Curriculum Vitae
Lori Putnam, OPAM, AIS
Artist’s Statement
What interests me is rarely any specific subject matter. More often, I am captivated by interlocking shapes of color or tone and the effects of soft or intense light. Early seeds were planted as a child, wandering through the woods. Those quiet times prepared me for the work I do today.
Traveling worldwide, I have worked in more than 30 countries, making preliminary sketches on location in pencil, gouache, or oil. While some of these are completed works, that is not my goal. Gathering what is unique to each place provides the material I need to paint more extensive works in my studio. Once ready to create, I use only these intimate resources and memories of the scene.
When my paintings are viewed up close, the brush marks appear as unique, singular shapes. Using a variety of edgework and paint thickness, the image snaps into focus as the artwork is viewed from farther away.
Abbreviated Biography
Celebrated contemporary artist Lori Putnam, OPAM, embarked on her journey when she showed keen interest in drawing and painting at a young age. Born in 1962, Putnam lived in the Tennessee countryside with no introduction to fine art or the art world. Her natural passion, however, would eventually flourish into a successful career marked by creativity and accolades.
Putnam's artistic education began in her mid-30s when she left her career as a graphic designer to pursue fine art. She honed her skills through intense study with artists Dawn Whitelaw, Scott L. Christensen, and Quang Ho. Soon, she had solidified her commitment to pursuing a fine art career. Her friendships with these artists and exposure to their philosophies significantly influenced her artistic development. Ultimately, she established a unique niche for herself in the art world.
Traveling to paint, lecture, and teach, the artist has worked in more than 30 countries. Exposure to other lives and geographic locations has been her constant teacher. First, sketching, gathering resource materials, and painting on location, Putnam returns to her studio to pour her heart and soul into creating paintings that capture the essence of the places she visits. Working primarily in oil, the artist also employs pencil, charcoal, ink, marker, and gouache in her studies. Through her work, she transports viewers into the vibrant landscapes, rich cultures, and captivating textures that define a particular region.
Featured in numerous exhibitions, galleries, and museums, Putnam has earned a well-deserved reputation as a contemporary master. In 2024, she received the highest levels of membership, accepting her Signature Status in the California Art Club and Master Signature Member status in the Oil Painters of America. She is a member of and has received awards and recognition from art organizations and competitions across the U.S. and Europe.
Museums, including The Booth Western Art Museum, The Tucson Museum of Art, The Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming, The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Montana, Custom's House Museum, Clarksville, Tennessee, The High Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, the Irvine Museum in California, and The Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland, have sought Putnam's works for awards, exhibitions, and collections.
The art of Lori Putnam is a testament to the power and beauty of painting as a medium of expression. Her work celebrates life, nature, and the human experience, rendered with remarkable skill, passion, and creativity.
Learn more about the artist at loriputnam.com and follow her @loriputnamart.
Exhibitions and Awards
2025
Concept to Canvas: Six Contemporary Western Artists, Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, GA (coming October 24, 2025)
Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show and Sale, Newport Beach, CA
Salmagundi Club, Summer Travels Exhibition, New York, NY: Third Place
Inside/Out: New Works from Juliette Aristides and Lori Putnam, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville, TN
The Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, MT
Crab Season, A Group Exhibition of July-born Artists, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Bradenton, FL, Master Signature Division, Bronze Medal Awarded by Patrick Saunders
Judge, Indiana Heritage Association Juried Exhibition
Judge, Women Artists of the West National Juried Exhibition
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Members Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2024
Faces and Façades, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show and Sale, Newport Beach, CA
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, The Centerpiece Gallery, Raleigh, NC, Landscape Award of Excellence, Awarded by Elizabeth Pollie
25th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA, Western Art and Architecture Award of Excellence, Awarded by Carolyn Anderson
National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society, National Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Best Use of Light and Color Awarded by James Coe, Christopher Leeper, and Diane Reeves
The Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, MT
American Impressionist Society All Member Online Exhibition
American Women Artists, Expanding Horizons Juried Show, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO, Distinguished Achievement Awarded by Carmen Drake
Spirit of the Landscape Exhibition, Mandurah Performing Arts Center, Mandurah, Australia
California Art Club: Gold Hour, The Old Mill, San Marino, CA
Booth Western Art Museum Gala Auction and Quick Paint, Cartersville, GA
Mountain Oyster Club Art Show, Tucson, AZ
2023
New Works by Susan Altman, Susan Colwell, Aimee Erickson, Paul Ferrari, Kathleen Jones, Lori Putnam, and Marissa Vogl, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Plein Air Convention and Expo, Pre-Convention Workshop, Honored Faculty, Showcase, Denver, CO
Artists Curating Artists, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Oil Painters of America 32nd National Juried Exhibition, Rick Reinert Fine Art, Charleston, SC
American Impressionist Society All Member Online Exhibition, First Place Signature Member Awarded by Peggi Kroll-Roberts
Art in the Open, Wexford, Ireland, Bronze Award
American Impressionist Society Small Works Exhibition, The District Gallery, Knoxville, TN
Salmagundi Club New York 193rd Annual Members’ Show, New York, NY, Alden Bryan Memorial Prize
Oil Painters of America Master Exhibition, Illume Gallery West, Philipsburg, MT
Tennessee Valley Museum Solo Exhibition, Tuscumbia, AL
Kleitsch Signature Showcase Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA
Far from Home Solo Exhibition, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN
The Granite Group Exhibition, Folsom, CA
24th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
The Almenara Collection Prize, Córdoba, Spain
The Russell Art Auction, Great Falls, MT
The Booth Western Art Museum Auction and Quick Draw, Cartersville, GA
2022
Paint the Town, Dickson, Best Architecture Award, Awarded by Robert T. Marvin
American Impressionist Society All Member Online Exhibition
Oil Painters of America Fall Online Showcase, Signature Member Division, Honorable Mention
Indoor/Outdoor, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
American Impressionist Society Small Works Exhibition, Taos, NM
American Women Artists, Breaking Through: The Rise of Women Artists, Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN, Western Art Collector Award, Awarded by Rose Fredrick, Kristin Hoerth, and Marianne Wardle
23rd Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO, 2nd Place Awarded by Huihan Liu, AISM
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, International Spring Online Exhibition
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, CO
Meyer Vogl Gallery, Works on Paper Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC
2021
Annual Plein Air Salon Competition Awards, $15,000 Grand Prize
Plein Air Salon Annual Awards, People’s Choice Award,
Oil Painters of America Salon Exhibition, Cityscape Award of Excellence, Awarded by Charles Young Walls
Frame of Reference, Smaller Works Exhibition, Whitefish, MT
Junk Drawer: An Art Show about Things, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
America the Beautiful, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Fall Online Showcase, Award of Excellence
Solo Exhibition, Close to Home, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville, TN
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, Santa Fe, NM
22nd Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Gallery 1516, Omaha, NE
American Women Artists’ Spring Online Showcase, 3rd Place Awarded by Kelly Kane
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
January Bold Brush Competition, 3rd Place
Salmagundi Club Members’ Exhibition, New York, NY
Mixed Tape, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Plein Air Salon Competition, August 2021, 1st Place, Best Floral Awarded by Diane Waterhouse
2020
Frame of Reference, Smaller Works Exhibition, Whitefish, MT
Plein Air Salon Competition, November 2020, 1st Place Overall Awarded by Cynthia McBride
Plein Air Salon Competition, October 2020, 1st Place Overall Awarded by Karen Hewitt
Sibling Rivalry, Two-person Exhibition: Lori Putnam and James Richards, Meyer Vogl Gallery, Charleston, SC
Oil Painters of America 30th National Juried Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX,
Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Show, 2020
21st Annual American Impressionist Society 21st National Juried Exhibition, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, UT
California Art Club 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, A Virtual Experience
Life Inspired, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, UT
Salmagundi Club New York Annual Members’ Show
Oil Painters of America Wet Paint Competition, Award of Excellence, Awarded by John Pototschnik
Customs House Museum Wonders of the West Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Spring International Online Exhibition, Best Use of Light and Color Awarded by Del-Bourre Bach
2019
Frame of Reference, Smaller Works Exhibition, Whitefish, MT
American Impressionist Society Annual Small Works Showcase, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI
Oil Painters of America 29th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Exhibitor, Demonstrator, and Quick Paint Judge, Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, UT
California Impressionists: The Masters and the Greats They Inspire, Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA
Oil Painters of America Virtuosos of the OPA, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Spring International Online Exhibition
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Salmagundi Spring 2019 Auctions, NYC, NY
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA
Salmagundi Club Annual Members’ Exhibition, Jack Richeson & Co. Award
Team USA/HMI Medical Conference, Ukraine
Virtuosos of OPA, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of American Small Painting National Juried Exhibition, Montgomery Lee Fine Art, Park City, UT
2018
Frame of Reference, Smaller Works Exhibition, Whitefish, MT
Annual Christmas Stroll, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman, MT
Legacy Gallery Holiday Small Works Show, Scottsdale, AZ
19th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Peninsula School of Art, Fish Creek, WI, Award of Merit Awarded by Dawn Whitelaw
The Hockaday Museum of Art Timeless Legacy: Peace Parks Exhibition
Plein Air Easton, Maryland
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Association, Best of America, Small Painting Competition, Award of Excellence, Awarded by Dawn Whitelaw
107th California Art Club 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA
Lori Putnam: Across the Board Solo Exhibition, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville, TN
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA
The Granite Group, Paintings of the High Sierras, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational Judge’s Exhibition
Valentine Invitational, Castle Gallery, Ft. Wayne, IN
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Kaanapali Land Management Corp Award
2017
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, Finalist, Still Life
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, 4th Place, Landscape
American Impressionist Society: Impressions: Small Works Showcase, Randy Higbee Gallery, Irvine, CA
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, San Diego, CA
Plein Air South Faculty Exhibition, Apalachicola, FL
The Art of Drawing, Bella Muse Gallery, Ogden, UT
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
California Art Club 106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, Visual Impression, Annette Howard Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, GA
Salmagundi Summer, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Birds, Bees, and Botanicals, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Beach, CA
Legacy Gallery Small Works Show, Bozeman, MT and Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale Artists’ School Beaux Arts Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ
The Brinton 101, Brinton Museum Exhibition, Big Horn, WY
Anglin Smith Small-Group Exhibition, Charleston, SC
Art in the Open, Wexford, Ireland, 2011-2014, 2017
Valentine Invitational, Castle Gallery, Ft. Wayne, IN
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
2016
Tiny Treasures, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Castle Gallery Holiday Show, Ft Wayne, IN
California Art Club 105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, 4th Place, Landscape
Tucson Museum of Art, The New Westward: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles that Move the Modern West
Insight Gallery Fall Show, Fredericksburg, TX
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Best of Plein Air, Laguna Beach, CA
17th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Howard Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, WA, Award of Excellence, Awarded by Calvin Liang
Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Exhibition, Castle Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, Tucson, AZ
Plein Air South Faculty Exhibition, Apalachicola, FL
The Brinton Museum Small Works Exhibition, Big Horn, WY
Tucson Museum of Art, The New Westward, Tucson, AZ
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Impressions Show, Huntington Beach, CA
LeQuire Gallery National Parks Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Brinton Museum Annual Small Works Exhibition, Big Horn, WY
Sporting and Wildlife, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Maynard Dixon Camp Out, The Thunderbird Foundation, Mt. Carmel, UT
Outdoor Painters Society Guest Artist, 2015-2016
Judge, Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ
California Art Club 105th Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
Granite Group Exhibition, All Along the Sierra, First Place, Awarded by Carrie Brewster
Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition Residency and Exhibition, Apalachicola, FL
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, FL, Quick Draw Award
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, FL, Artists’ Choice Best in Show Award for Permanent Collection
Winter Dreams Russian Art Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Valentine Invitational, Castle Gallery, Ft. Wayne, IN
Maui Plein Air Invitational, Lahaina, Maui, HI, Irvine Museum Award, Awarded by Jean Stern
Salmagundi Club Black and White Show, New York, NY
2015
Bold Brush Competition, 3rd Place, Awarded by Eric Bowman
Plein Air Salon, December, Best Landscape, Awarded by Gary Haynes
Oil Painters of America Juried Salon, Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, AL
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, Monterey, CA
Oil Painters of America, Fall Online Showcase, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Kevin Beilfuss
16th Annual American Impressionist Society Annual National Juried Exhibition, Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
Plein Air Artists of Colorado Juried Exhibition
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, 5th Place, Landscape
Plein Air Salon, April, Best Depiction of Water, Awarded by David Leadman
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, 4th Honorable Mention, Still Life
Oil Painters of America Summer Online Showcase, 3rd Place, Awarded by Kathy Anderson
Spirit of Sedona Exhibition, Sedona Arts Center, Sedona, AZ
Traveling the West, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX
Oil Painters of America Spring Online Showcase, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Elizabeth Pollie
Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, High Museum Award, Awarded by Ken Brenneman
Plein Air Salon, Plein Air to Studio Award, Best Buildings, Awarded by Ken Auster
Plein Air Salon, Honorable Mention, Annual Awards
Western Masters Heart of the West Exhibition and Auction, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Judge, Door County Plein Air Invitational, Door County, WI
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, California Impressionism: Plein Air painting, Past and Present, Huntington beach, CA
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, FL, Quick Draw Award
Solo Exhibition, Debra Huse Gallery, Balboa Island, CA
Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
Salmagundi Club Black and White Exhibition, New York, NY
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Home for the Holidays Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Less is More Exhibition, Salvo Fine Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
2014
Oil Painters of America Salon Showcase, Fall, 2nd Place, Awarded by Dan Beck.
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, Monterey, CA
Plein Air Artists of Colorado Annual Juried Exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, CO
Portrait Society of America, Members Only Competition, Still Life Category Honorable Mention
Plein Air Magazine Salon, Best Nocturne, October
Judge, Southern Appalachian Artist Guild National Exhibition, Blue Ridge, GA
Laguna Plein Air Painters Invitational, Randy Higbee Gallery Award
15th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO, Third Place, Awarded by Clayton J. Beck, III
Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational, Crested Butte, CO
Judge, Finger Lakes Plein Air Competition, Canandaigua, NY
Peninsula School of Art, Five Objects of Inspiration, Fish Creek, WI
Celebrating Florida’s Landscapes Solo Exhibition, Osprey Preserve, Englewood Art Center, Englewood, FL
Judge, Art in the Open Plein Air, Wexford, Ireland
Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air, Honorable Mention, Quick Draw, Apalachicola, FL
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT
Plein Air Magazine Salon, Honorable Mention, Annual Final
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
2013
Raymar Art Finalist, Awarded by Stephen M. Doherty
Oil Painters of America Online Showcase, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Greg Scheibel
Sedona Plein Air Festival, Award of Merit, Awarded by Jill Carver
Art in the Open Plein Air, Honorable Mention, Quick Draw, Wexford, Ireland
Oil Painters of America Fall Salon, Crooked-Tree Arts Center, Petosky, MI
Modern Impressionists, Lori Putnam and Murat Kaboulov, two-man exhibition, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville, TN
Plein Air Magazine Salon, Best Floral, Awarded by Skip Whitcomb
Los Gatos Plein Air Festival, Los Gatos, CA
Cumberland Society of Painters, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Peggi Kroll-Roberts
14th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, M Gallery, Charleston, SC
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Second Place, Awarded by Wm. Scott Jennings
Raymar Art Finalist, Awarded by Qiang Huang
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air, First Place, Awarded by Jean Stern
Richmond Plein Air Festival, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Steven Doherty
Richmond Plein Air Festival, Fast and Fresh, Second Place, Awarded by Steven Doherty
Oil Painters of America 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Most Original, Award of Excellence, Awarded by Sherrie McGraw
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Less is More Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, FL, Quick Draw Award
Portrait Society of America's International Member's Only Exhibition: Landscape Division, Honorable Mention
Judge, Women Painters of the Southeast National Juried Exhibition, Franklin, TN
Judge, Easels of Frederick, MD
Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
Spirit of Sedona Keynote Speaker and Guest Artist, Sedona, AZ
Shuptrines Gallery Group Exhibition
Out West Show and Sale, Great Falls, MO
Salmagundi Masters Exhibition, New York, NY
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase,
Monterey, CA
LeQuire Gallery, Modern Impressionists, Lori Putnam and Murat Kaboulov, two-man exhibit, Nashville, TN
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Less is More Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Oil Painters of America National Juried Salon, Impressionist Award of Excellence, Awarded by Thom Robinson,
Oil Painters of America 22nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, Most Original, Award of Excellence, Awarded by Sherrie McGraw
Portrait Society of America International Member’s Only Exhibition: Landscape Division, Honorable Mention
Oil Painters of America National Juried Salon, Impressionist Award of Excellence, Awarded by Thom Robinson
Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui, HI
2012
Bold Brush Competition, Finalist, Awarded by David Cheifetz, December
Salmagundi Club Annual Juried Members' Exhibition, Certificate of Merit
Richmond Plein Air Festival, Honorable Mention, Awarded by Everette Raymond Kinstler
Los Gatos Plein Air Festival, Best of Show Awarded by Bob Gerbracht
Plein Air Easton, Juried Plein Air Festival, Easton, MD
13th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Vice President, Eckert & Ross Fine Art, Indianapolis, IN
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
Plein Air Convention and Expo Faculty Showcase, Las Vegas, NV
Plein Air Artists of Colorado National Juried Exhibition, 1st Place Signature Member, Awarded by Joe Anna Arnett
Women Painters of the Southeast, Judge's Choice, Awarded by Barbara Flowers
Art in the Open, Wexford Ireland, Honorable Mention, Quick Draw, Wexford, Ireland
Judge, Ohio Plein Air Painters Association, Lakeside, OH
Juror, Judge, and Foreman, 88th Annual Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA, 2012-2016 Randy Higbee Award
Imagine Gallery Exhibition, Franklin, TN
Custom’s House Museum Solo Exhibition, Clarksville, TN
Chestnut Group Glen Leven Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Salmagundi Club, Thumbox Exhibition, New York, NY
The Chestnut Group Warner Park Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Salmagundi Club, Winter and Holiday Exhibition
Mountainsong Gallery Group Exhibition, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
2011
Art in the Open, Wexford Ireland, Wexford, Ireland, Honorable Mention, Quick Draw
Los Gatos Plein Air Festival, Los Gatos, CA, Artists' Choice Award
Green Drake Gallery Exhibition
Honorable Mention, Quick Draw, Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
Judge and Juror, Memphis Germantown Art League National Juried Exhibition, Memphis, TN
Two-person exhibition, Modern Impressionists Lori Putnam and Murat Kaboulov, LeQuire Gallery, Nashville, TN
Callaway Gardens Plein Air Festival, Georgia, First Place Quick Draw Awarded by Jean Stern
12th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Show Chair, Carmel, CA
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, Exhibition, Huntsville Museum of Art, AL
Randy Higbee, 6x6 Squared Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Salmagundi Club Masters Exhibition, New York, NY
Sedona Plein Air Festival, Sedona, AZ
Out West Show and Sale, Great Falls, MO
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Less is More Exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA
Juror and Judge for Memphis Germantown Art League National Exhibition
Plein Air Artists of Colorado National Juried Exhibition, Denver, CO
Juror and Judge, 87th Annual Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, FL, Quick Draw Award
Segil Gallery Small Works Exhibition
2010
Auld Alliance Gallery Group exhibition, Atlanta, GA
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
Door County Plein Air Festival, Door County, WI
Southgate Gallery Group exhibition, Franklin, TN
Artreach Exhibition and Sale, Nashville, TN
Dobbin Fine Art Exhibition, Daniel Island, SC
11th Annual American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN
Belmont University Show and Sale, Nashville, TN
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast Regional Plein Air Competition, Nashville, TN
Sheridan Gallery, Harpeth Hall Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Chestnut Group, Blue Moon Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Chestnut Group, Columbia Main Street Exhibition, Columbia, TN
Lagerquist Gallery Featured Artist, Atlanta, GA
Turner Fine Art Still Life Exhibition, Worthington, OH
Peace or Drama Project, National
2009
Chestnut Group, TCG Landtrust for Glen Levin Paint out and Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Harpeth Hall Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Door County Plein Air Festival, Door County, WI
River Gallery Solo Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
Wyoming Plein Air, Cheyenne, WY
Mid-town Gallery Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Estes Park Prelude, Estes Park, CO
It’s All Greek to Me, Solo Exhibition, Hanging Around, Nashville, TN
Salmagundi Open Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
2008
Belmont University Show, Nashville, TN
Wyoming Plein Air, Cheyenne, WY
Florida’s Forgotten Coast Plein Air Invitational, Apalachicola, FL
Artrageous, Nashville, TN
LeQuire Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Estes Park Prelude, Estes Park, CO
Kennebunkport Plein Air Festival, Kennebunkport, ME
2007
Evening of Beauty, Columbia, TN
Brentwood UMC Group Exhibition and Sale, Brentwood, TN
Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Whistle Pik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
Belle Meade Plantation Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Sylvan Park Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Kidney Kaper Fundraiser and Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Chestnut Heritage Foundation, Nashville, TN
Artsclamation!, Nashville, TN
San Luis Obispo Plein Air Competition, San Luis Obispo, CA
Centennial Art Center 3-person Exhibition, Nashville, TN
2006
Artsclamation!, Nashville, TN
Brentwood Academy Art Sale, Nashville, TN
Saddle Up Art Exhibition, Franklin, TN
Mad Platter Show and Sale, Nashville, TN
Art Museum Purchase Award, Plein Air Easton Competition, Easton, MD
Huff Harrington Landscape Show, Atlanta, GA
Local Color Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Chestnut Heritage Foundation, Nashville, TN
Franklin Street Festival, Franklin, TN
2005
Chestnut Group Radnor Lake Exhibition, Brentwood, TN
Local Color Small Works Show, Nashville, TN
Nashville Artist Guild Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Local Color Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Professional Associations, Current
Art Ambassador for a Colorful World, Vice President
American Women Artists, Associate with Distinction
Oil Painters of America, Master Signature Member
Salmagundi Club NYC
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Signature Member
American Impressionist Society, Signature Member, Past Vice President, Past Show Chair
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Association, Signature Member
Portrait Society of America
International Plein Air Painters, Master Signature Member
California Art Club, Signature Member Artist
The Chestnut Group, Plein Air painters for the Land
Press
Western Art and Architecture, Artist Spotlight, June/July 2025
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Perfect Pairing: Artistides and Putnam,” March 2025
International Artist Magazine, “An Intuitive Response,” Feb/March 2025
Art of the West magazine, “The Studio of Lori Putnam, October 2024
Fine Art Connoisseur, “14th Annual Catalina: The Wild Side Show and Sale, October 2024
Plein Air Magazine, “Nature’s Studio,” April/May 2024
Modern Impressionist Magazine, Cover, Artist’s Spotlight, March/April 2024
International Artist Magazine, “Study and Visual Memory as a Means to Fresh Studio Painting,” October/November 2023
Fine Art Connoisseur, Artist Spotlight, June 2023
Fine Art Connoisseur, Featured Artwork, March 2023
American Art Collector, “Artist Focus,” April 2023
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Far from Home, A Collection of Art and Travel,” November 2022
Fine Art Connoisseur, Artist Spotlight, June 2022
Plein Air Magazine, “The Keys to Painting in High Key,” Painting Demonstration Pages, April/May 2022
The Tennessean, “LeQuire Gallery Exhibition Showcases Beauty of Tennessee Seasons,” Nov. 1, 2021
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Celebrating Tennessee,” October 2021
Plein Air Magazine, Cover, Annual Salon Winners Revealed, June/July 2021
Plein Air Magazine, “Gardens and Green Spaces,” April/May 2021
International Artist Magazine, “Indoors & Outdoors,” April/May 2021
Plein Air Today, “A Contrived Cop Out,” April 2021
American Art Collector and Western Art Collector, “Winterlands,” February/March 2021
Fine Art Connoisseur, Priorities: Her Home is in Her Studio, July 2021
Plein Air Magazine, “Boats, Harbors, and Waterfronts,” August/September 2020
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Museum Exhibit Celebrates Art of the West,” July 2020
Fine Art Connoisseur, “The Timeless Appeal of Horses,” August 2020
Plein Air Magazine, “Lessons from a Traveling Painter,” June/July 2019
Outdoor Painter, “Ways to Use Rhythms in Landscape Painting,” March 2019
Plein Air Magazine, “On the Road,” February/March 2019
Art Ambassador for a Colorful World, Board Member Newsletter Announcement, 2018
“A Beautiful Place to Paint,” Interview, NPR
Nashville Arts Magazine, Lori Putnam: Across the Board, February 2018
“My Color Story,” an Interview by Gamblin Artists’ Oils, August 2017
Western Art Collector magazine, “Wildlife Art” September 2017
American Art Collector magazine, “Landscapes” September 2017
Plein Air Magazine, “Nocturnes, Sunsets & Sunrises”, August 2017
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Today’s Masters: The Timeless Appeal of Horses,” March 2017
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: Never Underestimate the Impact You Have,” January 2017
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: Depicting the Native American Legacy,” December 2016
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: The 10 Habitats of St. Vincent Island,” November 2016
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: Oyster Reef Restoration,” October 2016
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: Conservancy Close to Home,” October 2016
Plein Air News Today, “Artists and Conservancy: When a National Park is Something Else,” September 2016
Plein Air Magazine, “Shorelines” by Steven M. Doherty, October 2016
Plein Air Magazine, “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, August 2016
Western Art Collector, “Painting Our National Parks, July 2016
Art of the West, “The Studio of Lori Putnam,” November 2015
Art Chat interview by Linda Fisler, November 2014 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT0uuuN9T7A
Art of the West, “For the Love of Oils,” May/June 2014
International Plein Air Painters interview by Sharon Rusch Shaver, 2014
Fine Art Connoisseur, “Today’s Masters: Three Artists Making Their Mark,” March 2014
Southwest Art, “Natural Wonders,” Feb. 2014
Artists Helping Artists Blog Talk Radio with Leslie Saeta, 2013
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search?q=Lori+Putnam
Plein Air Magazine, “Chasing the Light Across Countries,” Nov. 2013
Southwest Art, “Plein Air Portfolio,” June 2013
Plein Air Magazine, “When Success is the Only Option,” April 2012
Plein Air Magazine, Plein Air Today E-News, April, May, June, and July issues, 2011
American Art Collector, “Everlasting Objects” January 2011
American Art Collector, “Timeless Treasures: Still Life Painting Today” March 2010
American Art Collector, “Dynamic Impressions: American Impressionist Society, Annual Juried Exhibition” October 2010
American Art Collector, “Exhibition Preview, Grounded in Beauty” August 2010
American Art Collector, “Oil Painters of America, Making History” June 2010
American Art Collector, “Fresh Takes on Still Life” April 2010
American Art Collector, “Finding Beauty in the Ordinary,” August 2009
Painting North Carolina: Impressions en Plein Air, published by Creative Pursuits, November 2008
American Artist, myamericanartist.com, “Participating in Plein Air Events,” February 2008