GLORIA MILLER ALLEN
PERSONAL
Born in Kansas, raised in the Midwest and married her high school sweetheart, Charles Anthony (Tony). After Tony graduated college in Kansas, they moved to Corvallis Oregon where he completed his Ph.D in Physical Chemistry and where their children were born. With that degree in hand, they moved their family to New Jersey for about five years. In 1974, they moved their family to Idaho Falls where Tony would spend the rest of his career at the National Laboratory. She is a life-time painter whose love of watercolors started in grade one, and grew into a full time occupation, and Tony has been her biggest cheerleader.
Gloria has been in nearly 70 national, international and regional exhibits and holds Signature Membership in most of the National Watercolor Societies including the American Watercolor Soc. (AWS); the National Watercolor Society (NWS); the Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA); Watercolor West (WW); and the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS). Also she earned Signature Status in one of the oldest Art groups in the USA, Knickerbocker Artists (KA). Sadly Knickerbockers folded shortly after. She teaches workshops throughout the country and also serves as juror.
In 1977, she started entering state and regional competitions. In 1986, she was accepted into her first national exhibition, and in 1991, her first international show. The list of accepted shows grows annually. She has had several one, two and three-woman shows, several museum shows, and has work in many Corporate Collections.
Gloria always has great variety in her choice of subjects. It might be a pile of rocks, a patch of grass, a crowd of people, an animal, or simply a chair; but whatever the subject, the main interest is always 1) design, 2) value (light & dark) and 3) color. Currently there is a strong interest in doing large oversize pieces. Although her main media is purely transparent watercolor she occasionally works in oil, pastel, acrylic, serigraph, ink, or mix-media.
Her art education consisted primarily of keen observation, many books over many years, and thousands of hours spent at painting. Although she considers herself to be self-taught, in that she's had no formal art education beyond high school; however, she has enjoyed wonderful workshops (usually 3-5 days each) with many great painters. She knows books are great teachers, and her drawing board is her perpetual school desk. Thousands of paintings result in un purchasable knowledge. She credits a strong foundation in value structure to the time spent in the 60's working for Hallmark Cards Litho Art Dept. in Kansas City, Missouri. she worked at doing color separations by hand.
GLORIA MILLER ALLEN
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARD HIGHLIGHTS
2023 ASKED TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE JUROR OF SELECTION AND SIGNATURE REVIEW BY THE NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - San Pedro, CA
2022 NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL - San Pedro, CA
2022 SISTERS LIFETIME RETROSPECTIVE - With my Sister, Sherian Miller Lewis - The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. 3 months on display
2021 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL - Colorado. * Award The Painted Toe.
2021 Artist in Residence - West Yellowstone, MT.
2021 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT (On line because of Covid)
2021 TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF AMERICA - WI Three Months Exhibit
2020 TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR SOCIETY OF AMERICA - WI
2020 WESTERN FEDERATION WATERCOLOR - Boise, ID
2019 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL - *Award - WA
2018 IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY * Travel Show – State-Wide
2018 HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - TX
2017 HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - *Award 2nd place - TX
2016 One Woman Show at Lawrence Gallery, OR
2016 WATERCOLOR WEST NATIONAL EXHIBIT – Bree, CA *Award
2015 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL – WA
2014 In the Footsteps of Thomas Moran Zion National Park Invitational Plein air event
2014 Idaho Falls Art Council National Show – ID
2014 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – NY,NY-Traveling country one year
2013 Served as Artist in Residence on North Rim of Grand Canyon. One month
2012 NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, * Awarded Signature Status. CA
2011 Two Woman Show at Juniper Sky Gallery in Kayenta, UT Artist Village
2011 In The Footsteps of Thomas Moran – Zion National Park Invitational Plein air event
2011 IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY -*Award -Jurors Choice – Traveled Statewide
2011 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT – Mercer Island, WA
2011 Signature Member Invitational NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – Seattle, WA
2010 Artist in Residence for Zion National Park – Oct 15 - Nov 15. UT
2010 Featured Artist Zion National Park History Museum – Zion Park, UT
2010 SIGNATURE WATERCOLOR INVITATIONAL EXHIBIT – Fallbrook, CA
2009 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOC. Travel Show – New York, NY
2009 TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR OF AMERICA – Kenosha, WI
2009 WESTERN COLORADO NATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT – Grand Junction, CO
2008 PAINT THE PARKS – National Park Exhibit – Travel Show – Topeka, KS
2008 Featured Artist Lawrence Gallery, Salishan Resort, Oregon Beach
2008 Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA) National Exhibit – Minneapolis, MN - *The Edgar Whitney Memorial Award
2008 IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – ID - *Award – the IWS Amy Jones Memorial Award
2008 Paint America Top 2008 - National Show, Topeka, KS
2007 Three Woman Show at the Art Museum of Eastern Idaho.
2007 NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - Member Show – CA
2007 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - Signature Membership Invitational, WA
2006 Three Woman Show at Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan, OR
2006 PAINT AMERICA TOP 100- National Exhibit - Topeka, KS
2006 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - Awarded Signature Membership -Traveling Exhibit - New York, NY
2005 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – WATERWORKS – Seattle, WA - *Award First Place
2005 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – Salmagundi Club – New York, NY
2004 Featured artist at the Lawrence Gallery - Salishan, OR
2004 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR Signature Membership Invitational –Seattle, WA
2004 IDAHO PAINTS IDAHO – State Competition *Award- 2nd Place
2004 IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – *Juror’s Choice Award – ID
2003 WATERCOLOR WEST – National Exhibit – CA. *American Artist Magazine Award
2003 ARTS FOR THE PARKS – National Exhibit – Top 100 Jackson, WY
2003 IDAHO PAINTS IDAHO – State competition –Traveling Show top 25
2002 Featured artist at the Dearing Gallery (Oct.) – Taos, NM
2002 THREE EYES ON ART- a three-woman show – Browns Gallery - Boise, ID
2000 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 60TH ANNIVERSARY INVITATIONAL - Frye Art Museum – Seattle, WA
2000 Northwest Watercolor National Juried Show – Seattle, WA
1999 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY – Salmagundi Club – New York, NY
1998 ALLIED ARTISTS OF AMERICA –National Exhibit all Media – New York, NY
1998 WATERCOLOR WEST – International Exhibit – Bree, CA
1998 THREE PERSON SHOW – Noyes Gallery – Lincoln, NE
1997 ST. GEORGE ART FESTIVAL - St. George, UT. * Award First Place Mixed Media.
1997 MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART - Northwest Regional Juried Exhibition - WA
1996 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT - San Diego, CA
1996 THE IFAC ARTS AWARD Presented by the Idaho Falls Arts Council – Idaho Falls, ID
1995 *NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED AS SIGNATURE MEMBER OF KNICKERBOCKERS ARTISTS USA (No longer a viable group)
1995 MID-WEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY National Exhibit - WI
1995 KNICKERBOCKER ARTISTS -USA, National Exhibit - Sedona, AZ
1995 WESTERN COLORADO-National Watercolor Exhibit - Grand Rapids, CO
1995 NORTH WEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - National Exhibit - Seattle, WA
1995 LEWIS-CLARK Northwest Regional Show and Competition - Lewiston, ID
1995 ONE-WOMAN SHOW - Rick College - Rexburg, Idaho
1994 ANCIENT ROCKS AND WILD HORSES ( 2-woman show) - Patio Azul Galleries - Sedona, AZ
1994 MID-WEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY-National Exhibit - WI - *Awarded Signature Membership
1994 RED RIVER National Exhibition - Fargo, North Dakota
1994 BEST OF THE WEST - Boise State University - Regional Exhibit - ID
1994 “THREE EYES ON ART” (3-Woman Show) - Twin Falls, Idaho
1993 MID-WEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY National Exhibit - Green Bay, Wi
1993 OKLAHOMA NATIONAL Watercolor Exhibition - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1993 WATERCOLOR WEST-National Competition - Fullerton, California - * Awarded Signature Membership in '93
1993 WATERWORKS ‘93 sponsored by North West Watercolor - Seattle, WA
1993 WESTERN COLORADO NATIONAL WATERCOLOR - Grand Junction, CO *Award
1993 WATERMEDIA ’93-National Exhibit -Montana Watercolor Society - Butte, MT *Award - Signature Membership in '93
1993 One Woman Show - WOOD WALLS & STONE - Browns Gallery- Boise, ID
1992 AWARDED SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP-North West Watercolor - Seattle, WA
1992 WATERCOLOR WEST National Competition – Fullerton, CA
1992 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBIT- Foothills Art Center -Golden, CO
1992 WATERMEDIA ‘92-National Exhibit - Hockaday Center for the Arts. MT
1992 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR SOC- National Competition - Washington
1992 WESTERN COLORADO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY National-Grand Junction, CO *Award
1991 SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - Poway Museum of Art - San Diego, California *President's Award
1991 WESTERN COLORADO NATIONAL - Grand Junction, CO. *Award
1990-91 NATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION OF OKLAHOMA - Kirkpatric Museum - Complex. Oklahoma City, OK *Award in 91
1991 Two Woman Show - 'SISTERS II' (With potter-sculptor sister , Sherian Miller Frey of Wayne, NE) Willowtree Gallery - Idaho Falls, Idaho
1990 MID-WEST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY NATIONAL EXHIBIT - Greenbay, Wisconsin - * TRAVEL SHOW touring Mid-West for year
1990-91 SEVEN-STATE REGIONAL ART SHOW (MT,WY,ID,SD,UT,NE,&CO) - Cheyenne, WY - *Award Best of Show
1990 ARTS FOR THE PARKS TOP 100 ARTISTS National Parks Academy of the Arts Toured United States for year - Jackson Hole, WY
1990 One Woman Show – “THE MOTHER EARTH SERIES” - Paintings and Poems by the Artist - Gallery 8 KIFI TV - Idaho Falls, ID
1990 SPIRIT OF THE WEST - A state-wide juried traveling exhibit celebrating the Idaho Centennial - toured 32 towns in Idaho
1989 NAMPA CENTENNIAL ART SHOW - State competition - Nampa, Idaho - * Award Best of Show
1989-90 SNAKE RIVER COMPETITIVE - A four-state regional (MT,OR,WY,ID) - Idaho Falls,ID - *Award Second Place in 1989
1989 One Woman Show CANYON WALL SERIES Corner Gallery - Idaho Falls, Idaho
1989 40TH ANNUAL SPRING SHOW - Eagle Rock Gallery - Idaho Falls, Idaho - *Featured Artist
1988 WATERMEDIA '88 NATIONAL EXHIBITION - Museum of the Rockies - Bozeman, MT. *Award Jurors Choice
1988 Two Woman Show "SISTERS" (with potter-sculptor sister, Sherian Miller Frey) Norfolk Center for the Arts - Norfolk, Nebraska
1987-90 LEWISTON INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBIT Lewis & Clark St. College - Lewiston, Idaho
1989,87,86 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - Golden, Colorado *Award Brass Cheque in 1987
1988,86 NORTHWEST WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION - Pacific Northwest Regional - Bellevue, Washington
1987-88 WATERCOLOR WEST NATIONAL EXHIBIT - Fullerton, California - *Granted Juried Associate Member Status '88
1986 Three Woman Show “THREE EYES ON ART” touring the state of Idaho ( 5 cities)
1985 IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY Granted Signature Membership in IWS for winning *Awards for 3 years -
* Awards won in 83,84,85,87,88,89,& 90 etc.
1983 FEATURED ARTIST East Idaho State Fair
1982-83 SPRINGVILLE NATIONAL APRIL SALON - Springville Museum -Springville, Utah
1979 BLACK HILLS TWELVE-STATE REGIONAL- South Dakota *Award First Place in Watercolor
1978 SNAKE RIVER COUNTRY ART SHOW- Idaho Falls, ID *Award Silver Medal
1977 SNAKE RIVER COUNTRY ART SHOW- Idaho Falls, ID *Award Bronze Medal
CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
PUBLICATIONS and COMMISSIONS OF INTEREST
2022 Featured in Idaho Falls Magazine
2010 Best of Worldwide Watermedia Artists Vol_I – Kennedy Publishing
2010 Featured in AMERICAN ARTIST – WATERCOLOR - June issue
2007 St. George Art Museum Permanent Collection – St. George, UT
2006 Featured in IDAHO FALLS MAGAZINE – Sept. issue
2005 2010 2015 The ART MUSEUM OF EASTERN IDAHO Permanent Collection. IDAHO
2004 FINCH & BROADBENT, PA Law Office, Boise, ID *Purchase Award Idaho Watercolor Soc.
2003 Commissioned by City of Idaho Falls to paint Civic Auditorium for 50th Anniversary
2002 Featured in TAOS MAGAZINE October issue
2002 HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Associates of Eastern Idaho –Idaho Falls, ID
2001 TETON WOMEN'S CLINIC. Oldroyd Offices. Idaho Falls, ID
2000 HAWLEY TROXELL LAW FIRM – Boise, ID
2000 IDAHO GASTROENTEROLOGY – Boise, ID
2000 BANK OF IDAHO – Idaho Falls, ID
1999 LUKE'S HOSPITAL – Boise, ID
1999 GASTROENTEROLOGY – Boise, ID
1999 NORTHWEST COSMETICS LABORATORIES – Idaho Falls, ID
1998 PRIMARY HEALTH – Mountain Home, ID
1998 BLUE CROSS OF IDAHO – Boise, ID
1997 HEALTH WISE CLINIC – Boise, ID
1996 MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE - Mountain Home, ID (3 pieces)
1996 EASTERN IDAHO STATE BANK * Purchase award
1996 Painting published in CREATIVE WATERCOLOR by Mary Ann Beckwith published by Rockport Publishing Co. Rockport, MS
1995 KEY BANK - Boise, ID placed by Artists Unlimited -
1995 *Commissioned by Democrats- a painting of GOVERNOR CECIL ANDRUS
1995 FIRST SECURITY BANK - Colorado
1995 UNIVERSAL FROZEN FOODS - Twin Falls, ID
1995 Painting for GOVERNOR CECIL ANDRUS - Gift from the Democratic Party in Idaho
1994 Featured in WATERCOLOR '94 issue of AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE
1991& 92 CITY OF ST GEORGE ART MUSEUM – Permanent Collection - St. George, Utah
1991 ALBERTSON’S Corporate Headquarters IDAHO ART COLLECTION - 5 pieces - boise, Idaho
1991 CITY of Idaho Falls....MAYOR”S OFFICE
1990 KIFI TV 8 GALLERY 8 - Television Station, Idaho Falls, ID
1990 ALBERTSON’S Corporate Headquarters IDAHO ART COLLECTION 2 pieces - Boise
1990 BHC HEALTH CENTER- Idaho Falls, Idaho (numerous original pieces)
1990 KEY BANK Collection - Boise, Idaho
1989 BONNEVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUM - Idaho Falls, Idaho
1989 Idaho State University, University of Idaho, Boise State University, and Eastern Idaho Technical College all have “We The People” print.
1989 Commissioned to design 30 page Coloring Book for HARRIMAN STATE PARK - Island Park, Idaho
1989 Cover Design for NORTHWEST ARTISTS CALENDAR - CFPR Publications - Portland, Oregon
1989 Gov. Cecil Andrus, Congressman Richard Stallings, and Mayor Tom Campbell - "We the People of Idaho" prints
1989 MAGAN MEDICAL CLINIC - Riverside, California
1988,89,90,91 REDLAND'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL’S "HEALING ARTS COLLECTION" - numerous originals pieces - Redlands, California
1988 NAMPA HOSPITAL - Nampa, Idaho
1988 EAGLE ROCK ART MUSEUM Guild Permanent Collection - Idaho Falls, ID
1987 *Commission - Idaho Commemorative painting "WE THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO"
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the US Constitution and Idaho’s 100 Birthday
Original hangs in the State Office Building - Idaho Falls, Idaho
1987 SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER - Portland, Oregon.
1987 FIRST SECURITY BANK - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
1987 Coeur d' Alene Lake Resort - HAGADONE Corporation - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
1985 THE POST REGISTER Newspaper Offices- Idaho Falls, Idaho
SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIPS
Signature Memberships: Note, signature membership in these societies is earned.
American Watercolor Society (AWS) ……………………..….......New York, NY
National Watercolor Society (NWS) ……………………………………............….CA
Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA)……....…………………WI
Watercolor West (WW) ………………………….....................……………............…CA
Knickerbocker Artists –USA (KA) ……………….No longer exists ...…....USA
Northwest Watercolor Society NWWS ………………………..….…………........WA
Western Colorado Watercolor Society …………………….…………...........……..CO
Montana Watercolor Society ………………………............….….……...........………MT
Idaho Watercolor Society……………………….....………….........................……….…ID
CURRENT GALLERY ASSOCIATIONS
Eagle Rock Gallery – Idaho
Juniper Sky Gallery - Utah
Gallery 12 – Idaho Falls, ID