Artist Highlight

Dawn Kinney Martin is an award winning artist from Atlanta with national and international collectors. Recognition for her expressive oil paintings includes several awards in plein air competitions, fine art festivals and purchase awards. Most recently,  Elizabeth City Plein Air Competition, Art Station Plein Air Competition, Mount Gretna Arts Festival, Judges Choice award, 2015 and 2014, acceptance at an Artists in Residence Program in Elizabeth City, NC, June 2013, November 2014 and a Merit Award from Manhattan Arts International Museum in New York for their juried exhibition, Herstory.  Dawn has also been recognized for creative contribution and service by the Brookhaven Arts Alliance. Her work hangs in the permanent collection of the Harris Arts Center in Georgia, and can be seen in juried fine art festivals throughout the country as well as in regional galleries.

 " I love the challenge on working on location (en plein air). I strive to create expressive paintings that elevate the ordinary and encourage the viewer to appreciate the beauty of the day to day."