Resume and Statement Individual Shows and Exhibitions                                                                                              2004    Solo Show, Olympic College--Bremerton, Washington     2003    Solo Show, Dimension Design Center--Bellevue, Washington     2002    Solo Exhibition, Seattle Bon Gallery--Seattle, Washington     2001    Two-Woman Show, Childhood's End Gallery--Olympia, Washington     2000    Solo Exhibition, Bird's Nest Galler--Port Townsend, Washington     1999    Solo Exhibition, Daniel Smith Gallery--Seattle, Washington     1998    One-Woman Show, Evergreen Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     1998    Featured Artist, Bird's Nest Gallery--Port Townsend, Washington     1998    Single Artist Exhibition, Bellevue Downtown Library--Bellevue, Washington     1997    Featured Artist, Bellevue Art Museum Gift Shop--Bellevue, Washington     1997    Two-Woman Show, Edmonds Arts Festival Museum--Edmonds, Washington     1997    Two-Woman Show, 360> Fine Art--Seattle, Washington     1996    One-Woman Show, Interior Art and Frame--Kirkland, Washington     1995    Featured Artist, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1994    One-Woman Show, Interior Art and Frame--Kirkland, Washington   Juried Shows & Competitions                                                                                                    2004    NWWS Signature Invitational Show, University House--Issaquah, Washington     2004    NWWS 64th Annual Open Exhibition, Artists Gallery of Seattle--Seattle,               Washington     2003    NWWS Waterworks Show, Artist's Gallery of Seattle--Seattle, Washington     2002    Animals in Art Competition Show, Issaquah Gallery-- Issaquah, Washington     2002    WPW Juried Exhibition, Burien Arts Gallery--Burien, Washington     2002    WPW Juried Exhibition, Childhood's End Gallery--Olympia, Washington     2001    WPW Juried Exhibition, Sydney Art Gallery--Port Orchard, Washington     2001    WPW Juried Exhibition, Mercer Island Community Center--Mercer Island,               Washington     2001    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2000    WPW Exhibition, Mercer Island Community Center--Mercer Island,               Washington     2000    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Evergreen Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     2000    NWWS 60th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibit--Frye Art Museum--Seattle,                        Washington     1999    Frye Art Museum, Women in the Arts Exhibition, with the WPW--Seattle,               Washington     1999    NWWS Annual Member Show: Waterworks, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah,               Washington     1999    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1998    Western Washington State Fair--Puyallup, Washington     1998    WPW 'Creative Women' Exhibition, Seattle Pacific University--Seattle, Washington     1998    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Tolles Gallery--Mercer Island, Washington     1998    WPW Exhibition, Seattle Asian Art Museum--Seattle, Washington     1997    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Washington State Convention Center--Seattle, Washington     1996    Edmonds Art Festival Juried Show--Edmonds, Washington     1995    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1995    NWWS 55th Open National Exhibition, Howard/Mandeville Gallery--Redmond, Washington     1994    EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Executive Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     Group Exhibitions                                                                                                    2004    EAFA Member Show, Old Redmond School House--Redmond, Washington     2004    WPW Member Show, Flamingo Gallery--Renton, Washington     2003    WPW Member Show, Lakeshore Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     2003    Invitational Landscape Show, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2003    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2002    Small Treasures, Annual Holiday Show, Dimension Design Center, Bellevue, Washington     2002    Invitational Landscape Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2002    WPW Member Show, Burien Arts Center--Burien, Washington     2002    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2001    WPW Member Show, Sidney Museum and Art Gallery--Port Orchard, Washington     2001    NWWS Signature Member Exhibition, Arts West Gallery--Seattle, Washington     2001    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2000    EAFA Annual Membership Show, Old Redmond School House--Redmond,  Washington     2000    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2000    Invitational Landscape Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2000    WPW Member Show, Edmonds Community College--Edmonds, Washington     1999    Invitational Landscape Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1999    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1999    WPW Member Show, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1998    Invitational Landscape Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1998    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1998    NWWS Annual National Open Exhibition; exhibiting as Showchair     1998    NWWS Signature/Invitational Exhibition, Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1998    WPW Member's Exhibition, Mercer Island Community Center--Mercer Island,Washington     1998    EAFA Fall Member's Show, Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1997    WPW Member Show, Moss Bay Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     1997    WPW Exhibition, Amy Burnett Gallery--Bremerton, Washington     1997    NWWS Signature/Invitational Exhibition, Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1997    EAFA Member's Show, Wintergarden at the Hyatt Regency--Bellevue,Washington     1997    EAFA Fall MemberÕs Show--Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1996    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1996    EAFA Member Show--Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1996    EAFA Fall MemberÕs Show--Meydenbauer Center--Bellevue, Washington     1995    Invitational Floral Art Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     1995    Bellevue Art Museum Store Exhibit--Bellevue, Washington. By invitation     1995    EAFA Fall Member Show--Meydenbauer Convention Center--Bellevue,  Washington     1995    NWWS Annual Signature/Invitational Show, Everett Center for the Arts--Everett, Washington     1995    EAFA Member Show, Wintergarden at the Hyatt Regency--Bellevue, Washington      1994    EAFA Fall Member's Show, Executive Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     Juried Fine-Art Fair Booths                                                                                                    2004    Salem Art Fair and Festival--Salem, Oregon     1999    Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair--Bellevue, Washington               Kirkland Arts Festival--Kirkland, Washington               Issaquah Festival of the Arts--Issaquah, Washington     1998    Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair--Bellevue, Washington               Edmonds Arts Festival--Edmonds, Washington      1997    Port Townsend Rhododendron Arts and Crafts Festival--Pt. Townsend, Washington               Meeker Days Hoedown and Bluegrass Festival--Puyallup, Washington               Art A La Carte--Tacoma, Washington               Summerfest!--Kirkland, Washington               Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair--Bellevue, Washington               Salem Art Fair and Festival--Salem, Oregon               Anacortes Arts and Crafts Festival--Anacortes, Washington               Women's Art Showcase--Skagit Valley College--Mt. Vernon, Washington      1996   Edmonds Arts Festival--Edmonds, Washington               Salem Art Fair and Festival--Salem, Oregon    Current Galleries and Representatives                                                                                                Childhoods End Gallery--Olympia, Washington   Awards and Honors                                                                                                                2004    Mary Phyllis Fenwick Memorial Award, EAFA Membership Show--Redmond, Washington     2002    2nd Place Award, WPW Membership Show, Burien Arts Gallery--Burien, Washington     2002    Best of Show, Animals in Art Competition/Exhibition, Issaquah Gallery--Issaquah, Washington     2002    Honorable Mention, WPW Reflections Show, Olympic College Gallery--Bremerton, Wash.     2001    Artist & Craftsman Supply Award, WPW Member Show, Pt. Orchard, Washington     2000    Art featured on cover of Frye Art Museum Summer ScheduleÑSeattle, Washington     2000    Dick Blick Award, EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Evergreen Gallery--Kirkland, Washington     1999    EAFA People's Choice Award, EAFA Annual Open Juried Show, Issaquah Gallery--Iss, Wash.     1999    NWWS Award, WPW Member Show--Issaquah, Washington     1999    NWWS Award, EAFA Juried Show--Issaquah, Washington     1998    Best of Show, EAFA Fall Member Show--Bellevue, Washington     1997    Chuck Webster Memorial Award for Watercolor, EAFA Annual Juried Open--Seattle, Wash.     1995    Award of Excellence, EAFA Fall Member Show, Issaquah, Washington               People's Choice Award, NWWS Annual Signature/Invitational Show, Everett, Washington Affiliations         Northwest Watercolor Society, Signature Member, since 1994          Board member 5 years          Chair, National Open Juried Exhibition 1998          Northwest Foundation (charitable arm of the NWWS)          Board member and chair of Adopt A School program 2001-2002     Women Painters of Washington, Since 1996.          President from 1998-2000          Board member 1996- present     Eastside Association of Fine Arts, since 1994          National Watercolor Society, associate member since 1999          American Watercolor Society, associate member since 2004          Transparent Watercolor Society, associate member since 2004 Corporate Collections                                                                                                           University of Washington Medical Center--Seattle, Washington      Boise Heart Clinic--Boise, Idaho      United States Air Force--McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Washington   Teaching and Demonstrating                                               2002    Instructor for Communiversity Services, Inc.               Guest speaker--Artists United--Burien, Washington               Guest speaker--Seattle Co-Arts---Seattle, Washington      2001   Demonstration and Lecturer, NWWS meeting (Sept. 2001)               Demonstrator, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington               Demonstrator and Speaker, NW Flower and Garden Show, Wash. State Convention                                       Center--Seattle, Washington      2000-present   Demonstrator and Workshop Teacher, Daniel Smith Art Supplies               Stores, Seattle, Bellevue, and Silverdale, Washington      2000   Guest speaker, EAFA General Meeting      1999   Demonstrator, Frye Art Museum, with the Women Painters of Washington      1998-present Demonstrations at local schools--all levels                Guest speaker and demonstrator, Mercer Island Visual Arts League                Guest speaker and demonstrator, Artist's League of South Whidby Island      1997    Demonstrator, NWWS Annual Paint-Out Meeting                Guest speaker and demonstrator, EAFA General Meeting      1990-present Studio Courses, 3-6 classes per week   Education                                                                                               Bachelor of Arts in Cello Performance, University of Oregon School of Music      Beginning Watercolor, Bellevue Community College. Six times Statement                                                                                                                                       While appreciating many styles of art, I experience a strong personal fascination with the preciseness, clarity and technical ability shown in realistic art. However, watercolors move with a mind of their own sometimes, providing an endless set of surprises and challenges, and a feeling of life as you work with them. The glowing results are exciting, and I love having an opportunity to share this with others. I am also very sensitive to the exposure modern humanity has to an abundance of stress, ugliness and violence. My purpose in painting is to exult in the best of the world's offerings, to capture a small amount of beauty and bring it into focus.     Biography                                                                                                                               Ann Breckon began watercolor study in 1982 as a break from tending her infant twins, but art in many other forms has always been an important part of her life. She spent hours sketching as a child, and benefited from the influence of parents who involved the whole family in a variety of artistic activities, sometimes leaning towards turning the home into a ceramics shop.   Ann continued to sketch for many years in pencil and ink, but the watercolor classes were a revelation: "Being introduced to watercolors was thrilling.....to be able to pour color into the sketches I had done for so long." Watercolors allow Ann to combine her passions for color and nature, painting bright and realistic florals that jump off the paper, and a wide variety of other subjects, including still lifes, portraits, animals and landscapes.   Raised on the west coast, Ann has a degree in cello performance from the University of Oregon. Music and art continue to vie for attention as she expands her artistic career.   Ann began a serious art career in the Fall of 1993. Her art was readily accepted into local galleries and she has had shows each year. Her paintings have been displayed in the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, and included in numerous local and national exhibitions, winning numerous awards. She is currently a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society, holds membership in the National Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and the Eastside Association of Fine Arts. Ann also juried into the professional Women Painters of Washington, where she served two years as president. She is a popular and experienced teacher, offering regular classes in her studio and giving workshops and demonstrations throughout the Northwest. Her art can be found in personal, corporate and military collections.   Ann has researched watercolor pigments extensively and the colors of her palette have been selected to include only those tested at the top lightfastness rating (good for 200+ years) To protect the integrity and life of the paintings, the watercolor paper as well as all papers used in framing are completely archival.