Biography

Wynn Breslin, an established professional artist, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Masters Degree from the University of Delaware. She also attended Syracuse University, and completed art studies at The Haystack School in Maine. Primarily a painter in watercolor and oil mediums, she also is an award-winning sculptor. Breslin taught painting in oil and watercolor at the Delaware Art Museum for 25 years, and also taught art in the public and private schools of Delaware for over a decade. In 1963, she opened her studio in the historic "Wedge" area overlooking White Clay Creek Valley in Delaware. In l997, she opened her second studio in Nobleboro, Maine. Both studios have inspirational views where visitors are invited to see her fine efforts on paper and canvas.

Breslin award-winning paintings grace the walls of corporate board rooms, public institutions, and private collectors worldwide. Among these are the Delaware Division of Libraries, Rodney Square Club, Hotel DuPont, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware, Bank of Delaware, Beneficial Corp., Sovereign Bank, Artisans Savings, Syracuse University, and the University of Delaware.

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Art enthusiasts have seen Breslin works in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions; she has won awards which include a National Award for Watercolor from the American Federation of the Arts, NYC, top prizes at the Chester County Art Association, PA, several first prizes at Rehoboth Art League, DE, Chadds Ford, PA, and The Four State Regional Art Exhibition at the University of Delaware. She has been described as "an artist of many dimensions", because her work is as varied as her life as artist, mother, and educator. Her canvases have been described as "colorful, creative, exciting," and "strong sensitive, and powerful." One art critic from The News Journal reviewed a solo show describing her collages as "abstract expressionism at its best."

Another review of watercolors included: "Of pivotal importance in both her floral and landscape paintings is the simple fact that Mrs. Breslin is genuinely inspired by her surroundings. Her work shines as this enthusiasm is tempered by the technical skill at her command." Her oils caught the attention of another critic who wrote: "she is excellent at depicting mists, a very difficult thing to do on canvas. Many of her paintings are done in White Clay Creek Valley, north of Newark, and there is a fine triptych of hills and snow in that area entitled 'Winter, the Wedge'. I found a number of her paintings downright poetic!"

She has exhibited paintings, prints and sculpture in numerous shows throughout the East, including the National Arts Club, the Smithsonian Institute, The Benedictine Art Awards, NYC, and Summit Art Center, N.J. Solo shows in DE include: The University of Delaware, Carspecken & Scott Gallery, Hardcastles Gallery, You've Been Framed Gallery, Rehoboth Art League,Tideline Gallery, and others. In Maine, she has exhibited in juried shows at the Maine Art Gallery, The Boothbay Region Art Foundation, The Talent Tree, Augusta, Bowdoin College, and Haystack Gallery, Deer Isle.

Publications

Breslin has earned inclusion in such prestigious publication as:

• Who's Who In American Art,
• American Artists of Renown,
• American Art Directory,
• The World Who's Who Of Women,
• Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans,
• Who's Who In the East,
• Who's Who In America,
• Contemporary Personages Encyclopedia,
• Dictionary of International Biography,
• The Delaware Artist's Registry,
• The International Who's Who Of Contemporary Achievement,
• Delaware Women Remembered, and
• 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century.

Professional Organization Affiliations

Active in professional organizations throughout her career.

President of the Delaware Association for Art Education, member of The Education Committee of the Delaware Art Museum, a resident artist for the Delaware State Arts Council since 1981, and Treasurer of Diamond State Branch, National League of American Pen Women.

• The Council of Delaware Artists,
• Center for the Creative Arts,
• Chester County Art Association, PA,
• The Delaware Center For Contemporary Art,
• The Maine Art Gallery,
• The Boothbay Region Art Foundation, ME.