Clara Blalock
Clara Dodd Blalock
Painting is a passion that began when I was a very young child. 
Early in life I became aware of wonderful things that could be made with paint and my world expanded.
In the last 25 or so years I have devoted many of my days to painting or making some form of art. I produce the best work when I let it come from a place inside that I don’t know or understand, I call it the ‘zone.’ It is a letting go of my control of the painting and trusting that what ends up on the canvas is better than I could do by thinking and trying too hard. When I put the first mark on the canvas, the painting and I will work together in dialog, my dance partner so to speak. I know the elements needed to make art that works and at the same time I know that I have to trust the process, let go of the reins and be open to surprises that happen along the way, serendipitous gifts that could not have been planned.
I don’t ever want to quit growing and changing the way I work. I want my story to be one of evolution. There will always be the quest for that perfect piece of art but until then I will enjoy the journey.
Clara Blalock
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS (*Solo Shows)
2016 *Ventulett Gallery Holy Innocents Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 MOCA GA Gala Invitational
2012 ARTEXPO New York
2011 River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN Invitational
2010 *Monarch Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, October 26 – December 31.
2010 “Graceful Motion,” Sunrise Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, Invitational
2009 MOCA GA, Tula Studio Artists, Annette Cone-Skelton, Curator, Invitational
2006 Anderson Arts Center 31st Annual Juried Show
2005 “A National View at Grandview” Atlanta Artists Center, Bruce Bobick, Curator
2004 “From Bennett Street to Green Street, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Georgia, Invitational
2004 Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile Alabama, Sean Ulmer, Curator
2003 Atlanta Artists Center, Regional Juried Show, Allen Teigreen Curator
2003 ING Corporation Atlanta Bench Project Invitational
2003 “Art With a Southern Drawl” University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
2002 *Paddiwhack, High Springs, Florida, Opening, October 4th.
2000 2000 Southeastern Invitational Exhibition
1998 South Cobb Arts Alliance 11th National Juried Art Exhibition
1998 “Art With a Southern Drawl” University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
1997 “Trees” Exhibit, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Ga. Invitational
1997 “Norman Wagner and His Students, 34 Years” Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, Lagrange, Ga.; Invitational
1997 *Atlanta College of Art, Gallery 100, June 3 - 29.
1996 Georgia Arts “96
1996 Decatur Arts Alliance Annual Juried Show
SELCTED AWARDS AND HONORS
2009 Honorable Mention, Atlanta Artists Center National Juried Show, Annette Cone-Skelton, Juror
2006 Merit Award, Atlanta Artists Center National Juried Show, Holly Koons McCullough, Juror
2004 Award of Merit, South Cobb Arts Alliance 17th National Juried Exhibition, Gregor Turk, Juror
2000 Mabel House Award of Distinction (Best in Show), South Cobb Arts Alliance 13th National Juried Exhibition, Mabelton, Georgia; Keith Rasmussen, Curator
1999 Honorable Mention, Artforms, Atlanta, Ga.; Gordon Anderson, Alan Teigreen, Polly Neal, Curator
1999 Juror’s Choice Award, “Rock, Paper, Scissors; Artworks 2000”; Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia; Kevin Cole Curator
1998 First Prize, “Man, Earth & Sky” Exhibit, Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, Georgia; Gregor Turk, Curator
1998 “Best in Show”, Atlanta Artists Center 26th Annual Traveling Show; Christopher Hickey, Curator
1998 Purchase Award, Anderson County Art Center 23rd Annual Juried Show, Anderson, S.C.; Victoria Boone, Curator
1996 First Prize and Honorable Mention; Artists Atelier of Atlanta, Juried Show, Ben Smith Curator
1995 Merit Award; Artists Atelier of Atlanta, Annual Juried Show; Dale Rayburn, Curator
1994 Merit Award; Artists Atelier of Atlanta, Annual Juried Show; Bruce Bobbick, Curator
1994 Third Prize; Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, Ga. 12th Juried Competition and Exhibition; Charles Thomas Butler, Curator
1993 First Prize; Oil and Acrylic, South Cobb Arts Alliance 6th National Juried Art Exhibition, Mableton, Georgia; Joseph Perrin, Curator
1991 Two Dimensional Award of Excellence; Quinlan Gala, Gainesville, Ga.; Lamar Dodd, Curator
1964 Best Printmaker Award, Atlanta College Of Art
EDUCATION
1964 BFA Painting (minor Printmaking), Atlanta College of Art
1961 Associate Degree, Stratford College; Danville, Virginia
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
PNC Bank, Atlanta and Pittsburgh
Church of the Atonement, Episcopal, Atlanta, GA
American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
North Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA
America’s Capital Partners, Piedmont Center
Progress Energy Corporate Headquarters; Raleigh, North Carolina
Mayo Clinic; Jacksonville, Florida
Post Properties; Atlanta, Georgia and Washington, DC
North Georgia Cancer Center
PGA tour TCP at Riverbend
Baptist South Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
Suntrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia
Rubicon Building, Gainesville, GA
TELEVISION
“Trading Spaces” 100 Grand Edition
“Extreme Home Makeover”
“Necessary Roughness”
SELECTED JUROR, JUDGE
2013, 2016 Virginia Highland Art Fest
2013 Atlanta Arts Festival
2010 Atlanta Artists Center, Small Works Show
2008 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
2007 Atlanta Artists Center New Members Show
2005 Metro Montage VI, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
2004 57th Annual Members Exhibit, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, Georgia
2003 “Home is Where the Heart Is” Atlanta Artists Center benefit for Habitat for Humanity,
2003 “Arts on the River” Columbus Artists’ Guild, Columbus, Georgia
2002 “Home for the Holidays” Dawson County Arts Council National Juried Show, Georgia
2002 Atlanta Artists Center New Members Show
MEMBERSHIPS
Fulton County Arts Council 2015 - 2017
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Patron Member
Atlanta Artists Center (Member of Excellence) (President, 1996 & 1997, Board Chair, 1998 & 1999)
Plein Air Painters of Georgia
PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION
dk Gallery, Marietta, GA
Lily Pad Gallery, Charlestown, RI
Anderson Fine Art, St. Simon’s Island, GA
Megan Candler Gallery, Vero Beach, Florida
Rutledge Street Gallery, Camden, South Carolina
Seaside Gallery, Pismo Beach, California
River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Duncan’s Preview