Maureen Church  
 Painter in Oils Mixed Media in Encaustic Plein Air Painter Teacher  
Life Long Artist and Lover of Beauty and Nature 
71 Mt. Airy Drive  
Rochester, N.Y. 14617  
(585)880-8330  
poppipreston2@gmail.com 
maureenoutlawchurch.com 
EXPERIENCE: 
Member of Pittsford Fine Art Gallery
4 North Main St. 
Pittsford, N.Y.
Full Time Studio Artist  
Suite #303 The Hungerford Building  
1115 E. Main St., Roch. N.Y.  
Sept. 2016 - Present  
Shows monthly for First Fridays, and Second Saturdays  Holds occasional workshops and encaustic demonstrations  
Signature Member of GVPAP, (Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters)  Member since 2018  
TEACHING:  
1987- 2017: Taught art for 30 years full time to Elementary, Middle, and  High School students. Greece, N.Y.  
2021: Plein Air group instruction at The Mill Art Center, Honeoye Falls.  One day introductory workshop  
July 2016: 2018, 2021 Children’s Summer Art Camp for The Mill Art  Center, week - long art instruction sessions.  
May 2017: Public School Art teacher one day in - service professional  development, “Intro to Encaustic wax Painting”  
Studio 303 Hungerford  
Rochester, N.Y. 
June 2017: Intro to Encaustic Wax Painting, 4 week course for adults.  Flower City Center for the Arts  
731 Monroe Ave.  
Roch. N.Y.  
AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS:  
Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters, Rochester, N.Y.  

Working With Wax, encaustic painters group, Rochester, N.Y.

Mill Art Center and Gallery, Honeoye Falls, N.Y.  

International Encaustic Artists - online Gallery  

Encaustic_Art_Institute - online Gallery  

Rochester Contemporary Art Gallery, Rochester, N.Y.  EXHIBITIONS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:  
“MUST LOVE CATS”  
Art Exhibition and fundraiser  
Studio 402 Gallery, Anderson Arts Bldg.  
250 Goodman St. N.  
Roch. N.Y. 14607  
First Friday Opening. Dec. 3 to Dec. 31, 2021  
OPEN NOW:
“  
“SMALL WORKS 2021”  
Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, N.Y.  
National juried exhibition of work 12” or smaller.  
Nov. 13 to Dec. 23, 2021  
Online catalog and purchasing at  
www.mainstreetarts.org 
“ANNUAL MEMBERS GROUP EXHIBIT”  
Paintings, Sculpture and mixed media  
The Mill Art Center and Gallery  
61 N.Main St.  
Honeoye Falls, N.Y. 14472 ongoing, 2018 to Nov. 21, 2021  www.millartscenter.com

“PAINTING THE OPEN LAND”  
Cornwall Land Trust, Pultneyville, N.Y.  
Plein Air Fundraising Event, Planning Committee and Participation  Sat. Sept. 25, 2021  
www.geneseelandtrust.org 
“PLEIN AIR IN CLIFTON SPRINGS 2021”  
Painting competition and public exhibition  
Hosted by Main Street Arts Gallery  
Sat. Sept 18 to 2021  
www.mainstreetarts.org 
“MANY VOICES-ONE JOURNEY” Working With Wax Group  The Village Gallery  
3119 Main St. Caledonia, N.Y.  
May, 2021  
www.thevillagegallerycaledonia.com 

“BRIDGES 2-ROUND TRIP” International Sister Cities Of Rochester  juried cooperative virtual art exhibit, Caltanisetta, Italy  May 15 to June 27, 2021  
www.creative spaces.it 
“FOR THE LOVE OF ART”  
Members Invitational Exhibition  
The Mill Art Center and Gallery  
61 N.Main St.  
Honeoye Falls, N.Y.  
February to April, 2020  
www.millartcenter.com
GENESEE VALLEY PLEIN AIR PAINTERS  
Juried 16th Annual online members exhibit  
*Merit Award for “Brickyard Trail”  
Dec. 2020 to present  
www.gvpap.com 
“SURFACING” Working With Wax Group 
Geisel Gallery at One Bausch + Lomb Place  
Legacy Tower  
Rochester, N.Y.  
Sept. to Oct. 2020  
www.thegeiselgallery.com 
"VIGNETTES IN WAX AND WORDS" 
International Encaustic Artists juried exhibition in digital magazine format  40 artists from 10 countries  
"Cow Love 2”  
Aug. 2020 to present  
Online issue can be viewed at:  
https://www.international-encaustic-artists.org/vignettes-in-Wax-andWords 
"PAINT PITTSFORD ART EXHIBIT AND SALE" 
Masters Division at Pittsford Fine Art Gallery  
Paintings of images from across the town of Pittsford as captured by ar tists from the community and region  
4 N. Main St., Pittsford, N.Y.  
Sept. 3 to 31, 2020  
www.pittsfordfineart.com 
"SEEKING BEAUTY” (with Phyllis Bryce Ely and Anne McCune) Landscape Paintings  
First Unitarian Church, 220 South Winton Road  
Jan. to March 2020  
rochesterunitarian.org
“GENESEE VALLEY PLEIN AIR PAINTERS”ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBIT  * Jurors choice award for “Seneca Lake Nocturne” 
Barnes and Noble Gallery, Pittsford, N.Y.  
Jan. 2019  
www.gvpap.com 
“SOME LIKE IT HOT”  
Working with Wax Group invitational  
Mill Art Center and Gallery 61 N.Main St.  
Honeoye Falls, N.Y.  
April 2019  
www.millartcenter.com 
"WORKS ON PAPER"  
Members Group Invitational Exhibit  
The Mill Art Center  
61 N.Main St. Honeoye Falls,N.Y.  
Feb. to March 2019  
www.millartcenter.com 
 "SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY ENCAUSTIC"  
CHAFFEY MUSEUM OF ART  
 juried INTERNATIONAL ENCAUSTIC ARTISTS  
Ontario, California  
January to March 2019  
www.chaffeymuseum.org  
ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER  
ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION 
137 East Ave.  
Rochester, NY 14604  
Dec. 2018 to Jan.2019  
rochestercontemporary.org
“FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL MAIL-IN EXHIBIT” (AIMAE)  
Juried exhibition  
 Vancouver, BC, Canada  
Spring 2019  
www.artists.ca 
“GENESEE CONSERVANCY GV-100 PROJECT” A Regional Invitationional  featuring 100 landscape paintings of the Livingston County area Silver Lake Brewery  
14 Borden Ave.  
Perry, NY 14530  
silverlakebrewingproject.com 
www.geneseevalleyconservency.org 
“VILLAGE GALLERY GROUP EXHIBIT”  
3119 Main St.  
Caledonia, NY 14423  
Nov. 2018 to Dec. 2018  
www.thevillagegallerycaledonia.com 
ANNUAL MEMBERS GROUP EXHIBIT  
The Mill Arts Center & Gallery  
61 N.Main St.  
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472  
Www.millartcenter.com  
Nov.2018 to Feb.2019  
“MEMBERS GROUP EXHIBIT” 
Schweinfurth Art Museum  
205 Genesee St.  
Auburn, NY 13021  
Schweinfurthartcenter.org  
Nov. 2018 to Jan. 2019 
“SONNENBERG ARTS IN THE GARDENS” 
Juried outdoor art exhibition and sale  
Canandaigua, New York 
August 18 & 19, 2018  
www.sonnenberg.org 
"UNEXPECTED" 
Mill Art Center & Gallery  
61 N. Main Street  
Honeoye Falls, NY 14472  
May to July, 2018  
www.millartcenter.com 
!A CELTIC PERSPECTIVE” (with Phyllis Bryce Ely & Anne McCune) Paintings inspired by a recent artists trip to Ballyvaughan, Ireland  The Little Theater Cafe Gallery 240 East Ave.  
Rochester, NY 14604 Feb. to March, 2018  
thelittle.org 
"HOPEFUL DARKNESS" 
Atlantic Gallery  
 Juried group exhibition  
548 West 28th Street #540  
New York, NY 10001  
November 28 to December 16, 2017  
International-Encaustic-Artists.org 
"UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA" 
Main Street Arts  
A national juried exhibition featuring 39 artists  
from 15 states  
20 W. Main St.  
Clifton Springs, NY 14432  
*Jurors’ Choice Award for !Red Trees” 
May 20 to June 30, 2017  
www.mainstreetarts.org
ARTS PROVO MUSEUM AND GALLERIES 
Encaustic seascape paintings  
The Regent Village, Providenciales  
Turks and Caicos Islands  
March 2017 to March 2018  
artprovo.tc 
“LANDSCAPE INVITATIONAL”  
Group exhibit featuring 12 local artists  
I-Square Visions Gallery  
Irondequoit, N.Y.Fall 2012  
i-square.us 
  
“FINGER LAKES EXHIBITION” New York State Regional  MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester. NY  juried 1992  
mag.rochester.edu

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