Artists: Ann Delorge, Beth McDonald, Marsha Shelburn and Nancy Hoehn

Exhibition in the Art Hall
January 10 – February 28, 2025

Front images (L-R):
No You Didn’t, Ann Delorge; Flame Azaleas, Beth McDonald;
At the Beach, Marsha Shelburn; Critique Group, Nancy Hoehn

Art Hall open to the public Monday – Friday, 9 am-5 pm.
Virtual art exhibit available at www.sacredheartaugusta.org.

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ARTIST BIOS

Ann Delorge

Ann deLorge is a studio artist based in Augusta, Georgia. Beginning her career in New Orleans,  Ann’s work has been featured in the French Quarter Festival, Monterey Blues Festival, the Westobou Festival, Verge Magazine and and others. Her work has been shown in the Little Rock Cultural Center, Persian Boy Gallery (New Orleans), Carmen’s Gallery (Maryland), the Louisiana Watercolor society, the Abaco Art Festival, Abaco, Bahamas, the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, and the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (both of Augusta, GA) She is included in the permanent collection of the Marriott Corporation and the Jessye Norman School, among others. Ann has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree but learned to paint on the streets of New Orleans.

Beth McDonald

Beth McDonald is a retired middle school art teacher. She began her art career as a twelve year old at the Gertrude Herbert Art Institute where she sold her first painting. She was active as a pastel artist with the East End Art Guild in Puerto Rico for 25 years. After returning to Augusta in 2020, she renewed her love of acrylic and watercolor while continuing to be inspired by the natural world, it’s vibrant colors and reflections.

Nancy Hoehn

Nancy Hoehn is a studio artist based in Augusta, Georgia.  Her work is included in the Southern Collection of the Morris Museum of Art (Georgia) and the State of Georgia Collection.  She has shown in numerous galleries and exhibitions.  These include the Boulder Art Exhibit (Colorado), the Red Clay Survey (Tennessee), and the Gertrude Herbert Art Institute (Georgia).  She is most grateful for the patronage of her supporters.
Nancy studied Fine Art for four years at the University of South Carolina.  She sees education as a life-long journey.

Marsa Shelburn

I began painting in “precious spare time” after graduating college as a math major, completing a Ph.D in International Economics, and while teaching college full-time. I called it my “mid-life crisis.” With seven local art lessons, I bought oil supplies, painted a portrait of my son, and couldn’t stop! Awards in local art shows and comments from more experienced painters encouraged me.
For me, geometric shapes are fascinating, textures are a delight, colors can be amazing, and emotions generated by visual art are real and complex. I try to make paintings that appeal in all those ways. A painting of almost any subject matter can use shapes, color, texture, and emotional appeal to interest viewers; so my paintings run the gamut from portraits to landscapes and abstracts.