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Pam Brekas
abstract painter & digital photographer
Gardnerville, NV
abstract painter & digital photographer
Gardnerville, NV
Education: BA English major/ art minor BYU 1969 Additional post-graduate art courses
Credentials: Teaching credentials in Nevada and California
Teaching: Workshop presenter at St. Mary’s Art Center, studio in Gardnerville,NV
Digital photography lecturer/ arts and crafts instructor on cruise ships
Grants: Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant 2007/ 2009
Sierra Arts Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship 2007
Dusty Roads Artist Trail participant 2008/ 2009/ 2010 St. Mary’s Art Center in Virginia City, NV
Awards: Over 135 awards for abstract painting and digital photography since 2001 In juried and/ or judged local, state, regional and national show including experimental art award in 2002 from the Livermore Art Association. Photos and art has been juried into national and international shows
Solo shows:
Carson Nugget (2nd floor by banquet room) Carson City, NV through April 2010
Copeland Cultural Arts Center Minden, NV 2009
St. Mary’s Art Center Virgina City, NV (main gallery) 2009
Focus Salon 2009 Gardnerville, NV
Metro Gallery in Reno 2008, Vision Place in Reno 2007
City Café Bakery (separate photo show and art show) 2007
Nevada Appeal featured artist 2004
Brewery Arts Center in Carson City, NV 2006
Group shows: Take Out show Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, FL
2009 Rochester Art Center (NY) 2009
Nevada Art Museum gift shop 2007-2009
Vermont Photoworkplace Gallery Middlebury, VT 3 juried shows 2009
Upstream People Gallery (online) abstract show, summer show 2009
Liberty Arts Gallery (Yreka, CA) 2009
Brewery Art Center Gallery (Carson City) 2005-2010
Tubac Art Center (Tubac, AZ) 2004
Sierra Arts Fellowship show (Reno) 2007
Contemporary Art Center (Las Vegas, NV) 2009
Tracy Art League juried Expressions show (accepted for 5 years)
Valley Art Assn. juried “Carriage House” show (accepted 4 years)
Mondak Heritage Center Miniature show in Montana 2007-2009
Lyon County Court House Gallery in Yerington,NV (2 years)
Historic Minden Art show (2 years)
Carson Valley Art Association group shows 2007-2009
Livermore Art Association group shows 2001-2010
Discover Art League shows 2002-2009
Nevada State Fair 2005-2009
Oregon State Fair International photography show 2006, 2009
Countless other venues since 2001
Affiliations: Nevada Artists Association
Carson Valley Art Association
Tahoe Art League,
Nevada Rock Art Foundation Sierra Arts (Reno)
Livermore Art Association
Pleasanton Art League
Carson Valley Photo Club
Discover Art League
Woman Made Gallery
Charitable art projects:
Adopt a Pin (Boys and Girls Club of Marin County) 2010
Postcards from the Edge (NY) 2008, 2009
Reno Crisis Call Center Chair-ity auction 2008, 2009
Silco Historic Theater Chair-ity auction (Silver City, NM) 2008
South Lake Tahoe CeleBEARtion 2006 (full size painted bear)
St. Mary’s Art Center (Virginia City, NV)
Landfill Art Project- painted hubcap (online)
Various donations to Soroptimists /Carson Valley Arts Council
Corporate collections: Embassy Suites (South Lake Tahoe, NV) Irwin Union Bank (Carson City, NV) Carson City Harley Davidson (Carson City, NV)—painted bear Advantage Tax Service (Carson City, NV)