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Dorothy Fagan

Dorothy Fagan grew up forty miles west of Manhattan with her back door at the edge of a large wooded county park. She remembers heading through those woods with her sled in winter — taking the entire day to hike to the top of the Tourne and ride back on her sled. Those woodlands with their streams and lakes and views of the Manhattan skyline helped her to formulate her life as an artist and her commitment to the landscape.

The woodlands still surround her at home today in rural Virginia. Living near the Chesapeake Bay; the coastal marshes, meadows and mountains inspire her paintings.

In 2004, she created The Conservation Series; using her paintings to convey the spirit of the earth and the importance of each individual in honoring and caring for it. She and her husband, Jim, donate a portion of her painting sales to help protect the landscape. The Williamsburg Land Conservancy honored her for her contribution with their President’s Award of Excellence in 2005.

Fagan and her paintings have been featured on a PBS special in 2006. Her work has been exhibited at top shows and museums including the Pastel Society of America at the National Arts Club in NYC, the Copley Society in Boston and the Virginia Museum in Richmond. Her work is included in numerous public and private collections including the City University of New York, Emory University, General Electric, International Paper and the First National Exchange Bank.

Her work is published and licensed by Joan Cawley Gallery of Tempe, Arizona. And she is represented by galleries in Chicago, Boston, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

Oil on paper

Oil on canvas

Exhibitions and Awards

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Pastel Society of America; first Virginian elected, full member since 1979

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
AWARDED;
Medal of Honor for Pastel by Academic Artists’ Association, G. V. W. Smith Museum of Art, Springfield, MA
Best in Show, Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art
Purchase Award, Pastel Society of Kansas, Wichita, KS

SELECTED FOR NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITIONS:
Pastel Society of Canada, Cambrian Rose Gallery, Ottawa
Pastel Society of America, National Arts Club, NYC;
Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, VA;
NJ Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Pastel Society of Kansas, Wichita, KS
G. V. W. Smith Museum of Art, Springfield, MA
Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA
Knickerbocker Artists, National Arts Club, New York City
Salmagundi Club, New York City
Copley Society, Boston, MA
American Artists’ Professional League, National Arts Club, New York City
Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art, Virginia Beach, VA
Walter Cecil Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland. VA

EDUCATION
Ten-year mentorship in American Impressionist and Luminist Painting, 1979 - 1989, with Robert B. Mayo,
curator Valentine Museum and Gallery Mayo. Working in relative isolation during this period, she developed her own vision and unique style.
BFA, 1974, East Carolina University, Printmaking, Painting

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Century Gallery, affiliate Virginia Museum, Williamsburg, VA 2,006
Morning Glory Gallery, Gloucester, VA, 2005, 2003; Hang it Up Gallery, Yorktown, Virginia, 2005, 2004
Artworks Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia, 2003 Gallery Mayo, Richmond, Virginia, 1980, 1983, 1986
XX Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA, 1981;
The Dorsey Gallery, Roanoke, VA, 1979
Virginia Contemporary Museum of Art, Virginia Beach, VA, 1978

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Commissioned by Union Camp Corporation; painting to commemorate end of tug boat service to paper mills

CELEBRITY COLLECTIONS
Mr. & Mrs. David Baldacci
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Star

PUBLIC CORPORATIONS
General Electric
International Paper
AAA
Towers Perrin
Wintergreen Resort
Coldwell Banker
North American Marketing
Roanoke Athletic Club

UNIVERSITIES
City University of New York
Emory University
Longwood College
Paul D. Camp College

MUNICIPALITIES/HEALTHCARE
City of Franklin
Southampton Memorial Hospital
The Village at Woods Edge

BANKS
Colonial American National Bank
First National Exchange Bank
Bronco Federal Credit Union
Monarch Bank
Towne Bank

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