Resumé of Artist Linda Relis

• Group and One Woman Shows
  • 2016 "Art For Living" Calendar, Stuart, FL
  • 2015 "It's a Dog's Life", Flamingo Gallery, Lake Worth, FL
  • 2014 Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Twenty-Seventh International Exhibition on Animals in Art, Baton Rouge, LA
  • 2013 The Artists Nest Gallery, Port St. Lucie, FL
  • 2013 53rd Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, Bennington, VT
  • 2013 National Tour of Museums, Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ; Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ; Booth Museum, Cartersville, GA
  • 2012 The Bennington Center for the Arts, Art of the Animal XVII, Bennington, VT
  • 2013 Humane Society of Vero Beach, Art for Animals, Vero Beach, FL
  • 2009: Port St. Lucie Civic Center, two person exhibition, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • The Wildlife Experience Museum, Colorado Art of the Animal XIV
  • Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
  • 2008: 22nd Art Show At The Dog Show, Wichita, KS Audubon Centenial Exhibition, Cultural Court House, Stuart, Florida
  • 2007: Nature In Miniature Show, Elsinore Gallery, Salem, Oregon
  • 2006: 20th Annual Art Show At The Dog Show, Wichita, Kansas
  • Regional Fine Arts Juried Show, Stuart, Florida
  • 2005: Commissioned to do a painting for the Hibiscus Children's Center, Jensen Beach, Florida
  • "Art And The Animal" - Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada
  • 2005: One Woman Show Florida State Capitol, Cabinet Meeting Room, Tallahassee, FL
  • 2004: Miami Metro Zoo (group show), Miami, Florida
  • 2003: One Woman Show North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 2002: The Wildlife Experience, Englewood, Colorado
  • Inaugural Show The Nature Conservancy at Blowing Rocks, Hobe Sound, Florida
  • 2001: Tri-County TEC Foundation, Juried Calendar Show, Stuart, Florida
  • Society of Animal Artists "Always Animals", Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah
  • E. Backus Gallery, Ft. Pierce, Florida
  • 14th Annual Art show At the Dog Show, Wichita, Kansas
  • Society of Animal Artists, Inc., New York, NY
  • 2000: Tri-County TEC Foundation, Juried Calendar Show, Stuart, Florida
  • 1999: Academic Artists Assoc. 49th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism, Springfield, Massachusetts
  • 14th Annual Art Show At The Dog Show, Wichita, Kansas
  • 1998: Charlotte County Art Guild National Juried Show, Punta Gorda, Florida
  • 1997: Ballantrae Country Club Fine Art Exhibition, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 1995: Animals in Art, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1994: A.E. Backus Gallery, Ft. Pierce, Florida
  • 1989: Los Angeles Audubon Show, Hollywood, California
• Membership
  • Society of Animal Artists, Inc.
• Honors and Awards
  • 2006: Art Show At The Dog Show, Wichita, KN, Best Depiction of a Collie.
  • 2002: Selected to represent Florida by creating a Christmas ornament for President and Mrs. George W. Bush's White House tree.
  • 2001: Finalist, out of almost 13,000 entries submitted to The Artist's Magazine's Annual Wildlife Art competition Best in the Puppy Category, 15th Annual Art show At the Dog Show, Wichita, Kansas
  • 1998: National Juror's Award, Animals in Art, LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1996: Third Place, Ballantrae County Club Juried Exhibition, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • Third Place, St Lucie West Country Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 1985: Finalist, The Artist Magazine's Floral Competition
• Professional Experience
  • 2014: Workshop instructor, Watauga Valley Art League, Johnson City, Tennessee
  • 2011: Lecturer to various art groups in Florida
  • 2010: Selected to the Citizens Advisory Board for Art in Public Places, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 1997: Private Art Instructor from 1997 to Present
  • 1997: Appointed to the St. Lucie County Cultural Affairs Council, Ft. Pierce, Florida
  • 1996-1997: Cover artist, St Lucie West Platinum Pages Phonebook, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 1995: Art Juror, Treasure Coast Art Associates Fall Show, Ft. Pierce, Florida
  • 1995-1996: Founder and President, St. Lucie Professional Arts League, Port St. Lucie, Florida
  • 1989-1991: Illustrator, The British Travel Letter, Northridge, California
• Education
  • 1987: California Art Institute, Calabassas, California
  • 1987: Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY
  • 1986: New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York
  • 1984-1986: Parsons School of Design, White Plains, New York
  • 1982-1984: Reilly League of Artists, White Plains, NY
  • 1969-1972: New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY
  • 1964-1968: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
  • Workshops with nationally and internationally known artists