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a national organization to show and promote works by professional women artists founded in 1896 |
Board of Governors
| Maryann Burton, Acting President Maryann graduated from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art. Her professional career includes Ziff Davis Publications, Park Avenue, New York, in the Advertising Department. Owner and operator of MBurtonArt Studio & Gallery in Moonachie, NJ, she teaches Watercolor classes, and hosts other artist’s workshops. She also enjoys teaching Plein Air painting at different locations. Maryann is the recipient of many awards and accolades that include Manhattan Arts International “Outstanding Woman Artist Achievement Award”. She has attained signature status in The New Jersey Water Color Society, North East Watercolor Society, and the Hudson Valley Art Association. An elected member of the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, serving as a board member and Chair of its Benefit Reception for the Metropolitan Museum of Art American Wing Travel Fund, a fellow with the American Artists Professional League, and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. She has also served as a curator and awards judge for many exhibitions. |
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| Susan Jarecky, 1st Vice President Susan Jarecky has been a professional artist for 42 years. She began her career as an architectural illustrator and worked on projects around the world for over 30 years. In 2011, Susan retired from illustration to focus on oil painting. She has a passion for her subject matter which include rural and landscape genres. Susan is an impressionist painter and is adept in “alla prima” technique (wet into wet paint). She is known for her color sensibility, strong compositions, and brushwork skills. She adores plein air painting and has learned the true palette of nature by being out doors and painting the many layers of what she sees. Susan is currently gallery represented in Colorado, and is an award winner in many regional and national art shows. She is a member of American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, and Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, and was a 13 year exhibitor in the Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA. “Paint truly from your heart and the wonder of your eyes, and the viewers will be delighted” Susan Jarecky sjarecky@gmail.com |
| Rebecca Rosenheck, Annual Exhibition Co-Chair Rebecca Rosenheck is an award-winning artist that paints from life and tries to capture the light. Working primarily in pastel and oil, Rebecca paints the luminous colors she sees, which can’t be discerned from photographs. Rebecca is an associate member of Pastel Society of America and a signature member of Pastel Society of New Jersey. For CLWAC, Rebecca held the position of Co-chair of the Annual Open Exhibition in 2022. Rebecca holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Lafayette College. Her engineering background informs and enhances the drawing and spacial ability seen in her paintings. She has studied pastel painting with Catherine Kinkade, PSA at the Montclair Art Museum and she has studied oil painting with Rebecca Jean Leer, OPA at the Ridgewood Art Institute. |
 | Terry Hartley, Treasurer Terry Hartley is an artist working in oil, pastel, charcoal and printmaking. Terry graduated as an RN from Kings County School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY and worked for many years as an oncology nurse. During that time she also earned a BA and an MA in English and Women’s Studies from Ohio State University. Her love of art led her to studies in the art department of Ohio State University and at the Columbus School of Art and Design. After retiring from nursing, Terry was able to devote full time to her passion for making art. Terry’s art education included a three year atelier experience with Jesus Villarreal, a young artist trained in the classical techniques of the Florence Academy. His mentorship along with workshops with accomplished artists like Jeff Hein, Michelle Dunaway, Rose Frantzen, Tim Rees and Laurel Boeck, have enabled Terry to both hone in on her main area of interest, portraiture and figure work, and to reach a level of experience and skill evident in her work, her professional art associations, and awards received in the many shows she’s entered over the years. Terry is a juried artist member of Salmagundi Art Club, a juried Member of the Pastel Society of America, an associate Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, an associate Member of the Portrait Society of America, and a juried Member of CLWAC. Website: Terryhartleystudio.com |
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