About The Artist

Frances Mangino 230 Vestavia Drive 1180 Smoke Burr Dr. Venice, Florida 34292 Westerville, Ohio 43081 Cell 614-832-0920 midlifeseries.com e-mail: franmangino@yahoo.com Media - Watercolor Education: 1970 B.S., Art Education, Kent State University Recent Awards: 2009 Ohio Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Silver Medal 2010 Viewpoint, Cincinnati Art Club, Winsor Newton Award Ohio Plein Air Society 9th Competition: Richeson’s Award, Purchase Award 29th Jackson, Ohio Foothills Art Festival, 1st 2nd 3rd, Purchase Award 2011 Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition: 3rd, Kauffman Memorial Award and People’s Choice Columbus Museum of Art - Ohio Plein Air 10th Anniversary Exhibit 30th Annual Foothills Ohio Art Festival, Watercolor Division, #4 Honorable Mentions and Purchase Award Ohio Plein Air Society Competition, Honorable Mention, Purchase Award 2012 German Village House and Garden Show Paint Out, Columbus, OH, 2nd Viewpoint, Cincinnati Art Club, Winsor & Newton Col Art America Award Ohio Plein Air Society Springfield Art Museum, Ohio, Honorable Mention Ohio Plein Air Competition, Honorable Mention Butler Institute of American Art 76th National Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown, OH, Honorable Mention Worthington Art League Exhibition in China 31st.Jackson, Ohio Foothills Exhibition, Four Honorable Mentions Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Honorable Mention Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition, 2nd. 2013 Art at the Arnold IV, 1st. Place Central Ohio Watercolor Society Spring Exhibition, 2nd Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society, Dec. 1st Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida, 3rd. Place Ohio Plein Air Competition, Honorable Mention Cincinnati art Club Viewpoint, Wolfgang Ritschel Memorial Award 2014 Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society at Art Center Manatee, Aqueous Show- Honorable Mention; Transparent Show – Merit Award Ohio Plein Air Society Competition, Award of Excellence 2015 Art at the Arnold V, Honorable Mention Dublin Plein Air Competition, Third and Honorable Mention Associations: OWS Central Ohio Outreach Chair, OWS & OPAS past Trustees; OWS 2012 Exhibition Chair, Banquet & Workshop Chair, Central Ohio Watercolor Society, Suncoast Watercolor society, Florida Watercolor Society, Light Chasers, ACT of Texas Art Association, Silver Level Publications: North Light Books, “Splash 8”,”Splash 9” and “Splash 10” 2001, Dec. Issue, The Artist Magazine, 5 page article 2003, Drawing One-Two-Three, 1st Magazine 2003, Drawing One-Two-Three, 1st Magazine