Thaleias' Fine Arts

Objective: To firmly establish myself as a professional fine artist and aggressively pursue avenues to show and sell my work in the national market place.

Education:
B.S. in Art and Education, Edinboro State University,
Edinboro, Pennsylvania, 1971.
Additional credits from Penn State University to obtain permanent teaching certification, 1977.
Studied Graphic Art Direction under Rick Horton at Ivy
School of Professional Art, Pittsburgh, Penna., 1977.
Studied plein-air watercolor painting under Lady Jill Mueller, 1993, 1994, 1995.
Numerous individual studies under such renown artists as
Dale Laitinen, NWS/WW, James Soares, NWS/MWS/WW, William A. Herring, KA/PSA, Anita Wolf, KA/PSA,
Sabina Harte Turner and Ted Goerschner, OPA.
Current Employment: Real Estate Broker Associate, Coker & Cook Real
Estate, 18 years experience.
Proprietor, Thaleias' Fine Arts,
Established 1994
Memberships: Placerville Art Association, Co-President, 1995.
El Dorado County Association of REALTORS, Past President, 1992.
Amador County Artists Association
American Watercolor Society, associate member
Audubon Artists, associate member
El Dorado Arts Council
Knickerbocker Artists, USA, associate member
Pastel Society of the West Coast, associate
Society of Western Artists, associate member
Watercolor Society of Alabama, associate member
Gallery Representation: Silver Lake Gallery at Kit Carson Lodge
Kit Carson, California (at Silver Lake)
Owners: Brad and Ximena Pearson
Goldsmith Gallery 312 Main Street,
Placerville, California
Owners: James and Mary Lou Peet
Previous Art Teaching Experience:
Art Teacher, Keystone Oaks School District, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. Primarily junior high level. 1971-1977
Art Teacher, various adult and childrens extra curricular art classes. 1970-1978

Previous Fine Art Experience:

Watercolorist and Pastelist showing and selling work.
1994-Present

Free-lance artist producing gold & silver jewelry, textiles, weaving, commissioned pieces, as well as a variety of two & three dimensional art and graphics for show and sale. 1967-1978

Previous Graphic Art Experience:

Art Director of High Country Magazine.

Designed, developed and produced magazine layout from conception. 1983

Production Manager of Neighbors, a weekly publication of the Sacramento Bee. Staff of 14.

Designed and implemented production department systems providing layout, paste-up, camera, typesetting and courier service for two zone offices, four editions. Hired and trained personnel, developed and compiled Neighbors first production procedures manual and complete job descriptions. 1981-1983

Graphic Artist at Evans, Rose, Asercion & Bardwell

Advertising Agency, Reno, Nevada . On staff and also free-lance for Nevada Magazine. 1978-1979

Graphic Assistant at the Anachronistic Press graphic design studio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Everything from creative designing through production of all types.

Graphic Technician for Carnegie Institute, (Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History & Music Hall), Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. In house brochures, newsletters, signage and exhibition graphics.

Primary Production Artist for "Pittsburgher" magazine,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Page and story layout as well as production and promotional graphics. 1977-1978

Free-lance Graphic and Fine Artist 1968-1980

Personal History: Born August 29, 1949, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lived 18 months in Athens, Greece, 1964-65

Traveled the Mediterranean Countries.

Moved to Reno, Nevada, 1978.

Moved to California, 1980.

Personal Objective: Concentrating primarily on traveling the mountains and

other spectacular natural places, striving to master the ability to capture, through my art, the astounding power

and glory of nature.

Recent Awards: The Faber Birren Color Award, 17th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, Stamford Art Association, Stamford Museum,

Stamford, Connecticut. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: Ms. Naomi Urabe, Whitney Museum of Art, Nwe York, NY

Honorable Mention, Society of Western Artists, 3-COM Stadium Exhibition, Santa Clara, California. Watercolor. 1997.

Jurors: Beverly Fritsch

First Place in Watercolor, Magnum Opus X, 10th International

Open Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael

California. Watercolor. 1997.

also:

Merit Award in Soft Pastel, Magnum Opus X, 10th International

Open Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael

California. Pastel. 1997.

Juror: Ning Hou, award winning artist and instructor

Scholarship Award, Hillcrest Art Center 1997 International

Juried Exhibition, Cambria-by-the-Sea, California.

Watercolor. 1997.

Jurors: Ted Goerschner, OPA, instructor

Marilyn Simandle, watercolorist, instructor

Urania Christy Tarbet, PSA, KA, SWA, instructor

Jan Janis, textile artist, instructor

Second Place Award, Society of Western Artists, 47th Annual

Juried Exhibition, San Francisco County Fair Building,

San Francisco, California. Watercolor. 1997.

Jurors: Urania Christy Tarbet, SWA, PSA, KA

Gerry Cary, SWA

Ann Fallon, artist

Daniel & Mildred Rosenthal Landscape Award, Salmagundi Club


20th Annual Open Show, Salmagundi Club, New York, New York. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: Judi Betts, AWS


David Crane/Harold Kassel Memorial Award for Outstanding

Artistic Merit, San Bernardino Art Association, Inland

Exhibition XXXIII, San Bernardino County Museum, San

Bernardino, California. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: Noriko Gamblin, former Curator with masters degree

in Art History.

Grumbacher Gold Award, Northern Colorado Watercolor

Society, 6th National Exhibition, Lincoln Center,

Fort Collins, Colorado. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: Doug Dawson, AWS PSA, Master Pastelist, teacher.

Honorable Mention, Society of Western Artists, San Joaquin

Chapter, Annual Exhibition, Fresno, California. Pastel. 1997

Jurors: Don Duborow, SWA, Dan Petersen and Barbara Fiser

Honorable Mention, Placerville Art Association, Spring

Exhibition, Placerville California. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: Sabina Harte Turner, artist, instructor

Merit Award, Louisiana Watercolor Society, 18th Annual

National Juried Exhibition, World Trade Center,

New Orleans, Louisiana. Watercolor. 1997

Juror: George J. Shedd, AWS

First Place Award and Second Place Award in Landscapes, Placerville Art Assocation, Winter Art Show. Watercolors.

Placerville, CA. 1996. Juror: Carl Vosburgh Miller, MWS WW

Honorable Mention in Portrait, Placerville Art Association

Placerville, CA. 1996. Pastel.

Juror: Carl Vosburgh Miller, MWS WW

Honorable Mention in Miniatures, Placerville Art Association

Placerville, CA. 1996. Watercolor.

Juror: Carl Vosburgh Miller MWS WW


Catherine T. Ballantyne Memorial Award in the Catharine

Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 100th Annual Open Exhibition at

the National Arts Club, New York, NY. 1996. Watercolor.

Jury of Awards: Louis De Nato, artist, teacher; Mary Hargrave, PSA, artist; Dale Meyers, NA, AWS, president, American Watercolor Society & former president Allied Artists; George Nama, printmaker, teacher; Carrie Rebora, associate curator of American

painting and sculpture, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bronze Merit Award, Watermedia 1996, Montana Watercolor

Society exhibition held at Holter Museum of Art, Helena,

Montana. 1996. Juror: Carlton Plummer, AWS, AAA.

Second Place Watercolor Award, Society of Western Artists,

Menlo Park, California. 1996. Jurors: Mina Pratt, John Zanoni

and Leona Moriarty.

Honorable Mention, Society of Western Artists, Palo Alto,

California. 1996. Watercolor. Jurors:

Award of Excellence, 14th Annual Spring Art Show,

Ione, California. 1996. Watercolor.

Juror: Ann Pierce, MFA

Award of Merit, 14th Annual Spring Art Show, Ione,

California. 1996. Watercolor. Juror: Ann Pierce, MFA

Honorable Mention, 14th Annual Spring Art Show, Ione,

California. 1996. Watercolor. Juror: Ann Pierce, MFA

First Place Award in Mixed Media, California Arts League, Annual Open Exhibit, Sacramento, California

1996 Juror: Sabina Harte-Turner, artist, instructor

Second Place in "Other", Placerville Artists Association

Spring Show, Placerville, CA. 1996. Watercolor.

Juror: Doris Olsen

Honorable Mention, Amador County Artists Association

13th Annual Spring Fine Art Show, Ione, CA. 1995. Watercolor.

Jurors: Craig Black and Dale Laitinen.

Honorable Mention, 29th Annual Motherlode Art Show Placerville, CA, 1995. Watercolor. Jurors: Jan Miskulin,

MFA from Stanford University and Dana Sue Palemone, BA

from Sacramento State University, California.

First Place in Still life and two Honorable Mentions in

Landscape, Placerville Artists Association, Spring Show, Placerville, CA 1995. Watercolor.

Juror: Molly Kohlschreiber

Numerous first and second place awards in regional El Dorado and Amador County, California shows. 1994-96 Watercolor and Photography.

Purchase award, 12th Annual Amador County Spring Fine Art Show, California. 1994. Watercolor.

Juried Shows: The Scenic Southwest! National juried exhibition sponsored by

the Lake Powell Art Association, Sunrise Gallery, Page, Arizona.

11/8-11/30/97. Watercolors.

Juror: Hugo DiZinno, juried member of the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society

1997 National Pastel Painting Exhibition sponsored by the

Pastel Society of New Mexico, Hispanic Arts Center, New Mexico

State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 11/01-11/16/1997.

Pastels.

Jurors: Doug Dawson, AWS, PSA, Master Pastelist, instructor

Maggie Muchmore, graduate Carnegie-Mellon Institute

Roger P. Williams Educated & traveled pastelist/painter

Judge: Sally Strand, PSA, published artist and supurb colorist,

National 100 sponsored by the Florida Art Center, Florida

Art Center Gallery, Havana, Florida. 10/26-11/24/1997.

Watercolor.

Jurors: Lee Mainella, director; Lauren Allen, asst. director;

Joe McFadden, director of instruction; John Stanford,

instructor; and Bill Carter, A.W.S., instructor.

Awards Judge: Sam Kates, Executive Director Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dolan, Alabama and experienced juror.

Pastel Society of Oregon, 10th National Juried Show, Coos

Bay Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon. 10/31-11/29/1997. Pastel.

Juror: Doug Dawson. AWS, PSA, Master Pastelist, artist.

Motherlode National, 31st Annual Exhibition sponsored by the

Placerville Art Association, El Dorado County Fair Grounds,

Placerville, California. 09/20-10/05/1997. Watercolors & Pastel. Jurors: Jerald Silva, M.A. and Yoshio Taylor, M.F.A.

Faber Birren National Color Award Show sponsored by the

Stamford Art Association, at the Stamford Museum & Nature

Center, Stamford, Connecticut. 10/5-11/11/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Ms. Naomi Urabe, Whitney Museum of American Art,

New York

Society of Western Artists 47th Annual Juried Exhibition,

San Francisco County Fair Building, San Francisco, California.

9/7-13/1997. Watercolors.

Jurors: Urania Christy Tarbet, PSA, KA, SWA

Gerry Cary, SWA

Ann Fallon, artist

Hillcrest Art Center, 1997 Annual International Juried

Exhibition, Cambria Veterans Memorial Exhibit Hall, Cambria

Pines by the Sea, California. 7/26-8/9/1997. Watercolor.

Jurors: Ted Goerschner, oil painter, author & instructor;

Marilyn Simandle, watercolorist, author & instructor;

Urania Christy Tarbot, Pastelist, Internationally known

artist, instructor & President of the International Association

of Pastel Societies; and Jan Janas, textile artist & instructor.

Magnum Opus X, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Inc.,

Carmichael, California. 8/5-8/13/1997. Watercolor and Pastel.

Juror: Ning Hou, Instructor, Academy of Art College,

San Francisco, California and international award winner.

The Salmagundi Club's 20th Annual Non-Member Art

Exhibition, at The Salmagundi Club, New York, New York.

6/2-6/20/1997. Watercolor.

Jurors: Frank Frederico, Faye Moore and Peter Seltzer

Inland Exhibition XXXIII, San Bernadino Art Association,

San Bernadino County Museum, San Bernadino, California.

5/21-6/28/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Noriko Gamblin, Director of Exhibitions, Santa Monica Museum of Art.

Montana Interpretations Juried Art Exhibition 1997 sponsored

by the Montana Institute of Arts, Butte Branch at the Arts Chateau, Butte, Montana. 5/30-7/13/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Fred J. Boyer, SAA, professional artist and sculptor.

Three Rivers Arts Festival, National Juried Visual Arts

Exhibition, Downtown Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

6/1-6/22/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Thomas R. Sokolowski, Director of Andy Warhol Museum

Watercolor Society of Alabama, 56th National Exhibition,

Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall,Talladega, Alabama.

4/13-5/16/1997. Watercolor.

Juror:George J. Shedd, AWS, award winning artist, juror and teacher.

Northern Colorado Artist Association, 6th National Art

Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado.

4/11-5/9/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Doug Dawson, AWS, PSA, Master Pastelist, artist,

teacher and juror.

New Orleans Art Association, XVIII National Juried

Exhibition, World Trade Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

4/12-26/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Frank Frederico, PSA, award winning artist, author,

teacher and juror.

Community Arts Association, National Juried Exhibition,

Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey .

3/19-4/4/1997. Watercolor.

Watermedia VIII, Pikes Peak Watercolor Society, Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

1/17-2/28/1997. Watercolor.

Juror: M. Douglas Walton, Director of Watercolor Encounters at Louisiana Tech University and accomplished workshop instructor.

Women Artists of the West, 4th International Juried

Competition, Biloxi, Mississippi. February 1997. Watercolor.

Juror: Unnamed.

Grand Canyon Exhibition 1996, Willians, Arizona.

10/07/-11/4/1996. Watercolor.

Jurors: Bonnie Casey, award winning southwest artist

and Sue Willoughby, director, Phippen Museum of Western

Art, Prescott, Arizona.

Taos National Exhibition of American

Watercolor II, Stables Gallery, Taos, New Mexico,

10/5-11/4/1996. Watercolor.

Juror of Selection: Carole D. Barnes, AWS,NWS

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, 100th Annual Open Exhibition at the National Art Club, New York, New York. 10/3-10/26/1996. Watercolor. Jury of Selection: Barbara Goodspeed, Makie Hino, Denise Horn-Kaplin, Catharine Kinkade, Janet Walsh, AWS.

'Motherlode National', the 30th Annual Exhibition of the Placerville Art Association, Placerville California,

9/20-10/6/1996. Watercolor. Juror: Carolyn Lord.

Florida Art Center, 'National 100', Havana, Florida,

9/22-10/18/1996. Watercolor and Pastel.

Juror: Ray Vinella, founding member of the famous Toas Six.

'ART WYOMING '96', 1040 W. 15th Street, Casper, Wyoming,

8/25-9/17/1996. Watercolor and Pastel.

Juror: Tony Couch.

'Watermedia 1996', the Montana Watercolor Society, 14th Annual National Juried Exhibition at the Holter Museum of

Art, Helena, Montana, 8/16-10/27/1996. Watercolor.

Juror: Carlton Plummer, AWS

'Magnum Opus IX', The Sacramento Fine Arts Center

9th International Open Exhibition, Carmichael, California,

7/30-8/25/1996. Watercolor. Juror: Philip Linhares.

Audubon Artists 54th Annual Exhibition, 26 Wall Street, New York, New York, 7/2-8/28/1996. Watercolor.

Jurors: Harvey Dinnerstein, Dale Myers, Pat San Soucie.

National Academy of Design, 171st Annual Exhibition, New York,

New York, 5/29-9/1/96. Watercolor.

Juried by a panel of seven painters.

Pastel Society of America, "Land-Sea-Skyline" Exhibition

San Francisco, California,

5/16-6/13/96. Pastels.

Jurors:Jo Ann Chappel Gallery Owners and Stephen Doherty,

Editor-in-Chief, American Artist Magazine.

Madison Avenue Art Gallery, 1st National Painting Exhibition, Germantown Tennessee, 5/4-31/96. Watercolor.

Juror: Mary Manus, editor, Artists Magazine.

Exhibited in the Watercolor Art Society - Houston

19th International Exhibition, 4/15-5/17/96

Lyric Center Building, Houston, Texas. Watercolor. Juror: Carl J. Dalio, artist, teacher, illustrator.

Exhibited in the La Fond Galleries, 2nd Annual National Juried Pastel Competition, 3/32/96-4/20/96. La Fond Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pastel.

Jurors: Jennifer Hereth and Tony Phillips.

Exhibited in the Northern Colorado Artist Association 5th National Exhibition, 4/12-5/10/96 Lincoln Center Fort Collins, Colorado. Watercolor.

Juror: Wayne Wolfe, artist.

Exhibited in numerous Society of Western Artists

Regional Juried Exhibitions as follows:

Kaiser Medical Center, Oakland, CA, 3/11-4/29/1996 Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, CA,4/1-5/30/1996

25th Annual SWA Open, Fresno, CA, 4/27-5/11/1996

Menlo Civic Center, Menlo Park, CA, 6/3-6/28/1996

Fresno City Hall, Fresno, CA, 6/14-8/16/1996

Penninsula Hospital, Burlingame, CA, 7/10-9/11/1996

and 7/2-9/3/1997

3-COM Stadium, Santa Clara, CA, 6/5-9/3/1996

Hitachi Data Systems, Santa Clara, CA, 10/8-1/7/1997

Palo Alto Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA 11/9-1/11/1997

San Joaquin Chapter Annual, Fresno, CA 4/28-5/10/1997

Twin Pines Manor House, Belmont, CA 5/1-5/30/1997

26th Annual SWA Open, SanFrancisco, CA 9/7-9/13/1997

Penninsula Hospital, Burlingame, CA 7/2-9/3/1997

3-COM Stadium, Santa Clara, CA, 9/3-12/2/1997

John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, 9/20-11/14/1997

Exhibited in the 1993, 1994 and 1995 Motherlode Art Shows

and the 1996 and 1997 Motherlode National Art Exhibitions,

Placerville, California. Watercolor, Pastel and Photography.

Exhibited in the 1994, 1995, 1996 Spring Fine Art Show, Ione, California. Watercolor and Photography.

One Artist Shows: Cafe Luna, Placerville, California, November and

December, 1995. Watercolor Exhibition

Gold Country Artists Gallery, Placerville, California. January 5-11, 1996. Watercolor,

Pastel and Photography Exhibition.

Gold Country Artists Gallery, Placerville

California. April 28-May 4, 1995. Watercolor.

Group Shows: Silver Lake Gallery, Kit Carson Lodge, Silver Lake, California. July 1997. Pastel.

Silver Lake Gallery, Kit Carson Lodge, Silver Lake,

California. July 1996. Watercolors & Pastels.

Express Gourmet Cafe, Cameron Park, California.

January 1996. Watercolor.

Mama deCarlos Restaurant, Placerville, California.

January 1996. March 1996. June 1996. September 1996.

Watercolor and Pastel.

El Dorado County Assn. of Realtors, Placerville,

California. May 1995. Watercolor.

Published: Stamford Lifestyles, Cover Art, September 1997 issue, " 'Topsy Turbans" by Thaleia Georgiades of El Dorado, California, winner of 17th Annual Faber Birren Color Award'

Mountain Democrat, 09/19/97, 'Georgiades wins Faber Birren Color

Award'

Mountain Democrat, 08/08/97, 'Thaleia Georgiades finds success

on a National Level'

Mountain Democrat, 06/13/97, 'Artist brings home Grumbacher

medallion'

Mountain Democrat, 11/06/96, 'Winter Art Show Winners'

Mountain Democart, 09/20/96, 'Local Artist Accepted Into Prestigious New York Exhibit'

Around Here... Magazine, Fall 1996, 'Artist Captures

County's Riches'

Mountain Democrat, 09/04/96, 'Movable Art'

Mountain Democrat, 01/05/96, 'Featured Artist'

Collections: Dr. and Mrs. James Hookstra, DVM, Somerset, CA

Ardice and Cal Terhune, Ione, California

Ken Pacheco and Jeanne Rios, Shingle Springs, CA

Paul and Brenda Manganelli, Shingle Springs, CA

Ray and Linda Fine, Fiddletown CA

Bob and Marlene Stearns, Placerville, CA

John Dickerman, Cameron Park, California

Judy Vasquez, Placerville, California

Kathy and Joe Popivchak, Crafton, PA

Mr. & Mrs. Steven J. Gigliotti, Sacramento, CA

Chris Castagnola, San Mateo, California

Mr & Mrs. B. Bennett, LaFayette, California

Ms. Marcia Leeper, Shingle Springs, California

Ms. Jannin F. Boyson, Grass Valley, California

Loren and James Archer, Jr., Palo Alto, California

Mark & Debbie Perkins, Placerville, California

Thomas and Patricia Kempster, Sacramento, CA

Jackie Sims, Sacramento, California

EC Barfield, Cameron Park, California

Tim Callister, Eagan, Minnisota

Loren A Polte, OD, Placerville, California

Carl Warmdahl, Elk Grove, California