
Lynda DeGrow Kingsley
ldkingsley.com
214-542-2869
McKinney, TX 75069
Education
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BFA Studio Art, with an emphasis on watercolors, December 2014, University of North Texas, Denton
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Intensive workshops with masters, Jane Jones, Timothy J. Clark, Karlyn Holman, Nel Dorn Byrd, 2008-2016
Exhibitions
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One Woman Show, Intuition, The Cove, McKinney, TX, March 2017
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One Woman Show, Peonies en Transit, Haley-Henman Contemporary, Dallas, TX May 2016
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One Woman Show, Rusted Elements, The Martin Place, McKinney, TX June 2015
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Collin County Art Show, Church Hall, McKinney, TX March 2015, 2016
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Ne Plus Ultra, A Watercolor Exhibition, UNT Cora Stafford Gallery, Nov. 2014
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The Art Club of McKinney Centennial Exhibition, Heard-Craig Hall, Nov. 2014
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Essential Transition, A Watercolor Exhibition, UNT North Gallery, October 2014
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And Then…, A Collaborative Exhibition, UNT Lightwell, Sept. 2014
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Against the Current Watercolor Show, UNT Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX, 2014
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All Class Watercolor Show, Lightwell Gallery, UNT, Denton, TX 2013
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Ebb and Flow Watercolor Show, UNT Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX, 2013
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McKinney Unique by Nature juried Show, McKinney, TX, 2013-2017
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North Gallery Watercolor Show, UNT , Denton, TX 2012
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Collin County Art Show, McKinney, TX 2008,2009, 2010, 2011, 2013,2015
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Southwestern Watercolor Society Show, Plano, TX, juried national show, 2011, 2010
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Royal Lane Baptist, Dallas, TX, juried show, 2011
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Kathryn Heard juried show, McKinney, TX, 2011
Awards
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The Martin Place, Small Works Show, Second Place, 2016 cash award
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The Martin Place, Small Works Show, People's Choice, 2015 cash award
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Collin County Art Show, People's Choice Award, 2016, cash award
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Collin County Art Show, People's Choice Award, 2015, two cash awards
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Collin County Art Show, 2011 Best of Show, 1st Place Watercolor, two cash awards
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Royal Lane Baptist Faith in the Arts, 2011, People’s Choice, cash award
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Collin County Art Show, 2009, Founders Award, cash award
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Collin County Art Show 2008, Beginners Award, cash award
Exhibitions Curated
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Intuition, The Cove, 2017
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Rusted Elements, The Martin Place, 2015
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Collin County Adult Art Show 2015, 2016
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Essential Transition, a Watercolor Exhibition, North Gallery, UNT, 2014.
Publications
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Commissioned Cover Art for Non-Fiction Book, “A Place at the Table”, 2014.
Galleries
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The Artist Showplace, Dallas, TX
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LAST Gallery, McKinney, TX
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Original artworks and glicees are sold at The Martin Place, McKinney, TX
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Commissioned pieces and framed artworks have been sold to customers throughout the US., 2008-current
Work Experience
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Watercolor/Mixed Media Instructor, 2016-present
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President, The Art Club of McKinney, the oldest art club in the state of Texas, 2014-2015
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Owner of Mesilla Valley Snacks 1984-2009, formerly, the largest vending corporation in NM
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Costume designer and costume mistress of the Las Cruces Chamber Ballet. I re-designed and re-built the ballet,company’s stock of costumes after a fire destroyed a twenty year collection, 1998-2003
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Co-owner of The Plant Shop, Athens, GA, horticulture specialist