Purple

Elloie Jeter

As a child I remember drawing lots of horses.  I was lucky and never 
outgrew my love for drawing or my passion for horses.  In fact, they 
both blossomed into the life style I live today. 

I grew up in southern California where I studied art at Riverside City College; 
Cal. Poly-Pomona; CA State U.- San Diego, where I received my BA in 
Art; and Palomar College.  In 1980 I fell in love with the Bitterroot 
Valley in western Montana and made the move to my present home in 
Florence. My fascination with art has impelled me to play in many different and 
exciting media. I worked for many years as a production potter, 
designed and constructed pieces of hardwood furniture, sculpted in 
clay, plaster, plexiglas, blown glass and bronze.  Painting media have 
included watercolor, acrylic, pastel and airbrush. 

An ongoing interest in photography has enchanted and educated my eye for many decades and has certainly influenced my painting.  I have been 
included in regional and national juried and invitational shows since 1972. Art education continues to be important aspect of my painting growth. I have studied painting with such nationally important artists as  Richard McKinley, Delbert Gish, Carolyn Anderson, and Judy Wagner.  In  2004 I was honored to be selected to receive a tuition scholarship  from the Pastel Society of America to paint with master pastellist and  oil painter, Albert Handell.   I have been a signature member of the  Montana Watercolor Society, and am a current member of the Pastel  Society of the Northern Rockies.

Selected Exhibition Highlights:

2011 - Featured Artist Exhibition, River’s Mist Gallery, Stevensville, 
MT.
2010  Solo Exhibition, The Frame Shop and Gallery, Hamilton, MT.
2008  “Pastel Extravaganza” national juried exhibition, Loveland, Co - 

Best of Show and Honorable Mention Awards

2007  “Montana Interpretations” juried exhibit, Butte, MT - Best of 
Class
2003  “Pastel Society of New Mexico National Juried Show” - 
Albuquerque, NM
2002  “Pastel Society of Oregon Biannual National Juried Show - 
Medford, OR
2002  “Montana Interpretations” juried exhibit, Butte, MT - 2nd Place 
1991  “44MAX” juried Exhibition - Eugene, OR
1990 “ Watermedia ‘90 National Juried Exhibition - Missoula Museum of 
the Arts, Missoula, MT
1989  “The Montana Art Exchange”  Oaxaca Exhibit Invitational - State 
Museum,  Oaxaca, Mexico
1988 “Watermedia ’88 National Juried Exhibiton - Museum of the 
Rockies, Bozeman, MT
1989  “Montana Women’s Centennial Art Survey Exhibition 1889-1989 100 
Years of Women’s Art” - two year tour of Montana
1987  ”Emergent Visions” national juried exhibit - University of 
Wisconsin Fine Arts Gallery
1986  “Miniature Masterpieces”  Invitational - Leslie Levy Gallery, 
Scottsdale, AZ
1984  “Contemporary Realism National Juried Competition”, Scottsdale, 
AZ - Prize Winner
1980  “Focus” - The California Museum of Science and Industry, Los 
Angeles, CA

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