Crooked Tree Arts Center is delighted to host the Great Lakes Pastel Society's 2023 Members Juried Exhibition. Each year, the Great Lakes Pastel Society hosts a juried exhibition opportunity for GLPS members. This summer, our Cornwell Gallery will showcase 65 works by 58 artists working throughout the Great Lakes region. Works were reviewed and selected by guest juror and judge of awards, Kathleen Newman.
ABOUT GREAT LAKES PASTEL SOCIETY
The Great Lakes Pastel Society (GLPS) was formed in 1997 with the mission of promoting, fostering, and encouraging creative painting with pastels. By developing and fostering instructive activities and exhibition opportunities, GLPS promotes and encourages pastel artists in their professional growth and success. GLPS has grown to a couple hundred members in a dozen states and they continue to welcome new members.
Learn more: Great Lakes Pastel Society
ABOUT KATHLEEN NEWMAN, JUROR
Kathleen Newman combines a sense of focused observation and sensitive interpretation in her award-winning pastel and oil paintings, specializing in harbor settings, landscape, and urban living. She has received the honor of Eminent Pastelist from the International Association of Pastel Societies, is a Chicago Pastel Painters Master, and a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, the American Impressionist Society, the American Society of Marine Artists, and the American Transparent Watercolor Society. Her work is held in many private collections as well as the Ritz Carlton Orlando, Ameritech, IBM, MCI, Disney, Deloitte, American Dental Association, Prentice Hall, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She currently teaches online and in-person pastel, watercolor, and urban sketching classes at the historic Old Town Art Center in Chicago as well as workshops throughout the country.
Image: Anne Kindl, North Star Sunset
