Colored Pencil Artist
Member of Flag since:
2016
Artists Bio:
Anda Chance is an award winning artist, receiving recognition in local, national, and international shows for her colored pencil art.
She has received commissions for public projects, publications and individuals. In addition to showing her own work, Anda curates and judges for local and regional art shows, art groups, public exhibitions and individual artists. Currently she works and teaches in her studio in McAlpin. She stays busy with gallery work, teaching workshops and working with local and regional nonprofits promoting the arts. At Arkansas Technical University Anda majored in Art and Art Education. She went on to earn a degree in Education at Florida Southern College. She is a Florida Certified Art Teacher and taught art for 16 years in the Florida public school system.
Artist Statement:
My works are an interpretation of images that interest me visually and emotionally. The finished work may be classified within the genre of realism but each completed painting is an altered view from the reference.
Rather than create a romantic or over sentimental version, my work reflects the human and environmental interaction on the landscape and found objects.
My visual expressions are expressed with pencil and colored pencil, two art mediums that are primarily completed on paper, an art material that I have a passion for.
I develop a drawing as I work through the image. Although the process may be laborious to some, it is that essence of drawing that I enjoy.
A search for technical excellence is a part of my artistic journey. I keep searching for my next best painting. Working with Colored Pencil is not just a technical achievement but an ascetic and spiritual experience which I find suits my current artistic journey and interests.
Awards and Recognitions
International / National
First Place, Drawing Osceola Center for the Arts -2010
Second Place – Painting – Autumn Artfest LOAG 2011
First Place – ”Flaunt 25” Thomasville, Ga. Cultural Center
First Place -GFAA at Oak Hammock 2011
Work Accepted – Valdosta State National Show 2012
First Place -Osceola Center for the Arts, 2012 Annual Show
Merit Award -Annette Turner Gallery, Valdosta, Ga. 2011
Best of Show – Autumn Artfest –2012
First Place – Autumn Artfest—2013
Spring Fling – Annette Turner Gallery work accepted for Colson Calendar 2013 / 2014
Second Place – Autumn Artfest – 2015
Best of Show – Gainesville Fine Arts Association – Annual Juried Show – 2015
First Place – North Florida Art League Spring Show
Award of Distinction – Tioga Annual Winter Art Show – 2016
Honorable mention – Artspectations 2017
First Place – Spring Into Art, Turner Center for the Arts – 2019
Honorable mention – GFAA at Oak hammock – 2020
Work Accepted – Colored Pencil Society of America—2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017/ 2018/2019/2021
Work Accepted – CPSA Explore This! – 2013/2014/2015/2016/2018/2019/2020
Outstanding Recognition – 2014 Award of Excellence
Regional
Gainesville Fine Art Association – Best of Show 2015
“It’s Colored Pencil!, 2015” Orlando City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida 3rd Place 2015
Spring Fling – Annette Turner Gallery , Valdosta, Georga work accepted for Colson Calendar 2013, 2014
“It’s Colored Pencil!, 2013” Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida First Place 2013
“It’s colored Pencil!, 2012” St. Petersburg, Florida Honorable Mention 2012
Osceola Center for the Arts First Place 2012
Annette Turner Gallery, Valdosta, Georgia Merit Award 2011
“Flaunt 25” Thomasville, Georgia Thomasville Cultural Center First Place 2011
Valdosta State College, National Show Work Accepted 2012 , 2013
Gainesville Fine Art Association at Oak Hammock Gainesville, Florida First Place 2011
“Drawing” Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Florida First Place 2010
Kissimmee Main Street Sculpture Experience Work Accepted 2009
OsceolaCenter for the Arts, Kissimmee, Florida Annual Judged Show First Place 2009
“Take Out” exhibition, Brevard Museum of Art Work Accepted 2009
Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Florida Annual Judged Show Best of Show 2008
Central Florida Watercolor Society Orlando City Arts Factory, Orlando, Florida Honorable Mention 2007
“Drawing” Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Florida First Place 2007
National Arts Program – School District Osceola County Kissimmee, Florida Second Place 2004
2006-2007 Osceola Center Event Schedule and publications.
Local
Art League of North Florida, Lake City, Florida 2015 First Place
Live Oak Artists Guild – Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida Second Place 2015
Art League of North Florida, Lake City, Florida 2014 Second Place
Live Oak Artists Guild – Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida First Place 2013
Live Oak Artists Guild – Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida Best of Show 2012
Live Oak Artists Guild – Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida Second Place 2011
Marie Collins Award Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida 2009
Friends of the Library Columbia County First Place 2007
Live Oak Artists Guild – Autumn Artfest Live Oak, Florida Second Place 2006
Current Work:
Currently, I am developing series of drawings based on family photos and childhood images. I anticipate this project will help me explore my personal history
Publications:
Colored Pencil Society of America, To The Point
June, 2015, January, 2015, June, 2014, January, 2014,, Winter, 2013
Colored Pencil Magazine January, 2013
Suwannee Valley Scene, Suwannee County July / August- 2010
The Spectrum – (CPSA Publication) November 2010
Oasis – Central Florida 2009
Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida April 5, 2002
Celebration News, Celebration, Florida June 2002
Community Involvement:
I anticipate continued affiliation with the Community Redevelopment Agency of
Suwannee County, Florida to build and expand the arts as an integral part of the
Jazz, Arts and Blues Festival. The number of artists and interest in this community event has expanded in the past two years and this growth is expected to continue.
Currently I am working with The Live Oak Artists Guild, Heritage Park and the University of Florida Extension Services to feature Suwannee County as part of the National Quilt Trail. This project brings in varied groups to work on an historical quilt murals that blend the arts with local culture and interest.
It is part of my life as an artist to promote art through community involvement, organizing shows and exhibitions and promoting other artists. My efforts center on these goals.
Education & Credentials:
BS in Education – Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida
State Of Florida Department of Education Professional Educator’s Certificate Art K-12 Certification
Gifted / Endorsement
Teaching Experience:
Five years self contained classroom 2 & 3 rd grade 1994-1999
Received Sally Mae “First Year Teacher” award
Applied for and received Osceola Education Foundation Grant twice in the amounts of $1000.00 and $500.00.
Participated in Looping Program from 2nd to 3rd grade. 98% of my students stayed with the program for the two years.
Gifted Endorsement, Stetson University, 1998.
Eleven years Elementary Art 1999-2009
Presented students art work in Osceola Student Art Show with a record of 5 – 6 winners every year with a limit of 10 pieces allowed per school
Published the school yearbook from 1999-2009
Included ESE /DDH / ADD &ADHD / Autistic and Special needs students in the Art Curriculum
Worked with school theater group on stage design and productions
Facilitated teacher workshops for Gifted Endorsement
Other related Activities:
Adult Art Instruction / Workshops
I elected to return to college and earn a BS in Education after a career at Walt Disney World. My life experiences proved beneficial in my new career. My desire to reach students through the use of hands on activities and student involvement in instruction made for a classroom where kids wanted to learn.