Education:

        Honors High School graduate at Trinity High School in 2006
        Attended classes at the John C. Campbell Folk School, (3 in 2006, 2 in 2009)
     o        Class instructors: Pebbie Mott, Amy Rands, Wayland Moore, and Alan Young (all professional artists)

Honors and Awards:

        Won a gold and two silver keys from the Scholastic Art Awards, 2002-04
        Double Finalist in the Artist’s Magazine 2008, 25th Annual Art Competition (with painting “Crustacean
Salutation” and “The Beauty of Writing”)
        Honorable Mention in the Artist’s Magazine 2009, 26th Annual Art Comoopetition (with painting "Writer's
Block"
        Finalist in the Artist’s Magazine 2009, 26th Annual Art Competition (with painting “Fowl Martyr”)

Bibliography:

        ***various online sites, such as Deviantart.com, Furaffinity.com, Fineartamerica.com, and Artwanted.com***
        Article in the Archdale Trinity Newspaper
        Photo in the Highpoint Enterprise
        Photo of work from an exhibit in the Archdale Trinity Newspaper
        One woman show at the Gallery Hall in Lexington, 2008
        Joint artists show at the Gallery Hall in 2008
        Article about my first show and artwork in the Lexington newspaper “Dispatch”
        Painting on front page of Courier Tribune, advertising for NC Zoo’s Zoo-to-do benefit auction 2009
        Art showing in the Ragan House, from September 28th to November 9th, 2009
        Feature in the December 2009 issue of the Artist’s Magazine

Professional Affiliations:

        Member of the North Western Randolph County Arts Council (NWRCAC) Vice President as of July 2009
        Part of the Lexington Gallery/Printmaker The Gallery Hall
        Donor to the North Carolina Zoo’s benefit auction
        Taught by Wayland Moore in a 5 day class at John C. Campbell Folk School
        Owns website www.carabevan.com with several outstanding affiliates
        Part of many advertising websites
     o        Artwanted.com
     o        FineArtAmerica.com
     o        Red Easel
     o        Deviantart.com
     o        Furaffinity.com
     o        Etsy.com

Related Work/Professional Experience:

        Volunteer teacher aid at the Archdale Trinity Middle School, 2008 school year
        Painted four large murals at Trinity High School in 2006
        Taken many commissions selling from $20 to $350
        Work displayed and sold at the Hall Gallery in Lexington, NC
        100+ original paintings and countless other artworks and crafts made
        Giclee’ on canvas prints made of artwork for sell to public
        Designing of the Wheatmore High School mascot
        Donation of prints to benefit raffle, given to Walter Staton
        Donation of large 18x24” painting to the NC Zoo’s Zoo-to-do benefit auction (getting $500 during the live
auction for the zoo)
        Vice President of NWRCAC, as of July 2009
        Donated original acrylic painting to the John C. Campbell Folk School for Blacksmith auction, Nov. 7, 2009
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Cara Bevan
Professional animal, landscape, and wildlife painter. Primary medium, high quality acrylic paint on various
surfaces (mostly canvas and wood.) Other professional mediums include: colored pencil, natural sculpture
and crafts, and graphite/pen and ink. Area of expertise: animal portraits.

I paint animals as if they are real, as if you can touch them. It's my priority to portray them as so, with their
personality clear as day. With every painting I do there is a soul and a message, whether it's about
conservation or preserving memories of a dear friend. Any project I take on, I do it with all of my abilities.
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