ColleenArdaman
EDUCATION
University of Florida: Master Gardener Extension Program, Qualified Master Gardener
2006-2013
University of New Mexico: College of Fine Arts; Painting, Drawing, Printmaking,
1987-1990
Apprentice to Robert Ellis, John Wenger, Lydia Madrid, Nick Abdalla, Vera Sprunt
University of Florida: Bachelor of Science in Geology with Minor in Civil Engineering, 1981-1985
Selected Invitational Exhibitions
Florida Highlights, Hyatt Regency, Need Not Water, June- October 2021
Crealde Night Out, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday , Portals, Chasing Fish, Flying Birds, Hungry Plants, August 2021
Floirda Grown, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, Paddles of Life, June 2021
Downtown Arts District, City Arts, High Tea at the Rosalind Club, July 2021
Nerd Night, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, Intaglio Sea Forms 1 & 2, May 2021
Showcase Artist Colleen Ardaman and Opera Orlando, Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, May 2021
Florida Grown, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, Sea Forms, Intaglio prints, April 2021
Feminine Vision, Orlando Museum of Arts 1st Thursday, Mother and Child Totem, March 2021
Deck the Walls, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, 20 Masterpieces of Ardaman, December 2020
Architecture and Place Making, Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, Worlds of Casa Mila Water Ripples, November 2020
Dia De Los Muertos, City Arts Orlando Gallery, El Gato y Pajarito, October 2020
Plein Air Artists, Nehrling Gardens Plein Air, Caladiums, June 2020
Sensory Overload, City Arts Orlando, Ripples of Gaudi, June 2020
Virtual Live Night, Orlando Museum of Art, Il Barbieri de Seville, May 2020
Grander and Splendor OMA and HYATT, Hyatt Regency Grand World Resort, Steroid Sunset,
Sea Challenger, Gaudi Dance and Dali Mustache, 6-month exhibition, February-August 2020
Pompeii Reimagined, City Arts, Mother and Child Paddles and Ashes, May 2020
Windermere Fine Arts, Windermere Town Hall, Collections of Artist Ardaman, March 2020
Viva La Diva, Orlando Museum of Arts, Adam and Eve, March 2020
Health and Wellness, Orlando Museum of Arts, Human Touch, Award Honorable Mention, February 2020
The Barber to Pagliacci, Alfond Inn, Bell Canto Ball Opera Orlando, Winter Park, FL, April 2019
Florida Grown, Need Not Water, Orlando Museum of Art, at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, April 2019
The Power of She, Circular Cubism of Eve, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, March 2019
The Languages of Love, Tribunal Prism, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, February 2019
Citrus Senensis, Hyatt Regency Grand World Resort, Orlando, Florida, December 2018-April 2019
Solo International Exhibition, Dante’s Dream in Sea Foam, Italy, Costa, November 2018, Special talk by artist Ardaman and slide show of development of Sea Foam stories illustrating 17 of the The Devine Comedy cantos Inferno.
Solo International Exhibition, Pebble Pondering, Italy, Costa, Collections of Pebbles and Sea items collected on Mediterranean journey, December 2019.
Touch of the Time Lord, Touch and Time Exhibition, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, February 2018
Art and Architecture, Whorls and Swirls of Casa Milà, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, June 2018
Pulse Memories and Culmination 2ndAnniversary, Orlando Mayors Jacobs Atrium, 185 pieces of artworks from Founder Colleen Ardaman project Orlando Traveling Memorial using art therapy with families, loved ones, survivors, medical, police, firefighter’s, citizens, city, county and state officials. Orlando, FL, June 2018.
Florida Grown, Cara Cara Geoluhread, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, April 2018
Art of Fashion, Man on the Move and Lady of Flowers, Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday at Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL, March 2018
Solo Exhibition: USA, La Sagrada Familia, The Collaborative, Orlando, Florida, Feb-May 2018.
Orlando Traveling Memorial Portraits, ongoing Memorial Project, July 2016 to current.
Solo International Exhibition: Journey to Calvary, Holland America, December 2017.
Pandora, Worlds: Gaudi Ripples, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, August 2017.
Hyatt Regency, Top Choice with the Orlando Museum of Art, EVE, January-April 2017.
Eat or Be Eaten, Florida Citrus Mixed Fruit, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, June 2016.
NEW YORK, Twitter Exhibition, Jazz Up My Blues Charlie, New York, New York, April 2016
Collection of Latest Works, Las Olas, Ft Lauderdale, Miami, Key Biscayne, Juno Beach, February- April 2016
Jazz Daze, Twitter Art Exhibit, Trygve Lie Gallery, New York, NY, March-April 2016.
Circular Cubism Of MMM, Tuni Gallery Exhibition, Winter Park, FL, March- April 2016.
Straight Outta Sketchbooks, Go West My Son, Concrete Lion Pictures Gallery, Winter Springs, FL, March-June 2016.
H2O, Sea Forms Intaglio Print Series, City Arts Factory, Orlando, FL, March- April 2016.
Viva La Diva, Eve, Female Forms, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, March 2016.
Midwives Selected Works, Windermere Town Hall, Windermere, FL, February 2016.
Peace and Harmony, Nuba Tribe Courtship Dance, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, February 2016.
Conglomeration, Selected works, First Presbyterian Church Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Orlando, FL, January-April, 2016.
Ribbons and Dreams of Experience, Dreams of Steam, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, January 2016.
Spiral Stories, Linear Lore Abstracts, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, December 2015.
Hiatus Over Journey, Selected works, Juried Winter Park Autumn Festival, Open Gallery, Winter Park, FL, November, 2015.
Maria Callas, Commissioned artwork for Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts and Florida Opera Theatre, Marquee, Stage Background, and Program, Exhibition, Orlando, FL, September-November, 2015.
Ten Guitars, Jazz Up My Blues Sculpture. The Heritage Foundation of Winter Garden, SOBO Gallery, Winter Garden, Florida, October 2015.
Funk by Monk, Heritage Gallery, Special Exhibition, November, Winter Garden, FL.
The Art and Science of Healing, Healing Hands Charlie Bird, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, FL, November 2015.
Maria Callas, Holding Herself Together, Commissioned artwork for Florida Opera Theatre, Marquee, Winter Park, FL, September,2015.
Ten Guitars, Jazz Up My Blues Sculpture. Public Viewing West Orange Trail, Winter Garden, Florida, September-November 2015.
Invitational only, Music Fest Guitar Sculptures, SOBO Gallery, Winter Garden, FL . October 2015.
Ten Guitars, Jazz Up My Blues Sculpture. Music Fest 2015, West Orange Trail Exhibition, Winter Garden, FL. September – November.
Top Choice, Selected Oil works on block, Classic Profile, SOBO Gallery, Winter Garden, FL. June 2015
Illustrated Dream, Dreams with Dali, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, June 2015.
What in the World, South West Whispers, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, FL, May 2015.
It’s a Woman’s World, Of Midwives, Models and Mothers, A selection of works on wood block, Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Orlando, Florida, March 2015
The Blues, Commissioned series on Jazz and Blues Musicians, Charlie Bird Park, Linnie E Yarbrough, Thelonius Monk, February 2015, Memphis, Tennessee. February 2015.
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Solo International Exhibition, Dante’s Dream in Sea Foam, Italy, Costa, November 2018, Special talk by artist Ardaman and slide show of development of Sea Foam stories illustrating 17 of The Devine Comedy cantos Inferno.
Solo International Exhibition, Pebble Pondering, Italy, Costa, Collections of Pebbles and Sea items collected on Mediterranean journey, December 2019.
Solo Exhibition: USA, La Sagrada Familia, The Collaborative, Orlando, Florida, Feb-May 2018.
Solo International Exhibition: Journey to Calvary, Holland America, December 2017.
Conglomeration, Selected works, First Presbyterian Church Gallery,
Solo Exhibition, Orlando, FL, January-April, 2016.
Soprano Maria Callas, Dr. Phillips Center For Performing Arts, Orlando, FL, 2015
Opera: Step Into It, The BIG Six, Daskalos Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. 1999
Opera: Step Into It, Phantom, Borders Gallery, Ocoee, FL, 1998
Step Into It, Operas, Die Zauberflote to A Mid Summers Night Dream, Exclusive Showing, Gotha, FL 1997
Human Touch Series, Daskalos Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 1993
PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
The Barber of Seville, Pagliacci, Tales of Hoffman, Opera Orlando, Orlando, FL, 2019
La Bohème, Opera Orlando, , Orlando, FL, 2018
Mozart and Poulenc, Opera Orlando, Orlando, FL, 2016
Maria Callas, Florida Opera Theatre, Winter Park, FL, 2015
Ten Guitar Sculpture, Orange County Cultural Affairs and Heritage Foundation, Winter Garden, FL, 2015
The Blues, Civil Rights Musician Linnie E Yarbrough, Memphis, Tennessee, 2015
Avian Friends, Windermere Residence, Windermere, FL, 2001
South West Spirits, Schlick Residence, Placitas, New Mexico, 1998
Tuscan Whispers, Tye Residence, Albuquerque, NM 1997
Grecian Bathers, Roma Residence, Albuquerque, NM, 1996
AWARDS
City of Windermere, The Most Colorful Artist Award, Windermere Art Show, April 2019
City of Windermere, Most Supportive Artist, OTM Project, Windermere Art Affair, April 2018
Orlando Museum of Art, Honorable Mention, 1st Thursday event, Fat Thursday, Mozart and Poulenc, , March 2017.
City of Windermere, Featured Artist of the Year, Windermere Art Affair, April 2017
City Of Orlando, Public Art Works, The Awesome Award, Best Project, Orlando Traveling Memorial, October 2017.
Orlando Museum of Art, 1St Thursday Event, Best of Show, Peace and Harmony, Nuba Tribe Courtship Dance, Orlando, Florida, January 2016
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation, Won highest bid, Jazz Up My Blues, Guitar Sculpture, October. 2015
Top Choice, Selected Oil works on block, Honorable Mention, Femelle Four, SOBO Gallery, Winter Garden, FL. June 2015
Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursday Event, Honorable Mention, Of Midwives, Models, and Mothers, Orlando, FL. 2015
Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts, commissioned painting of Maria Callas, Marquee and full stage backdrop and programs for Terrance McNally’s play, Master Class, Orlando, FL. 2015
D.H. Lawrence Painters Exhibition, 10 Top Painters UNM, Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 1990
D.H. Lawrence Two Week Summer Workshop, Exhibition and Invitational of 10 Top Painters, University of New Mexico, Taos, NM. 1990
D.H. Lawrence Painters Exhibition, 10 Top Painters UNM, Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 1989
D.H. Lawrence Two Week Summer Workshop, Exhibition and Invitational of 10 Top Painters, University of New Mexico, Taos, NM. 1989