About the Artist

Pamela Wesley Copeland

Award Winning Alabama Artist

Statement

As an artist, I work hard to create paintings that speak both to me and to others about the fleeting moments we see in everyday life. I don't want to merely capture an image with my brushes, I want to give those moments life and breath. I believe there is intense beauty in the things that we do or see every day and may not even take special notice of. It can be hard to slow down long enough to notice this beauty. The challenge with any recreated moment is to not simply create a caricature but to give witness to the momentary glory of people and things. Hopefully, my artwork will give viewers the chance to slow down and notice these brief glimpses of life.  

Honors and Awards

2017 - First Place, Arts Revive Roots and Wings Art Show
2016 - Merit Award, Auburn University Student Show, Juror - Jamilla James, Curator, Hammer Museum
2015 - Kelly Fitzpatrick Award, 41st Montgomery Art Guild Museum Show
2015 - Honorable Mention, 16th Annual Energen Wonders of Alabama Art
2015 - Selected as Artist in Residence, Blue and Gray Colonels Ball
2014 - Publication Award, Birmingham Arts Journal ”Electra” Exhibit
2014 - 3rd Place Winner, ArtsRevive Roots and Wings Exhibit
2011 - Best of Show, Mexico Beach Art and Wine Festival
2011 - Honorable Mention Jewels of 30A Exhibit at Hidden Lantern Gallery, Rosemary Beach, FL
2011 - Peoples Choice Award, 48th Annual Bay Exhibit at the Visual Arts Center, Panama City, FL
2011 and 2009 - Artwork selected for posters and merchandise for the Downtown Festival of Arts, Panama City, FL
2010 - Merit Award, 9th Annual Panama City Artists Show, Panama City, FL

Publications

2017 Cover of Birmingham Arts Journal, Volume 14 Issue 3
2017 July Boom Magazine
2014 Electra Edition, Birmingham Arts Journal
2013 October Boom Magazine
2010 March Lake Martin Living Magazine
2009 March Cover of Lake Martin Living Magazine  

Selected Exhibitions

2017 - 44th Annual Bi-State Art Competition, Meridian Museum of Art, Meridian, MS
2017 - Art League of Hilton Head National Juried Show, Hilton Head, SC
2017 - Arts Revive Roots and Wings Juried Show, Selma, AL
2016 - Auburn University Juried Student Show, Auburn, AL
2016 - First LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange, GA
2015 - 41st Montgomery Art Guild Museum Show, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL
2015 - Art League of Hilton Head's 2015 Biennial National Exhibit, Hilton Head, SC
2015 - ArtsRevive Roots and Wings Exhibit, Selma, AL
2015 - ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2015 - 16th Annual Energen Wonders of Alabama Art Exhibit, Birmingham, AL
2014 -”Electra” Exhibit, Birmingham Arts Journal, Birmingham, AL
2014 - Southern Appalachian Artist Guild National Juried Show, Blue Ridge, GA
2014 - Red Clay Survey, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
2014 - LaGrange National XXVIII, LaGrange Museum of Art, LaGrange, GA
2014 - 15th Annual Energen Wonders of Alabama Art Exhibit, Birmingham, AL
2014 - ArtsRevive Roots and Wings Exhibit, Selma, AL
2014 - Flora and Fauna Exhibition, Alabama Wildlife Federation, Millbrook, AL
2014 - 48th Annual Montgomery Arts Guild Regions Bank Exhibit, Montgomery, AL
2014 - Auburn University at Montgomery Nightingale Show, Montgomery, AL
2013 - 14th Annual Energen Wonders of Alabama Art Exhibit, Birmingham, AL
2013 - Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts 40th Museum Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
2011 - Mexico Beach Art and Wine Festival, Mexico Beach, FL
2011 - Jewels of 30A Exhibit, Hidden Lantern Gallery, Rosemary Beach, FL
2011 - 48th Annual Bay Exhibit, Visual Arts Center, Panama City, FL
2011 and 2009 - Artwork selected for posters and merchandise for the Downtown Festival of Arts, Panama City, FL
2010 - 9th Annual Panama City Artists Show, Panama City, FL

Education

BFA Candidate, Auburn University
BS University of Alabama, 1982