www.marindobson.com
303-638-4323 marindobson@aol.com

Marin Dobson is an artist who has won awards and national recognition for her distinctive oil paintings of the natural landscape. Her paintings transcend the physical scenes depicted on canvas and evoke emotion through the bold use of color, texture, and composition. Her oil paintings have been juried into prestigious national shows in New York NY, San Francisco and Carmel CA, Scottsdale AZ, Santa Fe and Taos, NM. Some of these shows include the Oil Painters of America National and Regional Shows, the American Women Artists National Show, the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe National Show, the Allied Artists of America National Show and the Audubon Artists National Shows. Her work describes lyrical forms and patterns of light in a painterly style that reflect the influences of her Russian impressionist training and her study of classical painting technique. She paints primarily alla prima and en plein air. The experience of painting from life infuses her work with a luminous color quality.

Marin's trademark oil paintings display brilliant colors and poetic forms often of aspen trees in autumn superimposed upon intense cobalt blue skies. “I am passionate about the process of painting, manipulating colors, values, temperatures and edges to create impressions and the atmospheric effects that I love. I use a variety of brushes, a collection of palette knives, and even my fingers to achieve expressive surface textures and explore favorite themes. Whether the intention of my paintings is to depict drama and movement or a sense of serenity and peace, I strive for truth in strong compositions that extend an invitation to the viewer."

Marin Dobson is represented by Abend Gallery, Denver CO, Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, Denver CO, Rijks Family Gallery, Crested Butte CO., Elkhorn Gallery in Winter Park, Colorado and Sheldon Fine Art Galleries of Naples, FL and Newport, RI. Her ouevre includes landscapes, seascapes, figures, equine, still life (including cocktail paintings) and scenes of Italy. She is especially adept at large format paintings. Marin was featured in Southwest Art Magazine's January 2003 issue in their "Artists to Watch" article and in the October 2003 issue in the article entitled," Water Portfolio".

Corporate Collections

 Bloom, Muir and Acomazzo, PC, Denver, CO                          Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Crested Butte CO                    Edison Electric Institute, Washington, D.C                            FirstBank Holding Company, Aurora CO                                      The Milestone Group, Inc, Denver, CO                                    Guarantee Bank and Trust, Englewood CO

 Jeppesen Aviation Corporation, Englewood CO
 Pro Group, Inc, Englewood CO
 The Ritz Carlton Company, LLC, Beaver Creek, CO
 Townsend and Townsend and Crew, LLC, Denver, CO

Awards and Publications

Jurors Choice Award for Master Painters(Juried by Southwest Art Magazine), Paint Scuplt, Shoot Evergreen, Evergreen Arts Center, Evergreen CO, October 2007                                         "Community Arts" Upslope Weekly Magazine, November 7, 2007 "Summit Up", Summit Daily News, May ! 2007     3rd Place, "Paint,Sculpt, Shoot Evergreen" Evergreen Arts Center, October 2006
Southwest Art Magazine, “On the Waterfront”, October 2003, p. 116
Southwest Art Magazine, "Artists to Watch", Jan 2003
5280 Magazine, Feature painting for "On the Town", Aug/Sept.2001, and Dec/Jan 2002
The Artists Magazine, Tom Zeit, "Artist's on the Rise," January 2000, p.30-31
The Artists Magazinem 1st Place, Landscape, 1999 Art Competition (Beginner Division)
1st place, Evergreen Artists' Association Fall Member's Show 1997
Honorable Mention, Evergreen Artists' Association Show 1998

Upcoming Shows

Abend Gallery, Landscape Invitational, Denver, CO, August 2008

Recent Exhibitions

Greenhouse Gallery and the Museum of Contemporary Masters, Salon International 2008, San Antonio TX, April 2008                               Abend Gallery, "Passion", Denver, CO,February, 2008 

Rijks Gallery, Featured Artist, Crested Butte, CO, February 2007
Abend Gallery, “Passion”, Denver, CO, February 2007
Denver Performing Arts Center, “Saturday Night Alive”, Denver, CO, March 2007
Evergreen Arts Center, “A Show of Excellence”, Invitational, Evergreen CO, March 2007
Saks Gallery, Bow Wow Art Invitational, Denver, CO, April 2007
Abend Gallery, “Form and Beauty”, Small group Invitational, Denver, CO, May 2007
Alzheimer’s Association, “Memories in the Making” “Pairings” Invitational, Denver, CO, May 2007
Sunset Art Gallery, Society of Master Impressionists, International Juried Show, Amarrillo TX, June 2007
Evergreen Arts Center, “A Show Of Excellence”, National Juried Show, Evergreen CO, June 2007
Abend Gallery, “Landscape” Denver, CO, August 2007
Evergreen Arts Center, Master Painter Invitational for “Paint Sculpt Shoot Evergreen”, Plein Air Event, Evergreen CO, September 2007 Abend Gallery, Holiday Invitational, Denver, CO, December 2007

Gallery 1261, Denver, CO, November 2006
Evergreen Arts Council, "Art for the Mountain Community" Evergreen, CO, November, 2006
Abend Gallery, “Colorado Association of Families and Childrens' Agencies” Denver, CO, November 2006
Abend Gallery, Holiday Invitational, Denver, CO, December 2006
Artists on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, Holiday Show, November/December, 2006
Evergreen Arts Center, "Holiday Invitational", November 17- December 23, 2006
Evergreen Arts Center, "Paint, Sculpt, Shoot, Evergreen", Invitational, Evergreen CO, October, 2006
Abend Gallery, "Art for Life", Denver, CO, September 2006
Abend Gallery, “The Colorado Landscape” Denver, CO, August 2006
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Juried Members Show, Languna Beach CA, May 2006
Alzheimer’s Association Invitational, “Memories in the Making”,Denver, CO, May, 2006
Evergreen Fine Arts Center, "100 for 100" Evergreen CO, April, 2006
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, “Passion”, Denver, CO, February, 2006
Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver CO March 2006

Denver, CO, "Art for the Arts", January 2005
Abend Gallery, Denver CO, "Romance", February, 2005
Rijks Family Gallery, Crested Butte CO, Featured Artist, February 2005
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting System, Denver, CO, "Anniversary Collection", March 2005
CAFCA, Colorado Association for Children and Families, June 2005
Abend Gallery, Denver CO, "Terrain", July, 2005
Abend Gallery, Denver CO, "Painterly", August, 2005
Project Angel Heart Invitational, "Art For Life", Denver, CO, September 2005
Evergreen Fine Arts Center Plein Aire Event, "Painting Evergreen" Evergreen CO October 2005
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, Holiday Invitational Show, Denver, CO, December, 2005
Artists on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, Holiday Show, Denver,CO,November/December, 2005 Denver Center for the Performing Arts Complex,

Abend Gallery, Denver CO, "Passion", February, 2004
Artists on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, "H’Art", February, 2004
Denver Center for the Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO, "Art for the Arts", January 2004
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting System, Denver, CO, "Anniversary Collection", March 2004
Art Students League of Denver Gallery, Juried Show, "Art and Soul", Denver, CO, November 2004
Abend Gallery, Denver, CO, Invitational Holiday Show, December, 2004
Artists on Santa Fe, Denver, CO, Invitational Holiday Show, November/December, 2004

Select Additional Shows

Silver Maple Gallery, Miniature Show, Waco, TX, August 2003
Oil Painters of America, National Competition, Nichols Taos Gallery, Taos, NM, May 2003
Zwolff Gallery, "Art for Designers", Denver, CO, March 2003
Z Wolff Gallery, "Holiday Miniature Invitational Show", Denver, CO, December 2002
Art Students League of Denver Gallery, Annual Juried Show, "Art and Soul", Denver, CO, November 2002
The Arts Center of Estes Park, "Lines into Shapes", September/October 2002
Abend Gallery, "TRIO - Dobson. Gardner. Oliver." Denver, CO, August 2002
Allied Artists of America, New York ,NY,2002
Audubon Artists National Show, New York,NY, 2002

Allied Artists of America, Annual Exhibition, New York, NY, November 2001
Audubon Artists, Annual Exhibition, New York, NY , September 2001
Merrill Johnson Gallery, Summer Invitational, Denver, CO, July 2001
Michael Saks Gallery, "The Anniversary Collection", Denver, CO, March 2001

Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 104th Annual Exhibition, New York NY October 2000
"Raising the Curtain", Third Canyon Gallery, Denver, CO, July 2000
American Women Artists Third Annual National Competition, Santa Fe, NM , June 2000
Oil Painters of America, Ninth Annual National Juried Exhibition, , Carmel CA April 2000
Very Special Artists, Annual Show and Benefit, May 2000, Denver, CO
New Orleans Art Association 20th National Exhibition,New Orleans LA, January 2000
"Celebration of Western Art" Grand National Western Stock Show, San Francisco, CA, October 1999, October 2000

The Artist's Magazine, 1999 Art Competition, 1st Place Award for Landscape, Beginner/student division
Oil Painters of America, West and Southwest Regional Show, September 1999
Oil Painters of America, Ninth Annual National Exhibit, May 1999
Art League of Harrisburg, Juried Exhibition Harrisburg PA, May 1999
Colorado Artist's Guild Exhibition at the Colorado History Museum, April 1999
Laredo Center for the Arts 6th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Dec. 1998
Hilton Head Art League, National Show, March-June, 1998
Wyoming Western & Wildlife National Show, June, 1998

Gallery Representation

Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, Denver, CO
Elkhorn Gallery, Winter Park, CO
Rijks Family Gallery, Crested Butte, CO Sheldon Fine Art, Naples, FL, and Newport, RI

Art Education

Professional Studies Painting Class, Quong Ho, 1999-2000 (juried entry) Art Students League of Denver
Sahli School of Art, Russian Impressionist School, 1995-1999, Studio and Plein Aire, Apprentice Format
Art Students League of Denver; 1991-1994 and 1999-2003, various instructors including, Kim English, Quong Ho, Kim Mackey, Mel Carter and Teresa Vito
College courses and High School major in fine art

Organizations

Allied Artists of America
American Women Artists
Art Students' League of Denver
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Evergreen Artists Association
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society
Oil Painters of America (eligible for signature membership)

Charitable Organizations

Marin Dobson enjoys contributing her work to support the following organizations among others:
ArtMA
Art Students League of Denver
Art for the Mountain Community
Colorado Association of Families and Childrens Agencies (CAFCA)
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Evergreen Artists Association Evergreen Center for the Arts Mountain Area Land Trust
National Sports Center for the Disabled
Project Angel Heart
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting System
Very Special Artists Colorado