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6x8 selfportrait Award winning artist, Isabel Forbes, was trained at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL.  Isabel worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for over 25 years before making the transition into fine art full time.  Inspired by her surroundings she paints the everyday scenes of her life.  Her goal is to connect emotionally with her viewers through strong design and choice of subject matter.  Isabel's work gives us a new look at our own daily life.

Education

2008                Susan Lyons, Workshop, Winston Salem, NC
2005                Burt Silverman Workshop, Upstate, NY  Studio
1995                Sigmund Abeles Workshop, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC
1994                Charles Sovek Workshop, Charleston, SC
1991                Albert Handell Workshop, Spartanburg Art Center, Spartanburg, SC
1985                Alex Powers Workshop, Spartanburg Art Center, Spartanburg, SC
1978-1980       Wofford College (Summer School, Academics)
1978-1981       BFA, Ringling School of Art, Sarasota Florida


Selected Exhibitions
2009                "Home Coming"  One Person Show, Carolina Gallery, Spartanburg, SC
2009                Spartanburg Artist Guild Juried Show, Spartanburg Art Museum
2009                 “Painting NC Plein Air Invitational Show”, Germanton Gallery,
                         Germanton, NC
2008                Spartanburg Artist Guild Juried Show, Spartanburg Art Museum
2008                20th Anniversary Juried Art Competition, SC State Museum
2008                “Flights of Fantasy”, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC
2007                South Carolina Watermedia Society, Juried Competition
2007                “Through Artist’s Eyes”, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC
2006 - 2000     "The Artist Spirit" Piccolo Spoleto,  Charleston SC
2005                Second Annual COPA Paint Out, Charleston, SC
2001                Coastal Carolina Fair, Ladson, SC
2004                SC Watercolor Society Juried Competition
1993                73rd Annual Exhibition, National Watercolor Society, Brea, CA
1988                Art in the Garden, Sarasota, FL



Awards
2005                First Place - Fraser Fox Award & Honorable Mention Award - Artist &                             Craftsman Supply Award, COPA Paint Out, Charleston, SC
2003                Honorable Mention, Federal People’s Choice Art Exhibit, Charleston, SC
2002                Third Place, Charleston Artist Guild Signature Show, Charleston, SC
2001                First Place, First Federal People’s Choice Art Exhibit, Charleston, SC
                        Second Place, Folly Beach Art Festival, Folly Beach SC
                        Best of Show, Coastal Carolina Fair, Ladson, SC
2000                Third Place, Cultural Arts Program, N. Charleston, SC
1999                Purchase Award, First Federal People’s Choice Art Exhibit,
                        Charleston, SC
1998                Honorable Mention, Magnolia Gardens Art Competition
1994                Traveling Exhibition, National Watercolor Society, Brea, CA
1994                Best of Show, Women’s Caucus for Art, Sarasota, FL
1993                Best of Show, Anna Maria Festival of Fine Art, Anna Maria Island, FL