Pamela Wilde

About the Artist

MSACPamela Wilde received her first formal art training at the Chicago-based American Academy of Art in the early 1980s and holds a degree in Advertising Design and Illustration. Her early career was spent in Tacoma, Washington where she worked for the Tacoma News Tribune from 1984 to 1989. While employed at the Tacoma News Tribune she worked extensively in advertising design and editorial illustration. In the early 1990’s Pamela took a break from her professional aspirations to raise her family but continued to extensively grow and further expand her artistic horizons. Pamela began exclusively painting in oils in the mid-1990’s trading in her commercial graphic creative leanings to pursue fine art. Pamela has completed working on a one-year-long community portrait project called Portraits from Havre De Grace followed by a solo exhibition on March 16, 2019, April 29, 2019, at Artists Emporium 220 N Washington Street Havre De Grace, MD. Current projects: Epic Eyes is open and free for anyone to submit photos of their eyes to be painted on 4x8 panels.  Pamela is currently represented by, Artist Emporium 220 Washington Street Havre De Grace, Maryland 21078. Mr. Robert Buden (owner and curator) Professional memberships include: Maryland Society of Portrait Painters, Accredited Member and Board Member Portrait Society of America Mid Atlantic Plein Air Society   Recent juried shows and awards: Delaplaine 2021 National Juried Exhibition- May 1–July 11 2021 Washington County Arts Council “Best of 2020”2nd Place Last Call  30x40 oil 2020 Maryland Center for the Arts Harford Plein Air 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (juried artist) Maryland Hall for the Arts, Annapolis Maryland Digital Exhibition “Portraits from Havre de Grace” June-Oct 2020 https://www.marylandhall.org Visionary Woman: Paving the Way  Howard County Invitational • March 8-March 31 2020• Columbia Art Center Columbia MD. 1st Place Bar at the Follies de Grace 30x40 oil 2020 “She” An Expression of Womanhood February 14-September 27,2020 Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Solomon, MD juried artist “Stroke of Genius” Maryland Federation of Art 2019 juried artist MSAC Art on the Fly Oct 2018- Jan 2019 MAPAPA Small Works show juried exhibition June 2018 Maryland Center for the Arts Plein Air event 2017 juried artist 1st Place Oils • Pictures At an Exhibition Harford Artist Association 2017 Honorable Mention Color Columbia Plein air Event 2017 3rd Place Ellicott City Open Quick Draw 2017 1st Place Bethany Beach Plein Air Event 2016 1st Place, Art Against Addiction 2016 Harford County Maryland Center for the Arts Plein Air Event 2016 • Quick Draw Honorable Mention Galleries, Exhibitions and Participation: Maryland Society or Portrait Painters Quite Waters Park Annapolis, MD June 2018 Currently Represented by Artists Emporium Gallery HDG MD Independent Brewery Bel Air, MD, exhibiting artists 2018 Pairings Bistro, Bel Air MD 2017 Columbia Art Center, Color Columbia Plein Air Exhibition 2017 Maryland Portrait Society Exhibition, Sandy Spring Museum 2017 Artist Emporium HDG, 2017 • Maryland Portrait Society member show 2015 & 2018 Havre De Grace Holiday Gallery 2016 Arts By the Bay, HDG 2016 - 2017 Harford Artist Association Gallery 2014- current Harford Plein Air Event 2016 Quick Draw Harford Plein Air Event 2015 Full Event + Quick Draw Dorchester Center for the Arts Plein Air Event 2016 Oxford Art Alliance member show 2016 Full Heart Soul-utions Bel Air, MD Solo Show 2016 Wilson Vineyard and Gallery Nottingham PA 2015, 2016 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Society Cityscape Exhibition 2016 Maryland House of Delegates • Lowe House Annapolis, MD • Portrait Exhibition January-April 2017 Baltimore Creative Alliance member shows 2007- 2009 Public Art Commissions: Bel Air Downtown Alliance “Harford Heart” Public Art 2016: creator of “Chocolate Covered Berry” @ Rockfield Manor Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public Art Exhibition “Party Animals” 2002: creator of “Hooah” Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public art exhibition “Pandamania” 2004: creator of “Pandancer” Publications: Harford Heart Magazine featured cover art April 2016 Harford Heart Magazine featured cover art February 2017 The Aegis Newspaper Featured interview PP&T section April 27th 2018 Party Animals: Orange Frazer Press 2002 Pandamania; Orange Frazer Press 2004 Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma Washington: featured editorial illustrations 1987-89 Professional Development: Scottsdale Artists School • Rose Franzen • Alla Prima Portraiture • 2017 The Art of the Portrait • Portrait Society of America • Washington DC 2016 / 2018 Mentorship • Judith Simons MFA 2006-20013

Artist's Statement

Pamela Wilde graduated from the American Academy of Art, Chicago 83’ with a degree in Advertising Design and Illustration. Pamela works from direct observation both Plein air and figuratively. She most recently completed a year-long community portrait project called Portraits from Havre de Grace and has portrayed 120 individuals from various ethnic, ages, and social backgrounds. This exhibition is scheduled March 16, 2019 - April 30, 2019 at Artists Emporium 220 N. Washington Street Havre de Grace, MD. 21078