{"Id":7826,"Name":"Alana Marie Knuff","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003EDrawing and painting have been a part of my life since childhood. As young as five, I remember drawing. I drew mostly from my imagination and observations. People were a favorite subject. My mother, a graduate of the Cleveland Art Institute, encouraged me to enter a national art contest sponsored by Kellogg. At age nine, my color pencil drawing took second place.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBoth the artistic and the analytic shape my life. Left and right brain hold equal sway. My degree in math gave me a comfortable career in Capital Project Management. I directed and managed building design and construction for Harvard University and the University of Texas. Projects covered new scientific research facilities, restoration of historic structures and building additions. Threw those years, I often did portraits in pastel and pen and ink renderings.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWherever available, I would visit art museums. The masterpieces beckoned me, and I knew that someday I would paint the art that lived inside me. In 2007, I joined a group of artists painting en plein air in Italy. That trip was a turning point. The following year I retired and began a second career as an artist.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMy formal art training began with life drawing and design the first year of college. Between 2008 to 2010, daily painting, one day workshops and reading art books helped me climb a steep learning curve. In 2011, I completed a month-long portrait workshop at the prestigious Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, under the tutelage of Maureen Hyde. In 2013, Scottsdale Artist\u0026rsquo;s School awarded me a scholarship which I used to attend a portrait workshop by Romel de la Torre. Later that year, I attended a portrait workshop under the instruction of Michael Shane Neal.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2016, ASMA honored my work with Signature membership status. And in February of 2020, my artwork was included in the Art Renewal Center\u0026rsquo;s Living Artists Gallery, and I was honored as an\u0026nbsp;ARC Associate Living Master\u0026trade; (A.R.C.A.L.M.)\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Painting is capturing a moment in time. A moment offered by the Creator and painted by me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":"\u003Cp\u003E2023 Centerpiece Gallery Spring Exposition, Raleigh, NC \u0026ndash; six paintings\u003Cbr /\u003E2023 American Society of Marine Artist 19th National Exhibit \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Barche de pesca Portofino\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Fine Arts League of Cary 27th Annual National Juried \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Reaching for Safe Harbor\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; First Place\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Raleigh Fine Arts Society Fine Arts Exhibit \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;News Alert\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Maryland Fine Arts Strokes of Genius \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Spring in Giethoorn\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 Butler Institute of American Art 86th National Midyear \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Hitchhikers\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2022 American Impressionist Society Online Exhibition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Amalfi in Moonlight\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 Arts Council of Moore County 41st Fine Arts Festival \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Early to Rise\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 NOAPS Fall International On-Line Exhibition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Tall Ships\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 OPA Eastern Regional Exhibit \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Tall Ships\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2021 41st Fine Arts Festival, Arts Council of Moore County \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Early to Rise\u0026rdquo;- Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 Kroger Center 1593 Project \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Taking a Break\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 Oil Painters of America Virtual Salon \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Taking a Break\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 National Oil and Acrylic Painting Society\u0026rsquo;s Best of America Small Painting Exhibition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Miss Kathy\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2020 American Society of Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Barche a remi -Isola di Capri\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2018 American Impressionist Society 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Barche a remi -Isola di Capri \u0026ldquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2016 17th National Exhibit of the American Society of Marine Artists \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Children\u0026rsquo;s Beach, Nantucket\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2016 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Art Exhibit\u003Cbr /\u003E2015 Indoor Juried Art Exhibit Piccolo Spoleto- City Gallery, Charleston, SC \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Bohicket Dock\u0026rdquo;\u003Cbr /\u003E2015 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Art Exhibit \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention for the Body of Work\u003Cbr /\u003E2013 October Solo Show \u0026ndash; Atrium Art Gallery, Charleston, SC\u003Cbr /\u003E2013 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Art Exhibit\u003Cbr /\u003E2013 Magnolia Plantation National Competition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;The Pasture \u0026ndash; Magnolia Plantation\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Second Prize\u003Cbr /\u003E2012 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Art Exhibit\u003Cbr /\u003E2012 Portrait Society of America, Members Only, Landscape Category \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Winter Wait\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2011 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Outdoor Art Exhibit \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention for the Body of Work\u003Cbr /\u003E2011 Charleston Artist Guild Member Show \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;First Fountain\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2010 First Federal People\u0026rsquo;s Choice \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;Reflection\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2010 Charleston Artist Guild Signature Show \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Ray of Rosebank Farms\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2009 Community of I\u0026rsquo;On Artists Spring Show \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Lady May\u0026rsquo;s Gift\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; Honorable Mention\u003Cbr /\u003E2009 Magnolia Plantation Local Competition \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;Lady May\u0026rsquo;s Gift\u0026rdquo; \u0026ndash; First Prize\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":false,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":true,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":21}