Past Shows

Past shows by Willowbrook Painters

2020

  • Judith Devito, Claire Femiano, Allison Korn,  Betty H. Myers, Irene Whitaker and Shelley von Hagen Jamar are donating works for  this year’s The Art of Stewardship (TAOS).
    Due to Corona Virus (COVID-19 Pandemic and the state of Maryland’s cautionary measures to reduce large crowd gatherings, the Conservancy is postponing the Art of Stewardship Show and Opening Reception. Options are being explored.
    The TAOS show is a forum for artists to promote stewardship of nature; all pieces are donated by the artists and are for sale at $100 each. All proceeds support the education programs at the Howard County Conservancy. Their programs educate the public and engage youth and adults in a wide array of activities that are so important in helping our community become better stewards of our environment. The TAOS show will run from March 30th– May 28that the Howard County Conservancy.
  • Karen Carpenter, Allison Korn and Betty H. Myers  were invited to submit work to VISIONARY WOMEN: The Journey: Paving the Way, Art About Women By Women an invitational show celebrating the talents of women from Howard County and Maryland during National Women’s History Month. Barbara Lawson was invited to jury the show.  Reception ocurred on Sunday March 8, 2-4pm. Show dates: March 8-March 29, 2020. Columbia Art Center 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075. As of 3/13/2003, the center is open for viewing, but not for special events, due to Corona Virus (COVID-19 Pandemic and the state of Maryland’s cautionary measures to reduce large crowd gatherings.
  • Aileen Broider, Judith Devito, Claire Femiano  Allison Korn,  Betty H. Myers, and Shelley von Hagen Jamar submitted works for the Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) Exhibit for Associate Members, originally scheduled at the Slayton House, Columbia, MD  for March, 2020. This is being rescheduled to a future date in 2021  due to Corona Virus (COVID-19 Pandemic and the state of Maryland’s cautionary measures to reduce large crowd gatherings.
  • Allison Korn,  Betty H. Myers  HoCo Open 2020 Show open from January 10 – February 21, 2020, Reception: January 17, 6-8pm (Snow date: January 24) Howard County Center for the Arts  8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 P 410-313-ARTS (2787)
  • Allison Korn,  Betty H. Myers and Shirley Whyte  Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature show, November 7, 2019–January 5, 2020, presented by The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (mpsgs.org). Strathmore Mansion 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20852

2019

  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers and Shelley von Hagen Jamar  Columbia Association Student/Faculty Show 2019  Exhibition: September 12-28, Reception: Saturday, September 14, 2-4pm, held as part of the Howard County Arts Council’s annual Road to the Arts. Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075 The show features a wide selection of art created by Columbia Art Center’s students and instructors, including fused glass, prints, photographs, paintings, ceramics, jewelry and more. 
  • Deanna Williford  James River Art League’s members at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave, Henrico, from September 23 to November 11, 2019.
  • Deanna Williford  solo exhibit of her Zentangle Inspired Art at the North Courthouse Library, Midlothian, VA beginning September 1, 2019 and continuing until October 30, 2019.
  • Deanna Williford  58th Annual Labor Day Show,  August 28 – September 28, 2019 at the RAL Art Center, Kilmarnock, VA. The reception and awards will be Friday, August 30, 2019 from 5-7 pm.
  • Deanna Williford‘s painting, “Hidden Harbor,” won first place at Side Street Gallery’s “Let’s Get Naughti” Reception on August 17, 2019. The show runs through September 30, 2019.
  • Deanna Williford’s painting, “Hons Day Out,” was juried into the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition located in the BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, June-July, 2018.
  • Irene Whitaker  featured in 2 shows for the Creative Aging month in association with the Delaplaine Center, 40 S. Carrol Street in Frederick, MD.  The exhibit celebrates the works of artists 70 years and older in various media. “The Over 70 Show”  runs from August 3 to Sept 1, 2019 and the M&T Senior Scholarship Showcase from August through October, 2019
  • Karen Carpenter, Martha Lohaus and Irene Whitaker  Slayton House, Bernice Kish Gallery at June 11–August 10.  10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044
  • Deanna Williford participated in the Tuckahoe Artists Association’s Exhibit from May 1-28, 2019 at the Virginia Eye Institute, Richmond, VA.
  • At the James River Art League’s Annual Judged Exhibit, Deanna Williford’s painting placed third in the Watercolor Division.  The show was judged by Adele Castillo and held at the First Unitarian Universalist, Richmond, VA from May 29-July 28, 2019.
  • Claire Femiano, Allison Korn, Martha Lohaus, Betty H. Myers, Kathy Tillman, Shelley von Hagen Jamar and Irene Whitaker donated original paintings to the 2019 Howard Conservancy art exhibit fund raiser. Each artist created 10”x10” or 8″x10″nature-inspired artwork for the 2019 Art of Stewardship event, Nature through the Eyes of the Artists–Preservation of the Land and it’s Legacy. All proceeds benefit the Howard County Conservancy. Allison received “Honorable Mention for her entry “Tree in the Night.” Irene won third place for “Overflow.” April 1–May 23, 2019 Gudelsky Gallery Howard County Conservancy • 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD 21163
  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers and Shirley Whyte were invited to submit work to the Blossoms of Hope 2019 One More Than Nine: 10th Anniversary Show at the Columbia Arts Center 10th Annual Themed Exhibition.  April 12-May 5, 2019. Columbia Art Center 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075
  • Allison Korn and Betty H. Myers s were invited to submit work to the VISIONARY WOMEN: The Journey, Art About Women By Women an invitational show March 8-March 31, 2019. Columbia Art Center 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075
  • Karen Carpenter‘s work is featured at the American Association of University Women, AASUW Annual Art Show, Feb
    Rehoboth Art League: Small Works, Big Art, 2/15-3/12, Tubbs Gallery, Rehoboth. She will also show works at Women’s Fest at Camp Rehoboth, 4/6-28.
  • Kathryn Tillman participates in a fiber arts show.  The opening reception and artist’s talk is on Saturday, February 9th from 2-4 pm. The “Fiber Focus” art show runs from February 9 through March 2, 2019, Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075.
  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers and Shirley Whyte participated in the 2019 HoCo Open, a non-juried annual exhibit celebrating artists who live, work, or study in Howard County. Reception on January 18 from 6-8pm. Exhibit runs from January 11 through February 22, 2019. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm. Closed January 21 and February 18. The Howard County Arts Council, Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers and Shirley Whyte participated in the 85th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature for the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. Reception Sunday, November 18 2pm–4pm at The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Show dates are November 18, 2018–January 6, 2019.

2018

  • Deanna Williford showed 3 of her paintings in the Laurel Art Guild exhibit in Wilde Lake’s Slayton House 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044 .  The show runs from October 18 – December 15, 2018 with the reception on October 20 from 3-5 pm.
  • Kathryn Tillman participated in the Color Columbia 2018 Plein Air Paint Out Event sponsored by the Columbia Art Center. Reception 9/15. Works are on display from September 15 – 30. Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075.
  • Karen Carpenter’s work is featured at Rehoboth Art League Member Exhibitions, , Willowbrook Nov.16-17, 2018 and Baked Gallery show in Berlin MD, December 2018.
  • Deanna Williford has a solo exhibit of 27 watercolors at the Swift Creek Mill Theatre in Colonial Heights, VA from Sept. 12 – Oct. 29, 2018.  The reception is on Sept. 12th at 7:00 pm with an invite to stay and see the comedy, “Count Dracula,” as her guest, afterwards. Please RSVP to [email protected].
  • Irene Whitaker participated in “The Over 70 Show” In August 2018 at the Delaplaine Center in Frederick.  The exhibit celebrated the works of artists 70 years and older in various media.
  • Deanna Williford shows her work in Richmond, VA. at the Chester Branch Library. The solo exhibit titled “Colors of Life”  features 30 watercolor paintings. Chester Branch Library •11800 Centre St., Chester, VA 23831 (M–Th: 10am – 9pm, F–Sat: 10am – 5pm June 1st to July 30th with a reception and artist’s talk on June 23, 3:30-5pm.
  • Irene Whitaker’s “Power of the Wind” was selected to be part of Clean Water Action’s traveling exhibit, “Wonders of the Wind,” which was held in Ocean City (May 5 – 12, 2018) and Baltimore (May 15 – 20, 2018).  It was the featured painting on the program of the Baltimore reception.
  • Allison Korn and Betty H. Myers were invited to submit work to the  Annual Student/Faculty Exhibition 2018–Columbia Art Center. May 17-June 2.  Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075
  • Betty H. Myers was invited to submit work to the Blossoms of Hope 2018 “Dancing for Claudia: Movement through Words and Art,” 9th Annual Theme Exhibition hosted by the Columbia Art Center. May 17-June 2.  Columbia Art Center, 6100 Foreland Garth Columbia, MD 21045 •  410-730-0075
  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers, Carol Dunlavey, Claire Femiano, Irene Whitaker and Kathy Tillman donated paintings to the Howard County Conservancy art exhibit fundraiser.  Each artist created 10”x10” nature-inspired artwork for the 2018 Art of Stewardship event, “Nature through the Eyes of the Artists.” All proceeds benefited the Howard County Conservancy. Allison received “Honorable Mention for her entry “Art or Detritus.” Gudelsky Gallery at the Howard County Conservancy • 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD 21163
  • Carol Jo Roeder was featured in The Meeting House Gallery’s 4th Annual Congregational Art Exhibit • February 3 – April 7, 2018. The Meeting House • 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045
  • Betty H. Myers participated in the annual exhibit,  2018 HoCo Open • January 12 – February 23, 2018. The Howard County Arts Council, Howard County Center for the Arts, 8510 High Ridge Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043
  • Allison Korn, Betty H. Myers & Shirley Whyte were juried into the 84th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature show, November 19, 2017–January 6, 2018, presented by The Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (mpsgs.org). Strathmore Mansion 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20852
  • Irene Whitaker and Karen Carpenter participated in a show celebrating Columbia’s 50th birthday:  50 Artists for 50 Years 50/50 at Slayton House, Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD 21044 • September 7 through October 14, 2017
  • Deanna Williford’s painting, “Hons Day Out,” was juried into the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition located in the BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, June-July, 2018.
  • Karen Carpenter’s work is featured at 2017: Baked Gallery show in Berlin MD, Milton Garden Tour show in Milton DE in Sept., Rehoboth Art League Member Exhibitions

May 1-June 11, 2017

Karen exhibited in the Rehobeth Art League show: Getting in the Mood with Light and Shadows–A Juried Members’ Showcase

June 2017

Karen was the featured artist for the month at Baked Dessert Cafe in Berlin, Maryland.

September 2017

Karen, along with Irene Whitaker, recently participated in a show celebrating Columbia’s 50th birthday:  50 Artists for 50 years 50/50 at Slayton House

 

May 1-June 11, 2017

Artist Karen Carpenter in the Rehobeth Art League show: Getting in the Mood with Light and Shadows–A Juried Members’ Showcase

Willowbrook artists, Karen Carpenter and Irene Whitaker, exhibited in a two woman show entitled “Perceptions.”

 

June 6-August 15, 2013

Willowbrook artist, Betty Myers,  was selected by the Maryland Art League to show pieces  at the Bernice Kish Gallery, Slayton House, 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, Maryland 2104

May 31-June 1, 2013 Willowbrook Studio Artists
Willowbrook Art Show, Oliver’s Carriage House, Kittamaqundi

Art of Stewardship Exhibit at the Howard County Conservancy
March 14-  April 18, 2013

Willowbrook artists Elaine Buderer, Karen Carpenter, Florence Miller, and Irene Whitaker were selected to show pieces in the 2013 juried exhibit

Willowbrook painter Judith Roark and husband Roger

Displayed photography and water color paintings at Glenwood Community Center during March in Glenwood Maryland

November 5 -January 31, 2013 – Marjorie Goethe

KIFA’s Annual Chesapeake College Show at the atrium in the Todd Performance Art Center