About The Artist

ARTIST: FELIX MAXWELL 250 STOKES AVE. LEWISBURG TN. 37091 HOME/STUDIO PHONE # 931-215-9987 BORN: JUNE 8, 1948 BIRTHPLACE: LEWISBURG TENNESSEE E-MAIL ADDRESS: maxwellhouseart@netscape.net WEB SITE: maxwellshouseofart.com Work Experience • Current Gallery Artist/Manager at Marshall County Art Guild on the Lewisburg square. Maxwell’s teaches pastels, oil painting & watercolor classes. • Galley Owner, Maxwell House of Art, 250 Stokes Ave., Lewisburg TN. From 1995 to Present • Professional visual Artist –(Freelance) 250 Stokes Ave. Lewisburg TN. From 1980 to Present. • Studio artist -Commission and Non-commission Portraits • Gallery Artist with Premier Art Decor and Designs Gallery, Nashville TN • Gallery Artist with Cumberland Gallery Group, Nashville TN • Gallery Artist with The Madison Art Center, Madison, TN • 
Former Member of On- Line Gallery Artfaces\Artplaces .com and Modern Day Masters .com
 • One- Man Show at Tennessee State University Van Gordon Gallery Nashville Tennessee. • Mural of C.D. Stamps for Stamps Community Center (Tullahoma, TN). 
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Metro Nashville Arts Commission (MNAC Artist Registry)
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His works can be found in such public and private collections as the

Dollar General Corporation Art Collection Nashville, TN. Portrait of Emil Hassan, Vice President of NMMC (Nissan)
Engineering and Manufacturing (1998), Nashville Metropolitan Courthouse Criminal Court, Division III (Portrait of the Honorable 
Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch Jr. Tennessee Supreme Court) • Best of Tennessee Artist’s Panel (Black History Month) Vanderbilt University Nashville TN. Feb. 14, 02. Artist discuss his respective philosophy and methods of creating award- winning Art Work. Education Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, AA Fine Arts Degree, Drawing & Painting Honors/Awards/Grants • The National Black Arts Forward Artist Project Relief Fund, awarded a stipend to offset the cost of your artist project 2021 • The Best of Drawing from the of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL (2009) • The Best of Tennessee Art Exhibition October 27 ~ December 31, 2002 Cash Award • Mural of C.D. Stamps for Stamps Community Center (Tullahoma, TN) A grant through TN Arts Commission Build Communities Program (2001) • Awards and Exhibitions from the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL 1997- 2018 • Pastel Society of America, New York (Prestigious National Arts Club Award) (1993) • A former member of the Nashville African American Arts Association. Nashville, TN • 
The Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN

President of the Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg ,TN (1990 ,1997, 2017,2018,2019 & 2020)

 • Best of Tennessee, State Museum Exhibition Award • The Annual Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, TN (Local Color Gallery Awards) (1991,1992, 2006) • The Red Clay Survey Museum of Art in Huntsville, AL (1994, 1996, 2000, • Central South Art Exhibition at the Parthenon Nashville, TN (1996) • Totally ArtCentric 6 and 7 at Bethlehem Center of Nashville, TN (1994 and 1995) • The 34th Annual Tennessee All-State Art Exhibition Watkins Institute Nashville, TN (1995) • One Man Show at the Marshall County Art Guild and Gallery Lewisburg, TN (Feb. 01~ Mar. 03, 2018/2019 ) • One Man Show at Pryor Art Gallery, Columbia State Comm. College, Columbia, TN (2011) • 41st Annual Central South Art Exhibition at the Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN (2006) • Premier Art Decor and Designs Gallery on a Consignment Basis. (2002, 2003 and 2004) • One Man Show at The Parthenon Nashville, Tennessee Dates Nov. 9, 02 ~ Jan 10, 03 • The Madison Art Center Madison, Tennessee February 2002 • Watkins College of Art and Design (Black Art Guild Exhibition) Nashville, TN (2000) Technical Skills • Mac and Window Platform • Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat • Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Imagine America Foundation Grant 2010 Best of Show, 2nd and 3rd place in “Art Popping Exhibition” Lewisburg Tennessee July 3, (2010) The Best of Drawing from the of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL (2009) The Best of Tennessee Art Exhibition October 27 ~ December 31, 2002 Cash Award Mural of C.D. Stamps for Stamps Community Center (Tullahoma, TN) a grant through TN Arts Commission Build Communities Program (2001) 1st Place and Best of Show in the Marshall Art Guild Annual Art Exhibition Lewisburg, TN (1999) Awards from the Museum of Science & Industry, Chicago, IL (1997) Pastel Society of America, New York (Prestigious National Arts Club Award) (1993) The 27th Annual Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, TN (Local Gallery Awards) (1992) The 26th Annual Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, TN (Pastel Award) (1991) Marshall County Art Guild, Lewisburg, TN. (Best of Show and People’s Choice Awards (1995 and 1996). Watkins Institute, Nashville 1st Place in Graphics (1995) Affiliations: A former member of the Nashville African American Arts Association. Nashville, TN The Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg, TN President of the Marshall County Art Guild Lewisburg, TN (1990 and 1997) Honorary Artist the Bethlehem Center of Nashville “ArtCentric 6” (1994) Member of On- Line Gallery Artfaces\Artplaces .com and Modern Day Masters .com Metro Nashville Arts Commission (MNAC Artist Registry)