Bio

Atlanta based artist, Juanita Bellavance, uses her mastery
of color and technique to create nature-inspired paintings
that provide solace from life’s strife and turmoils. Her art is
informed by her study of music and her connection to spirit.

Beginning art-making later in her life, Juanita is largely
self-taught and is inspired by masters such as Diebenkorn,
J.M.W. Turner, Giorgio Morandi, William Thon and others.

Selected Residencies

Resident artist, Arts Beacon Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2021

Steven Aimone online residency, June – October, 2020

Steven Aimone artist Residency at Montreat, Black
Mountain, NC, 2020

Steven Aimone artist Residency at Atlantic Center for
the Arts, FL, 2018, 2019,

Working Artists Residency at Atlantic Center for the
Arts,FL, 2019

Education

Studied under the direction of:
Mark Eanes, Language of Design, Online
Steven Aimone, Author of Expressive Drawing, 2015 – 2020

Krista Harris,

Nicholas Wilton Creative Visionary Program, 2018, 2019,2020
Chery Baird, Professional artist and former professor of art, 2007-2019
Nancy Hillis, 2016 -present

Audrey Philips, 2016 – 2020
Fran Gardner, 2019
Jane Davies, 2017, 2018
The Finishing Source, 2000 -2004

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022
SMFA Auction by invitation
Aliveness through Repetition and Variation, Alpharetta Arts Center
24 Days of 24 Inch online, Variations on a Theme

Selected Gallries

Robert Kent Galleries
85 Church St.
Marietta, GA 30060

4 Elements Gallery, Blue Ridge, GA

Muse Cabin, Cumming GA

2017

“Reality or Abstraction” Atlanta Artists Center, GA Award
“Genesis XXIII” Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, GA, Award
“Limelight at Binders” Atlanta Artists Center, GA, Award
“Worldwide View, Autumn Salon” Atlanta Artists Center, GA
“Limelight at Binders” Atlanta Artists Center, GA, Award
“Synchronicity” Atlanta Artists Center, GA
“Curious Expressions” Cherokee Arts Center, GA

2014

“Windows” Atlanta Artist Center, GA
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS
Tokyo, United Kingdom, Belgium

2022

25 Days of Minis, Online
SMFA Auction, by invitation, Juried

2019

“Celebrating Women in Art”, Anderson Arts Center, Anderson, SC”
“Inside Out: Celebrating Women in Art,” Turner Center for the Arts,
Valdosta, GA

2018

“Renewal” Atlanta Artists Center, GA
“Inside Out: Expressing Our Inner Voices,” North Charleston City
Gallery, SC
“Inside Out: Expressing Our Inner Voices,” USBC Center for the Arts,
Gallery, Beaufort, SC
Uptown Cafe, Roswell, GA

2021

SMFA Auction by invitation
Resident artist exhibit, Arts Beacon Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Slice of Life, Alpharetta Arts Center, Alpharetta, GA
25 Days of Minis, Online
Buckhead Art Company, Holiday Market, Atlanta, GA
Hope & Possibility at Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Visual Conversations,” Beaufort, SC
“REDis” online exhibition at sergiogomezcurates.com
“Viral Collaboration,” Chicago’s Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL
“Expressing the Inner World,” Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Artsy Shark featured artist, February, 2021
Chairish auction for Furniture Bank Atlanta by invitation.

2020

25 Days of Minis, Online
Buckhead Art Company, Holiday Market, Atlanta, GA