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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
