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Born in Massachusetts in 1975, Holly Bedrosian is a self-taught artist living and working in Salem, NH. Holly's fascination with drawing faces began at a young age, when she began creating portraits of family and friends. Though she continued to sketch throughout college, Holly elected to focus her studies on the sciences, completing a bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of the Holy Cross in 1997. She went on to work as an engineer for the next ten years, but the desire to pursue her interest in the arts was always present. In March of 2007, she changed careers to become a self-employed artist. Since taking the plunge to pursue her dream, she has never looked back. With a keen eye for subtleties in faces, Bedrosian focuses on realistic portraiture and figurative fine art, and believes that capturing the subject's personality and character is of utmost importance.

Artist's Statement
In every ink blot and cloud I see a face, and faces themselves are a source of unending fascination to me. I appreciate the intricate nature of the complex contours that comprise the face, but most of all I am passionate about how the parts come together as a whole to create a personality, character, and evoke the essence of the subject. Whether creating a portrait, figure, or still life, I work in a realistic style to capture the subtle details that lend character and personality to the subjects.

Awards and Honors
2012 Tamsin L. Holzer Memorial Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2012 Finalist, Figurative Category of the ARC 2011/2012 International Salon
2012 Honorable Mention, CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition, Stamford, CT
2011 Whistler Award, Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell, MA
2011 First Place - Oils, The Richeson 75: Figure/Portrait Competition, Kimberly, WI
2011 Certificate of Merit, Salmagundi Club 34th Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non-Members, New York, NY
2011 Honorable Mention, The Artist's Magazine All-Media Competition
2011 Finalist, Drawing magazine Cover Competition
2010 Third Place, Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell MA
2010 Vera Sickinger Award, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
2010 Katherine A. Lovell Memorial Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe 114th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2010 Award for Excellence, Colored Pencil Society of America's 18th Annual International Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA
2009 Second Place, Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell MA
2009 President’s Award, American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
2009 Award for Outstanding Achievement, Colored Pencil Society of America’s 17th Annual International Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
2008 Award of Merit, National Drawing Show, Cohasset, MA
2008 Finalist, Self Portrait Competition, American Artist magazine
2008 People’s Choice Award, CPSA Chapter 112 H2O Exhibition, Newport RI

Selected Group Exhibits
2013 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2013 CLWAC 113th Annual Open Exhibition, New York, NY
2013 21st Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Brea, CA
2013 Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Show, Petoskey, MI
2013 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 28th Annual Portrait Show, Lexington, MA
2013 Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art Salon International 2013, San Antonio, TX
2013 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Annual Members Show, New York, NY
2012 Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell, MA
2012 Art Renewal Center 2011/2012 International Salon
2012 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2012 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2012 20th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Covington, KY
2012 Catharine Lorillard Wofle Art Club Annual Members Show, New York, NY
2012 CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition, Stamford, CT
2011 Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell, MA
2011 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2011 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 115th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2011 Richeson 75: International Figure/Portrait Exhibition, Kimberly, WI
2011 Salmagundi Club 34th Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non-Members, New York, NY
2011 19th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Richardson, TX
2011 Academic Artists Association 61st Annual National Exhibition, Springfield, MA
2010 Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell, MA
2010 American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
2010 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2010 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 114th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2010 18th Annual CPSA International Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA
2010 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 27th Annual Portrait Show, Lexington, MA
2010 Academic Artists Association 60th National Exhibition, Springfield, MA
2010 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists Faces of Winter Exhibition, Stamford, CT
2009 Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Members Exhibition, Lowell MA
2009 American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY
2009 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 113th Annual Exhibition, New York, NY
2009 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2009 Salmagundi Club 32nd Annual Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition for Non-Members, New York, NY
2009 Colored Pencil Society of America’s 17th Annual International Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
2009 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 26th Annual Portrait Show, Lexington, MA
2009 Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists Faces of Spring Exhibition, Goodman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2009 Explore This! 5 Exhibition, Colored Pencil Society of America, online
2008 National Drawing Show, Cohasset, MA
2008 The Art Guild 1st Annual Portrait Juried Competition and Exhibition, Manhasset NY
2008 Blanche Ames National Exhibition, Borderland, MA
2008 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, online
2008 CPSA Chapter 112 H2O Exhibition, Newport RI
2008 Colored Pencil Society of America's 16th Annual International Exhibition, Seattle, WA
2008 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Summer Show: Landscapes and Portraits, Lexington, MA
2008 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 25th Annual Portrait Exhibition, Lexington, MA
2007 Blanche Ames National Exhibition, North Easton, MA
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