Joan M. LaRue

 

CONTACT
12160 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Tucson,  AZ  85749
Phone: 520.749.0522
Fax: 520.749.0522
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GALLERIES
Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
Max Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Monticello,  Dallas, TX
Nedra Matteucci Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

 

RESUME

Born 1934, Custer, OK

Raised Clinton, OK

Education
1956 BA, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Selected Public & Private Commissions
1997 Eight murals 4-by-8 feet, Barth Bracken Ranch, Ft. Gibson, OK
1993 Six murals 6-by-4 feet, Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City, OK
1990 Robert S. Kerr Conference Center, Poteau, OK
1985 Two murals 8-by-4 feet, State Senate, Oklahoma Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK

Selected One Person Shows
2006 Ports O'Call, The Howell Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2003 Trans U.S.A., Gallery Grace, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 Postcards from Provence, Gallery Grace, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 Alitalia, Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale
2000 LaRue: Giverny, Normandy & Provence, Oklahoma City, OK
1996 LaRue: California Coast & Country, White Dome Gallery, Chickasaw, OK

Selected Group Shows
2009-2010
American Legacy: Our National Parks, On Location with the Plein-Air Painters of America, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2008
European Tradition, American Vision, Paintings by the Plein-Air Painters of America, Academy Art Museum, Easton, MD
2007
From the Heart, Plein Air Painters of America 21st Annual Exhibition, The Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2006-2005
The Max Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005
Painting Canyon de Chelly, Eric Firestone Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005-1992 Plein-Air Painters of America, Avalon & Lake Tahoe, CA
2003 Plein Air from Coast to Coast, Lyme Art Association, CT
The Allure of Light, The Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO
Glories of the Sonoran Desert, Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ
2003-2000 Miniatures Show, Albuquerque Museum, NM
2003-1990 Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library, Midland, TX
2003-2000 Settler's West, Tucson, AZ
2003-2002 Gallery Grace, Laguna Beach, CA
2003-1995 Shriver Gallery, Taos, NM
2001-1996 Joan Irvine Smith, Laguna Beach, CA
2000-1999 Trailside Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003-1998 El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2003-1995 Northwest Rendezvous, Park City, Utah/Helena, MT
2003-1993 American Women Artists, Sorrento Italy/Taos/Santa Fe, NM/Jackson, WY, Tucson Museum
2000-1993 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
1999 Oklahoma State Capitol, Oklahoma City, OK
1993 National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, OK
1991 Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, OK

Teaching
2003-1997 Plein-Air Painters of America Workshops, Old Lyme, CT; Wickenburg, AZ; Steamboat Springs, CO; Fallbrook, CA
1990-74 Private Art Seminars
1980-70 Professor, Oklahoma Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK
1958-56 Professor, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

Awards
1999 Merit, Plein-Air Tucson, Tucson, AZ
1999-98 Merit, California Art Club, San Juan Capistrano, CA
1997-94 Merit, Oil Painters of America
1992 Best of Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, WY

Publications
2009
Amy Abrams, “Plein and Simple,” Arizona Highways, August
2005

M.J. Van Deventer, "Pursuing Plein Air Perfection," Nichols Hills, Nov
Norman Kolpas, "Near & Far," Southwest Art, April

"Three of a Kind," Tucson Home, May
2004
Peggy Arenz, "Painting from a Different Angle," American Artist, February
2003
Bob Burke, et. al., "Treasures from the Oklahoma State Capitol," Oklahoma State Senate Historical Preservation Fund
Nancy Moure, "Califonia Impressionism," Art & Antiques, June
2002 M.J. Van Deventer, PAPA, Persimmon Hill, Spring
Greg Schaber, "A Passion for Plein Air," The Artist's Magazine, May
2001 Bonnie Gangelhoff, "Painting Catalina," Southwest Art, March
1999 Suzanne Deats, Focus, Santa Fe, June Bill McComber, Art-Talk, June
Vicki Stavig, Art of the West, March
1998 Craig Lockwood, Orange Coast, November
1989 Susan H. McGarry, Southwest Art, August

 

Selected Collections
Frye Museum • Mercy Health Center • OK State Capitol • Robert S. Kerr Conference Center • St. Anthony Hospital • Baptist Medical Center Memberships American Women Artists • California Art Club. • Northwest Rendezvous Group •Signature Member, Oil Painters of America • Oklahoma Society of Impressionists • Tucson Plein-Air Painters’ Society

 

 

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