Eileen Downes

...the artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper instead of paint for a palette.

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Exhibition History

Selected Exhibitions and Awards:

2022

  • Village Frame and Art Gallery, Portland, OR
  • The Perfect Piece Gallery, Lake Oswego, OR
  • Second Street Gallery, Bandon, OR
  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2021

  • WHAM West Gallery, Suprise, AZ
  • Second Street Gallery, Bandon, OR
  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2020

  • NAWA Gallery New York, NY
  • Second Street Gallery, Bandon, OR
  • Woman Made Gallery Small Works Show, Chicago, IL
  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2019

  • Hilliard Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Lord and Andra Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
  • NAWA Gallery Collage Show, New York, NY
  • Transparency, Arts Club of Washington, Washington DC
  • Second Street Gallery, Bandon, OR
  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA
  • Phyllis Lamphere Gallery, NWCS Exhibit, Seattle WA

2018

  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA
  • Beamesderfer Gallery, NAWA Exhibition, Highland Park, NJ

2017

  • Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2016

  • NAWA Artist's Bin 2016/2017, New York, NY
  • Sacramento County Admin Building, Sacramento CA
  • Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis CA
  • Quadratfuss, NX2 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
  • Art Budapest, Budapest Hungary
  • Encore, SMUD Gallery, Sacramento CA
  • Wildflowers, Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2015

  • National Collage Society Small Works Exhibition, Tucson, AZ

2014

  • Hawaiian Summer, Gallery 48, Folsom, CA
  • National Collage Society Small Works Exhibition

2013

  • NAWA Open Small Works Exhibition, NAWA Gallery, New York, NY

2012

  • Group Show, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • Gallery Artists Exhibition, Gallery Petroglyphe, Mokelumne Hill, CA

2011

  • Collage Exhibition, Musee du ArtColle, Plemet, France
  • NAWA 122nd Annual, Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, New York, NY
  • Collage Paintings by Eileen Downes, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, March, Sacramento, CA
  • National Collage Show, Downtown Gallery, Kent, Ohio

2010

  • Museum of Biblical Art Permanent Collection Exhibition, January, Dallas, TX
  • River Landscapes by Eileen Downes, THE MANHEIM GALLERY Arizona
  • Hang It Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
  • ArtStock - High Hand Gallery, Loomis, CA
  • Downes' Its All About the Shoes, 20th Street Art Gallery, June, Sacramento, CA

2009

  • NAWA 120th Annual, Salmagundi Art Gallery, New York, NY
  • Downes' Stepping-Up, Etienne Gallery, October, Ashland, OR
  • American River Series, 20th Street Art Gallery, June, Sacramento, CA
  • Trakart Gallery, Archeological Underpass, Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria
  • Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
  • Western Colorado Center for the Arts, July, Grand Junction, CO
  • Puke Ariki Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand

2008

  • Beyond the Horizon, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
  • Interactions, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
  • National Biennial, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA
  • Woman Made Gallery Benefit Auction, April, Chicago, IL
  • Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell, MA
  • Touch of Spring, Hang it Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
  • For the Love of Trees, Artisan Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • Eileen's Scenes from Hawaii, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2007

  • Holiday Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Gallery Artists, Hang it Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
  • Visions of Heaven, Artisan Gallery, Sacramento CA
  • NAWA Annual, Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ
  • Personal Landscapes, Longview Musuem of Fine Art, Longview, TX
  • Insights Into Suburbia, Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY
  • Exploring Multiple Dimensions, Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
  • National Association of Women Artists New Members Show, New York, NY
  • Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY
  • Featured artist: Eileen Downes, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • California State Capitol CASLMM Cooperative Project, Sacramento, CA
  • 9th International, New Plymouth, New Zealand

2006

  • Mixed Media Featuring Eileen Downes, 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA
  • Connections: We Are All One, National, Art At The Cathedral, Lexington, KY
  • Making Connections, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
  • 8th Baker’s Dozen International Collage Show, New Plymouth, New Zealand
  • Beaux & Eros Exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA
  • 9th Annual National Juried Competition, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
  • Bridging Time And Space, Chico Art Center Gallery, Chico, CA

2005

  • 6th International, First Frontier Collage Society, Corridor Of Art, Austin, TX
  • Nature of Paper, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • On The Edge, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA 
  • Space and Spirit, Juried Show, Spoelhof Center Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
  • Wish You Were Here, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY
  • Nouvelle Images, California Arts League Open Show, CA –Third Place Award

2004

  • Wish You Were Here, Small Works Show - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY - Merit Award
  • Quintessence, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention
  • International Juried Self Portraits, NW Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, IL
  • Heart to Heart, Indian Valley Arts, National Open Show, Marin County, CA
  • Masquerade, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY 
  • Inner Views, Northern California Arts Show, CA - Second Place Award

2003

  • Quintessence Juried Show, California Arts League - First Place and Second Place Awards
  • KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
  • 21st Annual Show, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention

Select Corporate and Private Collections 

  • Walter Reed Hospital, Virginia
  • Ownesboro Medical Center, Ownensboro, Kentucky
  • Permanent Collection Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, TX
  • Permanent Collection, Musee du ArtColle, Plemet, France
  • Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
  • University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA
  • Traveling Exhibition NAWA, Opalka Gallery, NY and Purdue Univ Gallery, IN
  • Public Art Collection of the City of Elk Grove, CA
  • Permanent Collection Exhibition, Museo de Collage, Mexico 2004, 2005
  • Permanent Collection Exhibition, ArtCole Museum, Sergines, France 2004
  • Collections of the Fruit Exchange Building, Sacramento, CA
  • Turchin Center of the Arts, Appalachian University, Boone NC
  • Permanent Collection, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX
  • Kaiser Permanente, Modesto, Roseville, Folsom, Pinole, Vallejo, Fremont, Oakland, San Ramon, San Leandro, CA; Englewood, CO
  • Children’s Hospital of the Central Valley, Fresno, CA
  • Children's Hospital Clinic, Goleta, CA
  • Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne, Austrailia
  • Permanent Collection, Ontological Museum, Pagosa Springs, CO
  • Permanent Collection, Children’s Hospital Norwood, Boston, MA
  • Archive Collection, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC
  • Various private and corporate collections

Education: 

  • Bachelor Arts Degree with Honors in Studio Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA
  • Graphic Design Certificate Program, University of California, Davis, CA

Selected Publications

  • In Conversation with Eileen Downes, Zoneone Arts, Australia, 2014
  • Collage in All Dimensions, National Collage Society, 2011
  • Garbage In - Art Out, by Emily Scott, Sac News and Review, Vol 20/51 Mar 12, 2009
  • Blood and Thunder 2011, Musings on the Art of Medicine, Published by the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • Celia Green, East Sac News, Collage Artist's Vision Builds Layer by Layer -
  • Eileen Downes, Vol XV, No 13
  • Art Business News, Photo Gallery, June 2007
  • Sacramento Magazine; So You Want To Be An Artist..Advice From Regional Pros; March 2007
  • Sacramento Spotlight Magazine; California Artists Unite,
  • Spotlight on Local Artist: Eileen Downes; Vol.3 Issue 5 p8, 18,19; 2005.
  • Cover art for Inside the City; Sacramento CA;
    Feb 2006, Dec 2006, Feb 2007

Professional Affiliations

  • National Association of Women Artists
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts
  • National Collage Society, Inc.
  • Christians in the Visual Arts