JAMES C VARNUM
 
San Francisco Art Institute, BFA in Drawing and Painting                                                1974
University of New Hampshire, MEd                                                                                    1976
Emerson College,MS in Communication Disorders                                                           1988
Related Artistic Experiences
New Art Center Classes
The Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire and Water, Fall/Winter/Spring 2013-2018
Experimental Drawing, Summer 2016, Fall 2016
Stained Glass, Winter 2019
 
Memberships
Newton Art Association, Board Member and Past President
Cambridge Art Association
Cape Cod Art Association, Juried Member
Concord Art Association
Copley Society of Art
Mosesian Center for the Arts
New England Watercolor Society
Newton Open Studios
Provincetown Art Association and Museum
 
Exhibits
Copley Society of Art, New Member Show 2018; Winter Juried Show; Summer Juried Show;
Small Works Exhibits: Holiday, Spring, Summer 2019
New TV, Solo Show: Terrain, 2018
Mosesian Center for the Arts, Member Show, 2018; Five Stars Regional Exhibit, 2019
Beacon Gallery, Synaesthesia: Abstract Art and Creative Writing, 2018; Nature & Vitality, 2018
Holzwasser Gallery, New Art Center, In the Balance: A Small Group Show, 2018
Newton Free Library, Solo Show: Dichotomy and Dialog, 2017
Concord Art Association’s Members Juried 1, 2017, 2018, Juror’s Prize, and 2019
Concord Art Association’s Roddy Show, 2016, 2018,
South Shore Art Association’s “Out of Order”, Juried National Exhibit, 2016; Blue Ribbon Member Show, 2017, 2ndPrize; Blue Ribbon Member Show, 2018
New England Watercolor Society’s North American Open, 2016; New England Regional Show, 2017, 2ndPrize; North American Open, 2018
Provincetown Art Association and Museum Member Show, 12x12, 2016, 2017, 2018; Member Show, 2017; and Members Juried Show, 2017
Cape Cod Art Association’s Easel Art online exhibit, Spring and Summer 2016; National Show Summer 2016; National Show, 2017; A Touch of Color Exhibit, 2017; Tell A Story, 2018, Bay State Open, 2019; Juried Members Show, 2019
Cambridge Art Association, “Paint”, New Member Show; Flora and Fauna; and Schein Salon 2015, 2016, 2017; ‘Scapes, 2017, Members Prize Show, 2019
Kaji Aso Cultural Center and Studio, a group show, March 2015; Small Works Exhibit, 2016, Honorable Mention; Small Works Exhibit, 2018
Newton Art Association’s New Member Show at Avery Crossings, October/November 2014, First Prize
New Art Center's "Creative Process" Annual Student Show, June 2012, ‘13, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ‘18
Newton Art Association's Annual Awards Show at Newton Free Library:
September 2013, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ‘18; First Prize-2015, Second Prize-2016
Newton Art Association’s James King Bonnar Show: 2014, ’15, ’16, ’17 and ‘18; 2016 Honorable Mention
Newton Art Association’s Juried Member Show at Piano Craft Gallery, 2019
Newton Open Studios Fence Art 2017-18