Seabrook Island Artists Guild
Presents
Christopher E. Groves
for a Two-Day Workshop
Date: Monday and Tuesday, January 6 and 7, 2020
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: Oyster Catcher Community Center, Seabrook Island
Cost: $195 for Members and $225 for Non-members
If interested, please register by December 27, 2019 at rodory@gmail.com (Bob Le Fevre.). Please make checks payable to SIAG (note Groves Workshop) and send to Ann Demitruk, 2460 The Haulover, Seabrook Island 29455 by December 27. The workshop is filling up fast!
Chris Groves love of art grew from his early experiences with nature and the introduction of a master sculpture in his youth. Groves was born in Boulder, Colorado, but soon moved with his family to Slidell, Louisiana. Those early years in Slidell were spent outside, exploring the woods, swimming in the bayou, boating, fishing, playing with snakes and other wild animals. It was during those years that Groves learned to love the outdoors and nature.
At the age of ten, Groves’ family returned to Boulder where he continued his exploration of nature with countless hikes, mountain climbs and camping trips. His parents gave him a nature-drawing book and Groves latched onto it as a source of awe and inspiration. He would spend countless hours copying the drawings and enhancing them with his own interpretation. His parents, recognizing their son’s talent and appreciation of art, hired a private tutor to instruct him in basic techniques. Soon, Groves’ interest turned from nature to people. Groves looked to friends and siblings as a source of inspiration and drew detailed portraits of their faces.
In high school, Groves met sculptor, Glenna Goodacre, the mother of a school friend. Meeting with her and seeing some of the success she enjoyed as an artist helped to inspire Groves’ own artistic aspirations.
After graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.F.A. in Environmental Design, Groves spent the next ten years as an art director for two large companies, all the while continuing to study and hone his fine art skills.
Groves has studied at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy, the Colorado Academy of Art, the Loveland Art Academy, the Cottonwood Art Academy and the Denver Arts Students League. He also enjoyed a private, two- year mentorship with artist Jay Moore.
His paintings hang in numerous private and corporate collections. His artwork can also be found in the following galleries; Horton Hayes Gallery in Charleston, Anderson Fine Art Galley in St. Simons, Georgia, Shain Gallery in Charlotte, Lagerquist Gallery in Atlanta, Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery in Boulder, Co and Mackinacs Gallery in Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Recent Honors and Awards
OPA National Juried Exhibition 2016, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
Virtuosos of the OPA Exhibition 2015, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY
OPA National Juried Exhibition 2014, Bennington Fine Art, Bennington, VT
Signature Membership Elected 2014, Oil Painters of America
CM Russell Museum STB Juried Invitational 2014 Landscape- Great Falls MT
OPA Eastern Juried Exhibition 2013, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
American Impressionist Society 14th Annual National Juried Exhibit 2013
OPA Salon National Juried Exhibition 2013, Crooked Tree, Petosky, MI
OPA National Juried Exhibition 2013, Insight Gallery, Fredricksburg, TX
Signature Membership Elected 2013, American Society of Marine Artists
ASMA Regional Juried Exhibition 2013, Quinlan Art Museum, Gainsville, GA
OPA Eastern Juried Exhibition 2012, Bennington Fine Art, Bennington, VT
OPA National Juried Exhibition 2012, Evergreen Fine Art, Evergreen, CO
The Bennington “Artists for the New Century” 2012 Bennington, VT
CM Russell Museum STB Juried Invitational 2012 “Landscape”, Great Falls MT
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 2012 Juried Invitational Montgomery AL
American Impressionist Society 12th Annual Natl Juried Exhibit 2011, Carmel CA
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition 2011, Addison Gallery, Orleans, MA
Salon International 2010, Still Life – San Antonio, TX
Professional Affiliations
OPA Oil Painters of America Signature Membership
AIS American Impressionist Society
ASMA American Society of Marine Artists Signature Membership
PAPSE Plein Air Painters of the Southeast
For more information on the Seabrook Island Artist Guild, membership, events, classes, workshops and shows, please visit our website : www.seabrookislandartistguild.com. Annual dues is $30.
– Submitted by Sharon Peck
(Image credit: Sharon Peck)