About the Artist
Denise Gilroy
Original Oil Paintings
Denise Gilroy was born and raised on the East Coast
spending her summers in the Adirondack Mountains of
upstate New York. The mountains are where she developed her
love for the rural lifestyle and the outdoors. As a young
adult she left the East Coast to explore the country and
landed in California's picturesque Sierra Nevada mountains
where she made her home for almost 30 years before taking
another leap to Northern Idaho. The common theme throughout
was a desire to lead a creative life surrounded by beauty.
Northern Idaho has proved itself as one of the most beautiful places
to live providing plenty of subject matter.
Education
University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Business Administration
Relevant Study
Studied with accomplished artists Kathleen Dunphy & Skip Whitcomb
Select Exhibitions/Awards
2024 August Solo Show, FoR Fine Art, Whitefish, MT
2024 May Solo Show, Coeur d’Alene Galleries, ID
2023 April Solo Show, Coeur d’Alene Galleries, ID
2021 through 2024 Miniatures by the Lake, Coeur d’Alene Galleries, ID
2020 through 2025 Sears Art Museum, Dixie State University Invitational Art Show, Utah
2022 C.M. Russell Museum, Charlie's Miniature RoundUP
2021 Into Nature, Judges Choice, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2021 Montana Miniatures, Out West Art Show, Great Falls MT
2020 Palouse Plein Air, First Place, September
2020 A Timeless Legacy, Hockaday Museum of Art, August
2019 A Timeless Legacy, Hockaday Museum of Art, August
2019 Solo Show, Frame of Reference Fine Art, July
2019 Montana Miniatures, Out West Art Show, Great Falls
2018 Artists Choice Award Hockaday Museum of Art Plein Air Paint Out
2018 Montana Miniatures, Out West Art Show, Great Falls
2017 Hockaday Museum Plein Air Paint Out
2014 Honorable Mention Stockton Art League, Haggin Museum
2014 Yosemite Renaissance, Yosemite Museum, Yosemite Valley, CA
2014 Best & The Brightest, Scottsdale Artist School, Scottsdale, AZ
2012 Honorable Mention Stockton Art League, Haggin Museum
2012 Honorable Mention SourceTek Online Catalog Cover Contest
2011 Award of Merit, Mother Lode Juried Art Show, Placerville Art Assoc., CA
2011 Honorable Mention LPAPA 7th Annual "Best of Plein Air" Juried Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Fav 15% BoldBrush Painting Comp, August
2019 Fav 15% BoldBrush Painting Comp, March & April
2018 Fav 15% BoldBrush Painting Comp, November & December
2017 Fav 15% BoldBrush Painting Comp, July
"Artist Denise Gilroy is known for her intriguing portrait and plein air paintings. Her expressive, painterly approach is truly captivating. A strong sense of raw emotion and atmosphere can be observed throughout her body of work." Brian Sherwin
