J. Luray Schaffner in her studio




J. Luray Schaffner, NWS
Graphic Designer

Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus College of Art & Design
BFA - Advertising Design - 1962

Member
Kansas Watercolor Society "Signature Member"
National Watercolor Society "Signature Member"
American Watercolor Society, New York, NY
Watercolor Society of Alabama "Signature Member"
Allied Artist of America, New York, NY
Society Of Experimental Artists "Signature Member"
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club
National Musuem of Women in the Arts, Wash, DC
Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, Va

Juried Exhibition
* Awards
Beachcomber Exhibit, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell, MD *
Touchstone Mini Solo Exhibit, '13 '14 Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC
North End Gallery Invitational, '12 '14 Leonardtown, MD
Treasured Exhibit, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell, MD
Here/See Exhibition, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
Glitz Exhibit, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell, MD
Proximity Exhibition, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell, MD
Bakers Dozen Collage Society Exchange, New Zealand
Touch Exhibition, Annmarie Sculpture Garden, Dowell, MD
MOAK-Four State Regional Exhibition, Springfield, MA
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors , New York, NY
Society Of Experimental Artists Annual Juried Exhibition, *****
Aqueous Annual National, Frankfort, KY **
National Watercolor Society Signature Member Exhibit, Fullerton, CA
Texas Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, San Antonio, TX ****
Louisiana Watercolor Society Annual International, New Orleans, LA **
New England Watercolor Society North American Open, Boston, MA *
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Arts Club Annual, New York, NY*
Annual James River Juried Exhibit, Newport News, VA
Athenaeum Juried Shows, NVFAA, Alexandria, VA
Annual Paper Works Show, Charlottesville, VA
International Exhibit of Monoprints, Atlanta, Georgia *
19th Area Exhibit of The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Contemporary Woman Artists of St. Louis Exhibit, St. Louis, Mo *
National Watercolor Society Annual Exhibits, Fullerton, Ca
Kansas Watercolor Society, Wichita, Kansas *******
International Pastel Society Exhibit, Wichita, Kansas *
National Watercolor Society, Houston, Texas ***
Annual National Watercolor Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City ****
National Western Colorado Watercolor Society, Junction, Colorado
Society of Artists-Grand Exhibition, Akron, Ohio ***
North Coast Collage Society Traveling Show, Spokeane, Washington
New Mexico Annual Small Painting Exhibition, Taos, New Mexico **
Annual Quad State Juried Exhibition, Quincy, Illinois ***
Annual Salmagundi Art Exhibition, New York, NY
Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition, Kirkland, Washington ***
Watercolor Society of Alabama National Exhibit - Florence, Alabama **
Allied Artists of America, New York, NY *
Southern Watercolor Society Annual, North Carolina **


Collection
Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio
National Education Association, Cleveland, Ohio
Communication Satelitte Corporation, Washington, DC
Prather, Seegar, Farmer and Doolittle, Washington, DC
FRE, Springfield, Va
The May Company, Washington, DC & St. Louis, Mo
Magna Group, Inc. Illinois
Monsanto, St. Louis, Mo
Hilco Industries, St. Louis, Mo
KPMG Peat Marwick, Cleveland, Ohio
Healthlink, Inc. St. Louis, Mo
Marketing Mix, Inc. St. Louis, Mo
Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo
General American Life Insurance Co. St. Louis, Mo
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. St. Louis, Mo
Stifel Nicolaus & Company, St. Louis, Mo
Cooter, Mangold, Tompert & Wayson, Washington, DC
University of Illinois at Chicago
Coastal Carolina Universtiy, Savannah, Ga
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, Washington, DC

Biography
J. Luray (Schaffner), born in Columbus, Ohio. Attended Ohio State University, graduated from Columbus of College of Art & Design, BFA l962. She is a Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Society of Alabama and the Kansas Watercolor Society. She is a member of the Allied Artists of America, American Watercolor Society, Society of Experimental Artists, Torpedo Factory Artists Association to name a few and has been listed in Who's Who In American Art since l976. Her paintings have been juried into and have won numerous awards in both national and international exhibits. Luray's work is included in numerous permanent and private collections all across the country. Many art publications, the Splash series, and the Best of Abstracts have included J. Luray's work.

J. Luray Schaffner
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