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Dorothy Bury Shaw
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"I am a sacred artist, celebrating all that is spirit within each of us. "
First comes the concept followed by a mental visualization while a story begins to form. A drawing unfolds that is incredibly time-consuming. I use ink, watercolor, colored pencil, and often collage elements on paper. My work is painstaking so I have the luxury of getting lost in thought. It is my inner sanctum, seldom experienced as fully in daily life. My art seeks to take us closer to the...
... full realization of how wondrous we are. Creating it is spiritually the most important work of my life. With a degree from the Chicago Academy of Fine Art, I began my career teaching art and freelancing as an editorial illustrator. I now create from my own voice from my home studio in Downers Grove, Illinois. My work has won many top awards.
Major awards for individual art works include:
"The Kiss" - BEST OF SHOW - 2020 - LaGrange Art League
"Mother to Mother" - BEST OF SHOW - 2020, Elmhurst Art Guild
"This Time, That Place" - BEST OF SHOW - 2018 - Addison Art Center
"This Time, That Place" - 1st PLACE - 2020 - Woodridge Public Library
"Tender Mercies" - 1st PLACE - 2017 - Bloomingdale Art Museum
Major awards for a body of work include:
FIRST PLACE – 2019 –Morton Arboretum Art & Wine Walk, Lisle, IL
BEST OF SHOW – 2019 – The Liberty Arts Festival, Morris, IL
BEST OF SHOW - 2018 – Prairieview Invitational Arts, Naperville, IL
BEST OF 2D – 2019 – Promenade of Art, Arlington Heights, IL
BEST in CATEGORY – 2016 – Lakeshore Arts Festival, Evanston, IL
BEST OF SHOW – 2016 – Morton Arboretum Art & Wine Walk, Lisle, IL