Regina Burchett Art Biography
"Regina Burchett has a gift for seeing the world around her - whether it be city, country or sky - and magnificently recreating the beauty she sees." Informed Collector September 18, 2014
Growing up as the daughter of an artist / writer mother and a career Air Force officer, I lived in many states, then spent my adult life in Texas and North Carolina. I graduated from Michigan State University, studying textiles and art, and create art primarily in pastels, oils and charcoal. Over the years, I have studied drawing, painting, calligraphy, stone sculpture, weaving, computer art and animation, and website design.
During the last twenty years, I have focused on painting skies and landscapes, feeling that the beauty of nature brings a sense of peace and calm to an increasingly chaotic world.
While I paint, I listen to music that gives me joy, a feeling that all is right with the world, and I endeavor to instill that same feeling in my paintings. I want to lift up those who bring my art into their homes or workplace and hope to also give them artwork that invites continued interest over many years.
I was the Judge for the Pastel Guild of Europe's March 2020 'Get Dusty' Competition, a panelist for the ASC Regional Artist Project Grants in October 2018, Judge for the 2018 Ellen Cook Gaskin Memorial Art Show in Albemarle NC. My work was included in the Winter Show at Greenhill in Greensboro for 2017-2018 and 2021-2022. I was a finalist in The Artist's Magazine's 29th Annual Art Competition and was a featured artist in the Informed Collector Daily Brief. I won the 2nd place award in the 2015 North Ridge Art Gala in Raleigh, and was invited to participate in the 2015 Carolina’s Got Art Exhibit at the Elder Gallery in Charlotte, a Five Woman show with Crown Artists at the Cornwell Center in Charlotte, and the “Human Nature” and “Discover Local” exhibits at The Galleries of the Cabarrus Arts Council in Concord.
I have been fortunate to continue my art studies with many well known artists, including workshops with Cara Reische, Will Klemm, Susan Carlin, Richard McKinley, Bob Rohm, Claudia Seymour, Liz Haywood-Sullivan, Fred Somers, Barbara Jaenicke and Adriano Farinella.
I give demos and workshops on painting skies and working with pastels and charcoals.
Regina Calton McKewin Burchett
Charlotte NC Artist
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==>> AWARDS / EVENTS <<==
2021/22: Winter Show Invitational Exhibit at GreenHill, Greensboro NC
2020: Judge for the Pastel Guild of Europe's March 2020 'Get Dusty' Competition
2018: Judge for the 10th Annual Ellen Cook Gaskin Memorial Art Show, “Nature at its Best”
2017/18: Winter Show Invitational Exhibit at GreenHill, Greensboro NC
2015, May: Juried into "Carolina's Got Art" Exhibit, at the Elder Gallery, Charlotte NC with pastel painting "Breath of Fire". The fourth annual Carolina’s Got Art! competition and exhibition received nearly 3,000 entries from both North and South Carolina with only 110 pieces selected for the juried show.
2015, May: Awarded a vendor award by Juror Teresa Saia at the North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition for painting "Higher".
2015, May: Two paintings juried into the North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition - "Blue Ridge Clouds" and "Higher".
2015, February: Awarded 2nd place for pastel painting "Moving East", North Ridge Country Club Art Gala, Raleigh NC. Painting purchased by North Ridge Country Club for Permanent Collection
2015, February: Juried into North Ridge Country Club Art Gala. Sarah Schroth, juror, selected 25 pieces from 362 works submitted by 104 artists
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Locally, I have shown my work in Charlotte, Concord, Davidson, Albemarle, Salisbury, Greensboro, and at my studio in Kannapolis NC
