Artist Statement

To preserve and share the awe of Nature’s beauty thru colored pencil for all to appreciate and see!

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Education

• Related coursework: Self Taught with references to written and online tutorials.

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Recognition & Awards

• ArtTour International Magazine's Artya Emerald Award, New York, NY 2022

• Award of Merit, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, 2022

• ArtTour International Magazine's Collector's Choice Award, New York, NY 2022

• ATIM's Top 60 Masters Award Recipient, New York, NY 2022

• Finalist, Circle Foundation for the Arts-Artist of the Month Award(Jan), 2022

• 1st Place, CPSA DC210 Explorations in Colored Pencil IX, Livermore, CA, 2021

• Finalist, Artistic Excellence Art Competition, Artist Network, Online, 2019

• Artistic Merit, "Animals, Birds & Wildlife Art Competition," Richeson 75, Online 2019

• 4th Place, 5th Place & Award of Merit, Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Napa, CA, 2019

• Award of Merit, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, 2019

• 3rd Place, The Miniature Picture Competition (sponsored by Ann Kullberg), UK Colored Pencil Society, 2019

• Finalist, Circle Foundation for the Arts-Artist of the Year Award, 2019

• Special Merit, Manhattan Arts International-Healing Power of Art Exhibition, Online, 2019

• Special Recognition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery-All Women Art Exhibition, Online, 2019

• 2nd Place, Flora & Trees Competition (sponsored by SAA), UK Colored Pencil Society, 2018

• 2nd Place & "Special Merit Awards", Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Napa, CA, 2018

• Award of Merit(x2), Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery-Halfway through Another Year Exhibition, Online, 2018

• 4th & 5th Place Awards, Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, Napa, CA, 2017

• Special Merit, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery-Botanicals Art Exhibition, Online, 2017

• Special Recognition(x2), Fusion Art-Black and White Art Exhibition, Online, 2017

• Special Recognition(x2), Fusion Art-The Natural World Art Exhibition, Online, 2017

• Award of Merit, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, 2017

• Special Merit, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery-Seasons Art Exhibition, Online, 2016

• Special Recognition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery-Nature Art Exhibition, Online, 2016

• Award of Merit, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, 2016

• Publisher’s Award, California Fine Arts Exhibition, Sacramento, CA, 2016

• Special Recognition, Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery- Animals Art Exhibition, Online, 2016

• Special Recognition(x2), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery-Botanicals Art Exhibition, Online, 2016

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Exhibitions & Showings

• Art Tour International, "ATIM's Top 60 Masters", Broadway Plaza Times Square Billboard, New York, NY 2022

• Colored Pencil Society of America 30th International Exhibition (Juried) #2, Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens, Ormond Bch, FL, 2022

• California Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), California State Fair CALEXPO, Sacramento, CA, 2022

• Art Tour International, "ATIM's Top 60 Masters" Metaverse Online Exhibition, www.arttourinternational.com 2022

• Colored Pencil Society of America 30th International Exhibition (Juried) #1, Dunedin Fine Art Ctr, Dunedin, FL, 2022

• Art Tour International, "Tonantzin, A Call to Mother Earth" Online Exhibition, www.arttourinternational.com 2022

• American Artists Professional League Spring Members (Juried) Online Show, www.aaplinc.org 2022

• Magnum Opus 2022 (Juried) Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA, 2022

• DOUBLE TAKE: Art and Literature Exhibition, Bankhead Theater, Livermore, CA, 2022

• CPSA DC210 Explorations in Colored Pencil IX (Juried), Bankhead Theater, Livermore, CA, 2021

• CPSA DC210 Chapter Show, San Ramon City Hall Art Gallery, CA 2021

• CPSA DC210 Explorations in Colored Pencil VIII (Juried), San Ramon City Hall Art Gallery, CA, 2019

• Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), Napa County Fairgrounds, Napa, CA, 2019

• California Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), California State Fair CALEXPO, Sacramento, CA, 2019

• 20th Anniversary Annual COLOR Magazine Member Show (Juried/Online), AnnKullberg.com, 2019

• Nature in Art International Exhibition, The Wildlife Art Society International, Twigworth, United Kingdom, 2019 

• Drawn Together International Exhibition (Juried/Online), Coloured Pencil Society of Australasia, www.cpcau.org, 2019

• Fine Point Colored Pencil Competition (Juried), Northville Art House, Northville, MI 2019 

• International Guild of Realism Winter Salon Exhibition (Juried/Online), Realismguild.com/Americanartcollector.com/qcfinearts,com, 2019

• Healing Power of Art (Juried/Online), Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY, 2019

• SNAP Exhibition (Juried), ARC Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA 2019

• Art on Paper Exhibition (Juried), Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2019

• All Women Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2019

• UK Coloured Pencil Society "Inside the Lines 2" (Online), UKCPS.co.uk, 2018

• Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), Napa County Fairgrounds, Napa, CA, 2018

• CPSA DC210 Explorations in Colored Pencil VII (Juried), San Ramon City Hall Art Gallery, CA, 2018 

• Halfway through Another Year (Juried/Online), Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery, 2018

• 19th Annual COLOR Magazine Member Show (Juried/Online), AnnKullberg.com, 2018

• Colored Pencil Society of America Art Spectations (Juried/Online), OnlineJuriedShows.com, 2017

• Black and White Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Fusion Art Online Art Gallery, 2017

• Botanicals Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2017

• Napa Town & County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), Napa County Fairgrounds, Napa, CA, 2017

• California Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), California State Fair CALEXPO, Sacramento, CA, 2017

• Grow Exhibition (Juried/Online), Arthouse.NYC, 2017

• The Natural World Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Fusion Art Online Art Gallery, 2017

• 18th Annual COLOR Magazine Member Show (Juried/Online) AnnKullberg.com, 2017

• Seasons Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2016

• Nature Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2016

• California Fine Arts Exhibition (Juried), California State Fair CALEXPO, Sacramento, CA, 2016

• Animals Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2016

• Botanicals Art Exhibition (Juried/Online), Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, 2016

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Publications & Reviews

• "ATIM's Top 60 Masters 2022", Art Tour International, pg 133 2022

• "The Pencil Box - Featured Artists - June 2022", Ann's Colored Pencil News & Stuff Blog, AnnKullberg.com, 2022

• Ann Kullberg’s “COLOR” magazine Pencil Box, (Juried), Back Cover, 2022

• "Tonantzin, A Call to Mother Earth", Art Tour International, Spring Issue, pg 23 2022

• Double Take Art & Literature Side by Side published by Livermore Arts for the Bankhead Theater pgs 10-15, 2022

• CP Hidden Treasures VI, Ann Kullberg, (Juried), 2020

• "Mysterie,” a full-tutorial for COLOR” magazine published by Ann Kullberg, 2020

• Southwest Art (Dec), Artistic Excellence Art Competition, 2019

• "Dillion,” a mini-tutorial for DRAW Wildlife published by Ann Kullberg pgs 124-127, 2019

• Western Art Collector [August], Collector’s Focus-Winged Creatures, Art of the Bird, pgs 79-81, 2019

• 20 Year Anniversary Celebration, Ann Kullberg’s COLOR Magazine Member Show, pg 65, 2019

• Salaan Magazine 1st Edition, pgs 53-D, 260, 2019

• Spolight Contemporary Art Magazine Issue 12, Circle Foundation for the Arts, pg 19, 2019

• Studio Visit Vol 44, pg 37, 2019

• Southwest Art (June), Wildlife & Animals, pg 85, 2019

• American Art Collector Magazine (May), Collector's Focus-Wildlife Art, pgs 80-81, 85, 2019

• "Mixed Media Possibilities," Ann's Colored Pencil News & Stuff Blog, AnnKullberg.com 2019

• American Art Collector Magazine, Art Show Preview (April)-IGOR Winter Salon Online Exhibition, pgs 148, 157, 2019

• CP Treasures VI, Ann Kullberg, (Juried), 2019

• Artsy Shark, 2019 Winter Artist Showcase, Artsyshark.com, 2019

• American Art Collector Magazine, Collector's Focus-Small Works & Minatures, pgs 90-91, 94-95, 2018

• International Artist Magazine, (Juried), Wildlife Challenge Finalist, pg 21, 2018

• Ann Kullberg’s “COLOR” magazine Pencil Box, (Juried), Back Cover, 2018

• CP Hidden Treasures IV, Ann Kullberg, (Juried), Front Cover, pg. 13, 2017

• “A Tremendous Colored Pencil Feat,” Ann’s Colored Pencil News & Stuff Blog, AnnKullberg.com, 2017

• Inside Publications, (Juried), Front Cover, 2016

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Affiliations

• Colored Pencil Society of America

• Colored Pencil Society of America, DC210 San Francisco District Chapter – Membership Director

• Art Association Napa Valley

• International Guild of Realism – Juried Member

• The Wildlife Art Society International

• Artists for a Green Planet

• American Women Artists 

• Allied Artists of America 

• The Portrait Society of America

• UK Colored Pencil Society

• Birdwhisperer Project

• ABUN - Artist and Biologists Unite for Nature

• American Artists Professional League AAPL - (Juried) Elected Artist Member