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About Christel Minotti
Christel was born in Helsinki, Finland. She came to the United States at age eighteen to study art
at Furman University, Greenville, S.C. and Clemson University, Clemson, S.C, where she earned a BA
In Art, French and Education. She was a high school art teacher for several years.
After a move to Atlanta , GA. she studied Surface Design and Fiber Arts at Georgia State University. Later she began Independent studies in painting with Ouida Canaday, Joe Perrin, Alan Tiegren and Joan Tysinger.
She now paints in her studio in Atlanta and exhibits in the Southeast and in Washington, DC.
EXHIBITIONS (Select)
- Annual Juried Exhibit
Anderson, SC
2005-2006
- Vibrant Color
Foxhall Gallery
Washington, DC
2005
- Contemporary Impressionism
Foxhall Gallery
Washington DC
2003
- Summer: A Season for Color
Foxhall Gallery
Washington, DC
2002
- New Paintings
Foxhall Gallery
Washington, DC
2001
- Two-Person Exhibit
Anne Irwin Fine Art
Atlanta, GA
2002
- National Invitational
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
2000-1992
- Annual Contemporary Exhibit
Leon Loard Gallery
Montgomery, AL
2000-1993
- International Landscapes
Gwinnett Fine Arts Center
Lawrenceville, GA
1995
- Three Finnish Artists
The Arts Connection
Atlanta, GA
1991
- Romantic Landscapes
Solo Exhibit
The Arts Connection
Atlanta, GA
1991
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- Red Clay Survey
Huntsville Museum of Art
Huntsville, AL
1990
- LaGrange National XV
LaGrange, GA
1989
- Art of Scandinavian Americans
Savannah College of Art
Savannah, GA
1988
AWARDS (SELECT)
- Two Honorable Mentions ~ Georgia Artists ’89
Atlanta, GA
1989
(Carrie Pryzbilla, Judge)
- Second Place on Paper ~ National Invitational
Brenau University
Gainesville, SC
1992
(Leo Castelli, Judge)
- First Place ~ Cobb Council of Art
Marietta, GA
1991
(Alan Avery, Judge)
- Second Place ~ The Art Station
Stone Mountain, GA
1991
(Larry Walker, Judge)
- Second Place ~ Georgia Artists ’90
Atlanta, GA
1990
(Jerald Melberg, Judge)
COLLECTIONS
- Atlanta Gas Light Company
- Prime Bank, Decatur, GA
- Bank of America, Savannah, Ga
- Brenau University, Gainesville GA
- Contel, Atlanta, GA
- Uncle Remus Regional Library, Eatonton, GA
PUBLICATIONS
- American Art Collector
June 2006
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
- Anne Irwin Fine Art
Atlanta, GA
- Auld Alliance Gallery
Nashville, TN
- The Foxhall Gallery
Washington, DC
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