Darlene Bock - Bio
Darlene has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has earned signature status with the of Pastel Society of America and the Chicago Pastel Painters. Her award- winning artwork has been juried into multiple national and international fine art competitions. She is delighted to have studied with such master artists as Albert Handell, Margaret Dyer, Kathleen Newman and Carol Strock Wasson, and is currently an Affiliate Artist with Blue Moon Gallery. thebluemoongallery.com.
Along with her fine art painting, Darlene has been creating portraits in pastel and pencil for over 25 years, with many repeat clients. She maintains a strong passion for her work, and gains constant inspiration from her wide array of clientele.
Darlene lives with her husband in Illinois, between Chicago and Milwaukee, where she can enjoy the outdoors (plein air painting, skiing, running and biking), and all that both cities have to offer!
RESUME - JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2024 - AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS - 2024 Annual Online Juried Show, "Gramma On Her Porch". americanwomenartists.org.
2023 - PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA - 51st Annual Exhibition : "Enduring Brilliance!" Online
2023 - Richeson 75 STILL LIFE & FLORAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - Meritorious Recognition (Beverage & Botticelli).
2023 - Online International Pastel Exhibition "Pastels In Paradise", Left Coast Pastel Painters Society, Juror Lorenzo Chavez
2022 - International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), 41st Open Division Webshow. October 14, 2022.
2022 - Recent Works Juried Art Competition at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, College of Lake County, Grayslake, Ill.
2022- Juried artist at Mainstreet Gallery, Sept.& Oct. Lake Zurich, Ill.
2022 - Great Lakes Pastel Society Online National Juried Exhibition. 8/27-10/8/22. Two Paintings. Juror K. Lordier.
2022 - BEST IN SHOW at the Starline Gallery's 4th Friday juried exhibition. Harvard, Ill. 2022. July 2022.
2022 - Ninth Biennial Member Open Juried Exhibition , Srokin' 9 2022. Palette & Chisel Chicago, Ill. Closes 8/28/22.
2022 - Juried guest artist at Blue Moon Gallery, Grayslake, Ill. April/May 2022.
2021 - Second Place - "Seeing Red"Juried Exhibition, Blue Moon Gallery, Grayslake, Ill.
2021 - Chicago Pastel Painters 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition, McCord Gallery & Cultural Center, Palos Park, Illinois.
2021 - PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA's 49th Annual Exhibit "Enduring Brilliance!". Online. September 7, New York City. Juror Duane Wakeman.
2020 - Meritorius Recognition - Richeson75 International Art Competition Figure/Portrait.
2019 - "Recent Works 2019", 39th Annual Juried Art Competition, 10/18-11/24/19, Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, Ill.
2019 -"Pastels Chicago 2019", 7th Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, 11/5-12/4/19, Highland Park, Ill.
2019- PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S 47th Annual Exhibit "ENDURING BRILLIANCE!", 9/3-9/28/19, New York City
2018 - Strokin' VII Seventh Biennial Member Juried Exhibition. Chicago Pastel Painters. 10/8/18-11/2/18.
2018 - PURE COLOR 2018: Online International Juried Exhibition, 9/1/18-9/30/18. Hosted by the Pastel Society of North Carolina. Juror Jen Evenhus.
2016 - Chicago Pastel Painters Sixth Biennial Member Juried Exhibition -9/30/16-10/30/16 Orland Park, Illinois
2016 - Richeson75 International Art Competition Figure/Portrait 2016 - Meritorious Recognition
2015 - ARTFUL FRAMERS STUDIOS AWARD - Chicago Pastel Painters Fifth Biennial National Juried Open Exhibition, Highland Park, Illinois. (Juror Richard McKinley)
2015 - Dandelion Gallery First Annual Juried Exhibition - Third place award, Waukegan, Illinois
2014 - "Mothers and Daughters" Exhibit, Highland Park, Illinois
2014 - Meritorious Award - 75 International Figure/Portrait Competition.
2013 - Chicago Pastel Painters National Juried Exhibition, Highland Park, Illinois
2013 - Recent Works: Thirty-Third Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists
2012 - Finalist - Richeson 75 International Competition Figure/Portrait.
2012 - Recent Works: Thirty-Second Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists
2011 - Chicago Pastel Painters Third Biennial National Exhibition, Oakbrook, Ill.
2010 - Great Lakes Pastel Society National Juried Competition, Midland, Michigan.
2010 - Finalist - Richeson 75 International Art Competition -"Pastels".
2009 - Finalist - Richeson 75 International Art Competition.
2008 - Chicago Pastel Painters Members Show, Chicago, Illinois
2007 - Sanford F&W Award - Chicago Pastel Painters First National Juried Exhibition.-