Phyllis Dobbyn Adams

Contempory Art In Acrylic & Oil

Commissions Available
 
 
 
Artist Bio
 
  One of nine children, I was born in Boston, and lived most of my life in New England.  I grew up in Westport, MA and have remained in and around the Southcoast area.
 Although my interest and love has always been in art my career took a different path.  I worked for ten years as a computer software manager at Lotus Corporation and IBM in Cambridge and started the first quality engineering lab for Media 100, a digital video editing system.   After retiring several years ago I found the urge to paint still strong and so embarked on what I call my "third life". 
Much of my time and energy is now spent painting, mostly in acrylics and oils, studying other artist past and present and taking selective classes and seminars and workshops. 
Awards

Second Place - South Coast Art Tour, 2017 RI/MA
 
Best In Show - South Coast Art Tour, 2013 RI/MA
 
Best In Show - South Coast Art Tour, 2012 RI/MA
 
Molly Luce Burroughs Award of Excellence, 12th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show
 
1st Place, Cape Cod Art Association, All Cape Cod Show, Barnstable, MA
 
Joanne F. Regan Award for Composition, North Rivers Arts Society, Marshfield, MA
 
Best In Show - South Coast Art Tour, 2011 RI/MA
 
2nd Place, Cape Cod Art Association, Interpretation of Light, Barnstable, MA
 
Betty Burroughs Woodhouse Award of Excellence, 8th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show, Little Compton, RI
  
David Aldrich Award of Excellence, 11th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show, Little Compton, RI
 
3rd Place, Westport Art Group,  Fur and Feathers, Westport, MA
4th Place, Bristol Art Museum 2010 Annual Members Show, Bristol, RI
 
Honorable Mention, Cape Cod Art Association, The 2009 National, Barnstable, MA
 
Honorable Mention, Cape Cod Art Association, Explosion Of Color, Barnstable, MA
 
Honorable Mention, Portsmouth Arts Guild, Imagine Yellow, Portsmouth, RI
 
Honorable Mention, Portsmouth Arts Guild, Here's Looking At You, Portsmouth, RI
 
Honorable Mention, Portsmouth Arts Guild, Artist's Choice, Portsmouth, RI
Honorable Mention, Rhode Island Watercolor Society, "Bon Appétit", Pawtucket, RI
 
 
Exhibitions
 
Juried Shows
2008
Portsmouth Arts Guild, Here's Looking At You - Portraits and figures, Portsmouth,RI
North River Arts Society, 32nd Annual festival fo the Arts, Marshfield, MA
Cape Cod Art Association, All Cape Cod Show, Barnstable, MA
Gallery 297, Art League Of Rhode Island Members Show, Bristol, RI
Bristol Art Museum, Members Show, Bristol, RI
Gallery 297, Seeing Red, Bristol, RI
Portsmouth Arts Guild, Artist Choice, Portsmouth, RI
Cape Cod Art Association, Interpretation of Light, Barnstable, Ma
Duxbury Art Association, The Winter Show, Duxbury, Ma
Gallery 297, Seeing White, Bristol RI
Portsmouth Arts Guild, H2O, Portsmouth, RI
2007
9th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show, Little Compton, RI
Treehouse Gallery, 6x6, Martha's Vineyard, Ma 
Portsmouth Arts  Guild, Artist Choice, Portsmouth, RI
 Cape Cod Art Association, All Cape Cod Open, Barnstable, Ma
Mystic Arts Center, Red, White and Black, Mystic, CT
Art League of Rhode Island First Associate Member's Show, Gallery 297, Bristol, RI
 Rhode Island Watercolor Society, "Bon Appétit", Pawtucket, RI
Portsmouth Arts Guild, Inaugural Member's Show, Portsmouth, RI                                                                                    
Gallery 297, "Winter Wonderland" Bristol, RI
2006
Green River Gallery, Not So Small Picture Show, Bristol, RI
Rhode Island Water Color Society 13th Annual National Watermedia Competition, Pawtucket, RI
Imago Gallery "Light" Warren, RI
8th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show, Little Compton, RI
Rhode Island Water Color Society Summer Show, Pawtucket, RI 
2004                                                
Central Massachusetts Women's Caucus for the Arts, Jewish Community Center, Worcester, Ma
Central Massachusetts Women's Caucus for the Arts, Harbor Church, Townsend, Ma
Central Massachusetts Women's Caucus for the Arts, Johnsonian Gallery, Fitchburg, Ma
Jaffrey Civic Center, Winter show, Jaffrey, NH 
 
Group Shows
 
The Prism Painters, New Hampshire Antique Mall, Milford, NH
The Paint Studio, Open House, Bristol, RI
Friends for the Arts in Tiverton, Small Picture Show, Rose-Winn Gallery, Tiverton, RI
Newport Art Museum, Salon des Refuses, Newport, RI
Friends for the Arts in Tiverton, Winter Show, Town Hall, Tiverton, RI
Member's Show, Sharon Arts Center, Peterborough, NH
Gallery 297, Not So Small Picture Show, Bristol
Westport Rivers Vineyard, Here & There, Westport, Ma
Prism Painters, Splash, Guernsey Gallery, Peterborough, NH

Solo show

L'attitude Gallery, Harrison Ave., Boston, MA