Painting / Photography / Mixed Media
860 Main St.
Willimantic, CT. 06226
BIOGRAPHICIAL SKETCH and ART HISTORY
of KAY P. HASKELL
A native of Greenville, South Carolina, I began painting at age 5. My first Art Instructor was Alma Barkshadt, a local artist whose studio was located on the top floor of the old City Hall. I studied Art in college and took lessons with artists, Bette Lee Coburn, Barney Slice and Helen Fuseler.
I worked at Greenville Museum of Art as Receptionist and tour guide. I am a member of Willimantic Area Arts Collaborative and a past member of the Millwood Chapter of the Embroiderer’s Guild, National League of American Penwomen, Greenville Photography Club and Upstate Visual Arts. I worked as a designer of needlework canvas for Brunswick Yarns Company which began in Moosup, CT. I owned my own School of Needlearts in Lexington, SC.
Favorite Mediums – Acrylics and watercolor, mixed medium and working with fibers, material, natural elements and different papers. I also enjoy nature photography and creating original needlework designs. Most of my work expresses my love of nature, the ocean, lighthouses and Native American subjects.
Shows and Honors
2000 – Upstate Visual Arts Show – 2nd Place, Mixed Media
1994 – National League of American Penwomen – Juried Miniature Show – Thomas A. Roe Gallery – Furman University
1993 – Holiday Fair – National League of American Penwomen Show
1990 – UNICEF Photography of the Child Exhibit – Greenville Art Museum Lawn – “Best in Show”
1984 – Millwood Chapter Embroidery Guild of America Show and Exhibit – Columbia, SC – Rutledge House – 2nd Place – Silk Threads and Foils - “ Undersea World”
1983 – Crewel Firescreen “S.C. Wildflowers” – Gift to Governor’s Mansion
1980 – Blue Ribbon – S.C. State Fair – Columbia – “Blue Flowers” – Acrylics
1976 – “Sweet Carolina Shores” – Acrylics – Gift to President Jimmy Carter on his Inauguration
1973 – City of Greenville Sidewalk Art Exhibit and Show –“Honorable Mention” – Acrylics
1970 – Greenville Museum of Art Student Exhibit – Gassoway Mansion – 3rd Place –Acrylics
1966 – Winthrop College – Student Juried Show – 1st Place – Mixed Media –“Love Child”
1958 – Best of Young Artists (under 12 years) Exhibit – Greenville City Hall
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