Artist Detail

Tanna Bennett

About the artist: Tanna Bennett

tanna.bennett@sbcglobal.net

Education

· B.A. Journalism, Minor in Graphic Communications, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1990

· L’Ecole de Albert Defois, Les Cerqueux sous Passavant, France - 10-month intensive study in painting with Ted Seth Jacobs, 2003

Exhibitions

2009

May Brooksmith Heights Arts Coalition Art Show, Houston, Texas

April Texas State Capitol, “Houston Restore and Rescue Coalition: Look Beneath the Surface” Traveling Art Exhibition.

2008

December “Art Box Show”, Bering and James Gallery, Houston, Texas

November “16th Annual Artcrawl”, MotherDog Studios, Houston, Texas

October “Women on Women” show, Elder Street Gallery, Houston, TX

August Private Show, RavensCourt Gallery, “Art of Marcus Mann and Tanna Bennett”, Houston, TX

July Elder Street Gallery, “Independence Day”, representing 40 Houston Artist, Houston, TX

May Private Show, RavensCourt Gallery, “Art of Marcus Mann and Tanna Bennett”, Houston, TX

2007

November “15th Annual Artcrawl Houston”

October “38th Annual Members Exhibit: Watercolor Art Society - Houston” - Won Materials Award

October “2007 Grand National Watercolor Competition: Mississippi Watercolor Society” Mississippi Art Museum, Jackson, Mississippi.

August “White Linen Night”, Houston Heights, Coldwell Banker

March “International Watercolor Competition”, Houston Watercolor Society, Williams Tower, Houston, Texas

Won 1st Place in competition

2004

August “Group Show”, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2003

December “Small Works III”, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

January “Celebrations” (Group Show), Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2002

November “Small Works II: Little Gems”, Group Show, Artstudio, Santa Fe, NM

September “Group Show”, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

August “Tanna Bennett and Ruth Wright Paulsen: New Paintings”, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

July “Realism: A Close Observation”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

June “Still Life”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

March “National Parks and Monuments”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

February “Sensual”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

January “Winter Blooms”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2001

November “Small Works I”, Group Show, Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

August “Nature Observed”, Invitational, Artstudio: A Gallery: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

June “Gallery Premiere”, Gallery Artists, Artstudio: A Gallery: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1997

November “Tanna Bennett and Carol Hall” Two Person Show, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR

August “Group Show”, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR

July “Northwest Landscapes”, Juried Show, Gresham City Hall, Gresham, OR

July “Art in the Pearl Invitational”, West Linn Library, West Linn, OR

June “Artspace Invitational”, Artspace Gallery, Bay City, OR

February “February’s Garden”, Invitational, OMNI Gallery, Portland, OR

1996

November “Small Works Northwest”, Group Show, Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR

Fine Art Training (partial list)

· L’Ecole de Albert Defois - 2003

· Academy of Realist Art, Seattle, WA (now Seattle Academy of Art):

· Daniel Greene Workshop - 1996

· Workshops with: Tony Ryder (1998, 1999, 2000), Martha Mayer Erlebacher (1998), and Sigmund Abeles (1995)

Non-Profit

April, 2008: Art Show by Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition: “Look Beneath The Surface: Ending Modern Day Slavery”,

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church

March, 2008: MD Anderson, “Heroes and Handbags” Auction

October, 2007: Lawndale Art Center - Retablos Auction

Publications

2008 “26 Best Watermedia Paintings of 2007”, Watercolor Artist Magazine, February 2008.

Representation

2008 Tanna Bennett Art Studio, by appointment, 713-880-1727

2007 Mother Dog Studios, by appointment. 713-229-9760

2000-2004 Artstudio: A Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1996-1999 Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Oregon