Donna Jo Massie, A.S.A., S.C.A., W.A.O.W.

Born:

1948, Cherokee,  North Carolina
Canadian Citizenship- 1994

Studied:

1965-69, Auburn University, B. Ed.
1969-72, Sanford University

Resident:

Canmore – 1976, Canadian Citizen – 1994

Exhibitions:

2009    “Western Art Auction”, Calgary Stampede, AB
“Open Water ’09” Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour show, Leighton Centre, Calgary
2008    “Sunshine 80” group show – 8 artists, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2007    Featured artist, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery, Calgary
2006    “The Mountaineer & The Artist”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB
2005    “Alberta Centennial Show” group show, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2004    “A Sense of Place” three person show, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery
2003    “Inspired by the Landscape”, ASA, Leighton Centre
“Wonder of Water” group show, Canada House
2002    “Lake O’Hara Magic” two person show with Robert Genn, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
2001    “70th Anniversary Millennium Show”, ASA, Leighton Foundation and Art Gallery, Calgary
2000    “70th Anniversary Show”, ASA, Red Deer Museum
1992 – 2000  “Western Art Auction”, Calgary Stampede
1999    Solo show, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina
1998 – 1999 Solo shows – Stephen Lowe Art Gallery
1997    “Mountain Moments” solo show, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB
“Women Artists of the West” membership show, Taos, New Mexico
1996    Two person show, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery, Calgary, AB
Alberta Society of Artists show, Leighton Centre, Millarville, AB
Group show, Artnest Gallery, Calgary, AB
1995    “Quick Draw Artist”, Calgary Stampede
Alberta Society of Artists show, Museum of the Regiments, Calgary, AB
Four person show, Maple Ridge Art Gallery,
Haney, BC
“Trees and Flowers”, Bowman Arts Centre, Lethbridge, AB
Christmas and Spring group shows, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB
“An Artists Path” solo show, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB
1994    “Quick Draw Artist”, Calgary Stampede
The Works, Edmonton, AB
Alberta Society of Artists, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
“Miniature Show”, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto
1990    “CAAG 10th Anniversary Show”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
1988    “Olympic Arts Festival Show”, CAAG Gallery, Canmore, AB
“Alberta Wilderness Art Festival” group show, Calgary AB
“Sunshine Art Exhibition”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
1987    “Sunshine Art Exhibition”, Banff Centre, Banff, AB

Author:

A Rocky Mountain Sketchbook, Canadian best seller; first printing 1999; second printing 2001; third printing 2005
Watercolour for Beginners, instructional video on DVD, produced 2005

Published:

2007    Mount Assiniboine Images in Art, Rocky Mountain Books, by Jane Lytton Gooch
2006    The Mountaineer and The Artist, Alpine Club of Canada
“The Mountaineer and The Artist”, Legacy Magazine
2003    Artists of the Rockies, Alpine Club of Canada, by Jane Lytton Gooch
Seven Artists Paint the Landscape, May/June issue, Alberta Views
“Passion for the Mountains” cover art and article, Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, Summer issue
2002    “The Art of Donna Jo Massie” feature article, The Calgary Gallery Guide, Fall issue
“Master Painters of the World, Canada Showcase” International Artist Magazine, Oct./Nov. issue,
2000    Alberta Society of Artists: The First Seventy Five Years, U of C Press, by Kathy E. Zimon
1995    “Landscape Competition Finalists” article, The Artists Magazine
Memberships:
1980    Canmore Artists & Artisans Guild, Founder; 1997-    Honorary Life Member
1988    Alberta Society of Artists
1988    Society of Canadian Artists; 2004-06- Western Rep.

Awards:

2008    Artspeak Honorary Chair, Town of Canmore
2005    Artistic Achievement Award, Town of Canmore
2001    Artist in Residence, Leighton Colony, Banff Centre
1999    International Peace Park Artist in Residence, Glacier National Park, Montana
1995    Finalist, Landscape Competition, Artists Magazine