Jean Pederson, 4039 Comanche Rd. N.W., , , T2L0N9, [email protected] – www.jeanpederson.com - 403-289-6106

Solo Exhibitions

2010 – Red Deer District Museum, Red Deer, Alberta 2009 – Pynlogs Public Gallery, Invermere, B.C. 2007 - Birchwood Gallery, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 2005 - Leighton Centre, Calgary, Alberta 2002 - Birchwood Gallery, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 1998 - Unisource Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Selected Exhibitions

2010 - China International Invitational Water Media Exhibition, Jiangsu Water Color Institute 2010 – T.W.S.A. International Exhibition, Kenosha Public Museum, WI 2009 – 08,07, 06, 04, 03, 02, 01, 00- CSPWC Open water Exhibition, 2009 – Drawing Project 2009, Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georgia 2008 – Triangle Gallery Artist’s Circle Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta 2008 – 06, 05, 01 - A.W.S. 134th International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, N.Y., N.Y. 2008 – C.I.P.A. International Portrait Exhibition, Calgary, Alberta 2008 - 07 – China International Invitational Water Media Exhibition, Jiangsu Water Color Institute 2007 - 05, 03,02,01,00 - C.W.S. National Exhibition, Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco 2007 - 06, 03 – N.W.W.S. 63rd Exhibition, Artists Gallery, Seattle 2006 - CIPA National Open Exhibition, Red Deer Museum, Red Deer 2006 – T.W.S.A. 30th International Exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL 2005 - 04, 03 – Painting on the Edge, Federation Gallery, Vancouver 2004 – CIPA National Exhibition, Calgary 2004 - C.S.P.W.C. 80th Anniversary Traveling Exhibition 2002 – 2003 International Watercolour Exhibition, National Watercolour Museum, Mexico City, Mexico 2002 - Search for the Human Essence, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta 2001 - Royal Collection Exhibition, traveling exhibition: Canada House, London, England: O’Connor Gallery, Toronto, Ontario: Arts & Letters Club, Toronto, Ontario 2000 - A Brush With History: The first 75 Years, Art Gallery of Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario 2000 - Your World In The Year 2000, International Exhibition, Winsor and Newton, traveling exhibition: New York (United Nations): London, England: Stockholm, Sweden 1999 – 2000 Mexico/ Canadian Watercolour Exhibition, Mexico 1996 – 2010 The Alicat Gallery, Bragg Creek, Alberta 1996 – 2000 The Artnest Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Public Collections

The Royal Collection, London, England Laramie Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta

Selected Corporate and Private Collections

Covenant Real Estate, Alberta Fairchild Resources, Alberta Kinderhook Resources - Alberta The Mustard Seed - Alberta A.G.R.A. Collection - Alberta Phillips Bros. – Alberta Diploma Collection, C.S.P.W.C. - Ontario Doris McCarthy – Ontario Agrium Collection – Alberta

Affiliations

Sponsored by Winsor and Newton American Watercolor Society (AWS Signature Member) Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists (CIPA Senior Signature Member) Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (C.S.P.W.C.) Alberta Society of Artists (A.S.A. Signature Member) Federation of Canadian Artists (SFCA Senior Signature Member) California Watercolor Association (MCWA Master Signature Member)

Selected Awards

2009 - The Charles Comfort Medal– C.S.P.W.C. Leighton Centre, Alberta 2008 - The Charles Comfort Medal– C.S.P.W.C. Toronto, Ontario 2008 – Mario Cooper and Dale Meyers Medal – A.W.S. 141st International Exhibition, N.Y. 2007 – Certificate of Honor with Medal – Jiangsu Water Color Research Institute -China 2007 – Jarvis Award – C.S.P.W.C. – Toronto, ON 2007 – Presidents award – C.S.P.W.C. – Toronto, ON 2007 – M. Graham Award – N.W.W.S. International Exhibition – Seattle - Washington 2006 – Daler-Rowney Award – CSPWC –Open Water International Exhibition -Toronto 2006 – Merit Award – T.W.S.A. International Exhibition – Elmhurst, IL 2006 – Honorable Mention – N.W.W.S. International Exhibition – Seattle - Washington 2005 – Grand Prize – Painting on the Edge International Exhibition -Vancouver 2005 – Early Achievement Award – Presented for the first time by the F.C.A – Vancouver, Canada 2005 - Finalist – The Artist’s Magazine – Portraits – U.S.A. 2004 – Best Water Media of Show – CIPA Nation Exhibition – Masters Gallery- Calgary 2004 – Finalist – The Artist’s Magazine – Portraits – U.S.A. 2003 - Opus Award – Paintings on the Edge International Exhibition -Vancouver 2003 – Finalist – Artist’s Magazine – Portraits - U.S.A. 2003 - Silver Medal, Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists - Canada 2002 - Gold Medal, New York Adirondacks International Exhibition - U.S.A. 2002 –Honorable Mention – Artist’s Magazine Competition - U.S.A. 2001 - A.W.S. - Silver Medal of Honor - U.S.A. 2001 - C.W.A. - Silver Medal - U.S.A.

2001 - Finalist - Artists Magazine - Portraits - U.S.A. 2000 - C.S.P.W.C. - S.J. Sloan Award - A Brush with History - Ontario 2000 - C.S.P.W.C. - H. K. Holbein Award - Open Watercolour Exhibition - Ontario 2000 - Watercolour West - National Watercolour Society Award U.S.A. 1999 - Honorable Mention - Artists’ Magazine - Portraits - U.S.A. 1999 - The Evans Award - Vancouver, B.C. 1999 - 1st Place - Signature Show, Western Canadian Artists F.C.A. - Alberta 1998 - 4th Place - Windsor and Newton International Watercolour Competition - U.S.A.

Selected Publications

Sketchbook Confidential - 2010 Artist's Pocket Guide to Better Painting with Jean - 2010 American Artist Watercolor Summer Issue- Feature article, 2009 Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Article by Karen Cotton June 16, 2009 CCP Video of Jean’s work available in 2010 Feature Water Media Artist for Daniel Smith International 2009 Catalogue Author of “Expressive Portraits: Creative Methods for Painting People” North Light Pub., fall 2007 Artist’s Magazine 2009, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 01, 02, 01, and 99 Watercolor Artist/Magic 2008, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01 Canada’s Who’s Who 2010, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02 Editions International Artist 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Splash 10, 9, 8 - F& W Publications – 2007, 06, 04 Magazin’Art – October - 2005 The First Seventy Years - Historical Book A.S.A. – 2000 Our World in the Year 2000 - Windsor and Newton

Teaching

Contributing Editor for “The Artist’s Magazine” Chairperson for National CSPWC Water Media Symposium- Red Deer College – Series 2010, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04 Alberta Collage of Art and Design - Extension, 2000 - 2010 C.B.E. - Art Education, 1985-1999 Variety of workshops taught to groups across Canada/ U.S.A.

Education

1985 – B.Ed. from the University of Calgary (Major in Fine Arts) 1983 – B.P.E. from the University of Calgary