April 3, 2026
West Topeka
ARTIST OF THE MONTHCONNIE ENGLISHI grew up loving art. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors at Kansas State University. Aftergraduating I continued to study the artistic expressionist art of other artists and traveled nationally andinternationally experimenting with various techniques of color display and method style. I eventually found anopportunity to instruct others in how they might be able to expand their own gifts through the artistry of canvasand painting. I have conducted private exhibitions at several venues. My work has been exhibited at the JohnMcEnroe Gallery in New York City. Three of my paintings hung in the World Trade Center and three otherpaintings at the AT&T building on Broadway Street in New York. My work was displayed in Taos, New Mexicoand for five years was on display at the Blumenshine Museum sift shop in Taos, N.M. The Wichita ArtsMuseum gift shop was home to many of my paintings until it no longer remained open to living artists. My arthas been in print in all states in the U.S from 1988 to presently. Green Frog Art through the Artist Magazine,recognized and distributed lithographs of four paintings during the mid l990s. My work is nationally known, andI competed in many international shows over the years. I have received numerous awards throughout my artistcareer. Monetary Award for Watercolor, Taos, N.M., Kansas Watercolor Award, Wichita, Ks., Five Monetaryawards, International Show, Minneapolis, Minn., Monetary Honorable Mention award, Southwind Gallery,Topeka, Ks., 1 st Place Display Award, Brookwood Shopping Center, Topeka, Ks. Join us April 3, First Friday, tosee a collection of Connie’s art.
