BIOGRAPHY

ELLEN T. KAIDEN, WATERCOLOR ARTIST: "I am drawn to watercolor as a medium because it is spontaneous and
Uncontrollable. The thought that you can capture motion and color in water adds to the mediums excitement. My Paintings are full of life and movement; they have an architectural but vitreous quality. Every time I pick a subject to paint, I enjoy finding its form and ultimately its sensuality. I think my paintings are life affirming and joyful and reflect my never ending awe and interest in nature and the miracles surround me every day." I am particularly excited about this show because it gives me an opportunity to show my larger pieces. The atmosphere in the Gallery suits my work and personality with its creative curating. The artist attended Philadelphia College of Art and studied painting with Will Barnet. Additional education included private study with Herbie Rose in Sarasota, Florida and Johanna Salomon in Bergen County, New Jersey. Ellen also has studied at Beaux Arts, Paris, France, the Interlaken School in Lenox, Massachusetts, and the Art Students League and the New School in N.Y.C..

Ellen is a full time painter, with studios in Sarasota, Florida and the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Ellen is continuously featured at Katherine Butler Gallery in Towles Court Sarasota, FL, www.kbutlergallery.com and was the featured artist in “In Style Magazine” Sarasota Herald Tribune Feb. 2005 and 2008. Ellen is also represented by the Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, Leonx ,MA.

Awards, Memberships And Exhibits

Memberships include Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Sheffield Art League, Towles Court Artist Association.

	2008	Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, Lenox, MA www.lenoxgallery.com, featured artist
		Katharine Butler Gallery, Towles Court, Sarasota FL
		One woman show, Sensual Symphony 2, Holley Hall, Harmony Gallery, home of the Florida West Coast Symphony Orchestra
		Art in the Park, juried show, sarasota FL, Chairperson
	2007	Lenox Gallery of Fine Art, Lenox , MA
		Katharine Butler Gallery, Towles Court, Sarasota FL
		"Plus 5”, Richard James Gallery, Charleston, SC
		Selby Gardens “Familiar to Fantastic” juried show, Rogene Patterson, juror
		Art in the Park, honorable mention, “Drama Queen” juried art exhibit, jurors: Elizabeth Stevens, Joseph Melancon, Chuck Pisa
		One woman Show “Hot Mama” M Gallery of Fine Art, Palm Ave, Sarasota, FL.

	2006	Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL; juried by Mark Ormond
		June, "Big Bright and Beautiful", Lenox Library, Lenox MA
		M Gallery of Fine Arts, Sarasota, FL
		Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA
		Continuous Contributor Celebrity Shopping Network, Barry Chappel’s Fine Arts Showcase
		Solo Show, "Sensual Symphony" Holley Hall, Sarasota, FL
		Kaos Gallery, Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL

	2005	Solo Show, Castle Street Cafe, Great Barrington, MA
		April,"Kolorful Kolusions, Kaiden and Kramer" 2 woman show, Equinox Gallery, Sarasota, FL
		March, Art In the Park, juried show, 1 st prize winner, "Amalfi Lemons"
		February "In Style Magazine", Sarasota Herald Tribune, Featured Artist
		February, One woman Show, Kaos Gallery, Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL
		Sarasota Arts Day - juried art exhibit, Sarasota, FL

	2004-2005	Ezra a Café, Bradenton, FL; featured artist
		Kaos Gallery, Bradenton, FL
		Maureen’s Palm Grill, Long Boat Key, FL; featured artist

	2004	WCA, fall juried show, Englewood, FL; certificate of merit
		Artistic Passions; Five American Women- Fine Arts Museum- Veliky Novgorod, Russia
		Art Center of Englewood- WCA juried show- Merit Award for "Bump and Grind"
		“Reflections”Invitational Art exhibit, sponsored by the The Artful Mind, Artzine, Naoussa Gallery, Tryingham, MA
		Mistral, Great Barrington, MA.
		Chairperson, Fem in Art, all womens juried art show
		Train Station Gallery, opening exhibit
		Kaleidoscope, WCA 4 woman show @ Roskamp Center for Art and Humanities, Sarasota, FL
		Chairperson and 2nd Place, Art in the Park, Sarasota, Fl, show chairperson

	2003	Plum Door Gallery, Towles Court, Sarasota, FL
		Train Station Gallery – West Stockbridge, MA
		Honorable Mention- “Fem-In- Art”-juried art exhibit, Chair person, Great Barrington, MA, show chairperson
		First Prize, “Art in the Park”,”Juicy Fruits” Sarasota, FL, show chairperson

	2002	One Woman show, “ Bottled Up,” Equinox Gallery, Sarasota, FL
		Second Prize, State Fair, Blandford, Ma, “Juicy Fruits”

	2001	First Prize, State Fair, Blandford, Ma. “Eve’s Dilemma”
		One Woman Show “Celebration” Castle Street Café,Grt.Barrington, Ma.
		Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, Ma.
		Katherine Butler Galleries, Sarasota, Fl. and Brookville, Me.
		Sheffield Art League, Summer juried show

	2000	Paintings are currently hanging at Café Amici, Sarasota Florida.
		Art Center Sarasota, winter member juried show, Honorable mention
		Art in the Park, UPCC, show chairmen, third prize winner
		Art Center Sarasota, spring juried show
		Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, juried show.
		Group Show, Manatee County Court House, Bradenton, Florida
		Second prize best watercolor, Massachusetts Fair, Blanford, Mass.
		Membership show Beckett art league, Beckett, Mass.
		Membership juried show, Sheffield art league, Sheffield Mass.
		Bershire Botanical Garden, autumn art show, Lenox, Mass.

	1999	Gallery exhibits “Concepts of Art” Lenox, Mass.
		Group Show, New York Theological Seminary, N.Y.C.
		One Woman Show, Mary Poulos Gallery, Paramus, N.J.

	1992-1999	Several Group Shows Mary Poulos Gallery, Paramus, N.J.