Holly E. Bedrosian Biography

Holly Bedrosian is a self-taught artist who has had a fascination with drawing faces from a young age, when she began creating portraits of family and friends. Though she continued to sketch throughout college, Holly elected to focus her studies on the sciences, completing a bachelor’s degree in physics from the College of the Holy Cross in 1997. She went on to work as an engineer for the next ten years, but the desire to pursue her interest in the arts was always present. In March of 2007, she changed careers to become a self-employed artist. Since taking the plunge to pursue her dream, she has never looked back. With a keen eye for subtleties in faces, Holly focuses on realistic portraiture and figurative fine art, and believes that capturing the subject's personality and character is of utmost importance.

Today Holly is married to a wonderfully supportive husband, and makes her home just north of Boston. When she is not working on art, Holly spends her spare time running, playing classical piano, and enjoying the wonderful sights of New England. 

Professional Associations

• The Portrait Society of America
• The International Guild of Realism
• The Colored Pencil Society of America
• The Colored Pencil Society of America, Chapter 112, The New England Chapter

Exhibitions

• 2008 Colored Pencil Society of America's 16^th Annual International Exhibition, Seattle, WA
• 2008 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Summer Show: Landscapes and Portraits, Lexington, MA
• 2008 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, 25^th Annual Portrait Show, Lexington, MA
• 2007 Blanche Ames National Exhibition, Ames Mansion, Borderland, MA
• 2007 American Juried Art Salon Fall/Winter Exhibition, online
• 2007 Projekt30 August Exhibition, online
• 2007 Projekt30 July Exhibition, online

Awards

• 2008: Honorable Mention, 9th Annual Member Show, international online magazine From My Perspective
• 2007: First Place in the Pastel, Colored Pencil, Graphics division, online American Juried Art Salon Fall-Winter Exhibition

Gallery Representation

• Francesca Anderson Fine Art | Portraits North, 56 Adams Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, 02420 
• Catalyst Art Galleries, Manchester, CT 06045; 860.881-2356 

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