LILLIANNE DENT BOWERSOCK is a native West Virginian born in Boston, MA.  She holds a Masters Degree from Marshall University, Huntington, WV in Special Education with an emphasis on Gifted Education.  She has studied with some of the most established watercolor artists in the US, such as Margaret Greene Jones, Joe Mayer, Annapolis, MD; and Frederick Schuler Briggs, Baltimore, MD.  Lilliannes husband, Bruce, has also been one of her best teachers.  Even though she has taught Special Education for 25 years, she discovered her avocation in 1994 when she began studying and painting in watercolor. Her paintings and are owned by private collectors and in private collections throughout the US, England and Scotland.  Lillianne teaches watercolor painting classes at the ARTS RESOURCE facility in Huntington, WV; the local Michaels Arts and Crafts Store, and Louisa, Kentucky. Her students in watercolor painting appreciate her strong organizational skills as a teacher and are award-winning painters themselves in the Tri State region.  She assists her husband, Bruce, in teaching several regional workshops every year and also teaches individuals in her studio. Lillianne holds juried status in the following:  West Virginia Watercolor Society, Allied Artists of West Virginia, Tri State Arts Association, Huntington, WV;  Beckley Art Group, Beckley, WV;  Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV;  Baltimore Watercolor Society, Ashland Area Art Gallery, Ashland, KY, Founding Member of the Upstairs Gallery, also in Ashland; and,  Founding Member of The Renaissance Gallery in Huntington WV.  Lillianne has been President of Tri State Arts Association since 2001.
Tri State Arts Association Biennial Regional Exhibition 1996-2004	Honorable Mention, Merit Awards
Carter Caves Annual Art Show, Kentucky Governors award,  Kentucky 1996-2004	1 First Prize, 1 Second Prize, 3 Honorable Mention
The Renaissance Gallery, Huntington WV. Annual Miniature Show, 2001-2004	Merit Award, Honorable Mention Purchase Awards each year
Ohio University, Ironton OH,  husband and wife show  2002	Purchase awards
The Markay Gallery in Jackson OH, husband and wife show 2003	Purchase awards
The Cardinal Show, Ashland Area Art Gallery-1996-2004	Merit Awards, Honorable Mention, Purchase Awards each year
Ironton Annual Art Show, Ironton, Ohio, 1996-2004	Merit Awards, Purchase Awards
West Virginia Watercolor Society All Member Show, Highgate House, Fairmont, WV 2004
Beckley Newspaper Biennial Show, Beckley, WV  1996- 2004	Purchase Awards, Honorable Mentions, Merit Awards
Greenbo Annual Art Show, Greenbo State Park, Grayson, KY 1997-2004	Merit Awards, Honorable Mention and Purchase Awards