Pamela's profile

Pamela Wilde received  formal art training at the Chicago-based American Academy of Art in the early 1980’s and holds a degree in Advertising Design and Illustration.
Her early career was spent in Tacoma, Washington where she worked for the Tacoma News
Tribune from 1984 to 1989. While employed at the Tacoma News Tribune she worked extensively
in advertising design and editorial illustration.
Pamela continues to grow and challenge herself as an artist and enjoys engaging the public is community portrait projects and private commissioned portraits. She is passionate about portrait painting and recently completed a study work shop with the renowned, Michael Shane Neal, chair of the Portrait Society of America. 

Professional memberships include:

Maryland Society of Portrait Painters, Accredited Member and Board Member

Portrait Society of America

Mid Atlantic Plein Air Society

Harford County Artist Association

  • Recent juried shows and awards:
  • •Lore Dergenstein 12th Annual Figurative Drawing and Painitng Exhibition 2021-Lithuania's Dress 30x40 oil -juried artist
  • • The Delaplaine 2021 National Juried Exhibition - Saint Corona Quarantina 30x40 oil - juried artist
  • •Maryland Federation of Art "Small Wonders" 2021 - juried artist
  • •Maryland Federation of Art "Stroke of Genius 2019 & 2021" - juried artist
  • • Chincoteague Island Plein Air 2021 - 1st Place Quick Draw
  • • Columbia Art Center 2020 Visionary Woman Invitational - 1st Place, Bar at the Follies De Grace
  • •Harford Plein Air 2019 (juried) artist 
  • •"Paint it" Ellicott City Plein Air 2019 (juried artist)
  • •Paint Berlin Plein Air 2019 
  • •MSAC Art on the Fly Oct 2018- Jan 2019
  • •MAPAPA Small Works show juried exhibition June 2018
  • •Maryland Center for the Arts Plein Air event 2017 juried artist
  • •1st Place Oils • Pictures At an Exhibition Harford Artist Association 2017
  • •Honorable Mention Color Columbia Plein air Event 2017
  • 3rd Place Ellicott City Open Quick Draw 2017
  • 1st Place Bethany Beach Plein Air Event 2016
  • 1st Place, Art Against Addiction 2016 Harford County
  • Maryland Center for the Arts Plein Air Event 2016 • Quick Draw Honorable Mention
  • Galleries, Exhibitions and Participation:
  • Maryland Society or Portrait Painters Quite Waters Park Annapolis, MD June 2018
  • Currently Represented by Artists Emporium Gallery HDG MD
  • Independent Brewery Bel Air, MD, exhibiting artists 2018
  • Pairings Bistro, Bel Air MD 2017
  • Columbia Art Center, Color Columbia Plein Air Exhibition 2017
  • Maryland Portrait Society Exhibition, Sandy Spring Museum 2017
  • Artist Emporium HDG, 2017 •
  • Maryland Portrait Society member show 2015 & 2018
  • Havre De Grace Holiday Gallery 2016
  • Arts By the Bay, HDG 2016 - 2017
  • Harford Artist Association Gallery 2014- current
  • Harford Plein Air Event 2016 Quick Draw
  • Harford Plein Air Event 2015 Full Event + Quick Draw
  • Dorchester Center for the Arts Plein Air Event 2016
  • Oxford Art Alliance member show 2016
  • Full Heart Soul-utions Bel Air, MD Solo Show 2016
  • Wilson Vineyard and Gallery Nottingham PA 2015, 2016
  • Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Society Cityscape Exhibition 2016
  • Maryland House of Delegates • Lowe House Annapolis, MD • Portrait Exhibition
  • January-April 2017
  • Baltimore Creative Alliance member shows 2007- 2009
  • Public Art Commissions:
  • Bel Air Downtown Alliance “Harford Heart” Public Art 2016: creator of “Chocolate
  • Covered Berry” @ Rockfield Manor
  • Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public Art Exhibition “Party
  • Animals” 2002: creator of “Hooah”
  • Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public art exhibition
  • “Pandamania” 2004: creator of “Pandancer”
  • Publications:
  • Harford Heart Magazine featured cover art April 2016
  • Harford Heart Magazine featured cover art February 2017
  • The Aegis Newspaper Featured interview PP&T section April 27th 2018
  • Party Animals: Orange Frazer Press 2002
  • Pandamania; Orange Frazer Press 2004
  • Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma Washington: featured editorial illustrations 1987-89
  • Professional Development:
  • Scottsdale Artists School • Rose Franzen • Alla Prima Portraiture • 2017
  • The Art of the Portrait • Portrait Society of America • Washington DC 2016 / 2018

Pamela's Curated Collection

View Pamela's favorite works from other Baker Artists