Society:
MAA President: Kay Petryszak
1595 N. Peaceful Lane Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 727.584.3883
Webmaster & Exhibit Coordinator: Wes Siegrist
[email protected]
322 Domar Dr., Townsend, TN 37882
Phone: 865.448.2044
www.miniatureartistsofamerica.org
© 2009 Miniature Artists of America & the Respective Artists
Edited by Susan Palmer and Wes Siegrist
Digital Edition
Miniature Artists of America
Clearwater, Florida, USA
The Organization Honoring Nationally
Outstanding Professionals in American Miniaturism
An Exhibition of Works by
MAA Signature Members
Charter Member of the World Federation of Miniaturists
2009 MAA Officers:
President
Kay Petryszak - Clearwater, FL
Secretary
Susan G. Palmer - Belleair, FL
Treasurer
Janet Laird-Lagassee - Auburn, ME
Editor
Melissa Miller Nece – Palm Harbor, FL
Membership
Rachelle Siegrist - Townsend, TN
Historian/ Archivist, Traveling Exhibit Coordinator & Webmaster
Wes Siegrist - Townsend, TN
MPSGS Liaison
Nar Steel – Adelphi, MD
MAA Mission
* Honoring top professionals in American Miniature Art.
* Encouraging a national awareness and understanding of fine miniature art
amongst artists, collectors, exhibitors and the general public.
* Promoting scholarship and study in the field of miniature art.
* Maintaining a collection of contemporary American miniature art.
We wish to dedicate this catalog to Mary Kugelman, our previous Exhibition
Coordinator, for her many years of dedicated service. She went the extra mile
with her loving care for the artworks and the miniaturists who created them
~ even driving hundreds of miles to hand deliver the exhibition!
MAA Logo designed and created by Pat Longley
Roster of Active Signature Members Elected (As of 2009)
Abbott, Beverly – VA 2008
Angelini, John – FL 1986
Argyros, Chrysoula – South Africa 2007
Barnes, Kim – MD 1998
Barker, Al – NJ*
Boyers, Anita – MO 1996
Boyers, Camille – MO 1997
Boyers, Jean – MO 1993
Bridges, Pat – TN 1992
Burdett-Somers, Wilhelmina – England 1990
Chadwell, Mary – NV*
Cochran, Margi – NJ 1989
Coe, Michael – England 2003
Cook, Edward – IL 1990
Downs, Douglas – CA 1996
Dunne, Jeanne – FL*
Erney, Caroline – PA 1997
Farrell, Alan – England 2005
Friday, Katherine – OR 1992
Ganz, Sylvia Tykie – FL*
Giacalone, Marion Simonds – FL 1988
Golbach, Elizabeth Dell – OK 1990
Gruizinga, Fred – Germany 1989
Hamilton, Merril – UT 1990
Hargraves, Charles – Canada 1998
Haynes, Richard – NJ 1987
Hegler, Mimi – MD 2003
Helwig, Lech – Poland 1990
Jansen, Kimberly – NM 2006
Kennealy, Charmian – So. Africa 1995
Koenig, Dave – MI 1992
Kouznetsova, Irina – Canada 2009
Laird-Lagassee, Janet – ME 1996
Landman, Johannes – Canada 2000
Liverman, Doris – FL 1990
Longley, Pat – NJ*
Lubeck, Gerald – VT 1989
MacArgel, Gail – MO 2007
Marsh, Myra – NM 2003
Matteson, Deanna – WY 1989
Milhalik, Jane – MD*
Mitchell, Dean – MO 1991
Morrell, Gary – MD*
Mullane, Jeanette – OR 2001
Mundy, William P (Bill) – England 1992
Nece, Melissa Miller – FL 2008
Olson, Demaris – CO 1995
Ore, F. Marion – FL 1988
Parker, Colleen – UT 1992
Penn, Ruth – MD 2006
Perkins, Stuart – England 1990
Petryszak, Kay – FL 1990
Pierson, Rosalind – England 2001
Plummer, Carlton – MA 1986
Presse, Heide – FL 2004
Puttergill, Pat – South Africa 2006
Rambo, Meredith – GA 1994
Rockwell, Carol – FL 1996
Rossin, Linda – NJ 2005
Rowsell, Joyce – England 2004
R., Chrys. – Belgium 2005
Sellers, H. Francis – UT 2001
Sharbaugh, Evelyn – PA 1998
Siegrist, Rachelle – TN 2004
Siegrist, Wes – TN 2004
Stern, Louis – Washington, DC 1994
Strubel, Klaus – FL 2009
Temple, Violet – Canada 1992
Toole, Lois Salmon – OH 1992
Touliatos, Markissia – FL 2002
Trial, Sherri – PA 1999
Trundle, Sylvia – OH 1988
Turner, Cyril – England 1988
Tweed, Charlie – FL 2009
Vandenengel, John – Canada 2007
Von Stetina, Laura – FL 1997
Waldron, Wayne – IN 2007
Whitaker, Edmund – Germany 2009
Whitaker, Rita – England 2007
Willies, Joan – FL 1995
* denotes founding member in 1985
Honorary Members (all in Memoriam)
Curtis, Charles W. – Clearwater, FL 1988 d. 1/3/2003
Gliessner, Skip – KY* d. 10/10/2007
Humphries, Robert – Belleville, NJ 1986 d. 1986
Lucas, Suzanne, PRMS – England 1995 d. 12/21/08
Rabbage, Lewis Hoyer – New York, NY 1995 d. 6/27/1995
Sanford, Sheila – England 1995 d. 7/2/2009
Signature Members in the
2008 - 2012 Exhibition
Please visit the MAA website to see these images in color as well as
additional information about the Society and Traveling Exhibit.
Beverly Abbott, MAA Member since 2008
Title: “White Pelicans Resting on a
Sandbar”, 4.2 x 10.7 cm, 1⅜ x 4¼ in.
Medium: Oil on Ivorine
Beverly Abbott is a Signature Member of
the Miniature Artists of America. She has
memberships in the Miniature Art Society
of Florida, Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC and the American
Miniature Artists. She is listed in Marquis’ Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World.
Her work is exhibited at the Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC (www.seasideart.com). More work
is available at the Stanford University web site (www.artist-registry.stanford.edu). Traveling to
gather inspiration and resource material is a favorite pastime.
In past years, Bev bred, trained and showed her miniature shorthaired dachshunds. Through that
interest, she has illustrated several books about dogs. While her subject matter deals mostly with the
animal kingdom, she enjoys the challenge of a change of subject matter. Oil paint is her favorite
medium for its soft buttery feel, rich color and translucent quality when painted on Ivorine.
Contact Information: Beverly Abbott, 13 Delta Circle, Newport News, VA 23601
Phone: 1.757.596.0159
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bevabbottartist.com
John M. Angelini, MAA Member since 1986
Title: “Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland)”, 5 x 7.5 cm, 2 x
3 in.
Medium: Watercolor
John M. Angelini is a graduate of the Newark School of
Fine and Industrial Arts. He is a member of the American
Watercolor Society, Miniature Artists of America,
Miniature Art Society of Florida, NJ Watercolor Society
and honorary member of Audubon Artists and Allied Artists of America.
Angelini is listed in Who’s Who in American Art Dictionary of International Biography, Men of
Achievement, Personalities of America and others. He has had 22 solo exhibitions including
invitations by the NY Cultural Center and Nabisco World Headquarters in NJ that included a
watercolor demonstration and interview televised on the NY public TV channel.
He has received the Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists at the National Academy; Medal of Honor, NJ
Watercolor Society; Medal of Honor, National Arts Club, NY; Gold Medallion, NJ Watercolor
Society; Grand Award, Art in the Park, Paterson, NJ and over 150 other awards in national, regional
and state shows.
Contact Information: John M. Angelini, 18211 Autumn Lake Boulevard, Hudson, FL 34667-8436
Phone: 1.727.862.6319
Email: [email protected]
Chrysoula Argyros, MAA Member since 2007
Title: “So Many Memories”, 6.6 x 4.4 cm, 2⅝ x 1¾ in.
Medium: Watercolor
Chrysoula Argyros was born on the island of Lemnos, Greece in
1954 and immigrated to South Africa in 1956. She joined the
Watercolor Society of South Africa in 1991 and achieved
Associateship in 1993 and Higher Associateship in 2005. She has
received many awards from WSSA. Chrysoula was commissioned
to do a painting for former President F.W. De Klerk in 1994. She
joined the Miniature Art Society of South Africa in 1992 and has
received numerous awards.
Her work was accepted for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th World Exhibitions for
Miniature Art and was awarded Highly Commended for Best
Portrait in any medium at the 4th World Exhibition. Chrysoula had
work accepted at MASF and many other international miniature art exhibitions held in the USA and
has been awarded prizes ranging from 1st prize to Honorable Mention.
She was invited to be an Associate Member of MPSGS in 2006 and was voted into MAA as a
Signature Member in 2007.
Contact Information: Chrysoula Argyros, St. Pauls Road, Houghton, Gauteng, South Africa 2198
Phone: 011.271.14872869
Email: [email protected]
Anita Boyers, MAA Member since 1996
Title: “Looking for Treasures”, 9.5 x 7 cm, 3¾ x 2¾ in.
Medium: Watercolor
Anita D. Boyers was born and raised in Michigan where she
learned to love nature. On numerous camping trips around the State
with her parents and siblings, she was taught to observe. The lessons
helped her learn to paint animals. She also learned to watch people
playing, working, and living. This is how she enjoys portraying
people in portraits. Anita has done numerous portrait commissions
of both animals and people.
After moving to Dunedin, Florida in 1984, Anita was introduced to
the magical world of miniature art. She was awed by the complexity
and detail of these little artworks. She became intrigued by the
thoughts of doing them herself. She has achieved recognition, awards and sales for her miniature art.
Anita’s art can be found in collections throughout the United States including the Permanent
Collection of the Miniature Art Society of Florida.
Contact Information: Anita Boyers, 2370 CR 1990, Willow Springs, MO 65793-3375
Phone: 1.417.469.1778
Camille Boyers, MAA Member since 1997
Title: “Evening Thunderheads”, 5.7 x 7 cm, 2¼
x 2¾ in.
Medium: Acrylic
Camille C. Boyers appreciates nature’s beauty
and its portrayal through art. She hopes her
capacity to observe, then draw and paint what
she perceives, leads others to share the same
love of nature and beauty.
Camille’s ability to use design and fine detail
has won her many awards, especially in the
miniature art field. She uses dynamic line,
informal balance, dramatic light and rhythmic
patterns to enhance her realism and her abstract art. Pencil, charcoal, colored pencil and acrylics are
her media of choice.
Currently residing in Missouri, Camille’s formative years were in Michigan. In between, she lived in
Dunedin, Florida where she discovered miniature art, which she feels, had a significant impact on
her as an artist. In Missouri, she is a member of the New Visions Art League and the Art League of
the Ozarks.
Contact Information: Camille Boyers, 2370 CR 1990, Willow Springs, MO 65793-3375
Phone: 1.417.469.1778
Jean Boyers, MAA Member since 1993
Title: “Springside Cairn”, 9.5 x 6.8 cm, 3¾ x 2¾ in.
Medium: Acrylic on Polymin
Jean M. Boyers has been drawing all her life and started
painting at an early age with encouragement from her
teachers. She won her first award for a portrait and since has
completed over five hundred portraits.
Jean graduated with honors from Michigan State University
with a degree in art. She has completed hundreds of
paintings in various media. She paints portraits, flowers,
animals, and building details. Once she painted a mural of
the works of a heat treat plant for national advertising. Jean
has taught art to all ages from children to senior adults. She
motivates the other members of the New Visions Art League
and the Art League of the Ozarks in Missouri.
Art is vital in her life. Jean’s art has achieved recognition
through hundreds of awards and sales.
Contact Information: Jean Boyers, 2370 CR 1990, Willow Springs, MO 65793-3375
Phone: 1.417.469.1778
Michael W. Coe, MAA Member since 2003
Title: “Philip Elmer”, Oval 5.8 x 4.5 cm, 2¼ x 1¾ in.
Medium: Watercolor on Ivorine
Michael W. Coe is a self-taught, full-time artist. He started
painting watercolour miniatures in 1992.
He is a member of the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists and was
elected a full member of the Royal Miniature Society in 1996.
He is also an invited member of the Miniature Artists of
America, the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society
of Washington DC, and a member of the Miniature Arts Society
of Florida, exhibiting regularly at their annual exhibitions.
He has exhibited at several Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions and the Royal Society of Portrait
Painters Annual Exhibition in London.
Amongst his awards are:
• Mundy Sovereign Award for Portraiture, Royal Miniature Society, 1993
• Bell Portrait Award, Hilliard Society Annual Exhibition, 1993 and 2005
• Gold Memorial Bowl Award, Royal Miniature Society, 1998
• Best of Show, Miniature Art Society of Florida, 1998
• Award for his exhibit at the World Exhibition of Miniature Art, Tasmania, 2000
• First in Portraiture, Washington MSPGS Annual Exhibition, 2004
Contact Information: Michael Coe, 26 Paston Ridings, Paston, Peterborough, UK PE4 7YG
Phone: 017-33574497
Email: [email protected]
Alan Farrell, MAA Member since 2005
Title: “Plate Painter (Daughter) – Turkey”, 9.6 x
12.2 cm, 3¾ x 4¾ in.
Medium: Transparent Watercolor on Arches Hot
Press Paper
Alan Farrell was born in London in 1932 and
has always had an interest in painting, mainly in
watercolors, but had no formal training. He
joined the Estuary Group of painters based in
South Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea on the Thames
estuary, Essex in 1963, from which his liking for
marine subjects arose. His main interest over the
years has been in “working boats and dinghies”,
frequently tied up on beaches or mud flats. He
does paint other subjects, e.g. wildlife; but there is nearly always a “water connection” and over the
last few years has painted many subjects associated with his travels.
He has received many awards including two Honorable Mentions for the RMS Gold Bowl and First
Place in the RMS 1999 Exhibition for the larger painting category, and Best of Show at the MPSGS
2003 Exhibition. His work is shown in the book produced by the RMS to commemorate its One
Hundred Years Anniversary and the Catalogue of the Miniature Collection of the MASF.
Contact Information: Alan Farrell, The White House, Whitesmith Nr. Lewes, East Sussex, UK, BN8
6 JD
Phone: 018-25872335
Email: [email protected]
Katherine Friday, MAA Member since 1992
Title: “Gondoliers of Venice”, 7.5 x 5 cm, 3 x 2 in.
Medium: Watercolor
Katherine Orwoll Friday has worked as a layout artist, illustrator,
designer, industrial designer and art director for art studios and
advertising agencies in Minneapolis, MN; Wichita, KS; Philadelphia,
PA; Wilmington, DE; Seattle & Bellevue, WA; and Portland, OR.
She was proprietor of her own art business, Skyline Studio, in
Minnesota, MN and A’la Advertising /Art in Bellevue, WA.
In 1982, she was awarded Signature Membership in Miniature
Artists of America. Her miniatures have been exhibited in the MAA
Signature Membership Traveling Exhibit. She had miniatures in the
1st World Federation Exhibit, London, England, the 2nd World
Federation, Hobart, Tasmania and she had five paintings included in
the 3rd World Federation Exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Katherine has a miniature painting in Jane Blake’s Birthday Book. Her biography has been included
in Marquis Who’s Who in America for the past 10 years. She received both gold and silver awards
from the Grumbacher Company.
Contact Information: Katherine Friday, 1005 NE 17th Avenue, #321, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124
Phone: 1.503.693.3136
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://katherinefriday.wetpaint.com
Tykie Ganz, MAA Founding Member since 1985
Title: “Crimson Joy”, 4.7 x 9.3 cm, 1⅝ x 3⅝ in.
Medium: Acrylic on gessoed alpha mat
Tykie Ganz, an internationally known painter, is an
ardent preservationist. She believes in nature and
admires its creatures. Her painting, “Lookout”,
depicting an Alaskan wolf, was one of 200 selected
from 2,600 American and Canadian submissions for inclusion in the 1991 Arts for the Parks
National competition. In 1992 and 1993, Tykie made top 100 in the Arts for the Parks representing
birds of the Everglades National Park. She also made top 200 in 1996 and 1999.
A painting of a Florida panther was commissioned and published by Lloyd Ellison Graphics of
Jupiter, FL, with all proceeds benefiting the Palm Beach Zoo of West Palm Beach. For a better
understanding of bird and animal anatomy, Tykie is an avid wood carver. She is a founding
Signature Member of Miniature Artists of America since 1985.
Recently, she was chosen to be an artist in residence at Isle Royal National Park, (where the wolves
are). It was an opportunity of a lifetime. One of the paintings she did while on the Island, “Spirit of
Isle Royale”, was chosen to be made into a poster with sales benefiting Isle Royal National Park.
She was featured in the book The Island Within Us.
Tykie is included in Who’s Who of American Women and Who’s Who of American Art. She is a
member of the Miniature Art Society of Florida, The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
Society of Washington, DC, the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, Wells, Somerset, England and an
associate member of the Society of Animal Artists.
Contact Information: Tykie Ganz, 10290 Seagrape Way, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-4532
Phone: 1.561.622.5617
Email: [email protected]
Charles Hargraves, MAA Member since 1998
Title: “Jane Blake”, Oval 7.2 x 6.1 cm, 2⅞ x 2⅜ in.
Medium: Scrimshaw on Ivory
Charles Hargraves was born in Covington, Kentucky, but
was raised in Canada from a young age. He graduated from
Danforth Tech in 1947 and became a commercial artist until
his retirement in 1989.
Charles has always been involved in art in one form or
another. In 1960, he was asked by a friend to scratch his
name into a black powder horn, and that began his interest in
scrimshaw. Since that time he has been commissioned to
work on all forms of ivory – man made or natural, preferring
Mastodon ivory. He has no preference as to subject, since
each piece is unique.
Contact Information: Charles Hargraves, 1012 Snowberry Lane, RR 3, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada,
K0L 1C0
Phone: 613-339-2302
Email: [email protected]
Kimberly Jansen, MAA Member since 2006
Title: “Eventide”, 6.5 x 4.2 cm, 2⅜ x 1⅝ in.
Medium: Colored Pencil
The exquisite detail of Kimberly’s miniature paintings invites the
viewer to participate in the experience. Her meticulously
rendered art exhibits a discipline that evokes emotion through its
intricacy rather than sheer size.
In her own words, Kimberly’s art provides her the opportunity to
“celebrate God’s complex creation on paper.” Her unique talent
has earned numerous awards from various international and
national miniature shows. In 2006, Kimberly was honored by
being selected as a Signature Member of Miniature Artists of
America.
She lives in the Phoenix, AZ area with her husband and two
Siberian Huskies. Her work is represented by Ago Gallery,
Ouray, Colorado.
Contact Information: Kimberly Jansen, 5335 W. Beverly Road, Laveen, AZ 85339
Phone: 1.602.501.0593
Email: [email protected]
Charmian Kennealy, MAA Member since 1995
Title: “Beach Bush II”, 6.35 x 5.08 cm, 2½ x 2 in.
Medium: Watercolor on board
Charmian Kennealy was born in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa on 15th February, 1926.
After graduating high school, she trained for four years at
the Port Elizabeth College of Art, gaining many awards,
both college and municipal. On receiving the National Art
Teachers Diploma, Charmian had many years of teaching in
South Africa and in England.
Charmian married and raised three children and had many
commercial art commissions during that time. After thirteen
more years of school teaching, she resigned in order to paint
full-time. She gained Associateship of the Watercolour
Society of South Africa and started painting in miniature while living in Tulsa, OK and,
subsequently, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Many awards were achieved over the next years, and in 1995, she was honored with Signature
Membership in the Miniature Artists of America. Back in South Africa, she founded the Miniature
Art Society of South Africa in 1992. Though now limited in sight by macular degeneration,
Charmian is still painting and very active in MASSA.
Contact Information: Charmian Kennealy, 99 Darrenwood Village, Private Bag 5, Linden, South
Africa, 2104
Phone: +27 (0) 11 678 5149
Email: [email protected]
Janet Laird-Lagassee, MAA Member since 1996
Title: “Configuration B”, 5.08 x 6.35 cm, 2 x 2½ in.
Medium: Transparent Watercolor on paper
Janet Laird-Lagassee employs watercolor, graphite,
and egg tempera working both full size and in
miniature.
Laird’s work is juried into regional, national, and
international exhibitions throughout the USA, and in
Canada, England, Bangladesh, Japan, and Australia.
Her work has earned numerous awards including
many Best of Shows. Laird’s work is in the
collections of the Springfield Art Museum, MO; the
International Museum of Miniature Art, The Hague, The Netherlands; and the Miniature Art Society
of Florida. Her work is in corporate and private collections throughout the USA, in Canada, South
Africa, and Australia.
Laird holds Signature Membership in the American Watercolor Society (AWS), Miniature Artists of
America (MAA), New England Watercolor Society (NEWS), North East Watercolor Society
(NEWS), and Watercolor West (WW). She is a Watercolor USA Honor Society member; Academic
Artists Association Juried Artist member; Miniature Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers Society of
Washington, DC Juried Associate; and World Federation of Miniature Artists Charter Member.
Contact Information: Janet Laird-Lagassee, 43 Elmwood Road, Auburn, ME 04210-6509
Phone: 1.207.782.5393
Email: [email protected]
Pat Longley, MAA Founding Member since
1985
Title: “Farm Fresh”, 6.4 x 11 cm, 2½ x 4⅜ in.
Medium: Opaque Watercolor
Pat Longley attended the Salem College in
North Carolina and the School of Fine Arts at
Yale. Since a little girl she has been involved
in artwork, but since 1972 has concentrated
primarily on miniature paintings.
Her forte is opaque watercolor, but she is also a scrimshander and calligrapher/ illuminator.
Pat is a consistent winner in the juried shows of the major miniature art societies in the United
States. She has earned nine Best of Shows.
Pat was one of the artists commissioned by the White House to do paintings on wooden eggs, now
part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian.
Contact Information: Pat Longley, 21 Ridgedale Avenue, Apt. 330, Florham Park, NJ 07932
Phone: 1.973.377.1257
Gail MacArgel, MAA Member since 2007
Title: “Quail Run”, 6.5 x 6.5 cm, 2⅝ x 2⅝ in.
Medium: Oil on Ivorine
Gail MacArgel has been enjoying her art career for over
35 years. The artist participates in over twenty miniature
shows each year. Some highlights include four entries in
the World Federation of Miniaturists' Exhibition in 2004
held at the Smithsonian Institution, a Best of Show in the
Miniature Art Society of Florida’s 2006 exhibition,
becoming a Signature Member of the Miniature Artists of
America and an article in the American Artists magazine.
Gail is a Signature Member of the Hilliard Society of
England, a Signature Member of the Miniature Artists of America, a Signature Member of the Cider
Painters of America, a member of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of
Washington, DC, the Miniature Art Society of Florida, Oil Painters of America and the Association
of Miniature Artists.
The artist describes her style as a rendering of attention to detail yet maintaining the presence of soft
realism.
Contact Information: Gail MacArgel, 30 N. Joyce Ellen Way, St. Peters, MO 63376
Phone: 1.636.279.1306
Email: [email protected]
Jane Mihalik, MAA Founding Member since 1985
Title: “Teapot with Oranges”, 4 x 6.5 cm, 1⅜ x 2⅜
in.
Medium: Oil
Jane Mihalik was one of the original twelve artists
selected for membership in the newly formed
Miniature Artists of America in 1985. She has won
Best in Show awards in annual exhibits at the
Miniature Art Society of Florida (2009, 2000, 1994 &
1992); World Exhibition of Miniature Art in London, England, representing MAA (1995); Casper,
Wyoming International Art Show (1995); Miniature Art Society of New Jersey (1986); and the
Allegheny International Miniature Art Exhibition (1983). She is represented in the Smithsonian
Institution’s permanent White House American Artist Egg Collection (1983).
She has exhibited at the Olympic Committee sponsored Small Art Show in Nagano, Japan; The
Butler Institute of American Art National Exhibition; the Tampa Museum of Art Miniature Art
Show; the Ulster, Ireland Society of Miniaturists Annual Exhibition; and the St. Petersburg, Florida
Museum of Fine Arts.
Contact Information: Jane Mihalik, 114 Clubside Drive, Taneytown, MD 21787
Phone: 1.410.756.4314
Email: [email protected]
Dean L. Mitchell, MAA Member since 1991
Title: “Musician”, 5 x 4 cm, 2 x 1⅝ in.
Medium: Watercolor
Dean L. Mitchell was born in 1957 in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and reared in Quincy, Florida. He is a graduate
of the Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus,
Ohio. Mitchell is well known for his figurative works,
landscapes and still life. In addition to watercolors, he is
accomplished in other mediums, including egg tempera, oil
and pastel.
Mitchell has received the American Watercolor Society Gold
Medal, the Allied Artist of American Gold Medal in
watercolor and oil, the Thomas Moran Award from the
Salmagundi Club in New York, the Remington Award for
best painting in show from the American Artists Professional League, and for three years in a row,
the Best in Show Award from the Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Exhibition. In
1999, he won the Arts for the Parks National Competition, and in 2004 and 2007, he received the
Autry National Center Award for watercolor at the Masters of the American West Fine Art
Exhibition and sale.
Contact Information: Dean L. Mitchell, 101 S. 12th Street, #607, Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 1.813.221.5065
Jeanette Mullane, MAA Member since 2001
Title: “Highland Games”, 10.2 x 7.6 cm, 4 x 3 in.
Medium: Transparent Watercolor
Jeanette Mullane was born in Chicago and educated at the
American Academy of Art. She received a B.S. in Art
Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Specializing in watercolor, Jeanette has participated in
numerous shows in recent years, such as the Irving Shapiro
Memorial National Watercolor Competitions at the Palette &
Chisel in Chicago, Watercolor Society of Oregon juried
shows, Portland Audubon Society Wild Arts Festivals, and
group shows at the Antoinette Hatfield Gallery and the
Lawrence Gallery.
Jeanette began painting miniatures as a sideline in 1990, and
since then has exhibited and won numerous awards in the
U.S. and abroad in venues such as the Royal Albert Museum in England, the St. Petersburg Museum
of Fine Arts in Florida and the Arts Club in Washington, DC. In 2000, when Cider Painters of
America implemented Signature status, she was one of the initial five recipients of this honor. In
2001, she was awarded Signature Membership in Miniature Artists of America.
Contact Information: Jeanette Mullane, 8240 SW Ridgeway Drive, Portland, OR 97225
Phone: 1.503.292.0032
Email: [email protected]
William (Bill) Mundy, MAA Member since 1992
Title: “Debbie McGee”, Oval 9 x 7 cm, 3½ x 2¾ in.
Medium: Watercolor
William Mundy is one of the world’s leading miniature
portrait painters. His sitters have ranged from royalty and
small children to famous personalities in the world of
entertainment. His paintings are represented in royal, public
and private collections in every continent of the world.
He has won all the major awards for miniature portraits,
including “Exhibit of the Year” at The Royal Academy of
Arts Summer Exhibition in London. Bill Mundy paints in the
traditional style of the old masters. He lives and paints in his
riverside studio at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.
Contact Information: William Mundy, 2 Marsh Mills, Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames,
Oxfordshire, UK RG9 3JD
Phone: 4.41492E+11
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.billmundy.co.uk
Melissa Miller Nece, MAA Member since 2008
Title: “Victoria & David”, 5.08 x 7.62 cm, 2 x 3 in.
Medium: Colored Pencil
Melissa Miller Nece has inspired many to try
colored pencils through demonstrations, classes and
workshops around the country. Her work has been
in American Artist and Drawing magazines and
numerous books, including Creative Colored
Pencil Portraits by Vera Curnow.
Melissa is Ways and Means Director for and a
Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and past President of CPSA District
Chapter 113. Besides MAA, she is also a member and past Board Member of both the Miniature Art
Society of Florida and the Professional Association of Visual Artists, and a member of the Florida
Artist Group.
With a BFA from Lake Erie College, she has taught drawing, colored pencil, and painting at the
Dunedin Fine Art Center since 1990. Her work is in many corporate and private collections,
including commissions for the makers of Derwent pencils in England, and is featured in Legion
Paper’s advertising for Stonehenge paper
Contact Information: Melissa Miller Nece, 2245-D Alden Lane, Palm Harbor, FL 34683-2533
Phone: 1.727.786.1396
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.mmillernece.com
Colleen Parker, MAA Member since 1992
Title: “Autumn on the Farm”, 5.6 x 7.3 cm, 2¼ x @3 in.
Medium: Pastel
Colleen Parker describes herself as an artistic ‘perpetual
explorer’. Always seeking new forms of expression, she
pushes her experiments to the limit. Perhaps she is best
known for pastel over monotype, a unique approach she
has developed which combines abstract and
representational art. She was featured in the July 1988
issue of The Artist’s Magazine where this technique was
discussed.
Colleen began her art education while growing up in Springville, the ‘Art City’ of Utah. Formal
training was at Brigham Young University, Iowa State University, Chicago Art Institute and various
workshops with such artists as Albert Handell and Daniel Green, noted pastelists.
Contact Information: Colleen Parker, 716 South 800 East, Bountiful, UT 84011
Phone: 1.801.295.1907
Email: [email protected]
Kay Petryszak, MAA Member since 1990
Title: “Shepherd Abiding – Luke 2:8”, Oval 9.4 x 7 cm, 3¾
x 2¾ in.
Medium: Oil on Ivorine
Art has been a passion for Kay since childhood. She started
private oil painting classes at the age of 12 and then earned
her B.S. in Art Education from the University of Akron in
Ohio. She went on to teach art at both the junior and senior
high school levels in Ohio and Georgia.
Although Kay has been painting for over fifty years, for the
past twenty-five years, she has been painting predominantly
miniatures. Subjects of Kay’s works are varied, but her
preferred subjects are wildlife. Extensive travels and many activities in the great outdoors have
provided Kay with wonderful field viewing opportunities.
An avid supporter of the resurgence of miniature art, she has served as Co-Founder and CoChairman of the World Federation of Miniaturists and continues as a member on this World Council.
She is past President of the Miniature Art Society of Florida and presently serves as President of
Miniature Artists of America.
Contact Information: Kay Petryszak, 1595 N. Peaceful Lane, Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: 1.727.584.3883
Email: [email protected]
Rosalind Pierson, MAA Member since 2001
Title: “Autumn, River Tavy-Devon”, 7 x 9.5 cm,
2¾ x 3¾ in.
Medium: Watercolor
Rosalind (Roz) Pierson began painting ‘small
pictures’ while still at school, and she continued to
do so as a hobby while she studied at the Ruskin
School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford. The
hobby brought her success in 1974 when one of
her miniatures hung at the Royal Academy,
London in the ‘Summer Exhibition’.
Annual one-man shows followed on from art school and within a few years, the exhibitions
consisted entirely of miniatures. She was elected to full membership of the RMS in 1979 and, as an
associate member of the Societé des Artistes Français, she exhibited at the Paris Salon, winning a
Gold Medal in 1981.
In 1981, she held a one-man show at the Burwood Gallery, Wells run by Sue Burton, and their
association led to the formation of the Hilliard Society in 1982.
Rosalind specializes in watercolor, featuring the landscape of the beautiful scenery around her home
in Devon.
Contact Information: Rosalind Pierson, Brangwyn House, Killworthy Hill, Tavistock, Devon, UK,
PL1 90EP
Phone: 011-441-822614873
Email: [email protected]
Chrys R., MAA Member since 2005
Title: “C.F.V. 3V. Railway III”, 5.9 x 5.9 cm, 2⅜ x 2⅜ in.
Medium: Gouache on Paper
Chrys R.
1974 – Designer in architecture, his professional career
starts in an office of architecture and design department. To
draw and paint were always his favorite passions. (Hobby)
1975 – Particularly attracted by gouache painting, and selftaught in working with the medium, he perfects a strong
personal style.
1982-86 – He works as an artistic designer for a center of
Ecology for the project of the regional Natural Park. It is a splendid area where he enjoys living.
1984-91 – After working as a cartoonist, Chrys continued to develop his gouache techniques and
participated in numerous exhibitions.
2008 – 17 years of painting crowned with the success of over 70 awards. He has attained Signature
Memberships in the MAA, HS, RMS and associate membership in the MPSGS as well as
membership in the MASF and CPA. He has received seven Best of Show awards and recently was
honored with the Best of Show in the 4th World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in Tasmania for
his work representing the MASF Society.
Contact Information: Chrys R., 125, Res. E. Donnay, Couvin BE 5660 Belgium
Phone: 060-345685
Email: [email protected]
Meredith Rambo, MAA Member since 1994
Title: “Felicity”, 3.8 x 3.3 cm, 1½ x 1¼ in.
Medium: Fine Silver (Precious Metal Clay)
Meredith Rambo is a native Georgian and full-time artist, sculpting
and painting in a variety of media. She sculpts in porcelain, terracotta
and precious metal clays. She has had several limited edition pieces
cast in bronze.
She has studied portrait and figurative sculpting with Bruno Lucchesi
and Umberto Zaffardi and animal and equestrian sculpting with
Eugene Shortridge.
Meredith’s favorite two-dimensional medium is pastel. Her current focus in this medium is painting
portraits of people and animals. Examples of her work may be seen on her website,
www.meredithrambo.com.
Meredith became interested in miniature art over twenty-five years ago. She has studied miniature
painting with Joan Cornish Willies of the Royal Miniature Society and Elisabeth Davys Wood of the
Society of Limners.
Meredith’s miniatures have been exhibited in many shows throughout the United States and in
London, England at exhibits of the Royal Miniature Society.
Contact Information: Meredith Rambo, 917 Greymont Circle NW, Marietta, GA 30064-1327
Phone: 1.770.427.3001
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.meredithrambo.com
Markissia Touliatos, MAA Member since 2002
Title: “Girl from Samos, Greece”, 8.2 x 6.2 cm, 3⅛ x 2½ in.
Medium: Oil on ivorine
Markissia Touliatos is originally from upstate New York, and
currently resides in Tarpon Springs, Florida. She has been a
professional portrait painter for over thirty years and is
especially adept in painting the portrait in alla prima
techniques using precision of draftsmanship and rich accurate
color.
Markissia is an accomplished international award-winning
painter of miniatures, painting in the historic traditional
technique, combined with the classical techniques she uses in
her large paintings. She is a Signature Member of the
Miniature Artists of America, the Hilliard Miniature Art
Society and the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors
and Gravers. At the RMS 2003 International Exhibition in London, at Westminster Hall, she was
awarded two awards, The Mundy Sovereign Award for Best Portrait in the Exhibition and runner-up
for Best in Show. She was awarded Best Portrait in the Exhibition from The Hilliard Society Annual
International Exhibition. In 2008 she won Best Traditional Portrait Miniature at the Miniature Art
Society of Florida International Exhibition.
Contact Information: Markissia Touliatos, 1323 Riverview Drive, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Phone: 1.727.947.4454
Email: [email protected]
Cyril Turner, MAA Member since 1988
Title: “Geldeston, Norfolk, England”, 4½ x 6 cm, 1¼ x 1⅞ in.
Medium: Soft Pastel
Cyril B. Turner is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading
fine art miniaturists, creating only original works. The
majority of these are worked from real life or by on-sight
observations and sketches, while others are images straight
from the mind. His miniatures are never copied or worked
from already reduced two-dimensional studies. His contribution to miniature fine art includes the
introduction of ‘cold enamel’ as a painting medium for miniatures. He is the inventor of Lumitex, an
archival quality substitute for natural ivory, which is used as a painting surface for miniatures.
Cyril is the author of 14 books on miniature fine art and 18 miniature books with reproductions of
his miniature paintings. In 1988, he was the first non-American to be elected to the Miniature Artists
of America. He founded the Turner School of Miniature Painting in 1999 and was made a Founder
Member of the American Order of Excellence (F.A.O.E) in 2005. Exhibition venues include the
Royal Academy, London (Summer Exhibition); the Centre International d’Art Contemporain, Paris,
France; the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; and the World Trade Center, New York, NY.
Cyril was awarded the ‘American Order of Merit’ representing England in 2008 for outstanding
achievements and artistic excellence as recognized by the American Biographical Institute.
Contact Information: Cyril B. Turner, 6 Gablehurst Court, Long Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk UK NR31 7DS
Phone: 1493444313
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cyrilbturner.com/
H. Francis Sellers, MAA Member since 2001
Title: “Still Life on a Tea Pot”, 4.3 x 6.7 cm, 1⅞ x 2
⅝ in.
Medium: Transparent Watercolor
H. Francis Sellers was born in 1937 and raised in
western Wyoming. He studied art at Brigham Young
University for several years but was “drinkin’ and
smokin’ and havin’ lotsa fun but that ain’t the way
that school was run …” After working timber camps
and saw mills, he attended school in Los Angeles for
over two years, living and painting in the inner city.
His paintings were exhibited in Yucca Valley and 29 Palms.
During 1971-72, Sellers taught watercolor at the Salt Lake Art Barn.
An old professor had a philosophy that he has adhered to for a long time … “Instead of looking for
something to paint and sitting down to paint, look for a really nice place to sit and look around for
something to paint.”
Contact Information: H. Francis Sellers, 8450 South 300 E., Sandy, UT 84070
Phone: 1.801.561.5891
Rachelle Siegrist, MAA Member since 2004
Title: “The Janice Elaine”, 7.7 x 5.2 cm, 3 x 2 in.
Medium: Opaque Watercolor on Rag Board
Rachelle Siegrist holds Signature Memberships in many of the
world’s Miniature Art Societies as well as the prestigious
Society of Animal Artists. Her awards include Best of Shows:
Miniature Art Society of Florida 2005 and 2008; Cider
Painters of America 2002 and Mondak Heritage Center’s
Miniature Show 1998. Alongside her husband, Wes, she has
had her paintings juried into the nation’s premier wildlife
exhibitions including Birds in Art, Art of the Animal
Kingdom, The Kentucky National Art & Wildlife Exhibition
and the Art and the Animal where she was awarded the
coveted Award of Excellence in 2005.
The Siegrists’ miniatures have also been part of multiple
museum venues for touring exhibitions including Art of the
Rainforest, Blossom – Art of Flowers, and Paws and Reflect –
Art of Canines. The artists and their minis have been featured
in U.S. Art Magazine, Wildlife Art Magazine, InformArt Magazine and countless books and
newspaper articles. Fifty of the Siegrists’ miniature paintings will be featured in a solo exhibition at
the prestigious R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport, LA in May of 2010.
Contact Information: Rachelle Siegrist, 322 Domar Drive, Townsend, TN 37882-4108
Phone: 1.865.448.2044
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.artofwildlife.com
Wes Siegrist, MAA Member since 2004
Title: “Best Mates”, 6.35 x 6.35 cm, 2½ x 2½ in.
Medium: Opaque Watercolor on Clayboard
Wes Siegrist holds Signature Memberships in many of
the world’s Miniature Art Societies as well as the
prestigious Society of Animal Artists. Siegrist and his
wife, Rachelle, directed their careers into miniatures fulltime in 1999 after becoming enamored with the delicate
art form at the MASF Exhibition. Working almost
exclusively in the traditional miniature format, they
participate in over 30 exhibitions annually.
Wes holds a B.A. in both Fine and Graphic Arts and, in
the last few years, has undertaken an in-depth study of
the history of miniature painting - making the documentation of the current revival movement a
personal project. His ambition is to elevate miniature art in the arena of Museum Fine Art and to
help preserve and promote the genre for future generations. He is the founder of the Association of
Miniature Artists, the first organization to develop a standard definition for miniature art.
Contact Information: Wes Siegrist, 322 Domar Drive, Townsend, TN 37882-4108
Phone: 1.865.448.2044
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.artofwildlife.com
Violet Temple, MAA Member since 1992
Title: “Jennifer Fillingham”, Circle 6 cm, 2¼ in.
Medium: Fired Porcelain
Violet Temple was born in Toronto and took her art
training at Northern Secondary High School. She
worked as a commercial artist for ten years and in 1976
began intensive studies in porcelain painting under
artists from the USA and England.
She is one of the founding members of the Ontario
Porcelain Artists’ Guild, serving as President in 1990.
Among her many awards are Best of Show at Del Bello
Gallery, Canada 1990; Honorable Mention for the Gold
Bowl Memorial Award at the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers, London,
England, 1991; and Best of Show at the 2001 MASF International Show.
Pursuing what she considers her calling to promote the fine art of china painting, Violet has traveled
across Canada and the USA teaching and demonstrating her talent. She conducts workshops on
cruises to the Caribbean, Alaska, the Panama Canal and the western Mediterranean.
Contact Information: Violet Temple, 153 Roslin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4N 1Z3
Phone: 416.485.8781
Lois Salmon Toole, MAA Member since
1992
Title: “Low Tide”, 5.2 x 7.8 cm, 2⅛ x 3⅛ in.
Medium: Transparent watercolor
Lois Salmon Toole was born and raised on
the New Jersey shore and received her B.A. in
fine arts/art history from Douglass College of
Rutgers University.
A painter for as long as she can remember, it
was in 1976, after she moved to Ohio, where
interest in the medium was burgeoning, that
she turned exclusively to watercolor. She was introduced to the wonderful world of miniature art via
Whiskey Painters of America. Though her miniatures are painted to stand on their own merit, she
frequently uses them as studies for her larger work as demonstrated in two instructional books.
She has 425-juried exhibitions and 135 awards to her credit and has been elected to Signature
Memberships in 17 organizations including National Watercolor Society, Allied Artists of America,
Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, and
American Society of Marine Artists. Her work is featured in 11 publications and she is listed in
Who’s Who in American Art.
Contact Information: Lois Salmon Toole, 16880 Knolls Way, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Phone: 1.440.543.2195
Email: [email protected]
Wayne Waldron, MAA Member since 2007
Title: “The Koi Pond”, 4.7 x 6 cm, 1⅞ x 2 ⅜ in.
Medium: Watercolor
Wayne Waldron is one of the exceptional
American artists whose work is both highly
collected and recognized worldwide by critical
jurors in his own lifetime. He has received over
525 awards for his miniatures and large format
paintings, including Judge’s Award of Excellence
at the Third Exhibition of the World Federation of
Miniaturists, and Best of Show at a recent Oil
Painters of America Exhibition.
Waldron is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London, and his work was designated,
a ‘State Treasure of Indiana’ in 2007. He founded the Small Painting Society of Indiana in 2001.
His work is exposed to thousands of people from around the world in his studio/gallery located in
the quaint village of Nashville, Indiana, where he creates daily.
The unusual confluence of art career and passion reveals that Waldron did not choose art as a
lifelong devotion – rather, art chose him.
Contact Information: Wayne Waldron, P.O. Box 2060, Nashville, IN 47448
Phone: 1.812.988.1844
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waldrongallery.com
Rita Whitaker, MAA Member since 2007
Title: “The Ploughing Match”, 5.5 x 10
cm, 2¼ x 4 in.
Medium: Stoving Enamel on Copper
Rita Whitaker was educated at Sion
Convent in Worthing, Sussex. She attended
Worthing Art College before going to
Regent Street Polytechnic, studying
illustration under Stuart Tresilian.
After leaving college, she worked for
jewelers in London and then returned to Sussex to teach art. Later she took up painting miniatures in
a style of enameling all of her own.
Rita became a member of the Royal Miniature Society and won the Fairman Award.
She has had works accepted by the Royal Academy and exhibited at the Medici Society, which
purchased many of her paintings for cards. She is a member of the Hilliard Society and has exhibited
at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery where she was awarded the Top Masters Award and various
other awards.
In the United States, she is an award-winning member of the Miniature Art Society of Florida, the
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC and the Miniature Artists of
America.
Contact Information: Rita Whitaker, 7 Connaught Close, Sidmouth, Devon, UK EX10 8TU
Phone: 011-441-395512731
Biographical Information Courtesy of the Individual Artists
Would you like to host this exhibition? Please contact Wes Siegrist, our Exhibit Coordinator, at the
address below:
[email protected]
322 Domar Dr., Townsend, TN 37882
Phone: 865.448.2044
The Miniature Artists of America Traveling Exhibition is financially sponsored in part
by the participating artists who have included their work in this display in an effort to
help promote their cherished genre and in part by the dues of all the members
(Signature and Sustaining) of MAA. Mailing costs will be paid by the Miniature
Artists of America, unless your organization wishes to help us by contributing (either
in whole or in part) the cost of the return shipping fees associated with bringing you
this opportunity.
MAA and Its Roots
Miniature Artists of America, the first national society to honor outstanding practitioners of
American miniature art, was founded in Clearwater, Florida, in 1985. In addition to recognizing
leading contemporary miniaturists, its purpose is to broaden public understanding and appreciation
of this ancient art form.
An invitational organization, MAA accepts no more than ten artists each year into its ranks as
Signature Members. The Jury of Admission selects candidates from artists who have been admitted
to at least eight competitive shows staged by major nonprofit miniature societies in the United States
within the previous five years and who have received awards from these shows. The Jury may also
invite other outstanding professionals who work “in little” but who may not be associated with a
particular miniature art society. However, they must be nominated by three Signature Members and
submit at least five works for review by the Jury.
In many of the world's civilizations, there was a fascination with creating in small scale. Ancient
Greeks adorned their walls with small murals while coins and rings often bore engraved portraits. In
Persia, the shahs maintained the best artists of the day to paint the court and illustrate copies of the
Koran and other great books, both religious and secular. Monks in the Middle Ages embellished
manuscripts with delicate illuminations and bordered them with a red lead pigment called minium
from which the word miniature later evolved.
The Elizabethan era was noted for its exquisite miniature portraits on vellum and later, ivory and
evokes memories of names such as Holbein, Hilliard, Oliver and others. Easily carried in pocket or
locket, they served much as photographs do today and represented a very personal form of art. An
exchange of portraits of sons or daughters was found practical by wealthy families who were
arranging marriages of their offspring. The portrait further served as a useful identification purpose
when affixed to a contract or perhaps a treaty.
The westward movement of civilization brought miniaturism and its European heritage to America's
shores. Influenced by the freedom and challenges of the New World, it soon began reflecting its
changed environment as it sought its new identity. American history is dotted with names of such
prominent miniaturists as the Peales, Charles Fraser, Henry Benbridge and Edward Green Malbone.
The advent of photography in the 19th century had a devastating effect on miniature portraiture,
driving it close to extinction. Miniature art today is experiencing a strong revival of interest - by
artists and collectors. Contemporary miniaturists work in a variety of media and explore limitless
subject matter and styles.
MAA Exhibits
Miniature art is often described as “fine original art done in small scale.” A commonly accepted
American guideline among many of today's miniaturists is that subjects do not exceed one-sixth their
natural size. Exceptions are permitted for abstractions or tiny subjects not lending themselves to the
one-sixth application provided they embrace the delicate essence and spirit of miniaturism.
MAA's Inaugural Exhibit was held at the Arts Club of Washington, DC in June 1988. A second
public exhibit was held in March 1989, at the Color Works Club in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
A juried Traveling Exhibit of Signature Members' works was inaugurated in 1989. It has since
visited cities from coast to coast, bringing to art museums, galleries and cultural organizations the
story of contemporary American miniaturism. In February 1998, the exhibit made its first trip
abroad, accepting an invitation by the City of Clearwater to join its “Pavilion in the Sun” at the
Winter Olympics in Japan. Over 125,000 visitors passed through the Pavilion. The exhibit opened
the new millennium in January at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. The summer of
2000 saw the exhibit at the 2nd Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature of the World Federation of
Miniaturists in Hobart, Tasmania, followed by a three-week appearance in the Florida World
Pavilion at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The exhibit was displayed during the 3rd
Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature of the World Federation of Miniaturists in the International
Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC in June of 2004. Several MAA artists
demonstrated their miniature painting techniques to the public during the exhibition.
Mounted on attractive panels, the exhibit is made available by MAA at no cost to art organizations.
Scheduling and details may be discussed with coordinator Wes Siegrist at 1.865.448.2044 or
[email protected].
MAA, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to bringing recognition to artists in the vanguard of
restoring this long-neglected aspect of our cultural heritage to its proper stature. It encourages artists
to affiliate with major miniature societies and participate in their juried exhibits.
Support the MAA
Sustaining Associates, the support arm of MAA, are artists and friends of the arts who wish to assist
MAA in achieving its goals and objectives. They receive minutes of meetings, the MAA newsletter
and information on up-coming MAA events. They are encouraged to attend the annual MAA
meeting held in the Clearwater, FL region each winter. A Supporting Membership form may be
downloaded from the website.
Active Miniature Societies and Groups (2010):
AMA: The Association of Miniature Artists (worldwide)
ASMA (NSW): Australian Society of Miniature Art, Inc.
ASMA (Tas): Australian Society of Miniature Art (Tasmania)
ASMA (Vic): Australian Society of Miniature Art (Victoria)
CPA: Cider Painters of America, Pennsylvania, USA
HS: Hilliard Society of Miniaturists, UK
MAA: The Miniature Artists of America
MASF: Miniature Art Society of Florida, USA
MASSA: Miniature Art Society of South Africa
MPSGS: The Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC, USA
RMS: The Royal Miniature Art Society, UK
SLM: Society of Limners, Miniaturists and Calligraphers, UK
WFM: The World Federation of Miniaturists
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Cincinnati Art Museum. Yale University Press. 2006, ISBN 0-300-11580-6.
Burton, Sue. The Techniques of Painting Miniatures. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1995, ISBN 0-7134-7459-9.
Foskett, Daphne. Miniatures Dictionary and Guide. The Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. 1987, ISBN 1-85149-063-9.
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http://www.artofwildlife.com/miniatureartsocieties.html - Historical Compilation of Revival Period Miniature Art Societies
and Organizations – contributions welcomed!
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Reynolds, Graham. Wallace Collection Catalogue of Miniatures. 1980.
Ridley, Jo Ann. Looking For Eulabee Dix, The Illustrated Biography of an American Miniaturist. The National Museum of
Women in the Arts. 1997, ISBN 0-940979-36-5.
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Rachelle Siegrist and Kay Petryszak beside part of the Exhibition
MAA Traveling Exhibition History and Current Schedule
2010 Exhibition Venues: (venues are still being added – see website)
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Page-Walker Arts and History Center, Cary, NC
2009 Exhibition Venues:
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Hampton Bays Public Library, Hampton Bays, NY
November 2009: Blount County Public Library, Maryville, TN
~ Special event on Nov. 2nd with miniature painting demonstrations by MAA artists Wes and
Rachelle Siegrist. MAA Historian, Wes Siegrist, will provide a lecture and program to the public at
7PM.
2008 Exhibition Venues: (New Display of 35 works)
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2007 Exhibition Venues:
South Shore Regional Library, Ruskin, FL
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Brandon, FL
Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
~ Special event with the video “Timeless Treasures" and a lecture/ demo by MAA artist Klaus
Strubel.
2006 Exhibition Venues:
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Headwaters Art & Conference Center, Dubois, WY
~Wes Siegrist demonstrated and discussed miniature painting at the Susan K. Black Foundation’s
Annual Workshop.
Townsend Library, Townsend, TN
Fine Arts Blount, Maryville, TN
2005 Exhibition Venues:
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2004 Exhibition Venues: (New Display of … works)
Ripley Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
~ (Several MAA members demonstrated to the public as part of the 3rd World Exhibition of Fine Art
in Miniature. Kay Petryszak had on display three panels highlighting the MAA and its history with
photos, brochures and certificates.)
Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
2003 Exhibition Venues:
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Mountain Valley Arts Council, Guntersville, AL
2002 Exhibition Venues:
Dunedin Fine Arts Center
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, FL
2001 Exhibition Venues:
MASF Reception, Clearwater, FL
Berkley Prep School, Tampa, FL
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Various venues in Benson, MN
Millbridge Historical Society, ME
Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth, ME
Mount Valley Arts Association, Glen, NH
Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain, NC
2000 Exhibition Venues: (New Display of 46 Works)
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Valley View Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Hispanic Arts Building, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Eustis Museum of Art, Eustis, FL
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Florida World Pavilion at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia
1999 Exhibition Venues:
Paramont Art Center, Central Minnesota Arts Board, St. Cloud, MN
Bountiful/Davis Art Center, UT
Fernandina Beach Island Art Association Coop Gallery, Fernandina Beach, FL
~Mary Kugelman spoke to the Association about Miniature Art.
Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
~ MAA President Kay Petyzsak conducted a workshop on miniature painting.
Arts Guild of Old Forge, NY
1998 Exhibition Venues:
Clearwater, FL Pavilion at the Winter Olympics, Nagano, Japan
Bardean Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
The Paint Spot Gallery, Black Mountain, NC
West Wind Gallery, Casper, WY
1997 Exhibition Venues: (new display of 43 works)
Maitland Art Center, Maitland, FL
Bardean Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
St. Pete Beach Public Library, St. Petersburg, FL
Randolph Arts Guild, NC
Bruton Memorial Library, FL
1996 Exhibition Venues:
Bardean Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
San Diego Public Library, CA
French Art Colony, Gallipolis, OH
1995 Exhibition Venues:
MAA Annual Meeting, Belleview Mido Resort Hotel, Clearwater, FL
West Wind Gallery, Casper, WY
Bardean Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Museum of Northwest Colorado, Craig, CO
1994 Exhibition Venues: (New Display of 37 Works)
MAA Annual Meeting, Belleview Mido Resort Hotel, Clearwater, FL
Cuyahuga Falls Valley Art Center, Cuyahuga Fall, OH
Delaplaine Visual Art Center, Frederick, MD
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Denver, CO
Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association, Brandon, FL
Designer's Showhouse, Largo, FL
1993 Exhibition Venues:
MASF Exhibition, Belleview Mido Resort Hotel, Clearwater, FL
Brevard Community College, Titusville, FL
Thomaston Upton Arts Council, Thomaston, GA
Westenhook Gallery, Sheffield, ME
Shemer Art Center and Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1992 Exhibition Venues: (New Display of 35 Works)
Lakeland Library, Lakeland, FL
Toy and Miniature Museum, Kansas City, MO
McCurdy Historical Doll Museum, Provo, UT
Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT
The Price Tower, Bartlesville Museum, Bartlesville, OK
Merced County Regional Arts Council & Art Gallery, Merced, CA
1991 Exhibition Venues:
Dixie College, St. George, UT
Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association, Brandon, FL
St. Paul's School, Concord, NH
1989 thru 1990 Exhibition Venues: (Display of 26 works)
Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
Etowah Creative Gallery, Cartersville, GA
Citrus County Art League Gallery, Inglis, FL
Frank Phillips Mansion, Bartlesville, OK
Westenhook Gallery, Sheffield, ME
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN
MAA Exhibitions of Member’s Works
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March 2008: 4th World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in Burnie, Australia
June 2004: 3rd World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in Washington, DC,
USA
~ Wes and Rachelle Siegrist demonstrated miniature painting techniques
2000: 2nd World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia
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1996: 1st World Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature in London, England
March 1989: Exhibition at Colorworks Gallery in Hilton Head, SC featured 121
works by 24 Signature members of the MAA.
~ Jeanne Dunne and Marion Simonds demonstrated miniature painting techniques
June 1988: Inaugural Exhibition at the Arts Club of Washington, DC featured
over 100 works by the 15 Signature members of the MAA.
MAA Candidates Circle
The MAA Candidates Circle, established in 1989, was formed to provide the Jury of Admission with
currently eligible miniaturists for consideration to election of Signature Membership. Candidates
have either met the MAA’s minimum show requirements or have been nominated for membership
by at least three Signature Members.
The Permanent Collection of the MAA
Started in 1989 the MAA Permanent Collection contains artwork, books and relevant documents to
both the Society and the miniature art genre.
Portraits of Florida’s First Ladies
MAA members have painted miniature portraits of the wives of Florida’s governors starting in 1989
to the present. The works are housed in special display cases at Florida’s Governors’ Mansion.
http://www.floridagovernorsmansion.com/
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Jane Blake painted Martinez and Chiles
Jeanne Dunne painted MacKay and Bush
Signature Members in Memoriam
Blake, Jane - FL d. 8/7/1993
Brannigan, Patrick, NJ*
Duckwall, Helen B. - FL* d. 2/27/1988
Elley, Chuck - NE 1995 d. 1/27/2004
Jackson, Barbara – GA 1990 d. 5/27/2009
Jaka, Agatha - MD 1989 d. 12/02/2002
Hunt, Geoffrey W.G. – England 2000 d.8/23/2008
Markut, Jan - FL 1989 d. 11/15/1993
Moore, Robert Eric - ME 1990 d. 2006
Pierson, Helen - FL 1992 d. 3/23/1998
Saxon, Henry - England 1993 d. 2006
Shorthouse, Sydney –England 1993 d. 3/11/2009
Whyte, Raymond - FL 1989 d. 4/9/2003
Woodhouse, Marjorie - FL 1987 d. 7/16/1994
*denotes Founding Member in 1985
MAA Presidents
Charles (Wally) Curtis 1985-1988 (acting President)
Laura Parker Schoefer 1988-1990
Barbara Jackson and Doris Liverman 1991
Kay Petryszak 1992-