Vickie Bailey Ebbers
Islandact@aol.com

A native of upstate South Carolina, Vickie now resides on Hilton Head Island, SC. She earned a BFA degree in Painting from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. Concentrating on figure drawing, she continued training in New York at Parsons School of Design. Her mediums include oil, pastel and watercolor. Her subject matter Includes the figure, landscape, portraiture and still life.

ARTIST STATEMENT:
“The figure, the most fascinating art subject, is an art form in itself. With endless possibilities in terms of composition and expression it remains the subject of choice by artists since antiquity. My objective is not to reproduce a likeness or just an image of the human body but to capture the model’s state of feeling and to evoke an emotion in the viewer.”

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Camellia Fine Art Gallery, Hilton Head Island SC
Maye River Gallery, Bluffton SC

AFFILIATIONS
American Watercolor Society
Beaufort Art Association
Hilton Head Art League
Southern Watercolor Society
Pastel Society of America, Signature Member
South Carolina Watermedia Society, Signature Member
Southeastern Pastel Society, Signature Member

ONE MAN SHOWS:
Beaufort SC, Charlotte NC, Hilton Head SC, Lancaster SC, Savannah GA.

HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 Pastel Society of America, Signature Membership
2009 Four-Part Harmony Show, Four-Man Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC
2009 SCWS Juried Traveling Exhibit
2009 Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Exhibit, 2 Paintings, Honorable Mention
2009 Hilton Head Island, SC National Juried Exhibit, Honorable Mention
2009 American Watercolor Society 142nd Exhibition, NY Traveling Exhibit The Artist’s Magazine/Watercolor Magic Magazine Award
2008 Cover of Art News Winter Issue, Beaufort, SC
2008 SCWS Juried Traveling Exhibit
2008 Butler Institute Of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio Giffuni Gallery of American Pastels Exhibit
2008 Pastel Society of America, Rose A. Caputo Award, New York
2008 Southeastern Pastel Society, Signature Member of Excellence Award
2008 Southeastern Pastel Society International Juried Exhibit
2007 SCWS Juried Traveling Exhibit
2006 Art Center of Coastal Carolina: Plein Air Group Exhibit
2006 SCWS Juried Exhibit
2006 Hilton Head Island National Juried Exhibit
2005 Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Exhibit, Merit Award
2005 SCWS Juried Exhibit
2005 Beaufort Art Association Award of Excellence
2005 Society of Bluffton Artists Juried Exhibit, 1st Place
2004 SCWS Juried Exhibit, Signature Member of Excellence Award
2004 Society of Bluffton Artists Juried Exhibit, Peoples Choice Award
2004 Hilton Head Island National Juried Exhibit
2004 Beaufort Art Association Juried Exhibit, Purchase Award
2004 Beaufort Art Association Juried Exhibit, Award of Excellence
2003 Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Exhibit
2003 Hilton Head National Juried Exhibit
2003 Hilton Head Island Arts & Entertainment, Cover Story
2002 Hilton Head Island National Juried Exhibit
2002 Southeastern Pastel Society Juried Exhibit
2001 Coastal Antiques & Art, Cover Story for June
2001 SCWS Traveling Exhibit, The Past Presidents Award
1999 SCWS Traveling Exhibit, The Howard Gallery Award