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An established artist from South Louisiana, Tanya F. Dischler, originally from Franklin, now resides in Mandeville, Louisiana. She studied at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Louisiana Tech University and various artist workshops throughout the United States, Mexico, France and Indonesia.
Dischler has a unique way of expressing her interest in nature. Her subjects include animals, birds, fish, and the flora and fauna of South Louisiana and anything else that imposes itself on her imagination. With her ability to depict these everyday subject matters intertwined with interesting background shapes and patterns, her paintings are not as simple as one would assume. She has considerable facility with technique and imagery and has a totally unique way of expressing her love of nature in all of her vivid paintings. The fresh approach in the use of colors skillfully applied to each of her paintings gives her compositions the unique feeling of "coming to life". Dischler's paintings are mysterious and intensely bright acrylics and watercolors that possess the visual and visceral impact of abstraction, while the main subject matter of each painting remains easily recognizable.
She has participated and won in local, national, and international exhibits. Her work is in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States, France, England, and Australia. Dischler's work was published on the cover of The Journal Of the American Veterinary Medical Association in honor of an award received at LSU Animals In Art Exhibit. Her work has also been published in American Artist Magazine, Watercolor Magazine, New Orleans Magazine, Day Trips from New Orleans, Art Business News,as well as numerous local and regional publications.
Email: tfdischler@bellsouth.net |
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| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- Gallery Nu , Sandestin, Florida
- Gallery Nu , Covington, Louisiana
- NEW ORLEANS JAZZ AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL
- THIRD STREET GALLERIE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
- CRESCENT GALLERY, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
- INDIA STEWART DESIGNS, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
- MON IMAGE GALLERY, GRAYTON BEACH, FLORIDA
- HILLYER HOUSE, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI
- LEGATO GALLERY, COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
- COBBLESTONE GALLERY, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA
- THE CREATIVE PROCESS, MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA
- RIVERSIDE GALLERY, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
- THE PATIO GALLERY, COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
- FORT ISABEL GALLERY, COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
- 210 GALLERY, COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
- 5TH BIENNIAL NATIONAL ART EXHIBIT, THE VISUAL ARTS CENTER, PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,2006
- 47TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION; BATON ROUGE ART LEAGUE; RURAL LIFE MUSEUM
- AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF ART, CULTURE, AND HISTORY: PERCENT FOR ART COLLECTION
- ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW ORLEANS; FESTIVAL OF FINS
- BAYOUS, BALI, AND BEYOND' EXHIBIT; ARTIST'S STUDIO/GALLERY
- WOMEN 2000; AN EXHIBIT OF STRENGTH. THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS EXHIBITION; BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
- WORLD TRADE CENTER 'STRICTLY WATERCOLOR'
- NATIONAL ACRYLIC PAINTERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT
- ART WITH A SOUTHERN DRAWL; UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, MOBIL
- WATERCOLOR SOCIETY; LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
- WATERCOLOR ART SOCIETY OF HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
- NEW ORLEANS ART ASSOCIATION 20TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION
- ST. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY
MEDICINE; INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT; ANIMALS IN ART (93,96,97,98)
- LAFAYETTE ART ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EXHIBITION
- MISSISSIPPI WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 11TH GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION
- LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT (89,94)
- KENTUCKY WATERCOLOR SOCIETY NATIONAL EXHIBITION
- LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY WINTER EXHIBITION
- LOUISIANA TAMMANY ART ASSOCIATION; TWO WOMEN EXHIBIT
- HISTORICAL LANDMARK SOCIETY, ST. MARY PARISH LOUISIANA
- ZIGLER MUSEUM, JENNINGS, LOUISIANA
AWARDS AND HONORS
- PERCENT FOR ART COLLECTION 2001 PURCHASE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
- CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS; MANDEVILLE CULTURAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER, POSTER ARTIST: ART AND SOUL
- FESTIVAL OF FINS, NEW ORLEANS ARTS COUNCIL
- NATIONAL ACRYLIC PAINTER'S ASSOCIATION, NAPA VALLEY AWARD
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: HONORABLE MENTION (93,96); PURCHASE AWARDS (93) , JAVMA AWARD(96)
- LAFAYETTE ART ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EXHIBITION ;STEPHEN DOHERTY
- LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY WINTER EXHIBIT; HONORABLE MENTION
- LOUISIANA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY EXHIBIT, LSU; HONORABLE MENTION
- INSIDE/NORTHSIDE MAGAZINE; COVER ARTIST
- TAMBALAYA MAGAZINE; COVER ARTIST
- WYES CHANNEL TWELVE POSTER ARTIST 1996
PUBLICATIONS
- ART BUSINESS NEWS, June, 2006
- CITY SOCIAL MAGAZINE,BATON ROUGE,LOUISIANA 2005
- DOC LAWRENCE MAGAZINE.www.docsnews.com
- ATLANTA PEIDMONT REVIEW, October 2004
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- FESTIVAL OF FINS, BY BERT MEYERS
- DAY TRIPS FROM NEW ORLEANS BY JAMES GAFFNEY 2002
- WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE; 1999 WINTER ISSUE
- AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE; 1995
- JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COVER ARTIST 1996
- INSIDE/NORTHSIDE MAGAZINE COVER ARTIST
- TAMBALAYA MAGAZINE; COVER ARTIST
- WYES CHANNEL TWELVE POSTER ARTIST
- NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
- CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARY MEDICAL LIBRARY
- PELICAN ATHLETIC CLUB
- KOBRAND CORPORATION
- THE VILLAGE EXECUTIVE OFFICE SUITES
- PAN AMERICAN LABORATORIES
- NORTH OAKS HOSPITAL
- MARTIN'S WINE CELLAR
- PARISH NATIONAL BANK
- MCMATH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
TEACHING
- NIAGRA FRONTIER WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, BUFFALO, NEW YORK MIXED WATER MEDIA WORKSHOP; Guest Instructor
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