About the Artist

An Atlanta-area resident for over four decades, Brenda Ehly studied fine art and commercial design in high school and college, but graduated as a music education major. She taught instrumental music for twenty years before retiring to teach and work at home.

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When visiting art museums, Brenda feels most drawn (so to speak) to portraits of people. Predictably, many of the subjects are of "important" people. Literary pioneers, city fathers, industrialists, philanthropists, innovators, and creators of renown. It occurs to her that ideally, everyone is important to someone else. She would love to help you showcase and honor those who are important to you.

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“I truly love collaborating with others to design one-of-a-kind drawings and paintings of memories they love. In an age where communication and shopping can happen more quickly and easily than ever before, it is a joy to present a gift that will be treasured over time because it took time to create.” 

 

Brenda is a member of: ​

• Portrait Society of America

• Duluth Fine Arts League ​

 

Awards: 

• People's Choice Award - 2017 Paint Duluth 2 Plein Air Event 

• Duluth Public Arts Commission - 2018 design/installation of mural, "Dream Big"

• Honorable Mention - Tannery Row Artist Colony 2019 Spring Juried Art Exhibition

• People's Choice Award - 2019 Paint Duluth 4 Plein Air Event

• Honorable Mention - 10th Annual Juried Members Show at The Hudgens Center for Art & Learning in Duluth - 2020

• City of Duluth - design of mural, "Meet Me on Main" - 2022

• 1st Place - 2024 International Musical Saw Association Festival in Felton, CA