Current News
2024
I am very honored to have been granted The Outstanding Achievement Award for Landscape/Cityscape in the American Women Artists 2024 Online Show.
Not only was my entry was one of 160 juried in from a pool of 382 artists and 1039 works, but I was granted one of 23 prizes for my painting "Entrance to Rye Beach".
2020
I was honored to receive the First Place prize in the Painting category in the "Seek Sanctuary Art Contest", which was jointly sponsored by The Rye Arts Center, Friends of Reid Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Westchester Children's Museum, for my Painting "Rye Beach"
2019
"View of Playland Lake from the Edith B. Read Sanctuary"
at the Silent Auction at the 2019 Rye Arts Center Painters on Location Event,
which culminates the evening Of Sept. 14, 2019.
I was awarded the Elizabeth Erlanger Memorial Award at the 65th Annual Show of the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, held at the Salmagundi Club for my painting, "The Fisherman"
2017
"Boardwalk at Dusk"
at the Silent Auction at the 2017 Rye Arts Center Painters on Location Event,
which culminates the evening of September 16, 2017.
2016
My painting, "Berries on Toast" received the Certificate of Merit Award at the 2016 Salmagundi Club Non-Members Show in July.
Elizabeth B. Derderian’s 2015 Solo Exhibition
“A New Chapter : Recent Paintings by Elizabeth B. Derderian”
Wednesday, September 2 – Wednesday, September 30
The Rye Free Reading Room
1061 Boston Post Road on the Village Green
Rye, N.Y 10580 (914) 967-0480
Reception: Sunday, September 27, from 2 to 4 P.M.
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First Half 2015
I was honored to learn in early June that my painting "No Coffee, No Nuts, Just My Tools" was awarded the First Place Award in Oils/Acrylics in the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 2015 Members Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, June 7-19, 2015.
I also participated in the Rye Arts Center Student/Member/Instructor Exhibition June 6-27, and will be participating In the Rye Arts Center Painters on Location Benefit this October.
The 2015 Rye Chamber of Commerce Visitors Guide was published and distributed, and featured one of my paintings on the cover.
I am planning my eleventh solo exhibition to be held in September at The Rye Free Reading Room.
2014 Roundup
Earlier this year, I exhibited my painting, "The Artist's Room", at the 60th Annual Exhibition of the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. I also participated with two paintings in The Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Members Show, also at the Salmagundi.
This year I was honored to have been elected an "Elected Artist Member" of the American Artists Professional League.
Two of my new paintings were accepted in 2 national juried shows - The American Artists Professional League 86th Grand National Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club November 11-21; second, at the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 118th Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club December 2-19.
I am thrilled that the classes I teach at the Rye Arts Center have grown in number, from three to four; I now have 32 students - 30 adults and 2 teens.
I find teaching to be extremely gratifying and rewarding, and I enjoy my students immensely. In January 2015, I will have five classes.
I have been told that a painting of mine will adorn the cover of the Rye Chamber of Commerce Map and Visitors Guide.
In October, I was honored to be one of three judges for the 62nd Annual Beaux Arts Exhibition. The show was sponsored by The Woman's Club of Rye, and ran from October 11 - 30, 2014.
I was honored to learn in early December that my painting, "Before the Curtain Rises" was awarded the Art Times Award at the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 118th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York City, December 2-19.
Personal Highlights and Accomplishments for 2013
In 2013, I was invited to be an active member of The National Society of Painters
in Casein and Acrylic, which I heartily accepted. My tenth solo exhibition, entitled “New York
City and Beyond” was held in the Rye Free Reading Room in November, and was enthusiastically received.
I was awarded second place in oils and acrylics in the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Members' Show for
”Homage to My Father: An Upholsterer’s Arrangement”. My aspirations for 2014 are to continue to
inspire, and be an inspiration for, my notable and enthusiastic adult students in my 3 classes at the
Rye Arts Center.