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Colorful Abstract Painting

BRITNIE WALSTON

FREELANCE ARTIST AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER
MARYLAND, UNITED STATES
BNWARTDESIGN@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION

2013 

BA Studio Art, Goucher College, Fine and Performing Arts Scholar, Towson MD

Pierians Incorporated Scholarship Recipient, 2009-2010

Joyce Tseng & Anna Tseng Lum Scholarship Recipient, 2009-2013

Mary Niven Alston EOP Scholarship Recipient, 2009-2013

 

2012  

Intensive Course Study Abroad, University of Maryland College Park, "Greece: A Living Legacy", Athens, Greece

Jo Kohn Study Abroad Scholarship, 2012

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2009 

High School Diploma, Randallstown High School, Visual Arts Major, Magna Cum Laude, Randallstown, MD

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2008 

Maryland Institute College of Art, Young People's Studio (Fall Painting Concentration), Baltimore, MD

Young People's Studio Scholarship 

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021  

Art Show International Gallery, "Art Show International Solo Exhibition" Online ExhibitionLos Angeles, CA

 

2011 

Goucher College Meyerhoff Art Gallery, "Peaceful Mind" Fine Arts Recipient Solo ExhibitionTowson, MD

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Teravarna, "5th Color International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

J. Mane Gallery, "5th Anniversary International Juried Art Exhibition", Voorhees, NJ

Fusion Art, "8th Annual Landscapes Art Exhibition", Santa Fe, NM

Global Painting Conclave, "Abstract Painting International Juried Art Competition", Nova Scotia, Canada

Art Show International, "8th Abstract International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

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2022

Global Painting Conclave, "Landscape Painting International Juried Art Competition", Nova Scotia, Canada

Global Painting Conclave, "Nature Painting International Juried Art Competition", Nova Scotia, Canada

Art Show International, "7th Abstract International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Envision Arts Gallery, "Amber" Virtual Exhibition, Dallas, TX

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "Patterns, Textures, and Forms", Jupiter, FL

Art Show International, "2022 Abstract International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Art Show International, "2022 Landscape International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

J. Mane Gallery, "2022 Abstract International Juried Art Exhibition", Voorhees, NJ

Contemporary Art Gallery Online, "2022 Black History Month Exhibition", Middleton, DE

Art Show International, "2022 Color International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Art Show International, "2022 Water International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

J. Mane Gallery, "2022 Seasons International Juried Art Exhibition", Voorhees, NJ

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "Animals Art Exhibition 2022", Jupiter, FL

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2021  

Las Laguna Art Gallery, "Icons 2021", Online Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA

Art Show International, "Water International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Envision Arts Gallery, "Aqua II: A Contemporary Collective" Virtual Exhibition, Dallas, TX

Envision Arts Gallery, "Teal II: A Contemporary Collective" Virtual Exhibition, Dallas, TX

Maryland Art Place, "Out of Order Online" Maryland Art Place Virtual Silent Art Auction Online, Baltimore, MD

Art Show International, "Abstract 2 International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Camelback Gallery, "Bold Abstracts Juried Painting Competition", Scottsdale, AZ

Art Show International, "How I Remember 2020 International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

J. Mane Gallery, "2021 H2O Online Art Exhibition", Voorhees, NJ

Art Show International, "Landscape International Juried Art Competition", Los Angeles, CA

Grey Cube Gallery, "Abstract Art Show", Online Gallery

Contemporary Art Gallery Online, "2021 All Painting/Drawing Art Exhibition", Middleton, DE

Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, "Red" Artshow, Everett, PA

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "11th Seascapes Art Exhibition", Light Space & Time Online Art GalleryJupiter, FL

 

2020  

Maryland Art Place, "Out of Order Online" Maryland Art Place Virtual Silent Art Auction Online, Baltimore, MD

Grey Cube Gallery, "Landscapes Online Art Show", Online Gallery

Las Laguna Art Gallery, "A Light in The Dark" Online Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA

Grey Cube Gallery, "Patterns Online Art Show", Online Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "10th Annual "Open" (No Theme) Online Art Competition", Jupiter, FL

Art Room Contemporary Gallery Online, "Weather" Art Exhibition, Online Gallery

Grey Cube Gallery, "Waters Online Art Show"Online Gallery

Grey Cube Gallery, "Artist's Choice Online Art Show", Online Gallery

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, "Nature" Art Exhibition, Jupiter, FL

Art Room Contemporary Gallery Online, "Painting and Photography Art Exhibition", Online Gallery

 

2019 

Towson Arts Collective at Kenilworth, "TAC Holiday Artshow"Towson, MD

Towson Arts Collective at Kenilworth, "Sense of Place" Member's ArtshowTowson, MD

Overlea Community Association, "Overlea ArtsFest" Juried Art Show, Overlea, MD

Art Enables Gallery, "Limitation/Liberation" Collaborative ExhibitionWashington, D.C.

Maryland Art Place, "Out of Order" Maryland Art Place Silent Art Auction, Baltimore, MD

 

2018

Unicorn Gallery, "Towson Arts Collective 11th Anniversary Members Exhibition", Timonium, MD

Maryland Art Place, "Out of Order" Maryland Art Place Silent Art Auction, Baltimore, MD

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2013 

Goucher College Meyerhoff Art Gallery, "Sensations of Landscape" Two-Person Collaborative Exhibition,

Towson, MD

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2011 

Goucher College Rosenburg Gallery, "Solar Power" Collaborative Exhibition, Towson, MD

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2009 

Goucher College, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore County Public Schools "23rd Annual High School Exhibition", Towson, MD

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2008 

Goucher College, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore County Public Schools "22nd Annual High School Exhibition", Randallstown, MD

Randallstown High School, Randallstown High School "2008 Art Show", Randallstown, MD

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2006  

Security Square Mall, "Security Square Mall 4th Annual Art Gallery Showcase", Baltimore, MD 

Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art “Art is for Everyone” Exhibition, Baltimore, MD

Maryland Art Education Association, "2006 Annual Showcase of Outstanding Maryland Student Artwork", Baltimore, MD

Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, Maryland State Department of Education "Exhibition of Student Artwork"Baltimore, MD

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CURATED EXHIBITIONS

2013 

“Creature Features” artwork by Claudia Bernhardt exhibition, Goucher College Lenrow Gallery, Towson, MD

“From My Mind” artwork by Hal Stebbing exhibition, Goucher College Lenrow Gallery, Towson, MD

Maryland Artisan Guild Jewish Community Center Art Show, Jewish Community Center of Pikesville, Pikesville, MD

 

2012 

"Off The Mall Craft Ball", Towson Commons, Towson, MD

“Drawing Today Exhibition”Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD

“Towson Arts Collective 5-year Anniversary Exhibition” Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Present   

Artist/Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Baltimore, MD​

 

2014       

Production Specialist/Photo Printing, Nations Photo Lab, Hunt Valley, MD 

Administrative Assistant, Fine Art and Accents, Pikesville, MD 

 

2012-13 

Gallery Assistant/Curator, Lenrow Gallery, Goucher College, Towson, MD 

Gallery Assistant, Maryland Artisan Guild, Towson, MD 

 

2012       

Art Gallery Assistant/ Graphic Designer, Towson Art Collective, Towson, MD

 

2011       

Art Counselor, Towson University Community Art Center, Towson, MD

 

2010-13 

Studio Tech, Goucher College Art Department, Towson, MD 

 

 

 

​VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

2012-13  

Maryland Artisan Guild, Art Administrator/Associate, Baltimore, MD

 

2012       

Towson Arts Collective, Gallery Assistant, Towson, MD

 

2008-09  

Randallstown High School, Yearbook Staff Member, Randallstown, MD

 

2007-09  

National Art Education Association, National Art Honor Society, President, Randallstown, MD

 

2007-09  

Randallstown High School Art Club, Member, Randallstown, MD

 

2005-07  

National Art Education Association, National Art Honor Society, Member, Randallstown, MD

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AWARDS

2023

"5th Color International Juried Art Competition", Teravarna -Honorable Mention

"Arts for Public Health Prize", LIGHT Journal -3rd Place Art Category

"5th Anniversary International Juried Art Exhibition", J. Mane Gallery -Bronze Award

"Internal Transformation" by Britnie Walston, Mixed Media, Kali's Moksha "2022 Art Contest" -First Place

"8th Abstract International Juried Art Competition"Art Show International -Honorable Mention

 

2022

"Landscape Painting International Juried Art Competition", Global Painting Conclave -Bronze Award

"Nature Painting International Juried Art Competition", Global Painting Conclave -Silver Award

"7th Abstract International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention

"Patterns, Textures, and Forms", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery - Special Recognition

"Patterns, Textures, and Forms", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery - 7th place (Top 20 Artists)

"2022 Abstract International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Merit Prize Award

"2022 Landscape International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Talent Prize Award

"2022 Abstract Juried Art Exhibition", J. Mane Gallery - Honorable Mention Award

"Color International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Talent Prize Award

"2022 Seasons Juried Art Exhibition", J. Mane Gallery - Honorable Mention Award

"Animals Art Exhibition 2022", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery - Special Recognition

"Water International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention Award

 

2021

"2021 Luxembourg Art Prize" - Certificate of Artistic Merit presented by La Pinacothèque museum in Luxembourg

"The Carolina Quarterly" -Featured Cover Artist, Vol. 71.1, Fall Issue 2021 ("Simple and Sweet", Oil on Canvas)

"Denver Quarterly" -Featured Cover Artist, Selected Hero Image online ("Blue Sea", Acrylic on Canvas)

"Water International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention Award

"11th Seascapes Art Exhibition", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery -Special Recognition

"Aqua II" Virtual Exhibition, Envision Arts Gallery - Finalist

"Teal II: A Contemporary Collective" Virtual Exhibition, Envision Arts Gallery - Finalist

"Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine Contest", Circle Foundation for the Arts - Artistic Excellence Award 

"Abstract 2 International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention Award

"Abstract 2 International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Finalist Award

"Bold Abstracts Juried Painting Competition", Camelback Gallery - Bronze Award

"2021 Solo Exhibition Competition", Art Show International - Solo Artist Exhibition Winner

"How I Remember 2020 International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention Award

"How I Remember 2020 International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International -Finalist

"Landscape International Juried Art Competition", Art Show International - Honorable Mention Award

"Red" Artshow, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery - Finalist

"Abstract Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery -Special Merit Award

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2020  

"10th Nature Art Exhibition", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery -Special Recognition

"Waters Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery -Finalist

"10th Annual "Open" (No Theme) Online Art Competition", Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery -Special Merit Award (Painting)

"Weather" Art Exhibition, Art Room Contemporary Gallery Online -Finalist

"Patterns Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery -Honorable Mention

"Landscapes Online Art Show", Grey Cube Gallery -Finalist

"Red Flag Poetry" -Featured Postcard Artist, (Jan.)

"Art For A New Earth" -Selected artist for"Art For A New Earth" Instagram rotating header "Mother Earth"

"Eastern Iowa Review" -Featured Online Cover Artist, Issue 10

 

2012  

Jo Kohn Study Abroad Scholarship

6th Annual Gallery Collection -Greeting Card Finalist

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2009  

Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship -Scholarship Recipient

Joyce Tseng & Anna Tseng Lum Scholarship -Scholarship Recipient

Mary Niven Alston EOP Scholarship -Scholarship Recipient

The Pierians, Incorporated Baltimore County Chapter “An Afternoon with the Artists” -Pierians Incorporated Scholarship Recipient 

Maryland Institute College of Art Young People's Studio (Painting Concentration) -Young People's Studio Scholar (Fall)

Baltimore County Public Schools "23rd Annual High School Exhibition" at Goucher College -Certificate of Achievement in Art

Randallstown High School Art Department -Certificate of Achievement in Art

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2008  

Randallstown High School Art Department "2008 Art Show" -Best in Show

The White House Christmas Ornament Artist (2nd District) -White House Christmas Ornament Artist 

Randallstown High School Banner Contest  -Banner Contest Winner

Baltimore County Public Schools "22nd Annual High School Exhibition" at Goucher College -Most Honorable Mention

Baltimore County NAACP ACT-SO Competition- 2nd Place Winner (local level)

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2006  

Security Square Mall 4th Annual Art Gallery Showcase - 9th grade Finalist (Baltimore County Summer Enrichment Program scholarship)

Security Square Mall 4th Annual Art Gallery Showcase - Certificate of Achievement in Art

Amity Institute "Growing International Friendship" Poster Contest -2nd place winner

Baltimore Museum of Art “Art is for Everyone” Exhibition -Certificate of Achievement in Art

Maryland Art Education Association "2006 Annual Showcase of Outstanding Maryland Student Artwork" -Certificate of Excellence

Maryland State Department of Education "Exhibition of Student Artwork" -Certificate of Recognition

GRANTS

2022

Maryland State Arts Council, "Grant For Independent Artists"

PUBLICATIONS

2023

Carr, Garrett, "Rebirth", "Protect and Preserve" by Britnie Walston, Open Minds Quarterly, Spring 2023

Thomas, Edy, "Nonbinary/Trans Voices", Jelly Bucket, Issue 13

Moore, Ivan, "Britnie Walston, Measure of Self Love", So To Speak Journal, February 2023 Issue

Reed, Arien, "Internal Transformation" by Britnie Walston, Mixed Media, Kali's Moksha, Online

IwelunmorJuliet, Thurston, Idia, LIGHT Journal, Issue 2, Spring 2024

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2022

O’Bern, Rebecca, Hajimirsadeghi, Ashley, Mud Season Review, August Issue 63

Harrison, Marlen, "Special issue: "Bodily Autonomy", The AutoEthnographer, Online

Quintana, Lise, "In Motion", Zoetic Press, NonBinary Review: Issue 29, Online

Shehan, Shyla, The Good Life Review, Spring 2022 Issue 7, Online

Schlich, Eric, "Britnie Walston, Organism", The Pinch Journal, Online, Jan. 2022

Howard, Scott, Denver Quarterly, Issue 56.2, (Featured Cover Artist, Hero Image online "Blue Sea", Acrylic on Canvas)

Bruessow, Madeline, Cardinal Sins, Fall 2022 Issue

 

2021​  

Rice, Kylan, The Carolina Quarterly, Fall 2021 Issue, Vol. 71.1, Nov. 2021 (Featured Cover Artist "Simple and Sweet", Oil on Canvas)

Jacobson, Gianna, december Magazine, Fall 2021 Issue, Vol. 32.2, Nov. 2021

Hobson, Lauren, Kithe Journal, Spring/Summer Issue, Spring/Summer

Kaiser, Emma, FLASH PROSE AND PROSE POETRY: "I Ask Medusa" by Emma Kaiser, CutBank Literary Journal, Jun.

Ashe, Flora, "Freedom", Flora Fiction Literary Magazine, Vol. 2: Issue 2, Summer

LandEscape Contemporary Art Review, LandEscape Now! 15th Special Edition

​McCondichie, Steve, "Justice and Joy (Juneteenth Special Issue)", The New Southern Fugitives, Vol. 4: Issue 7, Jun.

Jacobs, J. L., "Juggling Poetry by Sharon E. Svendsen", Abstract Magazine TV, Apr. 2021

Anderson, Kate, Carcosa Magazine, Vol. 1: Issue 2

Jacobs, J. L., "Two Poems by Yun Wang", Abstract Magazine TV, Mar. 2021

Cooper, Whitney, "Black Lives Matter Movement", Jelly Bucket, Issue 11

McCondichie, Steve, "Black Stories"The New Southern FugitivesVol. 4: Issue 3, Feb. 2021

Budris, Katie, Jones, Jade, Glassworks Magazine, Spring 2021 Issue 22

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2020 

Snyder, Justin, Long Beach ArtWalk Magazine, Fall

Xie, Judy, The Ephimiliar Journal, September

C., Anita, "Artist Creates Fluid Paintings and Landscapes", PlayJunkie, March

"I Create Fluid Paintings And Landscapes Depicting Liberation And Freedom Using Unconventional Methods"Bored Panda

Jacobs, J. L., "Strawberry by Gale Acuff", Abstract Magazine TV, Feb.

Jacobs, J. L., "Winter Continues by Christina Foisy", Abstract Magazine TV, Feb.

Rawlings, James, Snow, Teresa, Chestnut Review, Issue 1.3, January

Cipri, Nino, Warren, V., Hannah, LandLocked Magazine, Issue 2

Todhunter, Jennifer, Pidgeonholes: Fearless Literature

Faziani, Pete, Featured Postcard ArtistRed Flag Poetry, January

Woychik, Chila, Featured Online CoverEastern Iowa Review, Issue 10, Spring

Sullivan, Aidan, Featured ArtistArt For A New Earth

Marshall, Hannah, The Scriblerus, Spring 2020 Issue

St. Schlastica, The Freshwater Review, 23rd Edition

Eastland, Erica, Sonder Midwest, Issue 5, April

Blagrave, Patrick, Prolit Magazine, Issue 3, May

van de Ven, Anita, Duende, Issue 9

Russo, Isaac, Millennial Pulp Literary Magazine, Issue 1, November

Katz, Stephanie, 19th Amendment/Black Women Issue805 Literary + Art Magazine

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2019 

Day, Sibley, Miller, Corey, Dream Noir Magazine

Peterson, Hayley, Blue Mesa Review, Issue 38

East City Art Editorial Team, "Summer 2019 Exhibitions at Art Enables"East City Art Media LLC

LaFollette, Kristin, Mud Season Review, October Issue 46

Eastland, Erica, Sonder Midwest, Issue 4

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2018 

Jacobs, J. L., "Compound Fracture from Cyber Wave Rider by Joseph Iraggi", Abstract Magazine TV, Oct.

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2013 

Goucher College, The Preface: A Magazine of Arts and Literature

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2012  

Goucher College, The Preface: A Magazine of Arts and Literature

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PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS

2021  

Quintana, Lise. "Interview With Britnie Walston." Nonbinary Review, Issue 29, Online. 

Grahm, Anne. "Artist Interview with Britnie Walston." Art Reveal Magazine, Issue 60, Jul. 2021, P. 100-105, ISBN: 9781006667466.

Ryder, Josh, and Melissa C. Hilborn. "LandEscape Meets Britnie Walston." LandEscape Contemporary Art Review, 15th Special Edition, Vol. 62, P. 50-71, 2021.

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