LILA MARTIN

1962 Art show Chula Vista High School – woodcut and tissue collage
1978 Started painting in oils while working as an elementary teacher
1982 Started copying magazine photographs in oils
1983 Received an award at at the Arts Council of kern art show
1987 Became a member of the Bakersfield Art Association cooperative
2006 Retired as an elementary school principal
2006 Started to sell my paintings at the BAA cooperative gallery
2006 Newspaper article with photo at The Bakersfield Californian
2007 One man show at the Bakersfield Art Association gallery
2007 Newspaper article with photo at The Bakersfield Californian
2007 Exhibited my paintings at the Morro Bay Art in the Park in July
2008 Best in Show Kern County Fair
2008 Exhibited my paintings at the Quorum Gallery, Laguna Beach CA
2008 Exhibited my paintings at the Morro Bay Art in the Park in July
2008 Newspaper article and photo in The Bakersfield Californian
2008 Started to paint with Phillis Oliver, a signature watercolorist from Vancouver, Washington
2008 Juried into national show at the Morro Bay Art Association
2008 Commissioned to paint a 4×5 foot painting for Christmas home tour
2009 Juried into national show at the Morro Bay Art Association
2009 Newspaper article about my art in The Bakersfield Californian
2009 Exhibited my paintings at Quorum Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA
2009 Commissioned to paint 4×5 foot painting for Christmas home tour
2010 Newspaper article and photo in The Bakersfield Californian
2010 Newspaper article and photo in the EYE section of newspaper
2010-2014 Sold paintings at the BAA gallery and symphony +1 man shows
2014 Moved to Vancouver, Washington
2014 Started to paint with Bev Birdwell in Vancouver, Washington
2015 Received second place at Society of Washington Artists fall show
2016 Received Best in Show at Northwest Oil Painters Guild fall show
2016 Received Best in Show at Society of Washington Artists fall show