Selected Exhibitions and Awards:
2010
Museum of Biblical Art Permanent Collection Exhibition, Opens January, Dallas, TX
River Landscapes by Eileen Downes
THE MANHEIM GALLERY Arizona
Hang It Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
Downes' Its All About the Shoes, 20th Street Art Gallery, June, Sacramento, CA
2009
NAWA 120th Annual, Salmagundi Art Gallery, New York, NY
Downes' Stepping-Up, Etienne Gallery, October, Ashland, OR
American River Series, 20th Street Art Gallery, June, Sacramento, CA
Butler Institute of American Art, June, Youngstown, Ohio
Western Colorado Center for the Arts, July, Grand Junction, CO
Puke Ariki Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand 2008
Beyond the Horizon, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
Interactions, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
National Biennial, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, VA
Woman Made Gallery Benefit Auction, April, Chicago, IL
Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell, MA
Touch of Spring, Hang it Up Gallery, ElDorado Hills, CA
For the Love of Trees, Artisan Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Eileen's Scenes from Hawaii, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2007
Holiday Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Gallery Artists, Hang it Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
Visions of Heaven, Artisan Gallery, Sacramento CA
NAWA Annual, Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ
Personal Landscapes, Longview Musuem of Fine Art, Longview, TX
Insights Into Suburbia, Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY
Exploring Multiple Dimensions, Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, NM
National Association of Women Artists New Members Show, New York, NY
Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Featured artist: Eileen Downes, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
California State Capitol CASLMM Cooperative Project, Sacramento, CA
9th International, New Plymouth, New Zealand
2006
Mixed Media Featuring Eileen Downes, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Connections: We Are All One, National Exhibition, Art At The Cathedral, Lexington, KY
Making Connections, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
8th Baker’s Dozen International Collage Show, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Beaux & Eros Exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA
9th Annual National Juried Competition, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
Bridging Time And Space, Chico Art Center Gallery, Chico, CA
2005
6th International Open, First Frontier Collage Society, Corridor Of Art, Austin, TX
Nature of Paper, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
On The Edge, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
Space and Spirit, Juried Show, Spoelhof Center Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Wish You Were Here, Small Works Show - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY
Nouvelle Images, California Arts League Open Show, CA –Third Place Award
2004
Wish You Were Here, Small Works Show - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY - Merit Award
Quintessence, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention
International Juried Self Portraits, NW Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, IL
Heart to Heart, Indian Valley Arts, National Open Show, Marin County, CA
Masquerade, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY
Inner Views, Northern California Arts Show, CA - Second Place Award
2003
Quintessence Juried Show, California Arts League - First Place and Second Place Awards
KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
21st Annual Show, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention
Select Corporate and Private Collections
Permanent Collection Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, TX
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA
Traveling Exhibition NAWA, Opalka Gallery, NY and Purdue University Gallery, IN
Public Art Collection of the City of Elk Grove, CA
Permanent Collection Exhibition, Museo de Collage, Mexico 2004, 2005
Permanent Collection Exhibition, ArtCole Museum, Sergines, France 2004
Collections of the Fruit Exchange Building, Sacramento, CA
Turchin Center of the Arts, Appalachian University, Boone NC
Permanent Collection, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX
Kaiser Permanente, Modesto, Roseville, Folsom, Pinole, Vallejo, Oakland, CA
Centre for Adult Education, Melbourne, Austrailia
Various private and corporate collections
Education:
Bachelor Arts Degree with Honors in Studio Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Graphic Design Certificate Program, University of California, Davis, CA
Selected Publications
Celia Green, East Sac News, Collage Artist's Vision Builds Layer by Layer - Eileen Downes, Vol XV, No 13
Art Business News, Photo Gallery, June 2007
Sacramento Magazine; So You Want To Be An Artist..Advice From Regional Pros; March 2007
Sacramento Spotlight Magazine; California Artists Unite,
Spotlight on Local Artist: Eileen Downes; Vol.3 Issue 5 p8, 18,19; 2005.
Cover art for Inside the City; Sacramento CA;
Feb 2006, Dec 2006, Feb 2007
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Women Artists
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Collage Society, Inc.
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media
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