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William Scott Jennings Biography
William Scott Jennings has been a professional artist since 1973. He began
his career in commercial art; gallery exposure began in 1976; and by 1978 he
was showing his work in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. After residing in
Taos, New Mexico for 15 years and Sedona, Arizona for 14 years, Scott moved
to Boulder, CO in 2009. His paintings are in corporate and private collections
around the world, including the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC and the Ford
Motor Company.
Jennings is a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA-M),
a Signature Member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA), Plein
Air Artists Colorado (PAAC) and the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
(RMPAP), as well as an 'Out of State Artist' member of the California Art Club
(CAC). Feature articles about Jennings work have appeared in Southwest Art
Magazine, Art of the West Magazine, Western Art Collector Magazine, Focus
Magazine Santa Fe and Art Business News as well as features and the cover
art in American Artist Magazine, International Artist Magazine and The Artists
Magazine.
The Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN has invited Scott to participate in their
"Quest for the West" exhibit and sale in September, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
shows. The 2005 Oil Painters of America National Show awarded Jennings the
Award of Excellence for Master Signature Members for his painting, Mystical
Canyon. Jennings was a participating artist in the national museum exhibition,
"From Sea to Shining Sea." It was a nationally touring exhibit of 13 museums
across the United States for a period of three years. Scott was chosen as the
show poster artist for the Sedona Plein Air 2005 and the Telluride Plein Air 2004.
He was the guest speaker at the 2004 Desert Plein Air show in La Quinta, CA
and taught a plein air workshop as part of the event.
His painting The Red Wall was chosen as the cover art for America West Airlines
in flight magazine for the August 2001 issue. The Oil Painters of Americas
10th Annual National Show awarded Jennings the Founders Award for his
painting Winter Sun, and in 2004 he received the Masters Merit Award. The
2001 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational awarded Scott an honorable mention
for his painting Sunset on Crystal Cove. Scott also received best of show at the
1999 Impressionaire Show at the PGA West Country Club in La Quinta, CA and
honorable mention in 2000. The PBS television series, The Artists Workshop
featured Mr. Jennings as he produces a plein air painting for the fourth episode in
the 2001 line up.
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