1961 White Birch Lane
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 763-5177

gatesart@bellsouth.net

Vicki has lived in Charleston for more than thirty years, moving here after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Longwood College in Virginia.  She has taught school and worked as a graphic artist for such agencies as Lee Helmer Design and Rawle-Murdy Associates.  Today Vicki enjoys creating watercolor still life and pastels of the Lowcountry.  Her work can be found in private and corporate collections in the United States and Europe.  She is a member of the Charleston Artist Guild,
the South Carolina Watercolor Society, the Southeastern Pastel Society and
a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America.   

 Selected Honors

·         The Pastel Journal’s 2005 Pastel 100 Competition, Honorable Mention

·         2005 Pastel Society of America, 33^rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Art Times Award Winner

·         2005 Southeastern Pastel Society Members’ Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention

·         The Pastel Journal’s 2004 Pastel 100 Competition, Honorable Mention

·         2004 Southeastern Pastel Society 11^th International Show, Merit Award

·         Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit 1998, Honorable Mention

·         South Carolina Watercolor Society 1998 Exhibition

·         Best of Show, First Federal, 1997

·         Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibit 1997, Honorable Mention

·         Purchase Award, South Carolina State Fair, 1996

·         Purchase Award, First Federal, 1996

·         Best of Show, 1^st Place, Purchase Award, North Charleston Festival, 1996

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