cUrrent and upcoming Shows & Exhibitions

State of the Art/Art of the State 

April 8 - October 9, 2022, Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina  

Artist of the Day

September 7, 2022, The National Association of Women Artists. New York, New York

/Ab' strakt/ Deena King, Joyce Berger, Adrienne Watts 

November 5, 2022 - January 2, 2023, Define Art Gallery, 2170 Main Street #101, Sarasota, Florida  

Artist Residency

February 28 - March 6, 2023, Art Ovation Hotel, 1255 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota, Florida

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

Grant Recipient NC Arts Council Artists Support Grant - 2022

Grant Recipient Jerry's Artarama and the Jerry Goldstein Foundation - 2021

It's ALL Art, Art League of Leland, Exhibition Selection Committee - 2021 

Past Shows & Exhibitions

Here Comes the Sun - Creative Liberties

June 9 - 30, 2022, 901B Apricot Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 

50th Annual Melvin Art Exhibition - Lakeland Art Guild

May 14 - June 4, 2022, Lakeland Art Guild, Lakeland, Florida (Online)

Benefit Exhibition for Ukraine Refugees - Acme Art Gallery 

April 22 - May 20, 2022, 711 North 5th Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina 

ROY G BIV - Craven Arts Council & Bank of the Arts Gallery 

May 1 - 31, 2022, 317 Middle Street, New Bern, North Carolina

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

11th Annual All Women 2022 International Visual Arts Competition - Special Merit Awards 

March 2022, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) My Best Work of 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Bronze Award 

Anything Goes - Art Center of Sarasota

January 27 - March 5, 2022, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida

11th Annual All Women 2022 International Visual Arts Competition - Special Merit & Special Recognition 

February 2022, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) 

My Best Work of 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Bronze Award 

January 2022, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 

Modes of Abstraction - Art Center of Sarasota

December 9, 2021 - January 15 2022, 707 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Florida 

Third Annual Gallery Show & Sale of the ArtWorks Village Artists 

October - December, 2021, 200 Willard Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Art & the Bloom - The New Hanover Garden Club  

January 7 - 9, 2022, The Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Autumn 2021 International Visual Arts Competition - Silver Award

November-December, 2021, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

5th Annual Patterns Art Exhibit

September 2021, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)

Landfall Foundation: 21st Annual Art Show and Sale (Award)

August 25 - 27, 2021, Country Club of Landfall, Wilmington, North Carolina

Second Annual Gallery Show & Sale of the ArtWorks Village Artists

May 2019 - September 2021, 200 Willard Street, Wilmington, North Carolina

555 Special Art Exhibit

July 2021, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)

Large Scale Abstracts - Leland Cultural Arts Center 

June 5 - July 1, 2021, 1212 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, North Carolina

My Studio: Enter at Your Own Risk – Sunset River Marketplace (Invited)

 May 5 – June 5, 2021, 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, North Carolina

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)

10th Anniversary Art Exhibition - Light Space Time 

July 25 - October 2, 2020, Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)

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) 

Adrienne Watts Solo Exhibition - The Burgwin-Wright House 

September 29 - October 17, 2020, 224 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 

12th Annual Abstracts Art Exhibition - Light Space Time

March 2021, Online Gallery (Online) (Awards)

Art Around Town Solo Exhibition 

March 31 - July 31, 2020, Offices of Active Care Chiropractic, 5814 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina

Abstraction: Featuring Eight Gallery Artists 

March, 2020 (Extended due to Covid-19 Closures!) Sunset River Marketplace, 10283 Beach Drive SW, Calabash, North Carolina 

11th Annual Abstracts Online Art Competition (Special Merit Category)

March, 2020, Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Online)

 Abstracts Matter - 311 Gallery  

March 5 - March 28, 2020, 311 West Martin Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 

Pink: Recent Work by Adrienne Watts - The District Kitchen & Cocktails 

 February 18 - March 20, 2020, 1001 N 4th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina  

Art & the Bloom 2020 - The New Hanover Garden Club

January 9 - January 11, 2020, The Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Annual Art in the Arboretum 

November 1-3, 2019, New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Art League of Leland’s “I Heart Art” 

September 21 - 22, 2019, Brunswick Forest Fitness & Wellness Center, Leland, North Carolina 

Landfall Foundation 20th Annual Art Show & Sale 

August 15 - 17, 2019, Landfall Clubhouse, Wilmington, North Carolina 

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) 

Town of Leland, NC 

May 31 - June 28, 2019, Leland Town Hall, Leland, 

North Carolina Silver Arts by the Sea 

May 17 - 19, 2019, the ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award) 

It’s ALL Art Juried Exhibit 

May 4 - 31, 2019, Leland Cultural Arts Center, Leland, North Carolina 

A Year of Abstraction - An Exhibit of Recent Artwork 

April 10 - June 9, 2019, Waterline Brewing Company, Wilmington, North Carolina 

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) 

Artists at the ArtWorks Exhibition and Sale 

March 1 - 30, 2019, Gallery Verrazzano, The ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Associated Artists of Southport Spring Art Show 

February 25 - March 16, 2019, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina 

Cape Fear Artists Winter Art Show 2019 

January 11 - February 1, 2019, Cape Fear Artists Gallery, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Art in the Arboretum 

November 2 - 4, 2018, New Hanover County Arboretum, Wilmington, 

Art Around Town Joint Exhibition with Marty Relan

October 18, 2018 - March 31, 2019, Wilmington Dental Excellence, Wilmington, North Carolina 

4th Annual ARTfall Juried Show and Sale 

October 4 - 7, 2018, Hannah Block Community Arts Center, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Hang Local Art Program Exhibit 

July - September, 2018, Port City Java Lumina Station, Wilmington, North Carolina 

Associated Artists of Southport Summer Regional Juried Show 

June 25 - July 14, 2018, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina 

Sunset Vision Uniquely Brunswick Art Show & Sale 

June 21 - 23, 2018, Sunset Beach, North Carolina 

North Carolina Silver Arts by the Sea 

May 21, 2018, the ArtWorks, Wilmington, North Carolina (Award) 

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) 

Associated Artists of Southport Spring Regional Juried Show 

February 26 - March 17, 2018, Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina

State of the Art/Art of the State 

October 8, 2017 - July 8, 2018, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina 

3rd Annual ARTfall Juried Show and Sale 

September 21 - 24, 2017, Hannah Block Community Arts Center, Wilmington, North Carolina