
Education
Mission College, Santa Clara, California - A.S. Degree - Commercial Art
Membership
Colored Pencil Society of America - Signature Status
CPSA District Chapter 210 San Jose, California
www.cpsa210.org
Awards
Honorable Mention
Explorations in Colored Pencil IV
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California 2015
Tombow Award of Excellence
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 10 Online Exhibition 2014
People's Choice Award
Explorations in Colored Pencil I
Main Street Cafe and Books, Los Altos, California 2012
Publications
Inclusion in "Colored Pencil Cats & Dogs" book published by Ann Kullberg 2015
Inclusion in "Colored Pencil Hidden Treasures Volume IV" book published by Ann Kullberg 2017
Juried Exhibitions
Colored Pencil Society of America's 20th Annual International Exhibition
The Carnegie Gallery - Covington, Kentucky 2012
Explorations in Colored Pencil II
Coastal Art League Gallery - Half Moon Bay, California 2013
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 10 Online Exhibition 2014
Colored Pencil Society of America's 22nd Annual International Exhibition
Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens - Ormond Beach, Florida 2014
Explorations in Colored Pencil III
Peninsula Gallery - San Mateo, California 2014
Colored Pencil Society of America's 23rd Annual International Exhibition
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art - Atlanta, Georgia 2015
Explorations in Colored Pencil IV
Pacific Art League - Palo Alto, California 2015
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 12 Online Exhibition 2016
Colored Pencil Society of America's 24th Annual International Exhibition
The American Art Company- Tacoma, Washington 2016
The Lily Tomlin Art Show
Fe Gallery - Sacramento, California 2016
Explorations in Colored Pencil V
Coastal Art League Gallery - Half Moon Bay, California 2016
Small Works of Great Magnitude - CPSA Silent Auction
Rockville, Maryland 2017

The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1990
by Vera Curnow for colored pencil artists working to promote cp as a fine art medium through
education, exposure and community.
www.cpsa.org
Mike Purdy, cpsa
Colored Pencil Drawings
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Education
Mission College, Santa Clara, California - A.S. Degree - Commercial Art
Membership
Colored Pencil Society of America - Signature Status
CPSA District Chapter 210 San Jose, California
www.cpsa210.org
Awards
Honorable Mention
Explorations in Colored Pencil IV
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, California 2015
Tombow Award of Excellence
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 10 Online Exhibition 2014
People's Choice Award
Explorations in Colored Pencil I
Main Street Cafe and Books, Los Altos, California 2012
Publications
Inclusion in "Colored Pencil Cats & Dogs" book published by Ann Kullberg 2015
Inclusion in "Colored Pencil Hidden Treasures Volume IV" book published by Ann Kullberg 2017
Juried Exhibitions
Colored Pencil Society of America's 20th Annual International Exhibition
The Carnegie Gallery - Covington, Kentucky 2012
Explorations in Colored Pencil II
Coastal Art League Gallery - Half Moon Bay, California 2013
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 10 Online Exhibition 2014
Colored Pencil Society of America's 22nd Annual International Exhibition
Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens - Ormond Beach, Florida 2014
Explorations in Colored Pencil III
Peninsula Gallery - San Mateo, California 2014
Colored Pencil Society of America's 23rd Annual International Exhibition
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art - Atlanta, Georgia 2015
Explorations in Colored Pencil IV
Pacific Art League - Palo Alto, California 2015
Colored Pencil Society of America's Explore This! 12 Online Exhibition 2016
Colored Pencil Society of America's 24th Annual International Exhibition
The American Art Company- Tacoma, Washington 2016
The Lily Tomlin Art Show
Fe Gallery - Sacramento, California 2016
Explorations in Colored Pencil V
Coastal Art League Gallery - Half Moon Bay, California 2016
Small Works of Great Magnitude - CPSA Silent Auction
Rockville, Maryland 2017
The Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1990
by Vera Curnow for colored pencil artists working to promote cp as a fine art medium through
education, exposure and community.
www.cpsa.org