my resume'
awards/achievements
2003- selected artist to participate in the clearwater marine aquarium's "art for animals," live auction. painted miniature otter and donated an original painting.
2003- completed three murals/building wraps located in clearwater beach. a part of the outdoor arts foundation, president, jay goulde.
2003- original artwork for united states post office envelope/cache to be sold on the first day of issue cat /dog stamp. promoting spay and neuter month for the SPCA.
2002- original works selected to participate in the "outdoor arts foundation's," private auction presented by aaron fodiman, publisher of the "tampa bay magazine."
2002- one of thirty tampa bay artists selected to paticipate in a private art show by lexus (car dealership.)
2002- commemorative artist @ "for the love of art," greater new port richey mainstreet art show.
2002- patron of the arts award winner @ "for the love of art," greater new port richey mainstreet art show.
2001- "tampa bay tour of turtles," project, morton plant hospital, sponsor.
2001- "tampa bay tour of turtles," project, city of clearwater/ downtown development board, sponsor.
2001- award of merit winner @ "for the love of art," greater new port richey mainstreet art show.
2001- purchase award winner @ "for the love of art," greater new port richey mainstreet art show.
my statement
a great deal can be said for an individual going after his/her dreams. i am doing just that! my goals are are simply to enjoy every step of this journey. my paintings are a ton of fun for me to create and i only hope that they give the those of whom collect them the same sense of joy for a long time.
i heard a statement not long ago that i am confident that i will live my life by now and possibly forever. that statement was this, "you have to do something that you have never done before, if you want to get somewhere that you have never been."
i hope that you too take that chance along your journey.
sincerely,
~michelle mardis 2003
2001- "tampa bay tour of turtles," project, applebee's restaurant, sponsor.
2003-double patron of the arts award winner @ tarpon springs arts and crafts on spring bayou
2003 --multiple patron purchase award winner @ melbourne art festival
2003 -collectors choice award winner @ mayfaire by-the-lake
2003 - may/june issue cover artist for the tampa bay magazine (THE BEST OF TAMPA BAY ISSUE)
commissions/accomplishments/donations
this needs to be updated.....
ROBERT AND MARY DIANNE ROPERTI
JIFFY REPROGRAPHICS, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
JOHN AND KAREN STALTER
NEW AGE PHOTOGRAPHY, CLEARWATER. FLORIDA
STEVE JANKOUSKY / TOM UNTERWAGNER
TOM'S HOME COOKIN' RESTAURANT
DENVER, COLORADO
BETH HIGGINS, VICE PRESIDENT, ENVISORS, LLC
WINTERHAVEN, FLORIDA
ARRON FODIMAN, PUBLISHER,
TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
2003- commemorative artist @ art harvest art festival in dunedin, florida
collectors:
2005 - multiple patron purchase award winner @ melbourne art festival
2005 - multiple purchase award winner @ mt.dora art festival
2006 - starbucks coffee exhibition in ft. myers, fl. for 10 weeks starting late september.
2006 - donated 36 x 36 inch hand embellished gicle'e to the seminole hard rock hotel and casino "GLAM BALL."
2006 - selected artwork for the howard alan events, ltd. fall/winter brochure
2005 - selected to do the cover artwork for HOWARD ALAN EVENTS, LTD., summer/fall brochure.
2005 - participated in the clearwater marine aquarium's dolphin project. painted a small fiberglass dolphin and donated artwork to benefit the aquarium.
2005 - donated original artwork to THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY' TUXES AND TAILS EVENT to benefit the plight of stray animals.
2004 - artwork chosen for publicity to promote the san marco art show in jacksonville, fl.
2004 - artwork chosen for publicity to promote the destin "artquest" art festival, destin. fl.
2004 - sullivan art gallery showning in tarpon springs, fl.
2006 - award of merit @ clearwater fine arts festival
2006 - multiple patron purchase award winner @ melbourne art festival
2008 - opened gallery blue in tarpon springs, florida
2008 - repainted and conditioned "L. H. Turtle, MD." for morton plant hospital
2008 - very large donation to "bark for art" in atlanta,georgia
2007 - featured artist in houston chronicle for downtown bayou city art festival.
2007 - artwork chosen for the cover/article of florida dog magazine
2007 - artwork chosen for the cover/artickle of naples dog magazine.
2007 - artwork chosen for the cover of the new barker magazine, as well as inside article.
2007 - two purchase awards @deland fall festival
opened gallery blue nov. 2008
won merit award at the philadelphia buyers market 1st wholesale show ever and only 3 awards given out each year 2009
2009 - philadelphia wholesale buyers market merit award
2010 - best in show - muskegon art celebration, muskegon, michigan
