National Arts for the Parks / Jackson Hole Rotary International Art Exhibit, WY, 1990 Santa Cruz Art League Statewide Show, CA, 1988 & 1990 KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA, 2004, 2006-2011Ĭalifornia State Fair Fine Art Exhibit, Cal Expo, 2007 - 2009, 2012 National Watercolor Society (NWS) '91st Annual International Exhibition,' 2011Ĭalifornia Watercolor Association (CWA) '42nd Annual National Exhibition,' 2011 'Crocker Kingsley Exhibition,' Blueline Gallery, Roseville, CA, 2015 (Juried by Gregory Kondos) 'Invitational International Triennial Aquarella Exhibition,' Bolivarian Museum, Santa Marta, Colombia, 2018Īmerican Women Artists Spring Online Show, 2018Īmerican Women Artists (AWA) - 'Under a Vast Sky', Tucson Desert Art Museum, Arizona, 2017Īmerican Watercolor Society (AWS) 'Annual International Exhibition,' Salmagundi Club, NYC, 2013, 2015, 2016 '88th Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibition,' Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, 2018 'Water + Color' - National Watercolor Exhibit, Davis, CA, 2020 Hearts for the Arts, Santa Cruz, CA, 1988, 1989 & 1990 Robert Else Gallery, Student show, CSUS, 1991 Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA, 2010Ģ0 th St. Open Studio Tour, Sacramento, CA, 2007- 2018 SMUD Gallery, 'Branching Out' Sacramento, CA, 2012 SMUD Gallery, 'AWASH' Sacramento, CA, 2014 'Delta Forever,' Courtland Bank, Courtland, CA, 2015 University Library Gallery, 'Delta Forever,' California State University Sacramento, 2016

Robert Matsui Gallery, 'City of Trees' Sacramento City Hall, CA, 2019Įlliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2018 Gallery at 48 Natoma, Folsom, CA 2014 (2 Artists) 'Birdseye View'īargetto Winery, Soquel, CA 1989, 1990, 1991īoulder Creek Country Club, Boulder Creek, CA 1990Ĭounty Government Center, Santa Cruz, CA 1990ĪrtHouse, 'Small Works BIG Treasures', Sacramento, CA, 2019 The Tong Gallery, Walnut Grove, CA 2015, 'Water' 2018 Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2019 'Delta Reflections' Orland Art Center, Orland, CA, 2020 (2 Artists) Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento, CA, 2023 'California Treasures'ĪrtHouse on R, Sacramento, CA, 2023 'California Perspectives' She closed her practice in 2018 to pursue her art full time. Elaine teaches ceramic clay sculpture and watercolors to local school children and adults.Īdditionally, Elaine worked as an art therapist with a private practice in Sacramento, California for 12 years supporting both children and adult clients with life challenges, such as trauma/abuse, PTSD, grief/loss. She takes pride in being designated as a 'Signature Status' member of both the American Watercolor Society (AWS) and the National Watercolor Society (NWS), which allows her to add NWS & AWS after her signature on her art. Elaine's art has been featured on many covers of 'Inside the City,' a Sacramento newspaper. Her work has been shown at the Sacramento International Airport and most recently she was honored to be invited to Santa Marta, Colombia for the Triennial International Aquarella Exhibition. Elaine's art was used on the cover of 'For Children Who Were Broken' by Elia Wise. She has also shown her work in Alushta, Crimea, USSR and has had her work featured as illustrations in a few books. She has won many awards and is honored to receive the AWS Bronze Medal of Honor in the 146th American Watercolor Society Annual International Exhibition, 2013. She studied under sculptor Yoshio Taylor and Frans Duckers of Holland. Elaine also enjoys making ceramic clay sculpture and makes whimsical art featuring dogs, birds, birdhouses, masks and sand tray miniatures. In her series “City of Trees,” the local trees in Sacramento, California are featured. She flies in small aircraft to take aerial photos of the landscape from which to paint. Her aerial landscape paintings in watercolor feature the Sacramento Delta and surrounding farmlands which inspire her current series, 'Earthscapes,' which can take on an abstract pattern, while simultaneously reflecting her photo realistic style. She enjoys painting intimate scenes of life, calling attention to perspectives a viewer may overlook. Watercolors became her preferred medium in which she developed a photo realistic style. Originally educated in graphic design, she later pursued the fine arts. As a watercolor artist, Elaine Bowers has fond memories of making art as a young child.

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