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Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Stella Ehrich spent sixteen years living in Florence and the Tuscan countryside. She studied for seven transformative years in the atelier of Nerina Simi, Florence. She now resides in Vermont.

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2011        Burlington City Arts, Burlington, Vermont

2009        Tunnel City, The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown, Massachusetts

2008        The Brick Box, Rutland, Vermont

               Levy Gallery, St. Mary’s School, Memphis, Tennessee

2007        Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont

2006        Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico           

2005        Pangea, North Bennington, Vermont

2004        Civic Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, “Portraits of the Mid-South”

2003        Brookhaven Gallery, Dallas, Texas, “Prom Dress Series”

               Pangea, North Bennington, Vermont

2001        Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, “The Girl in Pink High Heels”

2000        Center Street Gallery, Rutland Vermont ,“Kindred Spirits”

1997        Beside Myself Gallery, Arlington, Vermont, “On the Porch”

1994        No. B.I.A.S. Gallery, North Bennington, Vermont

               The Bell Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, “Italian Interiors”

1989        Albers Fine Arts, Memphis, Tennessee

1988        Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts, “Italian Landscapes”

1986        Alice Baker, Mobile, Alabama “A View of Italy”

1985        Clough-Hanson Gallery, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee

               Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi 

1977        Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi

                                                                                                               

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2011        ASA, Landscapes for Landsake, Coila, New York

               Schulte Fine Art, South Orange, New Jersey

2010        Comune di Stazzema, Italy

               Fiddlehead Gallery, Bennington, Vermont

2009       Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont

               L. Wicks Fine Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, New York

               Francesca Anderson Fine Art, “Annual Portrait Exhibition”, Lexington, Massachusetts

2008        Toomey Gallery of Fine Art, Bennington, Vermont

               Fine Art in the Village, Hoosick Falls, New York

               Shelburne Art Center, Shelburne, Vermont

2005-07   Francesca Anderson Fine Art, “Annual Portrait Exhibition”, Lexington, Massachusetts

               Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington, Vermont, annual show

               Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont, winter landscapes

               Hildene, Manchester, Vermont

2004        Francesca Anderson Fine Art, “Portrait Exhibition”, “Almost Miniatures Show”,“Flower

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               Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont

               Hildene, Manchester, Vermont

2003        Francesca Anderson Fine Art, “Annual Portrait Exhibition”,“Women Painting Women”

               Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont

2002        Gallery 414, “Female Body, Work by Women” Fort Worth, Texas

               Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts,“Artists Choose Artists”, Old Lyme, Connecticut

               Francesca Anderson Fine Art, “Annual Portrait Exhibition”, “Almost Miniatures Show”

               Southern Vermont Art Center, “Interiors”, Manchester, Vermont

               Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, “New Works”, Bennington, Vermont

2001        North American Print Biennial, Boston University, Boston, Mass

               Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, “Almost Miniatures Show”, Lexington, Massachusetts  

               Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

2000        Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

1999        Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, “Almost Miniatures Show”, Lexington, Mass.  

               Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas  

1998        The Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia  

               Nuovo Gallery, Lennox, Massachusetts 

1997        Beside Myself Gallery, Arlington, Vermont

               Van Goethem Fine Art, McLean, Virginia

1996        Fitton Center for Creative Arts, Hamilton, Ohio

               “Horizons”, Burlington City Hall, Burlington, Vermont 

               Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, “Almost Miniature Show”, Lexington, Massachusetts

1995        AS220, Providence, Rhode Island 

               Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, “Flower Show”, Lexington, Massachusetts

1994        Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont

1993        P.S.A., New York City, New York 

               Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

1990        Mall Galleries, London, England , “Unexpected Tuscany”

               Jane Neville Gallery, Aslockton, England

               Albers Fine Arts, Memphis, Tennessee

1988        Central Place Gallery, Bangor, Maine

               Albers Fine Arts, Memphis, Tennessee

               Francesca Anderson Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

1987        Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas 

               McKenna Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina 

1986        Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

               McKenna Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina

1985        Monstra di Presenza, Montenosa, Italy 

               Evelyn Siegel Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: 

               Allan M. Levy Architects, San Francisco California

               Banff Center School of Fine Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada

               Brookhaven College, Dallas, Texas

               Kraft Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee

               Pierson and Coats Law Offices, San Francisco, California       

               The Stern Group, Washington, D.C.

               Vermont Law School, Terry Ehrich Environmental Law Center, South Royalton, Vermont

 

EDUCATION: 

               Bennington College, MFA,  Concentration in Painting, 2000

               Studio Nerina Simi, Florence, Italy 1977-1984

                             Seven years atelier study in realist figurative work with master Italian painter

                             Sixteen years painting experience living and working in Italy, 1975-1991

               Memphis College of Art, BFA, Concentration in Painting, 1974

                             Mary Morris Scholarship for Merit in Painting 1973

               University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Design, 1970-1972

               Banff School of Fine Arts, Alberta, Canada, 1969,1970, 1972

                             Merit Scholarship 1970, Purchase award for painting 1969

 

TEACHING POSITIONS:

Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, Adjunct Professor of Drawing, Winter Terms 2002- 2011

Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, Instructor of Life Drawing 2000-2003

Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina, landscape painting workshop, 2008-2009

Brookhaven College, Dallas, Texas, Special Programs Instructor:  1990, 1992, 1996            

Community College of Vermont, Bennington, Vermont  1993-2004

Lyme Academy College of Art, Old Lyme, Connecticut, Guest Instructor 2001,2004

Plein-Air Painting Workshops in Tuscany, Ruosina, (Lucca), summers  2005, 2007, 2008

 

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