Florida Artists Group

Eleanor's Bio:

Eleanor Richter, artist, photographer, and teacher, works in a variety of media including
watercolor, acrylic and digital art. She has won local, regional, and national recognition for her work
and has been published in numerous catalogs including a cultural publication in Spain,
“Espiral de las Artes”, in which her computer work, “Amarylis Biogenesis 3” was published
in 1998. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from New Jersey State Teachers College
(now Kean University) and has studied with a number of nationally recognized artists.
Her works, including a fourteen foot mural, are in a number of private and public collections.
In her many years of volunteering with the Coral Springs Artist Guild, she held many
offices including President, Vice President, Membership Chair, Newsletter Editor, Exhibit Chair of
many exhibits, taught classes in watercolor and drawing, and gave workshops in computer art.
She mentored several presidents and is an Advisor with the Guild.
Richter’s watercolor of the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta, entitled
“Where a Dream Began” was bought through donations and presented to Dr. King’s eldest
daughter, Yolanda King, on the occasion of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration on
January 15, 1994 at the City Centre in Coral Springs, FL.
She accumulated the necessary points through awards and exhibits to be awarded Signature
Membership in both the Palm Beach Watercolor Society and the Gold Coast Watercolor Society.
She has also won many awards as a member of Women in the Visual Arts of Palm Beach and
Broward Counties, and with the Coral Springs Artist Guild.
With the required acceptance in three Florida Watercolor Society Exhibits, she was awarded
Signature Membership with that organization and has exhibited further in many Museums and
Galleries across the state.
She was juried into the Florida Artists Group in 1999 and has exhibited with FLAG since 2000.

Artist Statement:

While watercolor has been my preferred medium for many years, more recently the computer has
become another tool with which to produce works of art. When I am too lazy or tired to drag out my
paints and brushes, it is great fun to go to the computer, pull up one or more of my photographs and
begin to try new ways of making an original work. It is very exciting to be able to easily manipulate
forms in different and unusual ways.
I find producing art works, whatever the medium, to be both relaxing and challenging at the same
time. It is a means of releasing the stresses of daily living. One can forget the burdens and problems
of the day for a time and return to the workaday world refreshed.

Exhibits:

FLAG Exhibits and Awards
2012             62nd Annual Exhibition - Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
                       Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Award
2011              Statewide Exhibition, Cornell Museum, Old School Square, Delray Beach, FL
2010             60th Annual Exhibition - Big Arts Phillips Gallery, Sanibel Island, FL
2009             Gardens Art, Palm Beach Gardens City Hall, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2009             59th Exhibition - Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
                      Florida Artists Group Award
2009             Area I and II Exhibit - Lobby Gallery, Coral Springs Museum of Art
2009             58th Annual Exhibition - Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
2007             57th Annual Exhibition - Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences
2006             56th Annual Exhibition - Ridge Art Association, Winter Haven, FL
2005             Florida Artists Group Juried Exhibition - Boca Raton Museum of Art
2005             55th Annual Exhibition - Florida Gulf Coast University Art Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
                      Dr. Everett Harrison Memorial Award
2004             54th Annual Exhibition - Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2003             53rd Annual Exhibition - St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL
2002            52nd Annual Exhibition - The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
2001             51st Annual Exhibition - The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL
2000             50th Annual Exhibition - Edison Community College Gallery of Fine Art, Ft. Myers, FL

Selected Exhibitions and Awards:

2011            Broward Art Guild, Human Images and Portrait Exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - 
                    2nd Place Award
2011            Coral Springs Artist Guild Spring Fantasy, American Orchid Society, Delray Beach, FL -
                    Merit Award
2011            Women in the Visual Arts, Nathan Rosen Museum, Boca Raton, FL -
                    Judge’s Recognition Award
2010            Coral Springs Artist Guild Members Exhibit, American Orchid Society, Delray Beach, FL -
                    Honorable Mention Award
2009          Coral Springs Artist Guild Exhibit, Northwest Regional Library, Coral Springs, FL -
                    Best in Show
2007           Palm Beach Watercolor Society Juried Exhibit, Community College, Lake Worth, FL
                    Honorable Mention and Clay Board Award
2007           Broward Art Guild, Florida Lifestyle Exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL -
                    Judge’s Recognition Award
2007           Coral Springs Artist Guild, Art Bash Exhibit, Lobby Gallery, Coral Springs
                    Museum of Art - Merit Award
2007          Gold Coast Watercolor Society, 32nd Member’s Exhibit, Broward County Main Library -
                    Best in Show
2005          Coral Springs Artist Guild, Creative Space, Lobby Gallery, Coral Springs Museum of
                    Art - Best of Show    
2004          Palm Beach Watercolor Society Member’s Juried Exhibit, International Orchid Society,
                    Delray Beach, FL - Special Recognition Award
2003          Gold Coast Watercolor Society, I Love Watercolor, Lobby Gallery, Coral Springs
                    Museum - First Place Award
2003           Palm Beach Watercolor Society, 20th Anniversary Exhibit, Lobby Gallery, CS
                    Museum - Second Place Award
2003          Palm Beach Watercolor Society, Member’s Showcase, Jeannete Hare Art Gallery,
                    Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL - Special Award
2002          Coral Springs Artist Guild, Challenging the Boundaries, Lobby Gallery, CS
                   Museum - Third Place Award
2002          Women in the Visual Arts, Spotlight on the Arts, Jeannette Hare Art Gallery,
                    Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL - Second Place Award
2002           Coral Springs and Costa Rica Art Exchange, Municipality of Paraiso, Costa Rica
2001           Coral Springs Artist Guild, Shape of Art, Courtyard Building, Boca Raton, FL -
                    Merit Award
2000          Coral Springs Artist Guild, Eclective Collective, Art Serve, Ft. Lauderdale, FL -
                    Judge’s Recognition Award
1999           Women in the Visual Arts, Winner’s Circle Exhibit, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
1999           Women in the Visual Arts, 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Courtyard Building,
                    Boca Raton, FL - Second Place Award
1998           National League of American Pen Women, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter, Floral Fantasies,
                    Art Serve, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1998           FL Watercolor Society. Museum of Arts and Science, Datona Beach, FL
1998           Women in the Visual Arts, 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Courtyard Building,
                    Boca Raton, FL, Judge’s Merit Award
1997           Women in the Visual Arts, Annual Holiday Member’s Show, Bethesda Health City,
                    Boynton Beach, FL, Judge’s Recognition
1997           National League of American Pen Women, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter, Art Competition,
                    Ocean Manor Resort Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - First Place Award
1996           Ft. Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport, Art in Public Places, 21 Watercolor
                    paintings displayed March - April, resulting in the sale of one work
1996            FL Watercolor Society, 25th Anniversary Exhibit, St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts,
1995            Art Serve Invitational Exhibit, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Twelve watercolors exhibited
                     May 1 - June 15, resulting in the sale of one work.
1995            Coral Springs Artist Guild, 19th Annual Open Juried Exhibit, Bailey Hall, Broward
                     Community College, Davie, FL - Merit Award
1994            Tallahassee Watercolor Society, Ninth Annual Tri-State Annual Exhibition, LeMoyne Art
                     Foundation, Tallahassee, FL
1994            Georgia Watercolor Society, XV National Exhibition, Gwinnett Council for the Arts,
                    Duluth, GA
1993            Southeastern Watercolor VII, Deland Museum of Art
1992            Coral Springs Artist Guild, Member’s Exhibit, CSAG Studio - Second Place Award
1992            FL Watercolor Society, 21st Annual Exhibit, Pensacola Museum of Art
1992           FL Watercolor Society, Signature Member Exhibit, Northern Trust Bank, Boca Raton, FL
1992            Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Member Exhibit, Bailey Hall, BCC Campus, Davie, FL -
                    Third Place Award
1992           Tallahassee WC Society, 7th Annual Tri-State WC Exhibit
1992           FL Watercolor Society, Signature Member Exhibit, Northern Trust Bank,
                    Ft. Lauderdale,  FL  
1991            FL Watercolor Society, 20th Annual Exhibit, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
1991            Southeastern Watercolor VI, the Deland Museum of Art
1990           32nd Annual Hortt Memorial Competition, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art
1990           Louisiana WC Society, 20th Annual International Exhibit, World Trade Center,
                    New Orleans, LA
1989           FL Watercolor Society, 18th Annual Exhibit, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL
1989           Southeastern Watercolor V, the Deland Museum of Art
1988           FL Watercolor Society, 17th Annual Exhibit, Stetson University Gallery, Deland, FL
1988           30th Annual Hortt Memorial Competition, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art
1987           FL Watercolor Society, 16th Annual Exhibit, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL

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