Laurel Jensen Paul

Images are interspersed with the narrative throughout this page

Peonies            24"x20"         Oil

"Peonies" was accepted as a juried entry by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "38th Annual Art Show," at their gallery in the Paul Stock Center, June 18 - July 15, 2003

"Peonies" was accepted as a juried entry by the Community Arts Association, Inc., Allendale, New Jersey, in their "9th National Open Exhibition." at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey, March 3 - 21, 2003

"Peonies" was accepted as a juried entry by the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York, in their 67th Annual "NATIONAL 2002" Exhibition, at their gallery, July 20 - August 23, 2002

"Peonies" was accepted as a juried entry by the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "OIL AND ACRYLIC" national juried exhibition at their gallery December 16, 2001 - January 26, 2002

Exhibitions

Entry ("On the Terrace") submitted to the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club "Members' Exhibition 2007," at The Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY, March 27 - April 15, 2007

Two juried entries ("Bonding" and "Kathryn & Mishka") accepted by the Elk River Arts Alliance in their Twelfth Annual National Juried Art Show "Arts in Harmony '07," at the Handke Family Center, Elk River, MN, February 5 - March 30, 2007

Juried entry ("Best Friends") accepted by the North Valley Art League, Redding, CA, in their "23rd Annual National Show," at their gallery, January 23 - March 3, 2007

Juried entry ("Anticipation") accepted by the Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, in their National Juried Exhibition "LIGHT," held at the First Baptist Church of White Plains, White Plains, NY, December 5, 2006 - January 5, 2007

Juried entry ("Bonding") accepted by the American Artists Professional League, in their "SEVENTY-EIGHTH GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION ," held at the Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, October 31 - November 11, 2006

Juried entry ("Cousins III") accepted by the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "15th Annual Juried Art Competition Show," at their gallery, August 26 - September 29, 2006

Juried entry ("The Goalie") accepted by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in their "2006 Girardot National Juried Exhibition," at their gallery, July 7 - July 29, 2006

Juried entry ("Ontario Summer") accepted by the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art in their "95th Annual Exhibition," at the Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, Connecticut, June 9 - July 22, 2006

Juried entry ("Cousins V") accepted by the Municipal Art League of Chicago in their "Biennial-Midwest Fine Art Competition," at the Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois, May 13 - June 10, 2006

Juried entry ("Multifloral") accepted by the Red River Valley Museum, Red River, Texas, in their 2006 "Red River Valley National Juried Art Show," at their gallery, May 12 - June 23, 2006

Entry ("Bonding") entered in the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club "Member's Exhibition 2006," at The Broome Street Gallery, New York, New York, April 8 - 23, 2006

Juried entry ("Best Friends") accepted by the Illiana Artists in their "10th Regional Juried Exhibition," at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, Indiana, March 3 - April 16, 2006

Juried entry ("The Balloon Race") accepted by the Midland Arts Association, Midland, Texas, in their "2006 National Spring Juried Art Exhibition" at the Museum of the Southwest, March 3 - 26, 2006

Juried entry ("Concentration") accepted by the Charlotte County Art Guild, Inc., Punta Gorda, Florida, in their "Fifth Biennial National Art Exhibit 2006" at the Visual Arts Center, February 4 - March 17, 2006

Juried entry ("Camping") accepted (490 entries, 173 accepted) by the Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk River, Minnesota, in their "Arts in Harmony '06", Eleventh Annual National Juried Art Show, at the Sherburne County Government Center, February 6 - March 24, 2006

Juried entry ("Cousins II") accepted (570 submissions, 75 accepted) by the New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, Wisconsin, in their "The Mighty Midwest Biennial III" exhibition, at their gallery, December 4, 2005 - January 14, 2006

Juried entry ("Bonding") accepted by the Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in their Annual International Juried Exhibition "My Cultural Heritage 2005," at the Kimball Hill Galleries, November 1 - December 31, 2005

Juried entry ("Anticipation") accepted by the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "14th Annual Juried Art Competition." at their gallery, September 17 - October 14, 2005

Balloon Festival          30"x24"         Oil

Exhibitions (Cont'd)

Juried entry ("Ontario Summer") accepted by the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, New York, in their "109th Annual Open Juried Exhibition," at the National Arts Club, New York, New York, October 4 - 28, 2005

Two juried entries ("Sleep" and "Multifloral") accepted by the Morro Bay Art Association, Morro Bay, California, in their "Central Coast Fine Art Competition" 2005 Exhibition, at their gallery, August 11 - September 18, 2005

Two juried entries ("Best Friends" and "Bonding") accepted by the Arts Council of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa, in their "Jane T. Walsh Juried Show," at their gallery, July 17 - August 28, 2005

Juried entry ("Ten") accepted by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in their "Girardot National Juried Exhibition," at their gallery, July 1 - July 30, 2005

Juried entry ("Concentration") accepted by The Associated Artists of Southport, in their "25th Annual July National Exhibition," at the Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina, June 20 - July 23, 2005

Entry ("Hollyhocks") accepted by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "40th Annual Art Show," at the Paul Stock Center, June 15 - July 15, 2005

Two juried entries ("Matthew I" and "Tulip Time") accepted by the Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas, in their "Red River Valley National Juried Art Exhibition," at their gallery, May 6 - June 30, 2005

Juried entry ("Beaver Dam") accepted (400 entries, 99 accepted) by the New Visions Gallery, Marshfield, Wisconsin, in their "Culture and Agriculture 2005," exhibition held at their gallery, May 2 - July 9, 2005

Juried entry ("Kathryn and Mishka") accepted by the Midland Arts Association, Midland, Texas, in their "2005 Spring Juried Art Exhibition," held at the Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas, March 3 - April 3, 2005

Juried entry ("Daffodils") accepted by the Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, Texas, in their "Tri-State National, 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition," held at the Brown & Scurlock Galleries, February 12 - March 12, 2005

Juried entry ("Cousins V") accepted by the Elk River Area Arts Alliance, Elk River, Minnesota, in their  "Arts in Harmony '05" Tenth Annual National Juried Art Show, held at the Sherburne County Government Center, February 7 - March 25, 2005

Juried entry ("Checkers") accepted by the Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati, Ohio, in their "ViewPoint 2004" National Juried Art Exhibition, held at their gallery, November 5 - 21, 2004

Juried entry ("Best Friends") accepted by the Artists of Northwest Arkansas, Springdale, Arkansas, in their "Tenth Annual Fall Regional Exhibition," held at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, November 12, 2004  - January 6, 2005

Juried entry ("Anticipation") accepted by the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, New York, in their "108th Annual Open Juried Competition," held at The National Arts Club, New York, New York, October 2 - 29, 2004

Juried entry ("Bonding I") accepted by the Bowery Gallery, New York, New York, in their "2004 Bowery Gallery National Competition," July 27 - August 14, 2004

Juried entry ("Matthew I") accepted by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in their "24th Annual July National Exhibition," at the Franklin Square Gallery, June 21 - July 24, 2004

Juried entry ("Cousins II") accepted by the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Avon, Connecticut, in their "93rd Annual Exhibition," hosted by the Mystic Art Association, May 21 - July 10, 2004

Juried entry ("Siblings") accepted by the Illiana Artists in their "8th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition," at Gallery Northwest, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, Indiana, May 21 - June 18, 2004

The Goalie         39"x32"      Oil

Exhibitions (Cont'd)

Juried entry ("Bonding II") accepted by the Illinois Millenium Artists in their "Encore! New Works by the Illinois Millenium Artists," with two venues: the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, May 15 - June 15, 2004; and the Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois, July 2 - 31, 2004

Juried entry ("Up, UP and Away") accepted by the Montpelier Center for Arts & Education, Montpelier, Virginia, in their "7th Annual Celebration of the Arts National Juried Exhibition 2004." at their gallery, April 24 - June 4, 2004

Juried entry ("Tulip Time") accepted (504 entries, 52 accepted) by the Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania, in their "2004 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition," at their gallery. April 3 - 28, 2004

Juried entry ("Matthew I") accepted by the Beaumont Art League, Beaumont, Texas, in their "Tri-State National 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition," at their gallery, February 1 - 28, 2004

Juried entry ("In the Garden") accepted (275 entries, 62 accepted) by Gallery West, Ltd., Alexandria, Virginia, in their "7th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Competition," at their gallery, February 1 - 29, 2004

Two juried entries ("Bonding" and "Camping") accepted by the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "Explorations In Oil And Acrylic" national exhibition, at their galleries, January 18 - March 6, 2004

Juried entry ("Anticipation") accepted by the Artists of Northwest Arkansas/Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, in their "9th Annual Fall Regional Art Exhibition," at their gallery, November 17, 2003 - January 8, 2004

Two juried entries ("The Imp" and "Siblings") accepted by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "21st National Juried Show," at the Alvin Community College Art Gallery, Alvin, Texas, November 1 - 16, 2003

Juried entry ("Best Friends") accepted by the American Artists Professional League, New York, New York, in their "75th Grand National Exhibition 2003," at the Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, November 4 - 14, 2003

Two juried entries ("Carolyn I" and "Kathryn and Mishka") accepted by the Breckenridge Fine Art Center, Breckebridge, Texas, in their "12th Annual Juried Show - 2003 Art Competition," at their gallery, September 9 - October 17, 2003

Juried entry ("Cousins III") accepted (900 entries, 89 works accepted) by the New Visions Gallery, Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin, in "The Mighty Midwest Biennial" exhibition, at the Marshfield Clinic, September 8 - October 18, 2003

Juried entry ("Tulip Time") accepted by the Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana, in their "10th Annual Juried Art Exhibit," at the Krempp Gallery, September 3 - 28, 2003

Juried entry ("Matthew I") accepted (343 entries, approximately 100 accepted) by the Placerville Arts Association, Placerville, California, in the "2003 Mother Lode National Art Exhibition," at the Our House Defines Art, El Dorado Hills, California, August 24 - September 7, 2003

Two juried entries ("And Now We Are Six" and "Hollyhocks") accepted by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in their "23rd Annual July National Exhibition," at the Franklin Square Gallery, June 23 - July 26, 2003

Two entries ("Bonding" and "Peonies") accepted by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "38th Annual Art Show," at their gallery in the Paul Stock Center, June 18 - July 15, 2003

Two juried entries ("Carolyn" and "Pansies") accepted by the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art, Avon, Connecticut, in their "92nd Annual Exhibition," at the Mystic Art Association Gallery, May 23 - Jul 5, 2003

Juried entry ("Peonies") accepted by the Community Arts Association, Inc., Allendale, New Jersey, in their "9th National Open Exhibition," at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey, March 3 - 21, 2003

Juried entry ("Camping") accepted by the Englewood Cultural Arts Center Association, Englewood, Colorado, in their "Englewood Arts National Juried Art Show," at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, February 15 - March 31, 2003

Juried entry ("Sunday Afternoon") accepted (680 entries, 101 works accepted) by the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their national "FACE IT: PORTRAITS" exhibition, at their gallery, January 12 - March 1, 2003

Juried entry ("Matthew I") accepted by the North Valley Art League, Redding, California, in their "19th Annual National Juried Show," at their gallery, January 28 - March 1, 2003

Juried entry ("The Second Day") accepted by the Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, in their "1st Annual Motherhood International Juried Art Exhibition," at their gallery, December 4 - 26, 2002

Two juried entries ("Bonding" and "Two Generations") accepted by the Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, in their "1st Annual Fatherhood International Juried Art Exhibition," at their gallery, November 6 - 27, 2002

Juried entry ("Pansies I") accepted (275 entries, 70 works accepted) by the Louisiana Art and Artists’ Guild, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in their “33rd Annual River Road Show,” at the Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, November 4 – 30, 2002

Juried entry ("Anticipation"/"Matthew II") accepted by the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County," Douglasville, Georgia, in their "16th Annual Juried Fine Arts Show National Competition," at their gallery, November 1- 25, 2002

Juried entry ("Kathryn and Mishka") accepted by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "20th National Juried Show," at the Easels Studio and Gallery, Nassua Bay, Texas, October 26 - November 23, 2002

Juried entry ("And Now We Are Six") accepted by the Placerville Arts Association, Placerville, California, in their "Mother Lode International 36th Annual Art Exhibition," at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, August 31 - September 22, 2002

Juried entry ("Early Spring/Weldon Springs") accepted by the Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California, in an exhibition at their gallery, August 4 - September 8, 2002

Juried entry ("Peonies") accepted (580 entries, 147 works accepted) by the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York, in their 67th Annual "NATIONAL 2002" Exhibition, at their gallery, July 20 - August 23, 2002

Two entries ("Copper & Fruit" "Cousins II") accepted by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "37th ANNUAL ART SHOW," at the Paul Stock Center, July 1 - July 30, 2002

Juried entry ("At The Lake") accepted by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in their "22nd July National Show," at the Franklin Square Gallery, June 20 - July 27, 2002

Two juried entries ("Bonding" "Cousins III") accepted (490 entries, 59 works accepted) by the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, New Jersey, in their "10th National Juried Show," May 5 - June 1, 2002

Juried entry ("Camping") accepted (831 entries, 104 works selected) by the Twin City Art Foundation/Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisana, in their "29th Annual Juried Competition," April 21 - June 8, 2002

Juried entry ("Alpine Spring") accepted by The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education, Montpelier, Virginia, in their "CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS," April 13 - May 29, 2002

Juried entry ("Cousins V") accepted by the Community Arts Association, Allendale, New Jersey, for their "8th National Open Exhibition," at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey, March 4 - March 22, 2002

Siblings         36" x 28"         Oil

"Siblings" was accepted as a juried entry by the Illiana Artists, in their "8th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition," at Gallery Northwest, Indiana University Northwest, Gary, Indiana, May 21 - June 18, 2004

"Siblings" was accepted as a juried entry by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "21st National Juried Show," at the Alvin Community College Art Gallery, Alvin, Texas, November 1 - 16, 2003

Exhibitions (Cont'd)

Two juried entries ("Peonies" "And Now We Are Six") accepted by the St. Louis Artists' Guild for their "OIL AND ACRYLIC"national juried exhibition at their gallery December 16, 2001 - January 26, 2002

Juried entry ("Bonding") accepted by the Artists of Northwest Arkansas for their "6th Annual Fall Regional Art Exhibition, 2001," at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, November 12, 2001 - January 1, 2002

Three juried entries ("Matthew II" "Two Generations" "Girl in Blue") accepted by the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for their "32nd Annual River Road Show," at the Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, November 4 - November 30, 2001

Two juried entries ("Ian I" "Beaver Dam II")accepted by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, for their "19th National Juried Show," at their gallery, November 3 - December 1, 2001

Juried entry ("Cousins V") accepted by the Cultural Art Center, Douglasville, Georgia, in their "National Exhibition," at their gallery, November 1 - 27, 2001

Juried entry ("Cousins II") accepted by the Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky, in their "Yeiser 2001: A juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art," at their gallery, October 21 - November 24, 2001

Juried entry ("Retirement") accepted by the Art Guild of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa, for their "7th Annual Juried Show," at the Arts For Living Center, October 14 - November 16, 2001

Juried entry ("Iris") accepted by the Northern California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, California, in their "BOLD EXPRESSIONS" exhibition, at their gallery, October 2 - 21, 2001

Two juried entries ("And Now We Are Six" "The Imp") accepted by the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in their "Art Competition 2001" exhibition at their gallery, September 18 - October 12, 2001

Two juried entries ("Alpine Spring" "Pansies I") accepted by the Placerville Art Association, Placerville, California, in their "2001 Mother Lode International Art Exhibition," August 31 - September 23, 2001

Two juried entries ("The Imp" "Two Generations") accepted by the Central Kentucky Art Guild, in their "National Fine Art Exhibition 8," at the First Federal Savings Bank, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, August 3 - 31, 2001

Two juried entries ("Cousins III" "Carolyn II") accepted by the St. Louis Artist's Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "IN YOUR FACE: PORTRAITS" exhibition at their gallery, July 29 - September 1, 2001

Juried entry ("Matthew II") accepted by the Fort Smith Art Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, in their "51st Annual Art Competition," at their gallery, July 15 - August 26, 2001

Juried entry ("Matthew I") accepted by the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Inc., Sacramenton, California, in their "MAGNUM OPUS XII" exhibition, at their gallery, July 24 - August 22, 2001

Juried entry ("Carolyn I") accepted by the Harbored Artists by the Lake and the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, Conneaut, Ohio, in their "Fireworks 2001 Art Exhibition," at the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, July 3 - July 22, 2001

Juried entry ("Girl in Blue") accepted by the Lexington Art League, Lexington, Kentucky, in their "Masterpieces of Maturity," at the Loudon House Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, May 11 - June 24, 2001

Juried entry ("In the Garden") accepted by the Gallery on the Square, in their "Visual Statements: A National Juried Exhibition,"Danville, Kentucky, April 8 - May 26, 2001 (70 pieces accepted from 185 entries)

Juried entry ("Camping II") accepted by the Community Arts Association, Allendale, New Jersey, in their "National Open Exhibition," held at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, New Jersey, March 5 - 23, 2001

Juried entry ("Cousins II") accepted by the Association of Artists and Craftsmen of Porter County, in the "Illiana Artists 6th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition," at the Chesterton Gallery, Chesterton, Indiana, January 21 - February 28, 2001

Juried entry ("Bonding") accepted by the Gallery on the Square, in their "The Face & the Figure: A National Juried Competition." Danville, Kentucky, January 7 - February 23, 2001 (over 300 entries received from 18 states and 3 foreign countries and 69  works accepted)

Hollyhocks     27" x 31"    Oil

"Hollyhocks" was accepted by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "40th Annual ASrt Show." at the Paul Stock Center, June 15 - July 15, 2005

"Hollyhocks" was accepted as a juried entry by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in their "23rd Annual July National Exhibition," at the Franklin Square Gallery, June 23 - July 26, 2003

Exhibitions (Cont'd)

Two juried entries ("Weldon Springs" "Twilight") accepted by the Louisiana Art & Artists' Guild, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in their "34th Annual River Road Show," at their Gallery, December 3, 2000 - January 3, 2001

Juried entry ("Bonding") accepted by the Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York, New York, in their "Annual Exhibition," at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park So., New York, New York, November 18 - December 5, 2000

Juried entry ("Ian I") accepted by the Artists of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in their Sixth Annual Fall "Regional Art Exhibition 2000," at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, November 6 - December 10, 2000

Juried entry ("Carolyn II") accepted by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in the "18th National Juried Show," at the Helen Hall Library, League City, Texas, November 4 - December 2, 2000

Juried entry ("Camping") accepted by the Northern California Arts, Inc., Carmichael, California, in the 45th International Open Exhibition, "Bold Expressions," at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, October 10 - October 29, 2000 (603 entries received and 105 works accepted)

Juried entry ("And Now We Are Six") accepted by the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY, in the "104th Annual Competition," at the National Arts Club, New York, NY, October 5 - 25, 2000

Three juried entries ("The Imp" "Retirement" "Two Generations") accepted by the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, in the "Art Competition 2000," September 5 - October 20, 2000

Juried entry ("Stained Glass") accepted by the Placerville Arts Association, Placerville, California, in the "Mother Lode International 34th Annual Art Exhibition," Corker Building, El Dorado County Fairgrounds, Placerville, California, September 1 - 25, 2000 (448 entries received and 100 works accepted)

Two juried entries ("Sunday Morning" "Ian I") accepted by the Southern Artists' League, Valdosta, Georgia, in the "NATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION," at the Lowndes Valdosta Cultural Art Center, July 17 - August 18, 2000

Two juried entries ("Cousins II" "Alpine Spring") accepted by the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York, in the "NATIONAL 2000," the 65th Annual National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association, July 16 - August 18, 2000 (502 entries received and 158 works accepted)

Three juried entries ("Cousins III" "Beaver Dam" "Twilight") were accepted by the Conneaut Community Center for the Arts, Conneaut, Ohio, in the "Fireworks 2000 Exhibition," July 1 -21, 2000

Juried entry ("Pansies") accepted by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, North Carolina, in the "July National Exhibition" at the Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC, June 20 - July 29, 2000

Juried entry ("Carolyn II") accepted by the Hilton Head Art League, Hilton Head Island, SC, in the "2000 National Juried Exhibition" at the Walter Greer Gallery of The Self Family Arts Center, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, May 5 - June 10, 2000

Juried entry ("Two Generations") accepted by the Montpelier Center for Arts & Education, Montpelier, Virginia, in the "3rd Annual Celebration of the Arts" exhibition, April 15 - May 27, 2000

Juried entry ("Carolyn I") accepted by the Academic Artists Association, Springfield, Massachusetts, in the "50th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art" at the First Church Gallery, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 16 - May 5, 2000

Juried entry ("And Now We Are Six") accepted by The Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in  "DIMENSIONS 2000: The Art of The New Millennium," 35th Annual National Jurored Art Competition, March 23 - April 29, 2000

Juried entry ("Ian I") accepted by the Twin City Art Foundation//Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, Louisiana, in "The 27th Annual Juried Competition," March 12 - April 29, 2000 (480 entries from 204 artists were received; 66 works by 55 artists were accepted)

    Juried entry ("Cousins III") accepted by the New Orleans Art Association, New Orleans, LA, in the "20th National Juried Art Exhibition" at the Bryant Gallery, New Orleans, LA, January 29 - February 11, 2000 (817 entries from 287 artists were received; works by 80 artists were chosen)

    Juried entry ("Cousins II") accepted and awarded an Honorable Mention by the Illiana Artists in the "Illiana Artists Juried Show" at the Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton, IN, January 16 - February 27, 2000.

The Imp   24"x30" Oil

"The Imp" was accepted as a juried entry by the National Society of Artists, League City, Texas, in their "21st National Juried Show," at the Alvin Community College, Alvin, Texas, November 1 - 16, 2003 and received an Honorable Mention Award

"The Imp" was accepted as a juried entry by the Central Kentucky Art Guild, Louisville, Kentucky, "National Fine Art Exhibition 8," at the First Federal Savings Bank, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, August 3 - 31, 2001

"The Imp" was accepted as a juried entry into the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, Breckenridge, Texas, "Art Competition 2000," September 5 - October 20, 2000

Exhibitions (Cont'd)

Juried entry ("The Apple Picker") accepted and awarded the Anne H. Miller Memorial Award by the Colonie Art League, Inc., Latham, NY, in the "1999 Colonie National Exhibition" at the Morningside Gallery, Latham, NY, July 26 - August 27, 1999

Juried entry ("Pansies") accepted by the Associated Artists of Southport, Southport, NC, in the "July 4th National Exhibition" at the Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, NC, July 1 - July 31, 1999

Juried entry ("Carolyn II") accepted in the Hudson Valley Art Association, Inc., "68th Annual Juried Exhibition" at the Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, May 2-May 23, 1999

Juried entry ("The Second Day") accepted in The Illinois presentation at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC - followed by visits to various Illinois Galleries, "Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium," April 1999 through October 2001 (see details on the next page).

Juried entry ("Beaver Dam") accepted in The Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, Wisconsin, "1999 Midwest Winter Exhibition," January-February 1999

One woman show at the Administration Building, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Illinois, "Five Generations of One Woman's Family," August-September 1998

Juried entry ("The Second Day") accepted in the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, with Women's Caucus for Art, "Woman: In the Broader Sense," July-September 1998

Juried entry ("Beaver Dam") accepted in the Fifth Third Bank Art Show, Lexington, Kentucky, with the Lexington Art League, "Masterpieces of Maturity," May 1998

Juried entry ("Copper & Fruit") accepted and awarded a Purchase Award in the Northwest Area Arts Council, 11th Annual Women's Works, Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois, March-April 1998

One woman show at Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, "Paintings by Laurel Paul," October 1985

Juried entries accepted in the Survey of Regional Painting and Drawing, Lakeview Center, Peoria, Illinois, July 1980

One woman show at the Linda Pyle Art Studio, Peoria, Illinois, "Portraits of Carolyn," September 1974

My work also appears in the private collections of individuals in Europe and the United States.

Bonding   22"x30"  Oil

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Elk River Arts Alliance, Elk River, MN, in their Twelfth Annual National Juriued Show "Arts in Harmony '07," at the Handke Family Center, Elk River, MN, February 5 - March 30, 2007

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the American Artists Professional League, in their "SEVENTY-EIGHTH GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION," at the Salmagundi Club, New York, New York, October 31 - November 11, 2006

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in their Annual International Juried Exhibition "My Cultural Heritage 2005," at the Kimball Hill Galleries, November 1 - December 31, 2005

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Art Guild of Burlington, Burlington, Iowa, in their "Jane T. Walsh Juried Show," at their gallery, July 17 - August 28, 2005, and received the Second Place Award

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Bowery Gallery, New York, New York, in their "2004 Bowery Gallery National Competition," July 27 - August 14, 2004

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, in their "Explorations In Oil And Acrylic" national exhibition, at their galleries, January 18 - March 6, 2004, and was awarded the Adele McCall Memorial Prize for Portraits

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming, in their "38th Annual Art Show," at their gallery in the Paul Stock Center, June 18 - July 15, 2003

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska, in their "1st Annual Fatherhood International Juried Exhibition," November 6 - 27, 2002

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, New Jersey, in their "10th National Juried Show," May 5 - June 1, 2002

"Bonding" was accepted as a juried entry by the Artists of Northwest Arkansas in their "6th Annual Fall Regional Art Exhibition, 2001," at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, November 12, 2001 - January 1, 2002 and was awarded the Full of Life Award

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