Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash

Elizabeth A. Yarosz-Ash is a nationally recognized and award-winning artist, teacher and juror. She has shown in over 340 exhibitions and and has received over 85 exhibition awards, of which 19 are Best of Show awards.

Yarosz-Ash, whose work has been reproduced in Splash I & II, American Artist, Watercolor, Artist’s Magazine, ArtLies and Dialogue, has taught at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX since 1981. In 1991 she was selected for the university’s Hardin Professor Award, and has been a full professor since 1992.

She has been jurying exhibitions since 1981, including the top three national watermedia exhibitions – the 1993 Watercolor U.S.A. Exhibition, the 1995 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition and juror of awards for the 2002 National Watercolor Society Exhibition.

From 2002 – 2004, Ms. Yarosz-Ash served as President of the Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society. In 2011, Yarosz-Ash was selected as a finalist for the Hunting Art Prize, a prestigious annual $50,000 award competition open to Texas artists. She has been selected as a Fulbright Specialist and will serve through 2018. Her work is in corporate, institutional and private collections.

1981 M.F.A., School of Art, Ohio University, Athens, OH,
Teaching Assistant 1980-1981
1976 West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
1975 Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY: Painting
Scholarship
1975 B.A., Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA: Art Major
(Music Scholarship)

2012-18 Fulbright Specialist Roster, Washington, DC
2011 Finalist for “The Hunting Art Prize”, Houston, TX
2004-05 Sabbatical Leave, Midwestern State University
2001-06 Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate, Washington, DC
1991 Hardin Foundation Distinguished Professor Award
Midwestern State University
1991 Visiting Artist, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
1990 Visiting Associate Professor, Texas Tech University

AWARDS (selected)
2011 The Hunting Art Prize, Houston, TX *Finalist
2001-6 Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate, Washington, DC
Watercolor USA Honor Society
Charter Member since 1986
President 2002 – 2004
1991 Hardin Foundation Distinguished Professor Award
Midwestern State University
2011 Imagery Estate Winery (Benziger Family) Wine Label,
Sonoma, CA
Commissioned to do a painting to be used on
2008 Petit Sirah of the Imagery Series wine labels.
Wine released June 2011. (http://www.imagerywinery.com/08_petitesirah)

JUROR for over 35 exhibitions

VISITING LECTURER for over 49 institutions including:
2006 Paul Hannah Lecturer, Texas Association of Schools of
Art conference,
2002 Juror of Awards for "National Watercolor Society 82nd
Annual Exhibition",Los Angeles, CA
1995 Juror for "1995 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia
Exhibition", The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
1993 Juror for "Watercolor U.S.A. 1993", Springfield Art
Museum, Springfield, MO

GRANTS: Recipient of over 34 research grants

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current Professor of Art, Midwestern State University
2012-2018 Fulbright Specialist Roster, Washington, DC
2011 Finalist for “The Hunting Art Prize”, Houston, TX
2004-05 Faculty Development Leave, Midwestern State
University
2001-2006 Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate, Washington,
DC
1994 Promoted to Professor of Art, Midwestern State
University, Wichita Falls, TX
1991 Hardin Foundation Distinguished Professor Award, Midwestern State University 1991 Visiting Artist, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
One month residency (1/21 - 2/15)
1990 Visiting Associate Professor, Texas Tech University
1989 Promoted to Associate Professor of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
1988 Awarded Tenure, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
1984 Promoted to Assistant Professor of Art, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
1981 Instructor of Art, Midwestern State University
1980 Teaching Assistant, Ohio University School of Art,
Athens, OH
1977 Lithographic Printing Assistant, Hilsher Graphics,
South Williamsport, PA
1975 Internship in restoration, Lycoming County
Historical Museum, Williamsport, PA
Internship in commercial design, C.A. Reed-
Westvaco, Williamsport, PA

TOTAL EXHIBITIONS: 340
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 33
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS: 115
COMPETITIVE EXHIBITIONS: 197
AWARDS:85
BEST OF SHOW AWARDS: 19
COLLECTIONS: 90
Selected Exhibitions:
2011 “Blank Space Group Exhibition”, New York City, NY
2010 “Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society Japan Show, National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
2011 “Borders: Visible & Invisible”, Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Garden City, NY
Juror: Samantha Rippner, Associate Curator of
Drawings and Prints The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(17 artists selected)
2010 “Rome Art Coterie 8th National Juried Exhibition”,
Rome, GA (First Place)
2006 “A Walk on the Wild Side”, Ball State University Art
Gallery, Muncie, IN
2006 “Big Small”, Tarble Arts Center, Eastern IL University,
Charleston, IL
1981 "International Artists in Watercolor Exhibition", The Mall Galleries, London, England (Sixth Place Award)

Contemporary art; Surrealists; American, European, Eastern Watercolor painters; Islamic art; Pre-historic art.

colorful, vibrant, watercolor, intense, positive