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Michelle Doll Bio
Michelle was a 2018 Bennett Prize honorable mention.
michelledoll.com
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Kira Nam Greene CV
Bennett Prize finalist Kira Nam Greene's website
kiranamgreene.com
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10 finalists announced for $50,000 Bennett Prize
Today 10 women from across the country who paint in the figurative realist style were named finalists for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest art award ever offered solely to women painters.
Muskegon Museum of Art
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10 finalists announced for $50,000 Bennett Prize for women figurative realist painters
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 15, 2018 – Today 10 women from across the country who paint in the figurative realist style were named finalists or the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest art award ever offered solely to women painters.
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New prize for women painters
The Bennett Prize will spotlight women artists who paint in the figurative realist style, and who have not yet reached full professional recognition – both new artists and those who have painted for many years.
Art League blog
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Artist Life all about Commissions, Patreon, the Bennett Prize, Wedding Paintings, Utility Box Art
Live wedding painter talks about current projects, entering the Bennett Prize, commission work for patrons through patreon, seeking Utility Box Art programs like the SLO Box Art movement.
Atascadero on Youtube
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Researchers Explore Gender Disparities In The Art World
Researchers studied nearly 2 million art auction sales and found paintings by women fetched less money than paintings by men. Disparities that plague parts of the economy also affect the art world.
National Public Radio
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Trailblazers and Mavericks
Conversations with art-world instigators by Victoria Selbach. Collector Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt and her husband, Steven Allen Bennett, are amassing a significant collection of work by female realist painters. Elaine exemplifies the connected collector. Her art historical foundation, fierce intellect and an unquenchable curiosity create a base for her emotional connection to her selections.
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