Exhibits:
2009:Performing Arts On Canvas -Oct-Nov 2009- Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2009: Figurative & Still Life: Nicole's Studio & Gallery- Raleigh
2008: Painting NC impressions in En plein Air (artists from the book) -Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2008: Anchors Away Sep-Oct.Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh
2008: "Italia" - Select Group exhibits at Carteret Contemporary in Morehead City (5 artists)
2006: 2 Person: Recent Works - with Eric McRay - at Nicole's Studio
2006 - Back to the Beach - Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead City
2005: 2 Person:"En Plein Air" with Nicole Kennedy & Cathy Martin-works painted outside - Sept 2005
2005: 2 Person: Water Works - Nicole Kennedy & Bob Rankin at New Elements Gallery in NC -- June 2005
2004: 2 Person "Out In The Open" Nicole and Roxanna Alexander, March-April
2003: 2 Person Italy, New Elements Gallery Wilmington, NC/ July -August 2003
2003: Solo: Cardinal Club in Raleigh, NC Feb-April, 2003
2002- Solo: Featured artist at Broadhurst Gallery in Pinehurst
2002: Solo: Tales Of Tuscany" Nicole's art highlighting Tuscan villages -/2002
2001: "The Waiters of San Marco " Nicole's Italian waiter series
2001: Showcase of Charleston,& Savannah. New Elements Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Feb-March
2001:"Ports Of Charm" Oils charming port cities from the South to Italy Nicole's Studio Dec 1-Jan
2000: "The Color Of Italy" at 2000: Solo Green Tara Gallery Chapel Hill NC Summer 2000
2000: Solo: The Birds of Masonboro" Seapath Yacht Club, Wrightsville, NC Summer 2000
1999:"Along The Coast" From Naples to NC exhibit at Beach Cafe in New York City, Oct-Dec'99
1999: Solo: Beaches, Birds & Bellagio" Installation Raleigh's, NC Annual Parade of Homes Oct 1999
Ongoing: "The Colors Of Italy": Over 30 changing paintings of Italy at Caffé Luna, Raleigh,

Juried Exhibits (Partial List)-
International: "Works on Paper" 2 paintings also featuring works by masters like
Picasso, Chagall, Rivers, DeKooning and more. Galerie L'Asietique Scottsdale, AZ , 2001
International: Animals In Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -2001
International: Watercolor Art Society-Houston 23rd International Exhibition,2000.
International : "Year 2000 Design & Spirit" Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill , NC 2000.

National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2009
National: " Visual Statements" Danville Kentucky through May 2001
National: "Dimensions 2001" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Spring 2001.
National: "A Sense of Place" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Fall 99.
National : Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Fall/99.

NC: Visual Art Exchange juried figurative exhibit- 2006
NC: State Fair 2005
NC: "Focus", Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh Fall 2001
NC: 2 paintings (over 600 entries) Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001
NC: Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000
NC: Watercolor Society of North Carolina - Fall , 2000
NC: Raleigh Fine Arts 22nd Annual Exhibition, 2000.
NC: "Traditional Painters" Durham Arts Council, NC 6/2001
NC: Watercolor Society of NC Spring '99.

Awards
National Audubon Artists, NYC Salmagundi Club- Sept 2009 Jack Richardson Award
First Place Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit -2009 - Lennox Campello Judge
First Place - Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000.
Purchase Award -Watercolor Society of NC Fall 2000 Juried Show, Manteo, NC.
Daniel Smith Award Of Excellence-- Spring Juried '99 NC Watercolor Society.
First Place-- NC State Fair '98 Juried Show/Best NC Scene.
Best of Show & 3rd Place Oil-- Fine Arts League of Cary, NC Holiday Show, '98.
First Place & 2 Honorable mentions Spectator Annual Photography Contest, NC '96.
Honorable Mention - Charvin Paints PLein Air Painting national contest - Online - 2009
Honorable Mention -Visual Art Exchange Juried Travel show in Raleigh - 2007
Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Show 2003,2005,2007
Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001

Selected Articles/Interviews/Media- Click here for Interviews Page
Southern Living 2004
Artists and Art Galleries of the South 2005
Midtown Magazine 2007
Metro magazine 2007
Wrightsville Beach Magazine 2004
Cover of Wilma Magazine 2004
Spectator Magazine 2000
Raleigh News & Observer - ongoing
Raleigh Digest- Sept 2008

Galleries & Ongoing Exhibits :
•Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City
• Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery
• John Silver Gallery in Manteo
• Caffe Luna, Downtown Raleigh (ongoing Italy)
• Capital Bank-Lobby on Fayetteville Street - Rotating works

Some Corporate & Private Collections:
• Capital Bank, Raleigh
• Duke Raleigh - Two large Commissions and over 60 giclee images of Nicole's work
• Art on Loan to Copenhagen for USA Ambassador to Denmark, (Art In Embassies Program) )
• Capital Investments, Raleigh, NC
•Womble & Carlyle
• State Of North Carolina Dept. Of Insurance, 4 paintings, Raleigh
• Nags Head Chamber Of Commerce, NC (Purchase award WSNC)
• Shanahan Law Group, Raleigh
• Whitley& Jenkins Law Firm, Raleigh-Kinston
• Davis Reconstructive Surgery, Raleigh
• Wake Med West, Cary
• Marriott,San Fransisco
• William Chaney (previous chairman of Tiffany's) NYC
• Governor Jim Hunt
• Raleigh Mayor Meeker
• Dr. Marvin Malecha- Dean of Design at NC State

Former Career
1982-1995 - Vice President/Associate Creative Director/ Art Director at several NYC ad agencies:
Grey Advertising, Campbell Mithun Esty, Saatchi & Saatchi, and others. Created, art directed (and in many cases wrote)
& produced TV commercials and print ads for national consumer brands. Worked with many commercial TV direct in the US and abroad.

Art-Community Affiliations
Member : Visual Art Exchange Gallery, Fine Arts League of Cary, Water Color Society of NC, Duke Raleigh Guild/Art Committee

Workshops Attended with Nationally acclaimed painters and instructors\:
• Rick McClure, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Dominic Vignola,
Perry Austin and Oil Painters of America Master, Quang Ho!

Education
1976 -79: Parson's School of Design/New School NYC • '80-'82 School Of Visual Arts NYC.
•Apprentice to Michael Gallagher ( MFA Yale - abstract illusionist/expressionist -museum collected Whitney/Guggenheim) in SoHo,
NYC '77-80.



	About Nicole “I cannot remember when I didn’t draw. My formative years were spent doodling in the margins. Having grown up around restaurateurs, I am by nature drawn to drama, storytelling and have acquired a lifelong habit of people watching. Which explains why I am particularly enamored with street scenes and beach people …subjects with a narrative flair. Being part Italian, I am artistically seduced by colorful ‘al Fresco’ European lifestyles and attitudes captured on canvas.” Resume Highlights: (Full resume click here) In 2009, Nicole's Beach People paintings won top awards; The Jack Richeson Award at National Audubon Artists juried exhibit at Salmagundi Club NYC and First Place in the regional annual juried FALC Exhibit. Nicole has taken First Place awards in the NC State Fair and the Durham Art Guild annual exhibits. She has exhibited over the years in numerous juried shows, national and regional. Three of her paintings were chosen for display in the US Embassy Denmark ’06-‘09. Nicole’s art is published in the coffee table book "Painting North Carolina; Impressions En Plein Air" by Kim Maselli. Over the past few years, her art has also been featured in Southern Living Magazine, Artists and Art Galleries of the South and interviews in numerous regional publications. Jerry’s Artarama has created two DVDs featuring Nicole’s art instruction for sale nationwide. Over the past few years Nicole has had the opportunity to continue her art education with nationally acclaimed artists/instructors: Rick McClure, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Dominic Vignola, Perry Austin and Oil Painters of America Master, Quang Ho. Nicole attended Parson's School of Design and School of Visual Arts in NYC pursuing an Art Director career. In 1996 Nicole moved to Raleigh opening Caffe Luna with her husband and started painting full time to decorate and sell out of the restaurant. In 2000, she established Nicole’s Studio & Art Gallery, featuring many top artists from local to national. It is now the #1 gallery for art Instruction in the area. Click here for News & Published Interviews Page	About Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery. MAKING A BEAUTIFUL DIFFERENCE. Now in our 10th year we have evolved into an art gallery different from the rest. I have been told by many clients and visitors that the atmosphere here is friendly and never intimidating. Dare we say it is fun to buy art here. Whether it is an original painting in your home, or an office or new bank branch filled with artwork on a great theme, painting your first oi on canvas... we have heard time and again that our artists, staff, art classes and gallery have made a difference in peoples lives and in the Raleigh community I AM HONORED TO REPRESENT ALMOST 30 EXCEPTIONAL ARTISTS and be a factor in their professional artistic growth. A select group of artists in a wide range of styles and media are chosen to be represented. Committment to growth in their works is what we are all about! Come check out our talented artists represented here. CORPORATE SOLUTIONS WITH A FRESH PERSPECTIVE: - I spent over 20 years on Madison Avenue advertising national brands before painting full time, so I understand that making decisions on artwork has to work on many levels, appeal to many demographics and work with any budget. What kind of impression do you want to make in your work environment? I can promise you that what hangs on the walls can make a beautiful difference in your 9-5! ART WORKSHOPS & CLASSES: 2009 has started out as a big year with some turning points here at the gallery. We are now bringing in many artists to teach workshops for all levels including nationally acclaimed; Rick McClure, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield and John Poon. Regional Teachers include; Dan Nelson, Cathy Martin, Rocky Alexander, Diana Coidan, Joseph DiGiulio, and myself. Associate Gallery Director and Workshop Coordinator, Kelly Frost handles all of the classes and registration. FRAMING: We offer custom framing at honest prices and even ready made frames )Click on the link and check out our framing page. After you take a tour of the artwork,take a quick tour of the gallery The 2200 sq. ft space is occasionally available through Caffe Luna Catering for a fee to host a seminar, fund-raiser, any function in a beautiful art-filled setting. <	O
NICOLE WHITE KENNEDY - RESUME Updated 9/09 Exhibits: 2009:Performing Arts On Canvas -Oct-Nov 2009- Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2009: Figurative & Still Life: Nicole's Studio & Gallery- Raleigh 2008: Painting NC impressions in En plein Air (artists from the book) -Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2008: Anchors Away Sep-Oct.Capital Bank Corporate Plaza, Raleigh 2008: "Italia" - Select Group exhibits at Carteret Contemporary in Morehead City (5 artists) 2006: 2 Person: Recent Works - with Eric McRay - at Nicole's Studio 2006 - Back to the Beach - Carteret Contemporary Gallery in Morehead City 2005: 2 Person:"En Plein Air" with Nicole Kennedy & Cathy Martin-works painted outside - Sept 2005 2005: 2 Person: Water Works - Nicole Kennedy & Bob Rankin at New Elements Gallery in NC -- June 2005 2004: 2 Person "Out In The Open" Nicole and Roxanna Alexander, March-April 2003: 2 Person Italy, New Elements Gallery Wilmington, NC/ July -August 2003 2003: Solo: Cardinal Club in Raleigh, NC Feb-April, 2003 2002- Solo: Featured artist at Broadhurst Gallery in Pinehurst 2002: Solo: Tales Of Tuscany" Nicole's art highlighting Tuscan villages -/2002 2001: "The Waiters of San Marco " Nicole's Italian waiter series 2001: Showcase of Charleston,& Savannah. New Elements Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Feb-March 2001:"Ports Of Charm" Oils charming port cities from the South to Italy Nicole's Studio Dec 1-Jan 2000: "The Color Of Italy" at 2000: Solo Green Tara Gallery Chapel Hill NC Summer 2000 2000: Solo: The Birds of Masonboro" Seapath Yacht Club, Wrightsville, NC Summer 2000 1999:"Along The Coast" From Naples to NC exhibit at Beach Cafe in New York City, Oct-Dec'99 1999: Solo: Beaches, Birds & Bellagio" Installation Raleigh's, NC Annual Parade of Homes Oct 1999 Ongoing: "The Colors Of Italy": Over 30 changing paintings of Italy at Caffé Luna, Raleigh, Juried Exhibits (Partial List)- International: "Works on Paper" 2 paintings also featuring works by masters like Picasso, Chagall, Rivers, DeKooning and more. Galerie L'Asietique Scottsdale, AZ , 2001 International: Animals In Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -2001 International: Watercolor Art Society-Houston 23rd International Exhibition,2000. International : "Year 2000 Design & Spirit" Green Tara Gallery, Chapel Hill , NC 2000. National: Audubon Artists National - Annual Juried Exhibit - Salmagundi Club NYC 2009 National: " Visual Statements" Danville Kentucky through May 2001 National: "Dimensions 2001" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Spring 2001. National: "A Sense of Place" Assoc. Artists Winston Salem , Fall 99. National : Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Fall/99. NC: Visual Art Exchange juried figurative exhibit- 2006 NC: State Fair 2005 NC: "Focus", Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh Fall 2001 NC: 2 paintings (over 600 entries) Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001 NC: Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000 NC: Watercolor Society of North Carolina - Fall , 2000 NC: Raleigh Fine Arts 22nd Annual Exhibition, 2000. NC: "Traditional Painters" Durham Arts Council, NC 6/2001 NC: Watercolor Society of NC Spring '99. Awards National Audubon Artists, NYC Salmagundi Club- Sept 2009 Jack Richardson Award First Place Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit -2009 - Lennox Campello Judge First Place - Durham Art Guild 46th Juried Show- Fall , 2000. Purchase Award -Watercolor Society of NC Fall 2000 Juried Show, Manteo, NC. Daniel Smith Award Of Excellence-- Spring Juried '99 NC Watercolor Society. First Place-- NC State Fair '98 Juried Show/Best NC Scene. Best of Show & 3rd Place Oil-- Fine Arts League of Cary, NC Holiday Show, '98. First Place & 2 Honorable mentions Spectator Annual Photography Contest, NC '96. Honorable Mention - Charvin Paints PLein Air Painting national contest - Online - 2009 Honorable Mention -Visual Art Exchange Juried Travel show in Raleigh - 2007 Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Show 2003,2005,2007 Honorable Mention --Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Exhibit 2001 Selected Articles/Interviews/Media- Click here for Interviews Page Southern Living 2004 Artists and Art Galleries of the South 2005 Midtown Magazine 2007 Metro magazine 2007 Wrightsville Beach Magazine 2004 Cover of Wilma Magazine 2004 Spectator Magazine 2000 Raleigh News & Observer - ongoing Raleigh Digest- Sept 2008 Galleries & Ongoing Exhibits : •Carteret Contemporary Art, Morehead City • Nicole's Studio & Art Gallery • John Silver Gallery in Manteo • Caffe Luna, Downtown Raleigh (ongoing Italy) • Capital Bank-Lobby on Fayetteville Street - Rotating works Some Corporate & Private Collections: • Capital Bank, Raleigh • Duke Raleigh - Two large Commissions and over 60 giclee images of Nicole's work • Art on Loan to Copenhagen for USA Ambassador to Denmark, (Art In Embassies Program) ) • Capital Investments, Raleigh, NC •Womble & Carlyle • State Of North Carolina Dept. Of Insurance, 4 paintings, Raleigh • Nags Head Chamber Of Commerce, NC (Purchase award WSNC) • Shanahan Law Group, Raleigh • Whitley& Jenkins Law Firm, Raleigh-Kinston • Davis Reconstructive Surgery, Raleigh • Wake Med West, Cary • Marriott,San Fransisco • William Chaney (previous chairman of Tiffany's) NYC • Governor Jim Hunt • Raleigh Mayor Meeker • Dr. Marvin Malecha- Dean of Design at NC State Former Career 1982-1995 - Vice President/Associate Creative Director/ Art Director at several NYC ad agencies: Grey Advertising, Campbell Mithun Esty, Saatchi & Saatchi, and others. Created, art directed (and in many cases wrote) & produced TV commercials and print ads for national consumer brands. Worked with many commercial TV direct in the US and abroad. Art-Community Affiliations Member : Visual Art Exchange Gallery, Fine Arts League of Cary, Water Color Society of NC, Duke Raleigh Guild/Art Committee Workshops Attended with Nationally acclaimed painters and instructors\: • Rick McClure, John Poon, Lori Putnam, Don Hatfield, Gregg Kruetz, Dominic Vignola, Perry Austin and Oil Painters of America Master, Quang Ho! Education 1976 -79: Parson's School of Design/New School NYC • '80-'82 School Of Visual Arts NYC. •Apprentice to Michael Gallagher ( MFA Yale - abstract illusionist/expressionist -museum collected Whitney/Guggenheim) in SoHo, NYC '77-80.