2017 - 2018 Art Exhibits, Art Shows And Awards
Sheila Alden has been actively showing her artwork at art shows and art exhibits since 2017. She is fast gaining recognition in the local art community. Her oil paintings and oil pastel paintings have been accepted into numerous prestigious juried art shows. Her artwork has also won several awards including first place in the Pastel Category, at the 2017 Topsfield Fair Professional Art Show, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA.
2018
Featured Artist, solo show, Peabody Institute Library, South Branch Library, Peabody, MA
Artist of the Month of August, solo show, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters, Newburyport, MA
First Ipswich Bank Gloucester Branch Art Show, June - August, solo show, First Ipswich Bank, Gloucester, MA
First Ipswich Bank Ipswich Branch Art Show, solo show, First Ipswich Bank, Ipswich, MA
Variations IV New England Regional Exhibit, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA
2017
Fall Members Juried Show, Part Two, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA, (Juror: Belle Struck, Fine Arts Chair, Governor’s Academy)
Fall Members Juried Show, Part One, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA, (Juror: Belle Struck, Fine Arts Chair, Governor’s Academy)
Topsfield Fair Professional Art Show, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA, First Place Award for the Pastel Category (Jurors: Christine Banna, Adjunct Professor at Lesley University College of Art and Design - Lesley University and Gianna Stewart, a Boston-based artist
Flip Flop!, Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead, MA
Magnolia Library and Community Center’s 40th Annual Art Show, Gloucester, MA
Marblehead Arts Festival, Marblehead, MA
GHAA Annual Open Art Exhibit, Greater Haverhill Arts Association, Haverhill, MA, Honorable Mention Award (Juror: Steve Greco, Wildlife Artist, Wilmington, MA)
20th Annual Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA, (Juror: Janis Sanders, Oil Painter, New York, NY)
Awards
2017
Topsfield Fair Professional Art Show, Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, MA, First Place Award for the Pastel Category (Jurors: Christine Banna, Adjunct Professor at Lesley University College of Art and Design - Lesley University and Gianna Stewart is a Boston-based artist, with a growing interest in public art.
GHAA Annual Open Art Exhibit, Greater Haverhill Art Association, Haverhill, MA, Honorable Mention Award (Juror: Steve Greco, Wildlife Artist, Wilmington, MA)
Membership
Greater Haverhill Arts Association, Haverhill, MA
Peabody Art Association, Peabody, MA
Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA