Kurt A. Weiser - Pastel Artist
Associations:

*Associate Member- PSA (Pastel Society of America) New York, New York

*Associate Member-CoSo (Copley Society of Art) Boston, Massachusetts

*Signature Member- PPSCC (Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod) Hyannis, Massachusetts

*Signature Member- CPS (Connecticut Pastel Society) Meriden, Connecticut

*Active Member- Degas Pastel Society Terrytown, Louisiana

*Artist Member- NRAS (North River Art Society) Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts

*Artist Member- PPS (Piedmont Pastel Society) Charlotte, North Carolina

*Artist Member PSNC(Pastel Society of North Carolina) Raleigh, North Carolina

*Artist Member- Projekt30 Art Association New York, New York

*Artist Member- IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies)


Solo Gallery Shows:

*Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Spine Art Gallery
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
"Fine Art Collection of Kurt A. Weiser"
Show Dates: January 1, 2012- March 31,2012

*The Ventress Art Gallery
Ventress Memorial Library and Art Gallery
Marshfield, Massachusetts
“Moments on a Path Less Traveled”
Show dates: June 21 to August 7, 2010

*Sotheby’s Art Gallery
Sotheby’s Realty Group
Cohasset, Massachusetts
“Local Color, Tropical Flavor”
Show dates: August 9 to September 12, 2010

*Front Street Art Gallery
Scituate Art Association
Scituate, Massachusetts
“Moments in Landscape”
Show dates: September 14 to September 30, 2010

*“Stay at Home Dad” Demo
Scituate Library
Pastel Painting Demonstration
Date: Wednesday September 22, 2010

Representation:

2011 Art Advice Fine Art, New York, NY
Representing Kurt A. Weiser/Fine Art Pastel Paintings

2011 Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Representing Kurt A. Weiser/Fine Art Pastel Paintings

2011 Soho Myriad Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Representing Kurt A. Weiser/Fine Art Pastel Paintings


Awards:

2012 Louisiana Art & Artists'Guild "42nd Annual River Road Show",Baton Rouge, LA
National Juried Exhibition-“Thunder Hill" and "Property Line"-Finalists for Jury of Selection. "Property Line"-Winner of Award of Merit


2011 Maryland Pastel Society "Shades of Pastel", Lorton, VA
National Juried Exhibition-“Queen's Meadow"-Winner of Award of Merit

2011 Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod "For Pastels Only", Cape Cod, MA
National Juried Exhibition-“Ocean Star"-Finalist for Jury of Selection

2011 Piedmont Pastel Society, Charlotte, NC
Regional Juried Member Exhibition-“Thunder Hill"-Winner of The People’s Choice Award

2011 Art League of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
National Juried Exhibition in all mediums-“Backlight”-Finalist for Jury of Selection

2011 Tennessee Art League 46th Annual Central South Art Competition, Nashville, TN
National Juried Exhibition in all mediums-"Property Line" won TAL Past Presidents Award.

2011 2nd Annual Art Competition FTCC, Fayetteville, NC
National Juried Exhibition in all mediums- "Autumn Color"- Finalists for Jury of Selection.

2011 Pastel Society of North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina
Regional Juried Member Exhibition- "Property Line", "Heading Home" and "Climbing Vine"- Finalists for Jury of Selection.

2010 Best of Worldwide Landscape Artists Volume I 2010, Kurt A. Weiser featured artist.

2010 Juried in as a Signature Member with Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod

2010 Artists in Pastel Blog Site, Kurt A. Weiser featured artist.

2010 Marshfield Fair Art Competition, Marshfield, Massachusetts
Regional Juried Exhibition in all mediums-"June Apricots" won First Place in The Botanical Art Category.

2010 Degas Pastel Society 13th Biennial Exhibition- Hammond, Louisiana
National Juried Exhibition-"Big Sky"- Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Pastel Society of New Hampshire 2010 "It's Pastel"- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
National Juried Exhibition-"Sonoma Sunrise"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Connecticut Pastel Society 17th Annual "Renaissance In Pastel"- Waterbury, Connecticut
National Juried Exhibition 2010-"Cedar Keys"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Artist Magazine Wallpaper
"Queen's Meadow" was chosen to represent the 2010 month of August as downloadable Desktop Wallpaper.

2010 Horticulture Magazine 2011 Calendar Competition
International Juried Competition in all mediums-"Autumn Color" winner to represent the month of November in the 2011 Horticulture Magazine Calendar.

2010 34th Annual North River Arts Society "Festival of the Arts"- Marshfield, Massachusetts
Juried Art and Sculpture Exhibition in all mediums- "Backlight"- Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 3rd Annual Scituate Art Association "Arts Alive" Show- Scituate, Massachusetts
Juried Exhibition in all mediums- "Autumn Color", "Antiguan Beach" and "Cedar Keys" -"Autumn Color" won First Place in the Pastel/Drawing Category.

2010 Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod "For Pastels Only" Show- S.Yarmouth, Massachusetts
National Juried Exhibition- "Autumn Color" - Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Pastel Painters of Maine 11th Annual "Pastels Only" Show- Kennebunk, Maine
International Juried Exhibition- "Sunrise In Sonoma"- Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Academic Artists Association 60th Art Competition- Springfield, Massachusetts
National Juried Exhibition in all mediums-"The Pines" -Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Richeson 75: Small Works Art Competition- Kimberly, Wisconsin
International Juried Exhibition in all mediums- "Winter Shadows" and "Winter In June" -Finalists for Jury of Selection and will be on exhibit at the Richeson Gallery.

2010 Pastel National- Wichita, Kansas
National Juried Exhibition- "Enter Winter" -Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2010 Juried in as an Associate Member with The Copley Society of Art

2010 Juried in as a Signature Member with Connecticut Pastel Society

2010 7th Biennial International Visual Arts Center Show- Punta Gorda, Florida
International Juried Exhibition all Mediums- "Antiguan Beach" and "Ocean Star" -Finalists for Jury of Selection.

2009 15th Annual International Association of Pastel Societies Brea Gallery Show- Brea, California
International Juried Exhibition- "The Pines" and “Climbing Vine” -Finalists for Jury of Selection. Kurt A. Weiser received 1 IAPS Master Circle* point bringing his total Master Circle* points to 3.

2009 Richeson 75:Pastel 2010 Art Competition- Kimberly, Wisconsin
International Juried Art Exhibition- "Morning Stretch", "March Into Spring" and "Guatamala Market" received a Meritorious Entry Award and will be included in The 2010 Richeson 75: Pastel 2010 Art Competition booklet.

2009 UpStreamPeople.com 11th Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Competition
Juried Online International Art Exhibition in all mediums-"2 Main Street", "Antiguan Beach", "Big Sky", "Queen's Meadow", "The Pines"- Finalists for the exhibition.

2009 North River Art Society Calendar Competition-Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts
Juried Art Exhibition in all mediums- "Winter Calm"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2009 Plymouth Guild 42nd Annual Show, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Juried Art Exhibition in all mediums- "Local Jamaica"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2009 Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Architectural Art Competition- Kimberly, Wisconsin
International Juried Exhibition in all mediums- "Water's Edge"- Finalist for Jury of Selection and will be on exhibit at the Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin.
"Big Sky" and "Antiguan Beach" received a Meritorious Entry Award and will be included in The 2009 Richeson 75: Landscape, Seascape & Architectural Art Competition booklet.

2009 Marshfield Fair Art Competition, Marshfield, Massachusetts
Juried Exhibition / Pastel Medium- 1st Place Winner "Morning Mist"

2009 14th Annual International Association of Pastel Societies Web Show
International Juried Exhibition- "Big Sky"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.
Kurt A. Weiser recieved 1 IAPS Master Circle* point bringing his total Master Circle* points to 2.

2009 Pastel Society of New Hampshire National Juried Exhibition- Portsmouth, New Hampshire
"It's Pastel" 2009- "The Beach"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2009 Connecticut Pastel Society 16th Annual National Juried Exhibition- Waterbury, Connecticut
"Renaissance In Pastel" 2009- "Queen's Meadow"-Finalist for Jury of Selection.

2009 The Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Competition
International Juried Exhibition in all mediums- "Queen"s Meadow" was selected as a finalist in the Landscape/Interior category and will show in the December 2009 issue.

2009 13th Annual International Association of Pastel Societies Competition- Santa Fe, New Mexico
Juried Exhibition shown at the Ventana Art Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico in conjunction with the 2009 International Association of Pastel Societies Convention- Kurt A. Weiser recieved 1 IAPS Master Circle* point with "Queen's Meadow" as a finalist.
2009 23rd Annual Northwest Pastel Society Competition-Tacoma, Washington
Northwest Pastel Society International Juried Exhibition- "Queen's Meadow" and "Antiguan Beach" - Finalists "Queen's Meadow"- Winner of the President's Award of Excellence.
2009 10th Annual Pastel Painters of Maine Competition- Saco, Maine
Pastel Painters of Maine International Juried Exhibition- "Endless Road" -Finalist for Jury of Selection.
2009 Projekt30 National Juried Art Competition- New York, New York
2009 March Exhibit /All Mediums- Winners: "Reflection", "2 Main Street", "Work Horse", "June Apricots" and "Rose Dew 2", "A Stone For Dee Dee", "Morning Mist", "Autumn Warth", "Summer Rain", "Casper The Friendly Dog".
2009 2nd Annual Scituate Art Association Competition- Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate Art Association Arts Alive! Juried Show- "The Beach" and "Queen's Meadow" -Finalist for Jury of Selection.
2009 Projekt30 National Juried Art Competition- New York, New York
2009 January Exhibit /All Mediums- Winners: "The Beach", "Ocean Star", "Heading Home", "Drop of Gold" and "Strawberry Faire"
2008 11th Annual Hull Lifesaving Museum Art Competition- Hull, Massachusetts
Juried Exhibition- "Sunset At Low Tide" and "Coastal Winter"-Finalists for Jury of Selection.
2008 North River Art Society Calendar Competition-Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts
2010 North River Art Society Calendar- "The Beach" - Winner to represent the month of July