Miriam Crotwell was born in Mississippi, but grew up near the sugarcane fields and bayous of Louisiana. Loving to create, Miriam was given art lessons at an early age, continuing her studies through high school, and majoring in art at SoutheasternLouisianaUniversity. Miriam married and relocated back to her roots in Mississippi.
Miriam continues to create artwork that reflects her love of people, animals, and the world around her. She has used many mediums but her main focus is in oil and watercolor. She has had extensive experience with silkscreen printing and photography, as well as owning an art studio where she taught art classes to all ages. Miriam's commission work includes portraits, landscapes, and a large mural for the children's section at the M. R. Davis Library in Southaven, MS.
Miriam, a charter member and past president of the Artist Network of North Mississippi, Inc., has exhibited at numerous galleries and museums and has received awards for her work. Her artwork is in private and corporate collections across the United States and Europe. She also enjoys memberships in the DeSoto Arts Council and the Mississippi Studio. Miriam enjoys teaching art classes occasionally to groups free of charge.
Miriam Crotwell's Mississippi roots, Louisiana childhood, love of beauty, and love of giving back to her community makes her artwork touch the hearts of all who are fortunate to collect her work.
"I am privileged to be an artist. I think the majority of the population misses so much because they are not artists. To be an artist is to see things that others do not see. There is so much beauty all around us. Artists see, while others just look. It is an artist's job to help others see that beauty."
Artist /Designer Currently working @ COMP Cams® Education: Memphis College of Art, BFA 2001, emphasis in Graphic Design Awards: 2006 PIAS Graphic Awards Award of Excellence (06 COMP Cams® New Products Brochure) Exhibitions/Juried Shows: "2008 Rusty Spring2 Show" - 3rd Floor Gallery, St. Louis, MO (4/18/08 - 5/31/08)
S. Kaye Harrison was born in Water Valley, MS, but grew up in mid-town Memphis. She attended MemphisCitySchools and MemphisStateUniversity. She studied art with many local and nationally known artist; Paul Penczner, Elmer Blalock, Ken Backkas, David Leiffel, and currently studies with colorist Sammy Britt.
Kaye, a working artist, is a member of the Mississippi Studio Group, DeSoto Arts Council, advisor for the Sycamore Arts Council and co-founder and past President of the Artist Network of North Mississippi, Inc.
Kaye’s love of art extends not only to her own work, but her conservation/restoration of damaged original works of art. She can also be found teaching adults and children in her studio/gallery. The Gallery, known as the Artist Workshop Gallery, features the artwork of local artists, visiting artists and many of her students work as well as her own. The Gallery also has antique prints, furniture and investment art and is open by appointment only. Kaye donates time and talent to community fund raisers, such as the Baptist Hospital Cancer Center, the Community Foundation, Hernando Historic Museum, Make a Wish Foundation, St Jude Children’s Hospital, the Orpheum Theater, and many others around Mississippi and Tennessee.Kaye’s art work is on exhibit and available for sale at the Historic DeSoto Museum, Hernando, MS, Tunica Museum, Tunica, MS and in the fall, the E.E. Bass Cultural Center, Greenville, MS. Her work can be found in many private and corporatecollections.
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