Marian Flahavin PSA PSWC NPS

Major Exhibits

• 2019
  • 122nd Annual Juried Show of Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club - National Arts Club - NYC "The Violinist" Pastel
  • Annual Philadelphia Flower Show, oldest in the Country. The "Fireflies" and "Fireflies Too" will be included in one of the major floor landscape designs by Burke Brothers Landscapes for the 9 day show, March 9th thru the 17th.
• 2018
  • American Artists Professional League - 90th Annual Grand National Juried Show "Grandpa's Eyes" - Albert L Smith Memorial Award - Pastel - Salmagundi Club - NYC
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Annual Membership Show at Salmagundi Club - NYC
    "Good Morning Sunshine" pastel (award)
  • " Salmagundi Annual Open Juried Show - Salmagundi Club - Manhattan
    "The Violinist" pastel
• 2017
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Membership show, National Arts Club - NYC
    "The Heritage of Needlework." pastel
  • "Who's Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award" by "Who's Who" Biographical Collections. The award was given for dedication to unwavering excellence in art over a long career, signified by inclusion in several of their biographical collections for many years.
• 2016
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Juried Show at the National Arts Club - NYC
    "Angel Watch"- pastel
  • Accepted as a full member in the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club based on the number of times Ishe has had work accepted in past years in their annual juried show held at the National Arts Club in NYC.
  • "Who's Who" - selection for inclusion in all volumes of various "Who's Who" Biographical collections, but especially the "Who's Who in American Art" where she had been included for 20 years. All volumes are now online with a particular Who's Who web site that will lead to her web site.
• 2015
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Membership Show - NYC
    "Elizabeth" - Pastel
  • American Artists Professional League 87th Grand National juried Exhibition - NYC
    "Good Morning Sunshine" - Pastel
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 119th Annual juried Open Exhibition - NYC
    "Mothering" - Pastel
  • Named- "Fellow Maxima Cum Laude" - American Artists Professional League NYC
• 2014
  • Portrait Society of America Annual Members Competition - Honorable Mention in Sculpture, "Elizabeth" - Porcelain
  • American Artist Professional League - 86th Annual Grand National Exhibition - "In the Garden"- Pastel - Salmagundi Club NYC
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club - NYC - Qualified and accepted as Full Member
  • Portrait Society of America - Washington Chapter - Juried Show - Seattle, Wa. - "Fireflies" bronze
  • Northwest Pastel Society - Signature Member Show - Vancouver, WA.
• 2013
  • 85th Annual Juried Show of American Artists Professional League - NewYork
    "Comes The Dawn"- oil
  • Named a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League
  • Northwest Pastel Society Signature Members Show
  • Named to Who's Who in American Art for the 20th year
• 2012
  • American Artists Professional League's 84th Annual Juried Show - NYC
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 116th Annual Juried Show - NYC
  • American Artists Professional League's Membership Show NYC
  • Northwest Pastel Society Signature Show
• 2011
  • Northwest Pastel Society Signature Show
• 2010
  • Portrait Society of America Annual Memebership Show (juried) Florida Bronze Award
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 114th Annual (juried) National Arts Club, New York City, Pastel
  • Northwest Pastel Society Signature Member Invitational - Seattle, Washington
  • Best Pastel Artists of the World - four pieces included
• 2009
  • Salmagundi Club Annual Non-Member (juried) New York City
  • Northwest Pastel Society (annual juried) - Seattle
• 2008
  • Bennington Fine Arts, Women and Children Show - Bennington, Vermont
• 2007
  • American Artists Professional League - (juried) Art Spirit Gold Medal Best Pastel- New York City
  • Northwest Pastel Society (annual juried) Award
• 2007
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast - (annual Juried)
• 2006
  • American Artists Professional League - Jack Richeson Award - New York City
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast - Invitational Signature members, Sacramento, California
• 2003
  • Pastel Society of America Invitational (Juried) at Butler Institute of American Art - Youngstown, Ohio
• 2002
  • Catharine Lorillard Wolfe 106th Annual (Juried) - New York City
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast - Signature & Distinguished Pastelists
• 1999 - 2005
  • Philadelphia Flower Show (bronze fountains)
• 1997
  • American Artists Professional League (Juried) - New York City
  • International Convention of PEO (invited) - Seattle Convention Center
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual (Juried) - Roseville, California
• 1996
  • Pastel Society of America (Juried Regional) San Francisco
• 1995
  • International Association of Pastel Societies (Juried) - Denver
  • Salmagundi Annual (Juried) - New York City
  • American Artists Professional League (Juried) - New York City
  • Northwest Pastel Society (Juried) - Seattle, Washington
  • Portrait Show - Chase Gallery, Spokane
  • Two Woman Show - Corbin Art Center - Spokane
• 1994
  • Pastel Society of America Annual (Juried) - New York City
  • Connecticut Pastel Society Annual (Juried) - Connecticut
• 1993
  • Pastel Society of America Membership (Juried) - Long Island
• 1991
  • Salmagundi Annual (Juried) - New York City (award)
• 1990
  • Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Annual (Juried) - New York City
  • Maryland Pastel Society Biennial (Juried) - Baltimore (two awards)
• 1987
  • Pastel Society of America (Juried) - New York City
• Several Annuals
  • Pastel Society of the West Coast (Juried)
  • Northwest Pastel Society (Juried)(three awards, including Best of Show)
  • Numerous annuals of the Women Artists of the American West

Memberships

Pastel Society of America -Signature 1991, Associate 1984 www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org
American Arts Professional League - NYC
Pastel Society of the West Coast - Signature www.pswc.ws
Northwest Pastel Society - Signature
Portrait Society of America - Ambassador to Washington State
Women Artists of the American West - Life

Publications

Best of Pastel - Fall - 2009
Who's Who in American Art - 1993 - 2024   Edition 
Who's Who in America - 2003 - 2024
Who's Who of American Women - 2002 - 2024
PEO National Magazine - Cover June 1996 and January 1997
Quarter Horse Journal, Western Horseman (horse periodicals)

Commissions and Collections - Public

First Tee of Columbia Basin - sculpture for fund-raising
Painting for Children's Chapel - St. John the Baptist Church, Draper, Utah
Marian Gallagher for the Marian Gallagher Law Library - University of Washington
Goebel of Germany - Plate and Figurine Series
Michael Gordon Ltd. - Series of Garden Fountains and Sculptures
St. Anne's Children's Home - painting and cards
Morning Star Boys Ranch - garden sculpture and painting
Ronald McDonald House - painting, prints and cards
Deaconess Hospital, Valley General Hospital, Sacred Heart Hospital
Gonzaga Prep - twenty year series of prints for annual auction
Leanin' Tree Publishers - greeting cards and poster
Cowgirl Hall of Fame - Fort Worth, Texas - two portraits

Education

BA in Art, Holy Names College

Teaching

Classes, workshops at Corbin Art Center, others.

Galleries

Garden Accents, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Painter's Chair, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Pacific Coast Gallery - Depoe Bay, Oregon