About Me

About Anne Chaddock

 I paint full time primarily in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel and compete in approximately 15 – 20 artist shows per year as well as my gallery commitments and commissions.

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 1978-2012

I owned and operated For Art’s Sake Gallery and Studio in Richmond, Va. for 43 years and taught 100-110 artists a week in mixed media, a gallery with rotating monthly shows, a fine art reproduction center and a custom framing facility.

Plein air instruction with workshops including, 1999 and 2002 (Art in Provence) in Duielifiet, France 2004 (Bally Vaughn)County Claire Ireland, 2006 Montapouchino, Italy, 2007 Kalymnos, Greece, 2009 October in Sonoma, California, and 2010 Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Conceptualized and established Colour Closet – an art center and working studio, offering instruction for 120 students a week from pre-school age to seniors. The center was also a complete art supply retail shop and custom framing facility. Included in the programs offered were seminars on color theory, portraits, summer camps, community projects, public exhibits, instruction in drawing and painting, ceramics, hand built and wheel thrown pottery.

Collaborated in the development and taught in “Project Ready”. A Richmond Public school program, for inner city at risk children ages 8-16. “Share the gift” program, elementary level, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Taught independent drawing and painting at St. Christopher’s Elementary and middle school. Developed drawing programs for Extended Day program.

Graphic arts freelance design and layout​.

2012-Present

My life in Naples began January 2012 and continues at my gallery and studio located at 2180 J & C Blvd Naples, Florida. "Please come visit".

  • Professional Affiliations

    National Arts Club

    Virginia Watercolor Society

    Richmond Watercolor Society

    National Watercolor Society

    American Watercolor Society

    Southern Watercolor Society

    Bon Air Artist Association

    Metropolitan Artist Association

    Baltimore Watercolor Society

    Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club of New York

    Central Virginia Watercolor Guild

    California Watercolor Society

    Bonita Springs Art League, Bonita Springs, Fla.

    Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center, Naples Fla.

    Alabama Watercolor Society

    Southwest Florida Arts Council

  • Recent Awards

    Richmond Watercolor Society – honorable mention 1995, second – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

    Valentine Museum – Riverside – Best in show

    Maymont Flower and Garden- Best in show

    Virginia Watercolor Society - 2002, 2010

    Virginia Beach Boardwalk – 1996, 2000

    Liquitex “Paint a Difference” 1997 National

    Colonial Downs – first and second place, 1997

    John Will Creasy Memorial Award – Roanoke 1998

    Central Virginia Watercolor Society –1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007

    Baltimore Watercolor Society – 2001, 2005, 2009

    Southern watercolor society – Hopkins award 2010

    19th Annual Hermitage Country Club Artist Members Exhibit – First and Third Place

    Baltimore Watercolor Society – “Virginia Watercolor Society Award” for the “Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition 2006”

    National Watercolor Society – Second Place – “Millard Sheets Award” for the “NWS All Member Show 2006”

    Catharine Lorillard Wolf Members Exhibition- 2nd Place Watercolor-Broome St., N Y, 2005

    Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club 110th Annual Exhibition 2006 – 2nd Place Watercolor/Cynthia Goodall Memorial Award

    Catharine Lorillard Wolf Art Club’s Member Exhibition 2007 – 2nd Place Award, Broome Street Gallery, Soho, NY

    Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club Annual Exhibition – 2001 Edgar Whitney first place award Waterolor

    Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club Annual Exhibition – 2011 Edger Whitney first place award Watercolor

    Alabama watercolor Society annual - 2011

    National Festival of the Bicycle   "Best In Show"  2013

    Naples Art  Association   Members  Gallery Show  First Place  Feb 2013

    Center for the Arts Bonita Springs   First Place  2013

    Center for the Arts Bonita Springs   Third Place  2013

    Center for the Arts Bonita Springs    Second  Place  2013

    S.W. Florida Arts Council @ The von Leibig Arts Center -   Presidents Award 2014

    Center for the Arts Bonita Springs   First Place , Second Place   2015

  • Exhibitions/Publications

    Virginia Watercolor Society

    University of Richmond – Arts around the Lake

    Arts at Belgrade / Arts on the Lawn

    Gallery – First Unitarian Church

    Arts in the Park – Richmond

    Roanoke - Sidewalk Art

    Virginia Beach Boardwalk

    National Academy of Design – New York

    Richmond Watercolor Society

    National Watercolor Society

    American Watercolor Society

    Southern Watercolor Society

    Bon Air Artist Association

    Metropolitan Artist Association

    Baltimore Watercolor Society

    Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club of New York

    Central Virginia Watercolor Guild

    California Watercolor Society

    Bonita Springs Art League, Naples, Fla.

    Naples Art Association at The von Liebig Art Center, Naples Fla.

    Alabama Watercolor Society

    American Artist Magazine

    Waynesboro Art Festival

    Williamsburg Occasion for the Arts

    Catherine Lorillard Wolf Annual Exhibit: National Arts Club, New York City

    Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Members show – Broome St. Gallery, New York City

    Arts on the Vine – Williamsburg, Va.

    Southern Watercolor Society

    Arts on the Square – Williamsburg

    Monpelier Arts Center

    Glen Allen Arts Center

    Greenleaf Gallery – Duck, North Carolina

    Seaworthy Gallery – Hatteras, North Carolina

    Hermitage art exhibition

    Richmond Magazine

    Richmond Times Dispatch

    Style Weekly

    Virginia Living

    Seattle Homes

    Best Watercolorists in America - 2007, 2008, 2011

    Best Artists in America – 2008, 2010, 2011

    Best Artists and Artisans in Virginia

    Strokes of Genius - 2009

    Splash 12, 13, 14, 15

    Gulf Shore Living

    Naples Life

    Naples Daily News

    Spotlight Magazine

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