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Penny French-Deal
204 Wild Cherry Lane
North Manchester, IN  46962
www.french-deal.com
260-982-1505

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Education:
  • Associate of Science Degree, 1971, Indiana University, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Studied at the Fort Wayne Art Institute, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Public Collections:
  • West Baden Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
  • University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Wabash County Historical Museum, Wabash, Indiana

Publications:
                Hoosier Painters of the 21st Century, Vol. 2, (forthcoming)

Accomplishments:
               2009

                   Solo Exhibit – Gallery G, Manchester College, North Manchester, Indiana
                            December 2009 – February 2010
                            Penny French-Deal:  Contemporary Impressionism
                    Selected as a muralist for TV production, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,                     Bunker Hill, Indiana
                            October 2009
                    Featured Artist – The Hudson Gallery of Fine Art, Winona Lake, Indiana
                            June 2009
                2008
                    Selected for the 2008 Celebrating Hoosier Women Artists, sponsored by
                    Lt. Governor Becky Skillman
                            Painting: Wabash County Harvest
                    Dual exhibit – Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, Indiana
                            Strokes of a Brush:  Take Two
                    Featured Artist – Lakeland Art Association, Pierceton, Indiana
                            October 2008
                2007
                    Featured Artist – Parade of Homes, Summit County, Breckenridge, Colorado
                            Painting:  Wind Behind Sogwili
                            Painting:  IN YOUR DREAMS…in her dreams
                    Selected for inclusion – Three Rivers Invitational Exhibit, John Weatherhead
                    Gallery,University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                            Painting:  Evening Peace
                2006
                    Featured Artist (Dual exhibit)– Hoosier Salon, New Harmony Gallery,
                    New Harmony, Indiana
                    Selected for inclusion – Three Rivers Invitational Exhibit, John Weatherhead
                    Gallery,University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                            Painting:  Feeding the Birds in Cologne
                    Featured Artist – Congregational Christian Church,
                    North Manchester, Indiana
                             May 2006

Juried Shows:
               2009
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana                     
                     Hoosier Salon 85th Annual Exhibit, Indianapolis, Indiana                                
                     Honeywell Center Themed Art Competition, Theme:  America,
                     Wabash, Indiana
                     Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Art 4 Sale Show, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                     Renaissance of Roanoke Art Festival, Roanoke, Indiana
                     Fort Wayne Arts Festival, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                     Charley Creek Arts Fest, Wabash, Indiana
               2008 
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana
                    Fort Wayne Art Guild – Ventures in Creativity, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                    Heartland Artists Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit
                    The Hudson Gallery of Fine Art, Inc. Annual Juried Show
                    Honeywell Center Themed Art Competition,
                            Theme:  Wabash County Courthouse
                    Renaissance of Roanoke Art Festival
               2007
                   The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                   Wabash, Indiana
                   Hoosier Salon 83rd Annual Exhibit, Indianapolis, Indiana
                   Fort Wayne Art Guild – Ventures in Creativity, Fort Wayne, Indiana
               2006
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana
                2005
                    Heartland Artists Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit
                    Charley Creek Arts Fest, Wabash, Indiana 
               2004
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana
                    Heartland Artists Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit
               2003
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana

                                               
Awards:
               2009
                    The Honeywell Foundation, Inc. Clark Gallery Nine County Art Show,
                    Wabash, Indiana
                            Second Place – Paintings, Rumbling Storm
                    Hoosier Salon 85th  Annual Exhibit, Indianapolis, Indiana                   
                            Purchase Award - Classics
                    Wabash Art Guild Show, Wabash, Indiana
                            Second Place – Oil, In the Calm of the Afternoon
                    Renaissance of Roanoke, Roanoke, Indiana
                            People’s Choice Award (overall)
                2006
                    Wabash Art Guild Show, Wabash, Indiana
                            First Place – Oil, The Old Bridge Over the River Neckar
                2005
                      Heartland Artists Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit, Plymouth, Indiana
                            June Bules Purchase Award – The Gardener                               
                      Wabash Art Guild Show, Wabash, Indiana
                            First Place – Oil, The Gardener
                            Honorable Mention – Watercolors, The Wedding Chapel
                       The Brass Latch Montpelier Fall Art Show, Montpelier, Indiana
                            First Place – Animals, The Last Grain
                            First Place – Landscape, The Professor's Palette        
                            Second Place – Portraits, Touch Someone
                            Gripco Fasteners Award – The Last Grain
                            Community First Bank and Trust Award, The Professor’s Palette
                            Gripco Fasteners Award – Touch Someone
               
2004
                     Wabash Art Guild Show, Wabash, Indiana
                             First Place – Oil, It Takes Two
                             First Place – Class Division, Indian Lady
                             Third Place – Oil, Rommol – American Bulldog Puppy
                2003
                      Wabash Art Guild Show, Wabash, Indiana
                             First Place – Oil, White Tulips
                             First Place – Watercolor, The Old Barn

Other:
               The Creative Arts Council of Wells County Green Exhibit, 2008
                             Sharing Secrets
                             In Harmony with the River
                             Beyond the Fence

                Ford Meter Box Calendar, Wabash, Indiana
                             2010 Calendar – Winter Interlude
                             2009 Calendar – The Honeywell House
                             2007 Calendar – Anticipation
                             2006 Calendar – On a Clear Day

  • Affiliations:              

    • Hoosier Salon
    • Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
    • National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
    • Wabash Art Guild
    • Artlink
    • Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Artist Member
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