Carol's Awards & Shows Resume

Current show and awards History:

Artist : Carol  McLaughlin Kortnik

Media: Watercolor, Pastel, color pencil, Bronze sculpture

Residence: Joseph, Oregon

Education: Drawing & Art Appreciation courses- Walla Walla College 1978

website: www.carolmclaughlin.com

 

1980          Honorable mention-Pendleton Arts Festival -Pendleton. OR.

1980          Third Place Miniature- Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, Joseph, OR.

1981          Outstanding Artist Award -Wallowa County Fair Exhibit, Enterprise OR.

1986          Merit Award- Western Art in Eastern Oregon, Enterprise, OR.

1987          Third Place Award- Western Art In Eastern Oregon

1987          Featured Artist at Crossroads Art Center, Baker City, OR.

1987          Featured Artist at Skylight Gallery, Enterprise, OR.

1987          Exhibiting Artist at Old Hotel Gallery, Othello, Wash.

1987          Exhibiting Artist at Westover Gallery, Portland, OR.

1988           "Artist Couple Opens Gallery" Wallowa County Chieftain Newspaper

1991          Second Place Miniature- Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, Joseph, OR.

1991          Juried Artist - Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show, Tacoma, Wash.

1992          First Place Miniature    - Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts, Joseph, OR.         

1993          Exhibiting Artist- N.W. Wildlife Art Show, Nightingale Gallery, La Grande, OR.-

"High Country Quail"

1993          Exhibiting Artist- Visions in Art Gallery- McCall. Idaho

1993          Exhibiting Artist- "Simple Expressions of Powerful Visions", Skylight Gallery, Enterprise, OR.

1993          Exhibiting Artist- "Simple Expressions of Powerful Visions", OR, Trail Interpretive Center, Baker City, OR.

1994          Hells Canyon Rock Art Show- Wallowa Mt. Visitor's Center, Enterprise, OR.

1994          Wild Arts Festival Juried Artist- Audubon Society, Portland, OR.

1994          First Place Watercolor - Wallowa Valley Arts Show, Enterprise, OR.

1995          First Place Watercolor - Wallowa Valley Arts Show, Enterprise, OR.- "Canyon Wren & Petroglyphs

1995          Juried Artist- Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show, Tacoma Wash.

1995          Newspaper Article " Best of Art Fair" Salem Art Fair, Salem , OR.

1995          Featured Artist- Gallery West -Art Gallery, Moscow, ID.

1996-97    Juried artist- Pacific Rim Wildlife Art Show, Tacoma Wash.

1996          Juried Artist- Leigh Yawkey Birds in Art Show- Wausau, WI.

1997          U.S. Art Magazine article- August issue-"Artists Worthy of Collectors Attention

1997          Magazine Feature Kortniks" Wallowa County Chieftain Newspaper- Congratulation.

1997           U.S. Art Magazine article- November issue- "Rock of Ages" Petroglyphs combined with wildlife images.

1997        Featured Artist Exhibit- Rising Moon Gallery, Kennewick Gallery

1998        Inform Art Magazine- "Rock Art Rocks On"-Husband / wife team on Rockart combined with wildlife  images.

1998        Featured Artist Exhibit- Maturango Museum Rock Art Show- Ridgecrest, Ca.

1998        First Place Award- Mixed Media Collage-Wallowa Valley Arts Fest. Joseph, OR. 

1999- 2008   CM Russell Western Art Show- Heritage Inn, Great Falls, Mt. rm. 169

2000            Art Show Directors/ chairmen - Wallowa Valley Arts Festival, Joseph, OR.

2000           1st place award- Best of mixed media collage- WVAF, Joseph,OR.

2000           1st place award- Best of Watercolor                 - WVAF, Joseph,OR.

2001-2002   Featured Arts Exhibit  -Favell Museum, Klamath Falls OR.

2003            Best of Watercolor Miniatures  - Wallowa Valley Arts Festival, Joseph, OR.

2004            Second Place Watercolor- 'Working the Rope" Wallowa Valley Arts Festival,    Joseph, OR.

2006            Represented by Valley Bronze Gallery - Astoria, OR. -Director Debbie Roberts

2006           Directors Choice Award- "Autumn Leaves -Quail" Wallowa Valley Arts Festival, Joseph, OR.

2008           First Place Watercolor- "Aspen Grove -Moose" Wallowa Valley Arts Festival, Joseph, OR.

2010          "Aspen Grove Gallery - Owners display Passion" The Observer Newspaper article- Dec. 9

2012           Watercolor Painting Commission -("Stately Morning") . Now retitled "Daybreak"- Red Tail Hawk.

2012           TV Broadcast Episode Artist Carol McLaughlin- Art Beat Oregon, OPB  March

2017-2018  Juried Artist- Women's Art Show- Josephy Art Center, Joseph, OR.

2018           Spokane Valley Arts Auction- Center place Regional Event Center, Wash.

2018           Featured Artist & Aspen Grove Gallery article - N.E. Oregon Magazine

2018           2nd Place award Watercolor- "Birds of a Feather-Chickadees" -Wallowa Valley Arts Festival                              Sept. 2018- Josephy Art Center, Joseph, OR.

2023         Carol opens her new Creative Cottage art gallery annex to Aspen Grove Gallery.