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Pia McKenna

Local artist, Pia McKenna, was born in Kentfield and now lives in Santa Rosa, CA. She has always had a creative side, which she expresses in various mediums: needlepoint, collage, pen & ink and the beauty of calligraphy with its embellishments.

Recently she has concentrated on painting in watercolor, is active in local groups of plein air painters and is a member of WASCO (Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County). Her greatest pleasure is painting in plein air with groups such as, Monday Morning Painters and in the past The Laguna School of Painters. It was with The Laguna School of Painters that she embraced the love of nature and the responsibility for our environment.

Pia’s paintings have received numerous awards at local fairs and she has exhibited her works in various shows in Sonoma County including the Sonoma County Fair, Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Laguna Art Show, Kendall-Jackson Tomato Festival, Aqua Areas Exhibitions, Plaza Arts Gallery: Artists Showcase, Trentadue Winery, and Gualala Art Show. Currently she has included design, specifically, Celtic knots, into her more controlled compositions.

May you find in her paintings something that triggers a feeling, a memory or a shared place of beauty.

Awards:
2001 Sonoma County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
1st Place “Laguna Bird Houses” pen & ink
2002 Sonoma County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
3rd Place “Window Box” watercolor
4th Place “Pears & Grapes”
2002 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
5th Place “View From Laguna de Santa Rosa”
2003 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
3rd Place “Sonoma County Vineyard”
3rd Place “Lavender Barn”
4th Place “Sonoma County Farmscape”
2004 Sonoma County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
1st Place “Handful of Tomatoes” watercolor pencils & watercolor
2004 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
2nd Place “School House Beach”
3rd Place “Clay Pot Still Life”
2006 Aqua Areas Poster Contest
“Celtic Vines”
2006 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
2nd Place “Celtic Grapes II”
2007 The National Arts Program
Scholarship Award for “Lavandula”

2007 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
1st Place “Autumn Daze”
1st Place “Lavandula”
1st Place “ Lavender Field’ mixed media
1st Place “Heeler Dog”
4th Place “ Celtic Vines”

Contact Pia:
Phone: (707) 575-0681
Email: piamckenna@comcast.net
Website:
The National Arts Program Gallery

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Pia McKenna
"Deer in the Vineyards"
Watercolor
Pia McKenna
"Sassafras"
Watercolor
Pia McKenna
"Fantasy Perch"
Watercolor

Pia McKenna
"Lavendula"
Watercolor

Pia McKenna
"Arctic Kaleidoscope"
Watercolor

Pia McKenna
"Celtic Vines II"

Watercolor
Pia McKenna
"Early Morning Vineyards"
Watercolor

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