• 2002 ONE-PERSON EXHIBITION: NEW WORKS, CARNAHAN FINE ART, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2008 AMERICAN MINIATURES, SETTLERS WEST GALLERIES, TUCSON, ARIZONA
• 2007 THE GREAT AMERICAN FIGURATIVE ARTISTS, WATERHOUSE GALLERY, SANTA BARBARA,
CALIFORNIA
• 2007 24TH ANNUAL FALL CLASSICS SHOW, PONDEROSA ART GALLERY, HAMILTON, MONTANA
• 2007 CHALLENGING THE FIGURE, GALLERY1261, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2007 CACHE VALLEY ARTISTS CELEBRATION, THATCHER-YOUNG MANSION, LOGAN, UTAH
• 2007 16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, OPA, FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
• 2006 GROUP SHOW, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2006 23RD ANNUAL FALL CLASSICS SHOW, PONDEROSA ART GALLERY, HAMILTON,
MONTANA
• 2006 15TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, OPA, MISSULA, MONTANA
• 2005 MINIATURE SHOW, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2005 BEAUTY UNBOUND, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2005 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, OPA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
• 2005 PASSION: FORMAL TRANSLATIONS, ABEND GALLRY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2004 MINIATURE SHOW, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2004 ART FOR EDUCATION, PEBC INVITATIONAL, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2004 MUSIC OF SHAPE, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2003 MINIATURE SHOW, ABEND GALLERY, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2003 THREE PERSON EXHIBITION, CARNAHAN FINE ART, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
• 2003 ALLIANCE FOR THE VARIED ARTS JURIED SHOW, LOGAN, UTAH
• 2003 UTAH COUNTY HISTORIC GALLERY SPRING ART SHOW, PROVO, UTAH
• 2003 SPRING SALON, SPRINGVILLE, UTAH
• 2002 HEART OF HEARTS AUCTION, DENVER, COLORADO
• 2001 TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION, CARNAHAN FINE ART, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
• 2001 AVA INVITATIONAL ART AUCTION AND FUNDRAISER, LOGAN, UTAH
• 2000 QUIET PLACES, MEYER GALLERY, PARK CITY, UTAH
AWARDS/ RECOGNITION
• 2007 TOP 100 FINALIST, INTERNATIONAL 2007 ARC SALON, ART RENEWAL CENTER,
• 2007 JUROR, RAYMAR'S ANNUAL FINE ART COMPETITION, PHOENIX, ARIZONA
• 2007 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, OPA 16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF
TRADITIONAL OILS (QUANG HO JUROR), FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS
• 2006 $10,000 GRAND PRIZE, RAYMAR'S FIRST ANNUAL FINE ART COMPETITION (KEVIN
MACPHERSON AND JOE ANNA ARNETT JURORS), PHOENIX, ARIZONA
• 2006 $15,000 AMERICAN NATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, OPA 15TH ANNUAL
NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL OILS (PETER ADAMS JUROR),
MISSOULA, MONTANA
• 2006 MARCH FINALIST, RAYMAR'S FIRST ANNUAL FINE ART COMPETITION (DON
DEMERS JUROR), PHOENIX, ARIZONA
• 2006 THREE PAINTINGS SELECTED AS JANUARY FINALISTS, RAYMAR'S FIRST ANNUAL FINE ART
COMPETITION (HUI HAN LIU JUROR), PHOENIX, ARIZONA
• 2005 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, OPA 14TH NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION (DAN
GERHARTZ JUROR), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
• 2003 FIRST PLACE, ALLIANCE FOR THE VARIED ARTS JURIED SHOW, LOGAN, UTAH
• 2003 BEST OF SHOW, UTAH COUNTY HISTORIC GALLERY SPRING ART SHOW, PROVO,
UTAH
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
• "CHALLENGING THE FIGURE" AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, AUGUST 2007
• "A SENSE OF CALM THROUGH THE FIGURE" AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, MARCH 2007
• "SPECIAL BEAUTY 2006" ART OF THE WEST, GUIDEBOOK OF ART, 2007
• "FLEETING FEELINGS" BY DEVON JACKSON, SOUTHWEST ART, NOVEMBER 2006
• "LIVING A DREAM" BY SARA GILBERT, ART OF THE WEST, SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006
• "OUT OF TIME" BY EMILE H. WHEELER, THE HERALD JOURNAL'S CACHE MAGAZINE,
MAY 26, 2006
• "ART CANVAS" DESERET NEWS, MAY 21, 2006
• "HAPPY MEDIUM" BY JOE NICKELL, MISSOULIAN, SATURDAY MAY 6, 2006
• "ROBERT COOMBS: ARTIST WORTH WATCHING" BY LAURA GRAHAM, ART-TALK,
APRIL 2005
• "MUY CALIENTE EN SANTA FE" BY SHARI MORRISON, ART-TALK, OCTOBER 2004
• "BLAIRE CARNAHAN FINE ART" BY EMILY VAN CLEVE, FOCUS/SANTA FE, JANUARY/
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2002
• "BLAIRE CARNAHAN FINE ART" INSIDE SANTA FE, VOL. 4 NO.1
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• MEMBER OF OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA, 2005, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
• PRIVATE STUDY WITH CAROLYN ANDERSON, 2002
• BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, LOGAN, UTAH, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• CREATIVE ARTIST/ILLUSTRATOR, HERFF JONES, INC. 1992,1998
• VOLUNTEER FIGURATIVE INSTRUCTOR, ALLIANCE FOR THE VARIED ARTS, 2000-2002
• FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
• LEGACY GALLERY, SCOTTSDALE AZ. AND JACKSON WY.
