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Marilene Yoakim Sawaf

marilene@marilene-sawaf.com

Education 

Fine Arts Interior Design and Architecture, Universite du Saint- Esprit-Kaslik,  Lebanon (1974-80)
Art correspondence coursework, ABC School of Fine Arts, Paris (1972-74)

Memberships

  • The New Hampshire Art Association [NHAA] (1982 - present)
  • The Nashua Area Art Association [NAAA] (1981 - present)
  • The Sharon Art Center (1993 - present)
  • The Art Group (1981 - 82)
  • The Cambridge Art Association (2004-05)
  • The Newburyport Art Association(2005-06)

Galleries

  • Art 3 Gallery, 44 Brook st., Manchester NH
  • The Mariposa Museum, Peterborough, NH. Permanent collection
  • Three Graces Gallery, 105 Market str, Portsmouth NH
  • Levy Gallery, 136 State Street, Portsmouth, NH
  • Sharon Art Center gallery, 30 Grove str, Peterborough. NH
  • Sheldon Fine Arts, 59 America's cup Ave, Newport RI
  • Shore Road Gallery. Ogunquit.NH(2006-present)
  • Marilene’s Studio, Call for Appointment(603-465-2013)
  • Powers Gallery, Acton, MA(1995-2004)
  • Arclight, Design Center, Nashua, NH
  • Fine Art America

  • Talks
  • Art Demo for Rise at Rivier College.Nashua.NH
  • The Creation of Art,Lunch with the Artist, Whistler House Museum of Art, August 1998
  • Lunch with the Artist ,  Whistler House Museum of Art, March 2000
  • Using Acrylic Wash in my women painting, talk and demo at the Chelmsford Art Society,  April 26, 2005
  • Demo and talk at Chandler library for the Nashua Area Artists Association , June 2005

  • Links
  • Caroline Doucette, watercolorist  
  • Brilor Art Gallery
  • Monkdogz ,urban art
  • Daily painters of America

  • Solo Exhibits
  • "Mysterious Reflections"Solo exhibit at Tower Gallery of the NH Antique Coop.
  • Milford, NH (February-May 2010)
  • Nashua Public library solo exhibit (July-August 2009)
  • "Between the lines" Three Graces Gallery ( April  2009)
  • Art Exhibit at Maison de L'Art (2007)
  • Solo Exhibit at Nashua Public Library (July- August 2006)
  • "Marilene Sawaf and Jean Hua Dalia" Gallery One. Nashua, NH. (May-June 2006)
  • "Paintings by Marilene Sawaf" Bilancia Gallery, Nashua, NH (April 2005)  
  • Marilene Sawaf" at Bilancia Gallery. Nashua, NH ( April-May 2005)  
  • "Paintings by Marilene Sawaf" Bilancia  Gallery, Nashua, NH ( October 2004) 
  • "Paintings by Marilene Sawaf" Three Graces Callery, Portsmouth,NH ( June2004)
  • "Women, Music and Dreams" Chelmsford Public Library,Chelmsford,MA(March2003)
  • "Medieval Women". Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover, MA (Dec2002-Jan2003)
  • "The Art of Marilene Sawaf". Memorial Hall Library, Andover, Ma (Nov 2002)
  • "Women and Landscapes". Ground Floor exhibition space, Hollis, NH (Nov 2002)
  • "Painting of ladies"through Sharon Art center at Borders.Nashua,NH (1999)
  • "Vision of women" Nashua Public Library (May-June 1998)
  • "Landscapes" at the Design Center. Hollis, NH (1994)
  • "Memorial Hall Library. Andover, Ma (1985)

  • Collective Exhibits
  • 2010
  •  "The World around us, International Art Group Exhibit . Logan Airport. Boston, MA
  • Monadnock Arts Auction 2010". Jeffrey. NH
  • "62th Annual Members' Exhibition". Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • "Breakfast Club exhibit at the Chelmsford Public Library, MA
  • "Pairs and Pears", Exhibit at ART 3 Gallery. Manchester, NH
  • "Mysterious Reflections" Exhibit at Tower Gallery. NH Antique Coop, Wilton, MA
  • "Artistic Creations that touch the heart". New community Council Gallery, Nashua
  •  2009
  •  “Monadnock Arts Auction 2009". Jeffrey, NH
  • 61th Annual Currier Museum of Art Exhibition
  • "61th Annual Members' Exhibition", Sharon Art Center.
  • "Spring Fling" photography exhibit, Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "Wild Animal Art Exhibit", Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "Diversions", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH(April-June)
  • "Breakfast Club Annual Exhibit", Jaffrey, NH
  • "At the Water's Edge", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (June-August)
  • "Anything goes,"Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH (October-/November)
  •  Kennebunkport Annual Paint out and Auction (June)
  • Old Home Days Artisans and Art Exhibit, Hollis, NH
  • Sunapee and Greeley park outdoor Exhibits(First Prize in Oils)
  • International Art Exhibition at the Logan Airport in Boston
  • "Treasures,", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • Collective Exhibit at the Galletly Gallery of the New Hampton School
  •  2008
  •  “Monadnock Arts Auction 2008", Jeffrey, NH
  • 60th Annual Currier Museum of Art Exhibition at the  Manchester Institute of Arts.
  • Georgeopoulos Memorial Award for drawing.
  • "60th Annual Members' Exhibition" at the Sharon Art Center.
  • "Summertime Blues", NHAA exhibit at the Levy Gallery
  • "Travel to", Art3 Gallery.
  • "Looking in, Looking out", Art3 Gallery
  • "Around the World", Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • NH Tapestry Gallery Holiday Exhibit, Hollis, NH
  • Sharon Art Holiday Exhibit, Peterborough,NH
  • 2007
  •  The Art Gallery” juried exhibit at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. 59th
    Annual Exhibition supported by the Currier Museum of Art and the NHAA.
  •   “Monadnock Arts Auction 2007”by the Souhegan Vallery Chamber of Commerce
  • "59th Annual Members' Exhibition" at the Sharon Art Center
  • "Gardens" invitational exhibit, Hancock Library, NH
  • "Green with Envy", exhibit at Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "Influenced by the Masters", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Reference and Reverence",The Salmon Falls Village gallery, Rollingsford, NH
  • "When Polymers Collide", Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "Gallery One juried exhibit", Honorable mention, Nashua, NH
  • Hillsborough area artisans, 3d annual "Spring into summer" Faire
  • Haley Art Gallery, "Summer art show", Kittery, Maine
  • Breakfast Club Exhibit at Gallery One.
  • Artisan Fair at Gallery One.
  • 2006.
  •  Currier Museum of Art. Fifty Eight Annual Juried Ehibit. Ezechiel A.Straw Memorial Award .
  • Whistler House Museum of Art. "Looking Back “1996-2006 
  • Monadnock Art Auction, Jaffrey Civic Center,Jaffrey, NH.
  • "Dreams". Collective Exhibit at Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "Wish List". Art 3 Gallery, Manchester.
  • Sharon Art Center Member's show.Peterborough.NH
  • "20th Annual T.Omar Lassonde Memorial Juried Exhibit".Levy Gallery, Portsmouth,NH
  • "Complements:Art and Food.", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • Nashua Public Library Solo exhibit
  • "Marilene Sawaf and Jean Hua Dalia." Gallery One in Nashua, NH. May- June 2006
  • Art 3 Gallery Collective Exhibit. "Music and Movement"
  • Sunapee Fair in August with the NHAA
  • "Prescott Park" juried Exhibit in Portsmouth, NH
  • "The Sky is the limit" collective exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "Paint Out in Thorndike park"exhibit, Sharon Art Center
  • "Small Art does Great things", Art3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Breaskfast Club Exhibit" at Gallery One
  • 2005
  • -Members' Exhibit, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • The Monadnock Art Auction, Jaffrey, NH
  • "Wild about Art", Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "A breath of fresh air"  ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Memories", Chandler library, Nashua, NH
  • "All about Love", Three Graces Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • " Sunswept City Art" , Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • "19th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial" , Juried Exhibit, Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH. Memorable mention
  • ."8th regional juried exhibit",Newburyport Art Association. (juror Carl Benz of Brandeis University)
  • " Summer in the City", Invitational Collective Exhibit, Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "The Travelling artist at home or Abroad", Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Cambridge art Association member's show, Kathryn Schultz gallery, Cambridge, MA
  • "PEACE ", Juried Exhibit, Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
  • Mariposa Museum Auction, Peterborough, NH
  • "Oceans" collective exhibit, Gallery One, Nashua
  • Old dogs, new tricks” Art 3 gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Seasons of Mist and Mellow Fruitfulness", Gallery One, Nashua, NH
  • 2004
  • - "Fifty sixth Annual Juried Exhibit" , New Hampshire Art Association, Currier Museum of Art
  • Members' Exhibit, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH  
  • "Hour by hour", Invitational Exhibit, Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • The Monadnock Art auction, Jaffrey, NH
  • "The Art of Marilene Sawaf" East Pearl gallery, Nashua, NH
  • "Dreamscapes", Chandler Library, Nashua, NH
  • " Travelogue", Art 3 gallery,
  • "Looking through the window", Art 3 gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Artists by the Sea", Seacost Science Center, Wet paint Auction, Rye , NH
  • Mariposa Museum Auction,"Art in August", Peterborough, NH
  • "In the Garden" Jaffrey Civic Center exhibit, Jeffrey , NH
  • "Ladies through the Window", Maison de L'Art, Nashua, NH
  • "Winter show,"Jaffrey Civic Center invitational exhibit
  • "Holidays at Home", Bilancia Gallery Art Competition. First prize
  • 2003
  • - Members' Exhibit, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH  
  • "The Luminosity of Light", Chandler Library, Nashua, NH
  • The Monadnock Art auction, Jaffrey , NH
  • "Women, Music and Dreams", solo show, Chelmsford Public Library
  • "Mixed Messages", Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "Storytelling", Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • Breakfast Club exhibit, Border's, Nashua, NH
  • Wilton's 4th miniatures Art Exhibit, Wilton, NH
  • Pierce Gallery miniature show, Portsmouth, NH
  • "Seeing Red", Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • Jeffrey civic center, area artists exhibition, Jeffrey, NH
  • "Holiday Spirit exhibition" at the Franco American Center Belivau  Gallery, Manchester , NH
  • " Nashua 150 th anniversary" Bilancia Gallery, Nashua , NH
  • 2002
  • - Members' Exhibit, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • "A Winter juried Art show" , Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence, MA
  • Juried Exhibit, 3rd place oils, Daniel Webster College Auditorium Gallery, Nashua, NH
  • Champagne Art Auction , Nashua Symphony Association & Nashua Area Artist Association
  • "In and out of the garden",Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "RED",  Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • "16th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial  Juried Exhibit", Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth,
  • Second Annual Downtown Festival , Nashua, NH
  • "WATER WORKS",  Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • Greeley Park Art show. Second place, mixed media. Nashua, NH 
  • Andover Art in thePark exhibit, First place, mixed media. Andover, MA
  • "3rd Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Juried Exhibit" , Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • ART 3 at the Home showcase for the Symphony, Lakes Region.. Center Harbour
  • "THREE @3".(Glass, Sculpure, Textile),  Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • The Artists Breakfast club Exhibit. Parish Center for the Arts. Westford, MA
  • The Artists' Breakfast club. Borders bookstore. Nashua, NH
  • "SMALL WORKS",  Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • 2001
  • Members' Exhibit , Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • "15th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial" , Juried Exhibit, Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth,
  • Wilton Art Juried Exhibit , 2d place acrylics, Wilton, NH
  • "THE FIGURE INTERPRETED", Invitational Collective Exhibit, Powers Gallery, Acton MA
  • "NEW HAMPSHIRE NATURALLY", collective exhibit,  Robert Lincoln Levy gallery. Portsmouth, NH
  • "48th Annual Greeley Park Show", 2d place oils, Nashua, NH
  • "1st Annual Dowtown Nashua Fine Art Festival", 1st place acrylics, Nashua, NH
  • "Biennal 2001 Juried Exhibit" , New Hampshire Institute for the Arts, Manchester, NH
  • "2nd Annual Joan Dunfey Memorial Juried Exhibit" , Robert Lincoln Levy gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "3rd National Miniature Art Exhibit" , Sharon Art Center, Peterbough, NH
  • "THE WOMAN BEYOND THE FACADE ", Invitational Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester,
  • 2000
  •  Auction 2000, Peterborough, NH
  • Members' Exhibit, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • "Two Women exhibit", Amherst Public Library
  • "REFLECTIONS" , Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
  • "First Dunfey Memorial Juried Exhibit", Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "Biennal Juried Exhibit" , Sharon Art Center, Peterborough, NH
  • "13th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Memorial" , Juried Exhibit, Portsmouth NH
  • "51st Annual Member Exhibi"t, Sharon Art Center, Peterborough NH
  • Juried Exhibit , Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA
  • New London Historical Society Exhibit, New London, NH
  • "From the Garden" Collective Exhibit, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "LAST LOOK AT 99", Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester NH
  • "Society of New England Artists Exhibit" , Hunt Memorial Library, Nashua NH
  • Fine Arts Gift Fair Juried Exhibit, Nashua Country Club, Nashua NH
  • Whistler House Museum of Art Auction, Parker Gallery, Lowell, MA
  • 1999
  • Fifty first Annual Juried Exhibit , New Hampshire Art Association, Currier Museum of Art
  • Annual Members' Exhibit Sharon Art Center, Peterborough NH
  • Annual Silent and Live Art Auction , Peterborough, NH
  • "Omar T. Lassonde Memorial Juried Exhibit",  Porstsmouth, NH
  • NHAA Silent Auction, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
  • New London Historical Society Exhibit, New London, NH
  • Whistler House Museum of Art Juried Exhibit, Lowell, MA
  • "Catharine Lorillard 102nd Annual Open Exhibition", New York, NY
  • "RETROSPECTIVE", Collective Exhibit, The Design Center, Hollis, NH
  • "The Breakfast Club Collective Exibit", Nashua Public Library, Nashua, NH
  • "FIGURESCAPES", Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • 1998
  • "Omar T Lassonde Juried Exhibit" , Portsmouth, NH
  • Juried Exhibit, Vertu Art Gallery, Newburyport, MA
  • Juried Exhibit, Whistler House Museum of Art , Lowell, MA
  • Sharon Art center Members' Exhibit , Sharon, NH
  • NHAA Silent Auction, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
  • "GOLD AND GLITTER", Collective Exhibit, ART 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH
  • 1997
  •  "NHAA Forty Ninth Juried Exhibit" , Institute of Art and Science in collaboration with Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH
  • 19th Annual Juried Show, Sharon Art Center, Sharon, NH
  • "POT POURR"I, an eclectic mix Exhibit , Covered Bridge Gallery, Contoocook, NH
  • 1996
  • "Juried Exhibit", Daniel Webster College , Merit Award Excellence
  • Second National Miniature Juried Exhibit, Sharon Art Center
  • "Women, Power and Vision Juried Exhibit", Levy Gallery,  Portsmouth, NH
  • 1995
  •  "Spring palette 94” , Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH, 1st place oils
  • !7th Annual juried show" , Killian Gallery, Sharon, NH
  • 1994
  •  "Spring Palette 93" , Center for the Arts, Nashua NH, 2nd place oils
  • Best of Show " , "Purchase Award “, “First Place oils", Greeley Park Art Show
  • 1992 - Best of Show “, “Purchase Award”, “First place in oils” , Greeley Park
  • 1988 - Forty second Juried Exhibit “ of the NHAA, Currier Museum of Art
  • 1983 - Thirty seventh Juried Exhibit “ of the NHAA, Currier Museum of Art