| In addition to a BA and MA from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Washington, NC artist,
Pat Holscher, has studied art at Meredith
College in Raleigh, NC and East Carolina University in
Greenville, NC, and trained
under many nationally recognized artists. Over the years she
has been juried into shows throughout the state and received
awards ranging from Honorable Mention to Best in Show;
most notably, in the North Carolina State Fair Juried
Exhibition, Raleigh, NC - First Place Painting, 2002; in
the Chapel Hill Regional Exhibition for Women in North Carolina
- Juror's Choice Award, 2000; and in the Watercolor Society of
North Carolina's Annual Exhibition - First Place, 2008.
Most recently, in May
2009 she was the inaugural Best in Show Permanent Collection
Purchase Award-winner at the Regional Juried Art Show in New
Bern, NC. Pat is an active Signature Member of the
Watercolor Society of
North Carolina, having
served as newsletter editor, board member, and President
(2001-2002). She has also taught beginning and continuing
watercolor classes at Sertoma Arts Center in Raleigh, NC and has
served as juror for several art competitions.
National recognition has come with
acceptance in the Midwest Watercolor Society's
National Exhibition, Neville Museum, Green
Bay, Wisconsin; the Watercolor Art Society of Houston,
Texas National Exhibition (Dick Blick Award); the
American Kennel Club National Juried Competition,
Wichita, Kansas (Best of Breed Award & Best Working Dog
Award); the AKC Museum of the Dog Exhibition, St. Louis,
Missouri; the Arizona Acquaeous Exhibit, Tubac, Arizona;
the Adirondack National Exhibit of American Watercolor,
Old Forge, New York; the Maritime Gallery at Mystic
Seaport International Marine Art Exhibition; the
Southern Watercolor Society's Annual juried competition,
Fairhope, Alabama (Potomac Valley Watercolor Award and
awarded Signature Status); and the National
Watercolor Society's Annual Exhibition, Fullerton, California in which she was
also awarded Signature Status. Pat was also
juried into the American Watercolor Society's Annual
International Exhibition, New York, NY for the second
time ( first time in 2003) and was awarded the Gold
Medal of Honor in the 2009 Show.
Her many solo and group exhibitions include,
most recently, the Tri-State Art Exhibition at the
Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, an affiliate of the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the North Carolina Maritime Museum
in Beaufort, NC, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural
Sciences in Raleigh, NC. Pat has done many commissioned paintings for
Hatteras Yachts, Inc.
in New Bern, NC to grace their yachts and fishing boats, in
addition to one for their 1995 Christmas card. She has
done promotional art for the East Carolina Wildlife Arts
Festival and designed and painted the background murals for the
Estuarine Center in Washington, NC. Pat was chosen as a 2007
finalist in the 24th Annual Art Competition for Artist's
Magazine in the animal art category. One of the
highlights of her career was the publication of a painting with
an article in the section, "Master Painters of the World - US
Showcase" in the October/November 2004 issue of International
Artist magazine. Currently, Pat is excited about
inclusion in a UNC Public TV Promotion by Bluewater Media in
2009 showcasing Eastern North Carolina and places of interest.
Additionally, her work can be found in the following municipal and corporate collections: The City
of Raleigh,NC; The City of Rocky Mount; Nations Bank; United
Carolina Bank; Wachovia Bank and Trust Company; Glaxo
Corporation; Hardee's Food Systems; First
South Bank, Washington, NC; Hatteras Yachts,
Inc.; Nash County Medical Center; Allied Marine of Florida; The
Town of Nags Head; Outer Banks Outfitters,
Morehead City, NC, and SAS Institute. |
