Chula Beauregard (b. 1974) is a sixth-generation Coloradan, passionate about painting since the age of 11. After graduating from Whitman College as an Art Major, cum laude, Chula went on to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Gabon, Central Africa. At home in the Colorado mountains, she uses painting to engage with the landscape.
Beauregard is a signature member of the American Impressionist Society (AIS), and American Women Artists (AWA). She has won notable awards in each group and won the President’s Award of Excellence with the Oil Painters of America (2022). She won 1st Place awards at the Steamboat Art Museum Plein Air Event (2015, 2016, 2019), and served as Faculty at the Plein Air Convention and Expo (PACE, 2023). She has been invited to several museum shows, including the Brinton Museum (Big Horn, WY), the Western Spirit Museum (Scottsdale, AZ), the Steamboat Art Museum (Steamboat Springs, CO), Bennington Art Center (Bennington, VT), Booth Western Art Museum (Cartersville, GA), and the Tucson Desert Art Museum (Tucson, AZ).
Her work can be found in public and private collections. She is represented by the Simpson-Gallagher Gallery (Cody, WY), the Broadmoor Galleries (Colorado Springs, CO).
Artist Statement:
“The Western experience is one of contradictions as we navigate between modern progress and pure wildness. Geographically rooted in the West, I intend to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary. Using the classical approach, I apply the tools that have been tried and tested through the centuries: patterns of light and dark, color theories, and techniques to create illusions of space. However, I find the modern approach lends the freedom I need to express the intuitive sense of place: color fields, expressive mark layering, and textures that unite the painted surface. I honor the infinite Beauty of this land, while striving to contribute a relevant voice in these modern times.”
Exhibitions & Events
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- Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025
- Oil Painters of America, National Exhibit, 2024, 2022, Presidential Award of Excellence
- Oil Painters of America, Online Showcase, 2023, Honorable Mention
- American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Natl Exhibit, 2023, Artist’s Choice Award
- Broadmoor Galleries, Broadmoor Art Experience, 2017-2024; solo show, “Wilderness,” 2024
- Plein Air Convention & Expo, 2023, Faculty
- American Impressionist Society Annual Juried Natl Exhibit, 2014-2023
- Brinton Museum, Bighorn Rendezvous, Aug 2021; Artist in Residence 2020, 2024
- American Women Artists National Exhibit, 2017, 2020; Fine Art Connoisseur Award
- “Roots – A Year at Perry-Mansfield” Solo Exhibit, Steamboat Springs, CO, June, 2020
- American Impressionist Society Small Works Exhibit, 2019; Purchase Award
- Door County Plein Air Festival, Egg Harbor, WI, July 2019
- Steamboat Art Museum Plein Air Event, 2015-2019
- “Generations – the Carpenter Ranch” Solo Exhibit, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Feb 2018
Experience
• Oil Painter and Fine Arts Educator, 1997-present
Education
Masters in Education, Regis University, CO – 2002-2005
B.A. cum laude, Studio Art Major, Whitman College, WA – 1993-1997