about the artist
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Gwen was born and raised in the Ohio River Valley. Her mother, Edna Gorby, was an artist and filled their home with a love of art. Gwen graduated from Ohio State University in 1984 and escaped the bitter winter weather by migrating to the south. She now lives in the countryside near Birmingham, Alabama with her son, John Gorby Carpenter and various pets including dogs, goats, chickens, peacocks and a donkey.
The subjects of her paintings are found in the people and places she encounters during adventures with Gorby.

"In my work, I want to bring the attention of a busy world to something or someone that might otherwise be overlooked...to share those hidden treasures."

e-mail Gwen: gwen@gwengorby.com
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exhibitions and awards
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2002-Present ........................Loretta Goodwin Gallery

...............................................Birmingham, Alabama

2009 ......................................NAACP Champion Of The Arts Honoree

...............................................Metro Birmingham Branch, Alabama

2009 ......................................Solo Show, What God Can Do

...............................................Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg, Kentucky

2009 ..............................Energen Corporation 10th Annual Juried Art Competition

2008 ..............................Energen Corporation 9th Annual Juried Art Competition,

...........................Employees Choice - Part Of The Permanent Alabama Collection

2006 -2007 .........Energen Corporation 7th & 8th Annual Juried Art Competitions

2005 ...............................Energen Corporation 6th Annual Juried Art Competition

.......................................Grand Prize - Part Of The Permanent Alabama Collection

................................................Energen Plaza, Birmingham, Alabama

2002-2009 .....................Academy Of Fine Arts, Southern Roots, Juried Exhibition

2009 ........Best Of Show - Work On Paper, 1st Place - Painting & Work On Paper

2007 .......................................1st Place - Painting & 3rd Place - Work On Paper

2006 .......................................3rd Place - Painting

2005 .......................................2nd Place - Painting & 2nd Place - Work On Paper

2004 .......................................2nd Place - Work On Paper

2003 .......................................Best Of Show - Painting

2002 ........................................2nd Place - Painting

.................................................Birmingham, Alabama

2008 ...................4th Annual International Christian Art Competition, Art for God,

..................................................Honorable Mention - Internet Competition

2008 .........................................PaintAmerica Mini50 Juried Art Competition

..................................................National Touring Exhibition

1999-2008 ................................Birmingham Art Association Exhibitions

..................................................Birmingham, Alabama

2008 .........................................23rd Annual Conservatory Art Classic,

...................................................1st Place - Oil/Acrylic

...................................................Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, Texas

2008 ..........................................A Politic, Reflect - Arts, Inc.

....................................................Online Finalist

....................................................Gallery XIV, Boston, Massachusetts

2008 ..........................................Solo Show, Paintings From The Heart

...................................................Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio

2007 ..........................................Kirkland’s Next Great American Artist

...................................................2nd Place - Internet Competition

2007 ..........................................National Christian Art Competition, Art for God,

...................................................1st Place - Internet Competition

2006 ......................Solo Show, What God Can Do, The Quiltmakers of Gees Bend

....................................................Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, Alabama

2006 ...........................................14th Annual Southeast Regional Juried Show

....................................................Niceville, Florida

2002.......................................... .28th Annual Ironton Artists Association Art Show

....................................................Merit Award, 2-Honorable Mention Awards

....................................................Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio

2002.......................................... ArtWalk, Juried Exhibition

...................................................Birmingham, Alabama

2001 ..........................................Center For Civil Rights Opening Exhibition

...................................................Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama

2000......................................... .Birmingham Museum Of Art, Junior Patron Show

....................................................1st Place

....................................................Birmingham, Alabama