Upcoming Events:
December 6, 2011 - January 13, 2012 Best of the Best
an invitational show representing award winners
from Art Center Manatee's exhibits 2006-2011
Art Center Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Marie was invited to participate in this exhibiton because of her award winning entry in a 2007 exhibit. She is exhibiting two pieces, watercolor Fruit Salad and brush drawing In the Stillness, the Dance. The brush drawing was awarded the third prize award for the show consisting of nearly 200 entries from over 100 artists.
In the Stillness, the Dance
(click to view larger image)
December 7, 2011 - February 28, 2012 A Few of our Favorite Things
A group exhibit by the Tennessee Watercolor Society, Region III at the
North River Civic Center
1009 Executive Drive Suite 102
Hixon, TN 37343
October 29, 2011 10-12 am,Benton Arts and Heritage Days, Benton TN
Marie will be doing a watercolor demonstration at the Polk County News building. A number of her paintings will be on display.
March 25 - May 20, 2011 Colors of Springtime
A group exhibit by the Tennessee Watercolor Society, Region III at
The Museum Center at Five Points
Cleveland Tennessee
December 7, 2010 - January 7, 2011 From the Ground Up
A juried group exhibt at Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL
November 4- December 2, 2010 Color Zone
A group exhibit by the Tennessee Watercolor Society, Region III at
Reflections Gallery
6922 Lee Highway, Chattanooga, TN
October 30, 2010 1-3 pm,Benton Arts and Heritage Days, Benton TN
Marie will be doing a watercolor demonstration at the Polk County News building. A number of her paintings will be on display.
October 16-November 12, 2010 Southern Appalachian Artists Guild National Juried Show
Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, 420 West Main Street, Blue Ridge, Georgia
This is an exhibit representing 155 artists from 23 states juried from 424 entries by juror Annetee Blaugard, former director of the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts. At the opening reception on October 16, Marie was awarded a Third Best in Show for two-dimensional media for her mixed media piece, Flower Patch Quilt.
Flower Patch Quilt
September 11 - October 20, 2010 Americana Freedom,
A group exhibit by the Tennessee Watercolor Society, Region III
at Shuptrine Fine Art Group, Chattanooga, TN
June 4-July 30, 2010 "How Fine the Song It Sings"
an exhibit of drawings and paintings from the river region of Southeast Tennessee
Athens Area Council for the Arts, Athens, TN
If you missed this exhibit, you can view a slide show of the images here.
Tennessee Watercolor Society
32nd Biennial Exhibition Chattanooga 2010
This is an exhibit of 70 paintings by 58 artists selected by George James, an internationally acclaimed professional artist and former professor of art at California State University at Fullerton, CA. Marie's watercolor, "Fruit Salad" was juried into this show and received an award sponsored by the Signal Mountain Art Guild, one of eighteen awards selected by the juror.
"Fruit Salad" represents a convergence of a number of my favorite things. Piles of oranges, apples, lemons and limes intrigue me at the local produce stands. I've painted watercolors of produce on a number of occasions but after I completed this particular watercolor I decided to take it an additional step and cut the painting into pieces (a scary thing to do!). I'm not a quilter but I enjoy the color interplay in a well-crafted quilt. So I rearranged my painting parts and stitched them together on a sewing machine with metallic thread. The result is my paper quilt and since it i made of bits and pieces of painted fruit, I decided to call it "Fruit Salad."
Bon appetit!
Thirty pieces, including Fruit Salad," have been selected to travel to several venues througout the state:
July 1 - August 27 Customs House Museum, Clarksville
September 1 - October 27 West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt
November 1 - 30 Pryor Gallery, Columbia State Community College, Columbia
Cleveland Daily Banner, May 2010 Read the story of Marie's exhibit in Athen, TN, How Fine the Song it Sings.
Read the story of Marie's exhibit at Lee University. If you missed the exhibit it is available for viewing as a slide show here: Musical Notes. Enjoy!
Read a review of Marie's work by Chattanooga Times correspondent, Meg Veal.
The November-December 2006 issue of this popular regional magazine published profiles of some of the artists of the Blue Ridge mountains. Marie Spaeder Haas is featured in the on-line edition of the magazine. "With simple lines and soft color washes, this artist uses pen, paper, and paint to sketch creative homage to the mountain culture that holds such special meaning for her," says Jennifer Winslow, writer of the article. To view the article in its entirety, click on the document below or click on http://www.blueridgecountry.com/arts/MarieSpaederHaas.cfm
Bradenton Herald
In the February 15, 2007 issue of the Bradenton Herald newspaper, staff writer, Joan Altabe, explores Marie's science background and how it relates to her current art work. Read her review here.
Art Center Manatee, 2007
Marie was awarded an Equal Merit Award at the January 2008 exhibit, "In the Spotlight" at the Art Center Manatee in Bradenton, Florida. The award was given for a small silk piece entitled, "City Lights", a bit of a diversion from her usual drawings or paintings.
City Lights