Born: |
1929 |
Stokes, North Carolina |
|
|
|
Education: |
1953 |
Graduate of Ferree School of Art, Raleigh, NC |
|
1948-49 |
East Carolina University |
|
1957-62 |
North Carolina State University School of Design |
|
1971 |
San Carlos Art School, Mexico DF, Mural Painting |
|
1975 |
San Jose, Costa Rica, Travel Abroad |
|
1982 |
Colchester, England and Continent |
|
1987 |
Rome, Italy, Research paintings from Antiquity |
|
1996 |
Madrid, Spain, Research Spanish painting |
|
|
|
Selected Exhibitions: |
|
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC |
|
|
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA |
|
|
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
|
|
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA |
|
|
SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC |
|
|
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS |
|
|
El Passo Museum of Art, El Passo, TX |
|
|
Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL |
|
|
Robert Paul Gallery, Chicago, IL |
|
|
Foundry Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
|
|
Dulin Gallery, Knoxville, TN |
|
|
Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN |
|
|
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR |
|
|
Cayuga Museum, Auburn, NY |
|
|
Statesville Art Museum, Statesville, NC |
|
|
Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ |
|
|
Oklahoma Art Museum, Oklahoma City |
|
|
Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL |
|
|
Plains Museum of Art, Moorhead, MN |
|
|
The Parthenon, Nashville, TN |
|
|
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN |
|
|
Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA |
|
|
Colorado Springs Fine Art Gallery, Colorado |
|
|
Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC |
|
|
National Academy Galleries, New York, NY |
|
|
Kesege Art Center, East Lansing, MI |
|
|
Corporate Art Directions, New York, NY |
|
|
Carver Museum, Tuskegee, LA |
|
|
Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA |
|
|
Greenhill Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC |
|
|
St. John's Art Gallery, Wilmington, NC |
|
|
9th Street Studio Gallery, New York, NY |
|
|
Fayetteville Art Museum, Fayetteville, NC |
|
|
|
Selected Public and Private Collections: |
|
Weatherspoon Gallery, UNC-G, Greensboro, NC |
|
|
Minnesota Museum of Art, Saint Paul |
|
|
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
NC Museum of History, Portrait Collection, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
NC Department of Labor, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
NC Governor's Guest House, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
NCSU Art Collection, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
|
|
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC |
|
|
Trammell Crow, Charlotte Office Tower, Charlotte, NC |
|
|
Wachovia Bank and Trust, Winston-Salem, NC |
|
|
First Union Capital Center Tower, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
News and Observer Publishing Co, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Bank of America, Charlotte, NC |
|
|
Hanes Dye and Finishing Co., Winston-Salem, NC |
|
|
Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC |
|
|
A&T State University, Greensboro, NC |
|
|
Greenville Art Museum, Greenville, NC |
|
|
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce |
|
|
Rauch Industries, Gastonia, NC |
|
|
Kaiser Permanente, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Ernst & Young, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Ray-Cem, Fuquay-Varina, NC |
|
|
Philip Morris Incorporated |
|
|
Glaxo, RTP, NC |
|
|
Global Software Inc., Raleigh, NC |
|
|
Bristol Myers Products, RTP, NC |
|
|
Branch Bank and Trust Co., Wilson, NC |
|
|
Johnson Travel Corporated, RTP, NC |
|
|
Equitable Life Assurance Co., New York |
|
|
Garden Gallery, Raleigh, NC |
|
|
|
Selected Awards: |
1994 |
Recipient of the Raleigh Medal of Art |
|
1987 |
Recipient of the Raleigh Art Achievement Cash Award |
|
|
Purchase Award, "Drawings USA," Minnesota Museum of Art |
|
|
Paul L. Sample Award, "12th National Jury Show," Chautauqua Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY |
|
|
First Patron Award, "3rd James River Exhibition," Mariners Museum," VA |
|
|
Purchase Award, "Biennial Exhibition Piedmont Painting and Sculpture," Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC |
|
1976-present |
Included in the "Who's Who in American Art" |
|
|
|
Committees: |
1992-93 |
Artists Housing Task Force |
|
1989-90 |
Art in Public Places Task Force |
|
1988-89 |
Emerging Artists Program, Committee |
|
1984-89 |
Art in Public Places, Chairman |
|
1984-90 |
City Art Gallery Board |
|
1984-90 |
Raleigh Art Commission |
|
|
Appointed by the Raleigh City Council for 3 terms |
|
|
|
Special Project: |
|
In 1982, Ms. Jenkins took 100 North Carolina artist's paintings to England for five months. She arranged three exhibitions with a letter of introduction from North Carolina Governor James Hunt and with the help of The N.C. Commerce Department. The exhibition sites were at The University of Essex, Colchester, England; U.S. Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands; and Amerika Haus, Koln, West Germany. |