CURRICULUM VITAE
Gallery Exhibits
Reed Photo Art Gallery, Denver, CO
Smart Studio, Florence, Italy
Willow - An Artisan’s Market, Littleton, CO
Wilson Adams Gallery, Downtown Denver, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Reed Gallery, Tigers Facing Extinction, Denver CO
2006 Starbucks, Littleton, CO
2006 Cortona Piscina Restaurant, Cortona, Italy
2006 Galleria D'Arte Nocchia, Cortona, Italy
2006 Did I Die in Series COTA Silent Auction Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Selected Exhibitions
2006 Stanton Gallery, Town Hall Show, Littleton, CO Juror: Art Committee
2006 Art Depot, Fellowship Award Show, Littleton, CO, Juror: AAL
2006 Curtis Arts & Humanities, Beyond DaVinci, Greenwood Village, CO, Juror: Jo Cole
2006 Littleton Historical Museum – part of The Smithsonian Affiliate Program,
ALL’s Artist of the Month Exhibition, Littleton, CO, Curator: Lorena Donohue
2006 Grant Ranch, Celebration Of The Arts Show, Lakewood, CO,
Juror: Capucine Chapman
2006 Wilson Adams Gallery, Living Images: A Group Show, Downtown Denver,
CO Juror: Beth Nelson
2005 Heritage FAG – South Fellowship, Fall Awards Show, CO
Juror: Marsha Wooley
2005 Littleton FAG – Depot Art Center, Miniatures Show, CO
2005 Marigold Arts, Animals are Wild, Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
Juror: Barabara Marigold
2005 Hertiage FAG - Temple Buell Theatre, This is Colorado Show, CO
Juror: Doug Dawson
2005 Emmanuel Gallery, Syzygy Show, Denver, CO
Juror: Phil Bender & Melinda Percell
2005 Littleton Fine Arts Guild, New Member Show, Littleton, CO
Juror: Orrel Schooler
2004 Colorado Watercolor Society, Splash Exhibit, Denver, CO
Juror: Carl Dalio
2004 Littleton Fine Arts Guild, All State Show, Littleton, CO
Juror: Sandra Kaplan
2004 Curtis Arts & Humanities Center, All State Show, Englewood, CO
Juror: Adam Lerner
2004 Tony’s Specialty Foods Summer Show, Littleton, CO
2004 Bemis Library Summer Art Show, Littleton, CO
2004 Colorado Gallery of the Arts Exhibition, Littleton, CO
Artistic Accomplishments and Awards
2007 Best of America Watercolor Artists by Kennedy Publishing
2006 WNAG Conservation Artist Award November Recipient
2006 Art Alliance of Littleton Fellowship Award Recipient
2006 Who's Who in America
2006 Celebration of the Arts, Exhibition to Benefit “Save the Tiger Fund,” Lakewood, CO
Curator: Francesca Owens
2006 Children's Choice 2nd Place Award, Celebration of the Arts
2005 Who's Who of American Women
2005 WNAG – Appointment to Worldwide Nature Artist Group, Ontario Canada
2003 Special District Association - Board Member of the Year
2003 Special District Association - 1st Place Multimedia Award
2003 Special District Association - 1st Place Special Projects Outreach Award
2003 Special District Association - 1st Place Print Communication Award
2003 $25,000 Open Space Advisory Committee Award, Jefferson County, CO
2002 $90,000 Great Outdoors Colorado Grant Award, Denver, CO
2002 $15,000 Environmental Protection Agency Five Star Challenge Grant, USA
2002 $25,000 Open Space Advisory Committee Award, Jefferson County, CO
Publications
2007 Best of America Watercolor artist book, featuring The Wild Art of Francesca
Elisabetta Owens, 2 full page spread with photos. Release date July 2007.
2007 Denver Woman Magazine, Art Beat Section featured artist 4 page story with
photos, "Painter of Claws with a Cause". February/March 2007.
2006 Denver Post Newspaper, “Nov. 4 Open Heart Surgery Fundraiser for
Littleton Artist, Francesca Owens”, October 26, 2006
2006 Enfuse Magazine, E-zine, feature article and photos,
“Doors of Passage” Series, 10/2006
2006 Eco della Valdichiana Italian Journal - feature artist and photos, “Francesca Owens
Gli occhi del Girguro”, 09/28/06
2006 Centennial Citizen - feature artist and photos, “Painter Finds Italian Roots”,
July 2006
2006 The Italian Show, 630KHOW Denver Talk Radio, Live Interview, 3/26/06
2006 Wildlife Art Magazine, “What's New with photo”. March/April 2006
2006 Highlands Ranch Herald, Voice, Littleton Independent, Centennial Citizen,
Englewood Herald, Five newspapers published by Colorado Community Newspapers,
feature article and photos, “‘Animals Are Wild” exhibit in Denver”, 1/26/06 2006
2006 Art Alliance of Littleton E Newsletter, Featured Artist of the Month,
“Wildlife Artist Has a Tiger-striped Comet By The Tail” , February 2006
2006 Andiamo Newspaper, feature article and photos, “Eye of the Tiger” 3-4/1/06
2005 Enfuse Magazine, E-zine, feature article and photos,
“Did I Die in Vain?” Tiger Series, 12/9/05
2005 Highlands Ranch Herald, published by Colorado Community Newspapers,
feature article and photos, “Wild Series a natural step for environmentalist”,
8/18/05
2005 Voice, published by Colorado Community Newspapers, feature article and photos,
“Wild Series a natural step for environmentalist”, 8/18/05
2005 Littleton Independent, published by Colorado Community Newspapers,
feature article and photos, “Wild Series a natural step for environmentalist”,
8/18/05
2005 Centennial Citizen, published by Colorado Community Newspapers,
feature article and photos, “Wild Series a natural step for environmentalist”, 8/18/05
2005 Englewood Herald, published by Colorado Community Newspapers,
feature article and photos, “Wild Series a natural step for environmentalist”,
8/18/05
Education
2007 Interpreting the Figure, Don Andrews, Denver, CO
2007 Interpreting Landscapes In Watercolor, Don Andrews, Denver, CO
2005 Drawing Studies, Lorenzo Di’ Medici The Art Institute of Florence, Italy
2005 Watercolor Free & Easy, Eric Weingardt, Denver, CO
2004 Individualized Studies in Studio Art, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
2004 Watercolor Portraits, Jan Kunz, Littleton, CO
2004 Portraits of Peru, Victor Martinez, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Fast, Loose & Liquid, Frank Francese, Telluride, CO
2004 Painter’s Guide to Color Theory, Stephen Quiller, Creede, CO
2003 Interpreting the American Scene, Jim Hamil, Littleton, CO
2003 Loosen up with Aqua Media, Robert Burridge, San Diego, CA
1981 BS Marketing, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
Work History
2000 – 2007 / Grant Ranch Wildlife Habitat Team Leader, National Wildlife Federation
1999 – 2007 / Director Of Board Public Office, Bowles Metropolitan District
Affiliations
American Watercolor Society
National Watercolor Society
Arts Alliance of Littleton
