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  CURRENT EXHIBITION:
  Animalia
  Solo exhibition |2nd Floor Gallery
  
  ​Exhibit Dates:
  August 14-October 28, 2023
  Public Reception:
  September 8th, 5:00-7:30pm

  view exhibition

  Additional work: 

  

  Vernal Equinox
  
  Watercolour, gouache on paper
  Art dimensions: 52" x 31.5"
  $8,400 Framed
  
  

  

  After the Parade
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 7" x 5"
  $7
  
  

  

  Truth to tell, Wentworth preferred the bus
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 7" x 5"
  $7
  
  

  

  Batmobile
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 7" x 5"
  $7
  
  

  

  Along Came a Spider
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 7" x 5"
  $7
  
  

  

  Blackbird
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 5" x 7"
  $7
  
  

  

  Chance Encounter
  
  Archival pigment print on paper
  Art dimensions: 5" x 7"
  $7
  
  

  illustrations, representational, scenic art, nature, scenery, animals, surreal, colorful, whimsical, illustrations
  
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• Artist Statement
  From a young age I fervently hoped that if I looked hard enough or sat still long enough I would discover all the talking animals and hidden doorways  I knew to exist from the likes of Tolkien and Carroll. Instead I came to know mice and spiders and toads as I roamed in the fields and woods around my home. It wasn’t until I was older that I understood the real magic had been in the fields themselves and the creatures I was privy to have watched while patiently waiting.
  As an artist I depict animals and their environments realistically but with quirks, a bit of humor and always with great respect.
  
  
  Biography
  Maggie Vandewalle was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa. In 1981, she received an art scholarship to the University of Iowa where she worked toward a BFA in printmaking. After college, she gravitated to watercolor—a medium she uses almost exclusively today. She recalls a childhood divided between two passions—an insatiable love of reading and a profound fascination for the natural world. These early interests are the foundation for her paintings of whimsical creatures; their antics often bring a smile or a feeling that one has walked into the middle of a remarkable journey.
• 2022
  Publication (December) Chester Midshipmouse Time and Tide, nine illustrations
   
  2021
  “Musings” solo exhibition: Area 61 Gallery
  Solo Exhibition and demonstration, Catiri’s Art Oasis. Amana Iowa
  Publication, Chester Midshipmouse, The Second Third, nine illustrations
  
  2019
  Solo exhibition: Catiri’s Art Oasis
  Poster artist, 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
  Once Upon a Time” juried group exhibition, AVA Gallery, Chattanooga TN
   
  2018
  Invitational Group exhibition, Inverarity Gallery, Scotland
  “Out on 8th”/Area 61 Gallery, painting demonstration
  Solo Exhibition. Catiri’s art Oasis, Amana Iowa
  Publication, Bunnies and Burrows, publisher Frog god Games, twelve illustrations
  Local Artist Award, 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
  October Cover, Mucmura Magazine
  
  2017
  Honorable Mention, 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
  
  2016
  Solo Exhibition, Area 61 Gallery Chattanooga, TN
  
  2015
  First Place: “The Running of the Hares”, Tennessee Watercolor Society juried online exhibition
  “The So and So Hares” solo exhibition, Area 61 Gallery Chattanooga TN
  
  2014
  Award winner, Tennessee Watercolor Society 34th Exhibition
  Signature Membership, Tennessee Watercolor Society
  
  2013
  Group exhibition, Tennessee Watercolor Society
  Third Place: “Obsession”, Tennessee Watercolor Society juried online exhibition,
  
  2012
  "Eclectica" solo exhibition: AVA, Chattanooga TN
  Second Place, BancorpSouth Award for Nostalgia: "Brume II", Tennessee Watercolor Society 33rd exhibition, Memphis TN
  Urban Bird Traditional Watermedia Award: "Tenacity", Tennessee Watercolor Society 33rd exhibition, Memphis TN
  First Place, People's Choice Award: "Snapshot" Tennessee Watercolor Society Region III exhibition, Hixson TN
  Best in Show: "The Brush Pile", AVA Juried Members exhibition, Chattanooga TN
   
  2011
  "Contemporary Painters" , Authors: Danijela Kracun and Charles McFadden; Schiffer Books, PA, USA
   
  2010
  First Place: Tennessee Watercolor Society "Americana Freedom" exhibition, Chattanooga TN
  Honoring Peggy M. Franck Award: Tennessee Watercolor Society 32nd exhibition, Chattanooga TN
  Painting selection July 27: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
  Painting selection July 6: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
  Painting selection June 15: The Daily Palette / University of Iowa
  Silent Auction selection: Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville AL
   
  2009
  "Spectrum" live auction selection: Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga TN
  "Maggie!" solo exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
  Cover art: The Olive Press Magazine, June issue
  "Connect" group exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
  
  2008
  "Joy!" Holiday Salon group exhibition: Shuptrine Fine Art, Chattanooga TN
  "Minutiae" solo exhibition: In-Town Gallery, Chattanooga TN
  Featured Artist: Sweetwater Arts Celebration, Sweetwater TN
  Patron purchase award: 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
  Silent Auction selection: Art for Healing Gala / Cam Busch Endowment Lecture Series, Chattanooga TN
  
  2007
  Solo exhibition: Catiri's Art Oasis, Amana IA
  Patron purchase award: 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga TN
  Patron purchase award: College Hill Arts Festival, Cedar Falls IA
  
  2005
  Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
  
  2004
  First Place: Grant Wood Arts Festival, Stone City IA
  Merit Award: Valley Junction Art Festival, West Des Moines IA
  Honorable Mention: Arts on Main, Independence IA
  
  2003
  Award of Excellence: Valley Junction Art Festival, West Des Moines IA
  Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
  
  2002
  Best of Show: Arts on Main, Independence IA
  Best of Show: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
  
  2000
  Best of Show: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
  
  1999
  Best of Show: Grant Wood Arts Festival, Stone City IA
  Patron purchase award: Art in the Park, Mt Vernon IA
  
  1998
  Second Place: Washington Arts Fest, Washington IA
   
  1997
  Second Place: Washington Arts Fest, Washington IA
  Honorable Mention: Bentonsport Arts Festival, Bentonsport IA