Marita Gentry       Fine Art and Illustration  
 
 
 
 
Resume

              PUBLICATIONS-The Advocate -fall 2008

                                    Town Favorites – May 2008

                                    The Denhams Springs News – multiple articles

                                    House and Home – November 2008


Memeber of:

Louisiana Watercolor Society (LWS)

Baton Rouge Arts Council Artist Roster

SCBIW-Society of Children's Book Illustrators and Writers


                   2009   White Light Night- Featured Artist

                              Release of “Cajun Cornbread Boy” first picture book.

                              Madame Poule and Monsieur Roach -Fall 2009

                              Artist -in Resident-Ryan Elementary-year long

                                                            Freshwater Elementary (created mural)

                               2nd Place DSFAA Spring Show

                               2nd Place DSFAA Fall Show

                               Hot Art Cool Nights - May 2009 - Featured Artist

                               Mestizo's - Art show Leigh Ann Maddox and Marita Gentry

                               Gallery N show- June 2009

                               LPB Invitational Show

   2008    Received Cultural Economy Grant to attend SCBIW Winter conference In New York

Salon Dolche – Group Show

Featured Artist of Hot Art Cool Nights @ Funky Palette – downtown Baton Rouge

Accepted in LWS 38th International Show- Young Ideas

               LPB- Juried Fundraiser Show

               Artist -in - resident Seventh Ward Elementary (created tile mural)

                                               Freshwater Elementary School

               Community School for the Arts at the Shaw Center (Teacher)

   2007    Artist -in - resident Freshwater Elementary (created mural)

               Episcopal – Kindergarten School Readiness through the Arts

Seventh Ward Elementary

              Livingston Parish Summer Teen Reading program-presentations

              Community School for the Arts at the Shaw Center (Teacher)

              Organizer and promoter of the Spring into the Arts Summer Camp

              Participate in Louisiana Watercolor Society Juried Shows

              White Light Night @ Funky Palette

   2006   Artist -in - resident Freshwater Elementary (created mural)

                                                 North Live Oak

 Springfield Middle Schools

                                 North Live Oak Elementary

   2005    Community School for the Arts at the Shaw Center (Teacher)

               Artist -in - resident Freshwater Elementary (created mural)

  Seventh Ward Elementary (created mural)

  Springfield Middle Schools (created mural)

North Live Oak Elementary

River Road Show

   2004    Community School for the Arts at the Shaw Center (Teacher)

               Named on the Baton Rouge Artist Roster

Artist in resident with 3 Elementary Schools (2nd, 5th, and 4th grades)

Artist in resident Freshwater Elementary School (Created mural)

Received DAF grant for Livingston Parish Artist in resident.program.

Honorable Mention LWS Spring Show

Third place in DSFAA Spring Judged Show

One person Show at Merging of the Arts Gallery (June)

One person Show at Greenwell Springs Library (July)

     2003  Artist of the Year for the 2003 ACGDS Gala

                Illustrated book “Life in A Few Words” by D.C. Arledge

                Artist-in-Residence for Freshwater Elementary (creating mural)

Teaching ACGDS Classes for the Arts spring session

                    2002    One person show Squares but No Pigeon Holes at Hummell Street Gallery

River Road Show (National Juried Exhibition)

Taught at the ACGDS Classes for the Arts fall session

One person show at First Guarantee Bank, Hammond LA

DSFAA Annual Show -Third Place

Artist in resident Freshwater Elementary (created mural)

Art Stars Club - teacher

Taught summer classes for children at Livingston Parish Library

    2001    Serving as a board member of the Arts Council of Greater Denham Springs (4 year term)

Three person show at Hummell Street Gallery

Created Art Stars Club for children.

Taught summer arts program at Livingston Parish Library

Taught classes at the ACGDS Classes for the Arts summer program

Artist in resident Doyle Elementary

Springfield Elementary

    2000    Art in the Park-Juried outdoors show in St. Francisville, Louisiana.

Artist of the Month for Denham Springs Artist Market

One person show at Family Health of Louisiana

Artist in resident Denham Springs Elementary 5th Grade Students on Art History

One person show at the Jones Creek Regional Library

River Region Fall Show- Honorable Mention

Painted a mural for WALK FOR LIFE cancer fund raiser.

Rented studio space from Studio 801 and showed art work at annual show.

                                Painted a mural for South Walker Elementary School celebrating the weather.

          1987-1994    Virginia Beach Boardwalk Show (Juried)

                               Ghent Art Show (Juried)

                               Neptune Festival (Juried)

                               Beach Gallery Artist






 

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