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Deb received her formal art education from Ringling School of Art in Sarasota Florida. She has received many awards over the years with her pastels and oils, while living in Greensboro and High Point NC. Deb is a member of the Pastel Society of NC, and Pastel Society of America. She has show in several galleries over the years such as York Gallery in Nashville, Chasen Gallery in Richmond, Elder Gallery in Charlotte, Ambleside Gallery in Greensboro, and currently Bev’s Fine Art in Raleigh. Deb is currently retired and living in Emerald Isle, NC but not retired from her painting, in fact she has just begun a new art school in Emerald Isle, where she will teach drawing and pastels.

New items for Deb Covington

 

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Without the help of following members, the 2012 NC Statewide Pastel Exhibit would not have been so successful.
Chris Berndt and Susan Panzarella (PPS) — Awards
Wendy Musser — Juror/Judge Facilitator
Donna Schutlz — NCSU Housing Liaison and Catalog Designer
Nina MacDonald — Workshop Coordinator
Leandra Ganko — EntryThingy Digital Support
Mandy Roeing — floral arrangement for opening
Kathryn Wilson — helping Marla Baggetta with judging
and a big thank-you to all the many members who provided food for the Statewide Opening Reception!

Best in Show – $1,000 “Raging Bull” by Deborah Covington

UNC/PSNC Award of Excellence – $800 “Flowers in the Window” by Lindesay Harkness

Artistic Merit – $600 “Jiyah” by Richard Wilson

For more information: Full Prospectus
Shipped paintings returned: July 11, 2012
Pick-up paintings: June 30, 2012 from 2 pm – 4 pm and July 11, 2012 from 10 am – 5 pm

Our Sponsors:

AMBLESIDE GALLERY MEMBERS SHOW 2024
Submit six digital works to Jackson by Friday, Nov 1
Selections and notifications will be made by Friday, November 15
Delivery to Ambleside is Friday, November 22 or Saturday, November 23
Show opening and reception is Friday, December 6, 6-9 pm
Show closes Tuesday, December 31
Pick up of artwork is Thursday, January 2, Friday, January 3 or Saturday, January 4

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Past Events

2024 North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition – On Common Ground: From the Mountains to the Sea
Entry begins February 1st
Entry deadline April 15
Acceptance announced April 30
June 7-29, 2024
Eno Arts Mill–Hillsborough, NC
Juror/Judge: Doug Dawson
Download Propectus PDF

^©The Essentials: A Great Faces Zoom Workshop with Luana Luconi Winner
A Full-Day Zoom Workshop in Two Three-Hour Sessions
Friday, April 5, 2024, 10am – 5pm
Note: This workshop is presented as a fundraiser for PSNC.
Learn more and sign up!

Doug Dawson Workshop
Eno Mills Art Center
June 5-7, 2024
Learn more and sign up!

PURE COLOR INTERNATIONAL 2024
Open to soft pastel artists only – and it’s completely online!
Download Prospectus PDF
Entry June 14
Deadline August 14
Acceptance announced August 21
Online Show Starts Sept 1
Closes September 30

GOLDEN BELT ALL-MEMBER SHOW
September 1-30, Reception on Third Friday, Sept. 20 from 6-9pm
Delivery to gallery the weekend of August 30/31
Pickup on September 29/30
Email Emily Thompson by August 24th the info for the labels (Title, Medium, Size, Artist Name, and Price) and put your name and the title on the back of each work.

7th Annual PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings 2023
IMPORTANT DATES:
Online Entry from June 15th – August 15th
Notice of Acceptance August 21st
Online Show Opens September 1st
Pure Color 2023 Virtual Reception: video of winner announcements.

Download the prospectus for more information | Download the flyer

PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022

PSNC Members’ Holiday 2021 Exhibition
November 5 – December 31, 2021
Ambleside Gallery, 528 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC; 336-275-9844
January 1, 2022 – 11am – 6pm pick-up of works

DRY PAINTING: Members of the Pastel Society of North Carolina
September 2 – October 15, 2021
Captain White’s House, Alamance Arts
View the photo gallery from the opening reception.

PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021
Juror of Selection: Isabelle V. Lim, PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, SPF-MP
Judge of Awards: Nancie King Mertz, PSA-MP, CPP-MP, IAPS-MC&EP
View the Online Exhibit

2021 North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition
On Common Ground: From the Mountains to the Sea
June 1-30, 2021
See the Award Winners and photos from the event.
Bev’s Fine Art – Raleigh, NC
Juror/Judge: Stephie Clark

PSNC Members’ Exhibition 2020 Prospectus
October 1 – December 1, 2020
This year our members’ show will be online due to COVID. As always, we hope to have everyone participate. You may submit up to 2 entries.  Only soft pastels are accepted.
View the Exhibition | View the prospectus

Congratulations to our two PSNC members who received honorable mentions!

PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020
Juror of Selection and Judge of Awards: Christine Ivers – PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, CPS, PSWC
View the Online Show

2020 North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition
On Common Ground: From the Mountains to the Sea
View the Online Show: https://www.ncstatewide2020.org/
Juror/Judge: Alain J. Picard

PSNC Members’ Exhibition at Ambleside Gallery
528 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC
Exhibition dates: Sept 6-28, 2019
More information | Opening Reception Photos | Video slideshow

PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019
Juror of Selection and Judge of Awards: Deborah LaFogg
Entries Accepted: June 1 – August 2, 2019
Download the 2019 Pure Color Prospectus | View the online show

ON COMMON GROUND: 2019 — PASTEL PAINTINGS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA
The 8th Annual North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition
Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave, NE, Hickory, NC 28601
May 4 to August 18, 2019
Photos from the opening reception | View the brochure | View accepted work
Presented by the Pastel Society of North Carolina, www.pastelsocietyofnc.com, a North Carolina nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Appalachian Pastel Society, www.appalachianpastelsociety.org, and the Piedmont Pastel Society, www.piedmontpastelsociety.org.

PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1-30, 2018
Juror of Selection and Judge of Awards: Jen Evenhus
Entries Accepted: June 1 – August 9, 2018
Online Show and Awards
Download the Pure Color: Prospectus

ON COMMON GROUND: 2018 — PASTEL PAINTINGS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA
The 7th Annual North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition
The Art Shop, Greensboro, NC
May 11 – June 12, 2018
Presented by the Pastel Society of North Carolina, www.pastelsocietyofnc.com, a North Carolina nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Appalachian Pastel Society, www.appalachianpastelsociety.org, and the Piedmont Pastel Society, www.piedmontpastelsociety.org.
Download the prospectus and flyer for more information!
See all the information about the show here.

Top Awards	Awards of Excellence
BEST IN SHOW: PSNC AWARD KRAKATOA by Anne Van Blarcom Kurowski FIRST PLACE: HERB SLAPO AWARD GATHERING ENERGY by Laura Pollak SECOND PLACE: ARTS GREENSBORO AND BAXTER FINE ARTS AWARD CASTLE ROCK TIDE POOL by Patricia Savage THIRD PLACE: PSNC AWARD FOXTAIL PINES by Tara Will	GREAT AMERICAN ART WORKS LEMONI E AGLIO by Anthony Hedrick Tega Cay CARON d’ACHE DISTRIBUTED BY CREATIVE ART MATERIALS COBY READING by Dorothy Whitmore MONA HEAME AWARD FREEDOM by Tracy Ference HEILMAN DESIGNS BEAUTY by Pamela Winkler SUE PANZARELLA AWARD SHRIMP FEST by Deborah Covington PASTEL PAINTER’S SOCIETY OF CAPE COD OUTSIDE by Jeri Greenburg MIKE MAHON’S PASTEL PORTER TURNING AWAY by Marilyn Dwyer LESLIE HUDSON-TOLLES JANET JOHNSON by Water Lilies CHEAP JOES ART STUFF SEA SPRAY by Linda Coulter	JACK RICHESON & COMPANY WILDLIFE REFUGE by Malia Bryngelson SURPRISE SNOWFALL by Eileen Wilhem MCGUIRE HOUSE by Garrett Briggs DAKOTA ART PASTELS CHILDHOOD SERIES: LEMONADE STAND by Luana Luconi-Winner DIANE TOWNSEND ARTISTS PASTELS SOUTHERN LIVE OAKS by Maggie Whitney Candler OMEGA MOULDING GOLDEN GLOW by Jeffrey Fahey PATTERNS OF DIVERSITY & CHANGE by Judith Cutler AIRFLOAT SYSTEMS BLUE POT by Gary Rupp AMPERSAND ART SUPPLY UPSTREAM by Anne Strutz
Merit Awards	Honorable Mentions
HK HOLBEIN ARTIST MATERIALS COTTON TOP- Addren Doss HK HOLBEIN ARTIST MATERIALS RED ROVER – Caroline S. Young ART SPECTRUM DISTRIBUTED BY ARMADILLO ARTS & CRAFTS DAISIES B by Ginny Stocker JACK RICHESON & COMPANY ELECTRIC MARSH by Frederick Fielding SOLITUDE by Patricia Schiener PICTUREFRAMES.COM HOMAGE TO THE RIVER by Alison Webb DOWN IN THE VALLEY by Kathy Pruett CONSTANT RHYTHMS by Janet Burgess PASTEL SOCIETY OF AMERICA THE BEAUTY OF BULBS by Jeannie Gilland BINDERS ART SUPPLIES & FRAMES DOG by Mary Crow	CARDINAL CAMERA WILD LAVENDER by Kurt Weiser UART FISHER PARK BRIDGE by Ashley Mortenson STRATHMORE PINK HOUSE, TOPSAIL by Laurie Greenbaum Beitch TOO MANY EGGS by Ann Kiefaber ART SPECTRUM DISTRIBUTED BY ARMADILLO ARTS & CRAFTS AND DAKATO ART PASTELS BEFORE THE DAYS SURF by Diana Coldan BLICK ART MATERIALS EVENING FIREWORKS by Debbie Rasberry APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN STREAM by Robbins Richardson MEDITATION II: HOMAGE TO PHILLIP JOHNSON by Christine Berndt GENTLE SPIRIT by J. Kay Gordon

Pure Color
An Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1-30, 2017
Juror of Selection and Judge of Awards: Lyn Asselta
See the Online Exhibition

Award Winners:
1st Place – Diane Pike; 2nd Place – Kathleen Newman; 3rd Place – Elaine Despins
Honorable Mentions: Sandra Burshell, Tracey Ference, Christine Ivers, Brian Kuehn, Wendy McClatchy

2017 North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition
Hosted by The Piedmont Pastel Society
May 3 – June 2, 2017
The Cornwell Center, 2001 Selwyn Ave. Charlotte, N.C.
Download the Brochure (pdf)
Congratulations to our PSNC Members who won awards this year!
Photos from Opening Reception

“Winter Exhibition”
hosted by Ambleside Gallery
Greensboro, NC
February 3 – March 4, 2017
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, February 3, 6-9 pm

North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition – On Common Ground 2016: From the Mountains to the Sea | Show Catalog
May 21 – August 22, 2016
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
Juror, Elizabeth Mowry
PSNC Award Winners
The Herb Slapo Award, Statewide 2016 (a PSNC tribute to Herb Slapo presented by Roxanne Lorch and BF Reed.)

“Winter Exhibition” hosted by Ambleside Gallery
February 5-27, 2016
528 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27406

On Common Ground: 2015 – Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea
May 16 – June 16, 2015
The Art Shop, 3900 W. Market Street, Greensboro, NC

2014 Members Show – NC Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Art Gallery
September 5-September 28, 2014
11 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Photos from the opening reception

The 3rd Annual North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition and Workshop
May 2014
The Cornwell Center, Charlotte NC
Award Winners PDF
Photos from the opening reception

“Winter Exhibition” hosted by Ambleside Gallery
February 28-March 29, 2014
528 South Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27406
Photos from the opening reception

2013 Halle Arts Cultural Center Exhibition
October 11 – November 15, 2013
237 N. Salem Street, Apex, NC
Watch the video

On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings From The Mountains To The Sea
2013 North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibition
May 18 – August 18, 2013

Ambleside Gallery Juried Spring Exhibit
March 1 – April 26, 2013

Statewide Exhibit
On Common Ground: Pastel Paintings From The Mountains To The Sea
Raleigh, NC
June 1 – 30, 2012
Winners and Sponsors

Marla Baggetta Studio Class

Ambleside Gallery
Pastel Society of North Carolina’s “Winter Exhibition”
Greensboro, NC
February 26 – March 31, 2012

The Arts Council of Moore County – Campbell House Galleries
Pastel Society of North Carolina Exhibition
Southern Pines, NC
October 7- October 28, 2011
Photos from the opening reception

Ambleside Gallery
Pastel Society of North Carolina’s “Winter Exhibition”
Greensboro, NC
February-March, 2011
Photos from the opening reception

Halle ArtsCenter
Apex, NC
August 24 – September 25, 2010

PSNC Member Show at ArtsCenter
Carborro, NC
July 5-31, 2010

PSNC Member Show at Ambleside Gallery
528 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, NC
February 14 – March 14, 2010

Iredell Museum in Statesville
November 13 – December 18, 2009

Chapel Hill Museum in Chapel Hill
September 15 – November 1, 2009

Seymour Senior Center in Chapel Hill
July 31 – October 1

“Pastels and Petals”
NC State Florists’ Association in Greensboro at the Embassy Suites Hotel (a one day exhibit)
August 15, 2009

“A Southern Summer With the Pastel Society of North Carolina”
Carrboro ArtsCenter from July 1-31, 2009

PSNC Members Show at Carrboro Arts Center
Carrboro, NC from June 30-July 27, 2008.

PSNC Members Show at Theatre Art Galleries
High Point, NC from July 15-October 14, 2008
Photos from the opening reception

ALL MEMBER SHOW at The Theatre Art Galleries
High Point, NC from Tuesday, July 15-Tuesday, October 14, 2008

ALL MEMBER SHOW at The Upstairs Gallery
Blowing Rock, NC from November 1-19, 2007

ALL MEMBER SHOW at Robert & Pearl Seymour Center (Chapel Hill Senior Center)
2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill from July 27-September 20, 2007

The 1st PSNC Juried Open Exhibition at The Captain James and Emma Holt White House
Graham, NC from January 21-March 3, 2007

PSNC Members Show at Sertoma Arts Center
Raleigh, NC from November 5-30, 2006.

The 2025 PSNC Board

President – Daphne Boder
Vice-President – Diff Whitmore
Secretary – Terri Leslie
Treasurer – Kathy Pruett
Director – Emily Thompson

2025 Committee Chairs on the Executive Board

Programs – Janet Nickle
Publicity & Marketing – see description
Membership & Communication – Cecile Ramirez
Exhibits – Barbara Steinaker, Arlene Daniel
Workshops – Amber Conrad

2025 PSNC Committee Chairs

Pure Color – Jim Hallenbeck, Jr.
Nominating – Nina MacDonald, Daphne Boder
Hospitality – Pearl Cohen
Historian – Toni Lindahl
Signature Membership – Luana Luconi Winner
Zoom Coordinator and Video Editor – Jane Steelman
Google Accounts Administrator and Digital Librarian – Jane Steelman

Statewide Show Co-Chairs – Daphne Boder and Kathryn Olive
Statewide Show Awards – Luana Luconi Winner

Website Design & Maintenance – Leandra Ganko

General Membership

updated on August 31, 2024
* denotes PSNC Signature Status

Mary Ballard Laurie Basham * Laurie Beitch Christine Berndt Lynette Bettini Patricia Bevan Daphne Boder * David Boone SM Botstein Janet Burdick Janet Burgess Sheila Glusco Bush Lorie Callahan Jose F. Caro MD * Mavea Casorio Emily Cassidy Katie Cassidy Nancy Clausen Michelle Cobb Pearl Cohen Diana Coidan, PSA-S * Bridgette Comellas Amber Conrad Pamela Cook * Caprise Cooper Karen Cotler Deb Covington Mary Ann Cox Mary Crow Nancy Curran Elizabeth Norris Cutler Judith Cutler, PSA-MP Arlene Daniel Sheryl Daniels Jay DeChesere * Abby Delotto Linda Dessaint Rita Elkins  Edyce Elworth William Evans Jeffrey Fahey Tracy Ference Fred Fielding Lynn Gagala Barbara Garwood Ann Gayek Anne Gee Jeri Greenberg * Elizabeth Griffin Carol Grindem John Hallat

Jim Hallenbeck * Judy Harron * Linda Hauser Kelly Hine Kim Wilder Hinson Jane Honeycutt Drew Hoover Karen Horne Vinita Jain Janet Johnson * Lucinda Johnson Annie Jones Sumathi Jones Annette Kirk Rita Kirkman Wendy Lawless Judy Leasure Jeremy Mun Loong Lee * Wanda Lee Phyllis Leistikow Terri Leslie Julia Lesnichy Sharon Lichtensein Toni Lindahl, PSA-MP * Gretha Lindwood Kathy Litwiller Kim Long * Roxanne Lorch Nina MacDonald * Krystina Madej Jody Martin Wendy McClatchy Kathy McDonnell Chris McGraw Nancie King Mertz Lorraine Momper Diane Taylor Moore Terri Moore Ashley Mortenson Carol Motsinger Susan Mueller Jody Nash Mel Neale Janet Nickle Kathryn Olive Mary O'Malley Connie O'Reilly Karla Pace Luanne Paisley Laura Pollak * Kathy Pruett

Joy Rademacher * Cecile Ramirez Patricia Rank BF Reed * Jackie Rimmler Karin Ritter Carol Rivas Judith Rizzo JuliAnn Robinson Letty Roller Terri Rosenblum Corinne Samuels Tamra Sanchez Patricia Savage, PSA-S Patricia Schiener Donna S. Schultz Karen Shawcross Leslee Shell Jo Silvers Kathie Skelton Donna Slade Joel Sobelson Cammie (Carol) Stadler Jane Steelman * Phyllis Steimel Barbara Steinacker Douglas Stewart Michael Story Donna Streisfeld Debbie Strobel Kathy Summer A Hunter Taylor * Sandrie Terry Emily Thompson Lynn Thompson Deborah Thornberry Sarah Tillis Kathryn Troxler Anne Van Blarcom Kurowski * Carol Strock Wasson Karen Watson Sarah Webb Lori D White, PSA-S Dorothy (Diff) Whitmore * Eileen Wilhem Timothy Williams Kathryn Wilson Luana Luconi Winner * Debbie Womack Carol Yaquinto * Nancy Young

Mary Ballard Laurie Basham * Laurie Beitch Christine Berndt Lynette Bettini Patricia Bevan Daphne Boder * David Boone SM Botstein Janet Burdick Janet Burgess Sheila Glusco Bush Lorie Callahan Jose F. Caro MD * Mavea Casorio Emily Cassidy Katie Cassidy Nancy Clausen Michelle Cobb Pearl Cohen Diana Coidan, PSA-S * Bridgette Comellas Amber Conrad Pamela Cook * Caprise Cooper Karen Cotler Deb Covington Mary Ann Cox Mary Crow Nancy Curran Elizabeth Norris Cutler Judith Cutler, PSA-MP Arlene Daniel Sheryl Daniels Jay DeChesere * Abby Delotto Linda Dessaint Rita Elkins  Edyce Elworth William Evans Jeffrey Fahey Tracy Ference Fred Fielding Lynn Gagala Barbara Garwood Ann Gayek Anne Gee Jeri Greenberg * Elizabeth Griffin Carol Grindem John Hallat Jim Hallenbeck * Judy Harron * Linda Hauser Kelly Hine Kim Wilder Hinson Jane Honeycutt Drew Hoover Karen Horne Vinita Jain Janet Johnson * Lucinda Johnson Annie Jones Sumathi Jones Annette Kirk Rita Kirkman Wendy Lawless Judy Leasure Jeremy Mun Loong Lee * Wanda Lee Phyllis Leistikow Terri Leslie Julia Lesnichy Sharon Lichtensein Toni Lindahl, PSA-MP * Gretha Lindwood Kathy Litwiller Kim Long * Roxanne Lorch Nina MacDonald * Krystina Madej Jody Martin Wendy McClatchy Kathy McDonnell Chris McGraw Nancie King Mertz Lorraine Momper Diane Taylor Moore Terri Moore Ashley Mortenson Carol Motsinger Susan Mueller Jody Nash Mel Neale Janet Nickle Kathryn Olive Mary O'Malley Connie O'Reilly Karla Pace Luanne Paisley Laura Pollak * Kathy Pruett Joy Rademacher * Cecile Ramirez Patricia Rank BF Reed * Jackie Rimmler Karin Ritter Carol Rivas Judith Rizzo JuliAnn Robinson Letty Roller Terri Rosenblum Corinne Samuels Tamra Sanchez Patricia Savage, PSA-S Patricia Schiener Donna S. Schultz Karen Shawcross Leslee Shell Jo Silvers Kathie Skelton Donna Slade Joel Sobelson Cammie (Carol) Stadler Jane Steelman * Phyllis Steimel Barbara Steinacker Douglas Stewart Michael Story Donna Streisfeld Debbie Strobel Kathy Summer A Hunter Taylor * Sandrie Terry Emily Thompson Lynn Thompson Deborah Thornberry Sarah Tillis Kathryn Troxler Anne Van Blarcom Kurowski * Carol Strock Wasson Karen Watson Sarah Webb Lori D White, PSA-S Dorothy (Diff) Whitmore * Eileen Wilhem Timothy Williams Kathryn Wilson Luana Luconi Winner * Debbie Womack Carol Yaquinto * Nancy Young

Luana Luconi Winner, Master IAPS Circle recipient – Honorary Lifetime Member

PSNC Member Emeritus

Lorie Callahan
Helen Knapp
Herbert Slapo

Signature Member Showcase