Carol Boucher

Q. When did you start painting? How did you get started showing art? A. Since childhood, I always enjoyed art projects, in school and at home. Public school teachers encouraged me to pursue art. In high school, my teacher urged me to put together a portfolio and to apply to art schools. I went to art school but switched my major and graduated cum laude with a degree in English Literature. I became more serious about art in 1986 once I moved to Vermont. For the next ten years, I worked full time managing an art gallery and picture framing shop while I painted in my spare time. Once I had a body of work, I began showing locally. Gradually, I tapered off to working part time, then when I was 35, I decided to become a full-time artist. I found a gallery to represent me and I began showing nationally at juried art festivals. In 2003, I exhibited at 12 juried art festivals, winning awards at three of them. Website: www.carolboucher.com Exibits: Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO 4/29-5/1; Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD 5/14-15; Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, Reston, VA 5/21-22 and Boardwalk Art Show and Festival, Virginia Beach, VA. Locally, Carol exhibits at Shore Acres, North Hero, VT from May through October (concurrent with their season). There are pieces of her work at Smuggler's Notch Antiques, Jeffersonville and they will be there through April.

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