About the Artist
Adrienne Watts is a Sarasota-based artist who began working as a full-time abstract painter in 2018 after retiring from a career in accounting and real estate.
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Watts’s art has been juried into and awarded in local, regional, and national exhibitions. She is a current member of the Art Center of Sarasota, FL, Women Contemporary Artists, and Associate Member of the National Association of Women Artists (NY). Prior to relocating from North Carolina, she was a member of the Wilmington Art Association and Art League of Leland and her work was represented by several North Carolina galleries. You can view her artwork on this website, on social media with the links below, or in persons at her studio at Creative Liberties, 927 N. Lime Avenue, Sarasota FL.
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CURRENT AND UPCOMING SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
Creative Liberties Group Exhibition @ Crescendo Gallery
May - November, 2023, Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Grant Recipient NC Arts Council Artists Support Grant - 2022
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Grant Recipient Jerry's Artarama and the Jerry Goldstein Foundation - 2021
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It's ALL Art, Art League of Leland, Exhibition Selection Committee - 2021
PAST SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
Shades of Red 2023 International Visual Arts Competition - Finalist Award
July 2023, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
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SLAMD Artists' Residency
May 2 - 14, 2023, Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
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Light Space Time Online Gallery - All Women Art Exhibition
February 1 - 28, 2023
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Annual Members Juried Exhibition
February 2 - March 11, 2023, Art Center of Sarasota, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
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Annual Member Exhibit
February 2 - 24, 2023, Art Center Manatee, 209 9th Street West, Bradenton Florida
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Creative Liberties Artist Residency
February 21 - February 27, 2023, Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
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Artist Residency
February 28 - March 6, 2023, Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
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My Best Work of 2022 International Visual Arts Competition - Silver Award
January 2023, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
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/Ab' strakt/ Deena King, Joyce Berger, Adrienne Watts
November 5, 2022 - January 2, 2023, Define Art Gallery, 2170 Main Street #101, Sarasota, Florida
Artist of the Day
September 7, 2022, The National Association of Women Artists. New York, New York
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State of the Art/Art of the State
April 8 - October 9, 2022, Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
Here Comes the Sun - Creative Liberties
June 9 - 30, 2022, 901B Apricot Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
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50th Annual Melvin Art Exhibition - Lakeland Art Guild
May 14 - June 4, 2022, Lakeland Art Guild, Lakeland, Florida (Online)
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Benefit Exhibition for Ukraine Refugees - Acme Art Gallery
April 22 - May 20, 2022, 711 North 5th Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina
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ROY G BIV - Craven Arts Council & Bank of the Arts Gallery
May 1 - 31, 2022, 317 Middle Street, New Bern, North Carolina
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NC Azalea Festival Art Show/Wilmington Art Association 40th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale
April 2 - 10, 2022, Hannah Block USO Building, Wilmington, North Carolina
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11th Annual All Women 2022 International Visual Arts Competition - Special Merit Awards
March 2022, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) My Best Work of 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Bronze Award
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Anything Goes - Art Center of Sarasota
January 27 - March 5, 2022, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
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11th Annual All Women 2022 International Visual Arts Competition - Special Merit & Special Recognition
February 2022, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online)
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My Best Work of 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Bronze Award
January 2022, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
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Modes of Abstraction - Art Center of Sarasota
December 9, 2021 - January 15 2022, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida
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Third Annual Gallery Show & Sale of the ArtWorks Village Artists
October - December, 2021, 200 Willard Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Art & the Bloom - The New Hanover Garden Club
January 7 - 9, 2022, The Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Autumn 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Silver Award
November-December, 2021, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
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5th Annual Patterns Art Exhibit
September 2021, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)
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Landfall Foundation: 21st Annual Art Show and Sale (Award)
August 25 - 27, 2021, Country Club of Landfall, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Second Annual Gallery Show & Sale of the ArtWorks Village Artists
May 2019 - September 2021, 200 Willard Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
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555 Special Art Exhibit
July 2021, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)
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Large Scale Abstracts - Leland Cultural Arts Center
June 5 - July 1, 2021, 1212 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, North Carolina
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My Studio: Enter at Your Own Risk – Sunset River Marketplace (Invited)
May 5 – June 5, 2021, 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, North Carolina
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NC Azalea Festival Art Show/Wilmington Art Association 39th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale
April 3 - 11, 2021, Hannah Block USO Building, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award)
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10th Anniversary Art Exhibition - Light Space Time
July 25 - October 2, 2020, Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)
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McColl Center Benefit Art Sale - The McColl Center for Art + Innovation
October, 26 - 29, 2020, 721 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina (Online and Live Event for 2020)
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Adrienne Watts Solo Exhibition - The Burgwin-Wright House
September 29 - October 17, 2020, 224 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
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12th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition - Light Space Time
March 2021, Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)
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Art Around Town Solo Exhibition
March 31 - July 31, 2020, Offices of Active Care Chiropractic, 5814 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Abstraction: Featuring Eight Gallery Artists
March, 2020 (Extended due to Covid-19 Closures!) Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, North Carolina
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11th Annual Abstracts Online Art Competition (Special Merit Category)
March, 2020, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online)
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Abstracts Matter - 311 Gallery
March 5 - March 28, 2020, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Pink: Recent Work by Adrienne Watts - The District Kitchen & Cocktails
February 18 - March 20, 2020, 1001 N 4th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Art & the Bloom 2020 - The New Hanover Garden Club
January 9 - January 11, 2020, The Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
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Annual Art in the Arboretum
November 1-3, 2019, New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Art League of Leland’s “I Heart Art”
September 21 - 22, 2019, Brunswick Forest Fitness & Wellness Center, Leland, North Carolina
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Landfall Foundation 20th Annual Art Show & Sale
August 15 - 17, 2019, Landfall Clubhouse, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Artiste Fine Art Gallery & Studio
July 30 - September 20, 2019, Artiste Fine Art Gallery & Studio, Wilmington,
North Carolina
Associated Artists of Southport Summer Regional Art Show
June 24 - July 14, 2019, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina (Award)
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Town of Leland, NC
May 31 - June 28, 2019, Leland Town Hall, Leland, North Carolina
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Silver Arts by the Sea
May 17 - 19, 2019, the ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award)
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It’s ALL Art Juried Exhibit
May 4 - 31, 2019, Leland Cultural Arts Center, Leland, North Carolina
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A Year of Abstraction - An Exhibit of Recent Artwork
April 10 - June 9, 2019, Waterline Brewing Company, Wilmington, North Carolina
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NC Azalea Festival Art Show/Wilmington Art Association 37th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale
March 30 - April 7, 2019, Hannah Block USO Building, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award)
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Artists at the ArtWorks Exhibition and Sale
March 1 - 30, 2019, Gallery Verrazzano, The ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Associated Artists of Southport Spring Art Show
February 25 - March 16, 2019, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina
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Cape Fear Artists Winter Art Show 2019
January 11 - February 1, 2019, Cape Fear Artists Gallery, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Art in the Arboretum
November 2 - 4, 2018, New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Art Around Town Joint Exhibition with Marty Relan
October 18, 2018 - March 31, 2019, Wilmington Dental Excellence, Wilmington, North Carolina
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4th Annual ARTfall Juried Show and Sale
October 4 - 7, 2018, Hannah Block Community Arts Center, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Hang Local Art Program Exhibit
July - September, 2018, Port City Java Lumina Station, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Associated Artists of Southport Summer Regional Juried Show
June 25 - July 14, 2018, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina
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Sunset Vision Uniquely Brunswick Art Show & Sale
June 21 - 23, 2018, Sunset Beach, North Carolina
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North Carolina Silver Arts by the Sea
May 21, 2018, the ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award)
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NC Azalea Festival Art Show/Wilmington Art Association 36th Annual Juried Spring Art Show & Sale
April 7 - 15, 2018, Hannah Block USO Building, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award)
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Associated Artists of Southport Spring Regional Juried Show
February 26 - March 17, 2018, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina
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State of the Art/Art of the State
October 8, 2017 - July 8, 2018, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina
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3rd Annual ARTfall Juried Show and Sale
September 21 - 24, 2017, Hannah Block Community Arts Center, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Adrienne Watts Art