Speakers

Have you ever looked at abstract art, scratched your head, and felt utterly confused? As an
artist, Mallory Agerton will share ideas on how to understand abstract art and enjoy it. In addition, she will talk
about a few of her paintings, and will bring some special tools that she uses to apply paint.

Ms. Agerton is a Signature Member of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS); and an Associate Member, Oil Painters of America, (OPA). Her works have won numerous awards, including the Best Painting Award--NOAPS Best of America national juried exhibition, Signature & Masters Division, Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC, in 2023.  She was the featured artist in Southwest Art magazine, April/May 2022, and exhibits her work at the Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art gallery in Charleston, SC, and the Foltz Fine Art gallery, Houston, TX (Realist landscapes only).  Her educational accomplishments include being a Graduate of Creative Visionary Program (CVP) with Nicholas Wilton and Faculty, 2024; completing the Abstract Painting Workshops with Jenny Nelson and Larry Moore; being a Graduate of The Landscape Atelier, 2015; completing Post-Graduate studies at the Art Students League, New York, NY: 1976-1978; and receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of Texas, Austin: BA in 1976 where she was a member of the Friar Society.