Born: |
1948, Cherokee, North Carolina Canadian Citizenship- 1994 |
Studied: |
1965-69, Auburn University, B. Ed. 1969-72, Sanford University |
Resident: |
Canmore – 1976, Canadian Citizen – 1994 |
Exhibitions: |
2009 “Western Art Auction”, Calgary Stampede, AB “Open Water ’09” Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour show, Leighton Centre, Calgary 2008 “Sunshine 80” group show – 8 artists, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB 2007 Featured artist, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery, Calgary 2006 “The Mountaineer & The Artist”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, AB 2005 “Alberta Centennial Show” group show, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB 2004 “A Sense of Place” three person show, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery 2003 “Inspired by the Landscape”, ASA, Leighton Centre “Wonder of Water” group show, Canada House 2002 “Lake O’Hara Magic” two person show with Robert Genn, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB 2001 “70th Anniversary Millennium Show”, ASA, Leighton Foundation and Art Gallery, Calgary 2000 “70th Anniversary Show”, ASA, Red Deer Museum 1992 – 2000 “Western Art Auction”, Calgary Stampede 1999 Solo show, Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina 1998 – 1999 Solo shows – Stephen Lowe Art Gallery 1997 “Mountain Moments” solo show, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB “Women Artists of the West” membership show, Taos, New Mexico 1996 Two person show, Stephen Lowe Art Gallery, Calgary, AB Alberta Society of Artists show, Leighton Centre, Millarville, AB Group show, Artnest Gallery, Calgary, AB 1995 “Quick Draw Artist”, Calgary Stampede Alberta Society of Artists show, Museum of the Regiments, Calgary, AB Four person show, Maple Ridge Art Gallery, Haney, BC “Trees and Flowers”, Bowman Arts Centre, Lethbridge, AB Christmas and Spring group shows, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB “An Artists Path” solo show, Avens Gallery, Canmore, AB 1994 “Quick Draw Artist”, Calgary Stampede The Works, Edmonton, AB Alberta Society of Artists, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB “Miniature Show”, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto 1990 “CAAG 10th Anniversary Show”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 1988 “Olympic Arts Festival Show”, CAAG Gallery, Canmore, AB “Alberta Wilderness Art Festival” group show, Calgary AB “Sunshine Art Exhibition”, Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 1987 “Sunshine Art Exhibition”, Banff Centre, Banff, AB |
Author: |
A Rocky Mountain Sketchbook, Canadian best seller; first printing 1999; second printing 2001; third printing 2005 Watercolour for Beginners, instructional video on DVD, produced 2005 |
Published: |
2007 Mount Assiniboine Images in Art, Rocky Mountain Books, by Jane Lytton Gooch 2006 The Mountaineer and The Artist, Alpine Club of Canada “The Mountaineer and The Artist”, Legacy Magazine 2003 Artists of the Rockies, Alpine Club of Canada, by Jane Lytton Gooch Seven Artists Paint the Landscape, May/June issue, Alberta Views “Passion for the Mountains” cover art and article, Alpine Club of Canada Gazette, Summer issue 2002 “The Art of Donna Jo Massie” feature article, The Calgary Gallery Guide, Fall issue “Master Painters of the World, Canada Showcase” International Artist Magazine, Oct./Nov. issue, 2000 Alberta Society of Artists: The First Seventy Five Years, U of C Press, by Kathy E. Zimon 1995 “Landscape Competition Finalists” article, The Artists Magazine Memberships: 1980 Canmore Artists & Artisans Guild, Founder; 1997- Honorary Life Member 1988 Alberta Society of Artists 1988 Society of Canadian Artists; 2004-06- Western Rep. |
Awards: |
2008 Artspeak Honorary Chair, Town of Canmore 2005 Artistic Achievement Award, Town of Canmore 2001 Artist in Residence, Leighton Colony, Banff Centre 1999 International Peace Park Artist in Residence, Glacier National Park, Montana 1995 Finalist, Landscape Competition, Artists Magazine |