Ellen Allgaier Fountain

Background

Fountain, Ellen Allgaier was born on December 5, 1942 in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. Daughter of Bruce E. Allgaier and Carol Irving Rock.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, University Arizona, 1974. Master of Arts, University Arizona, 1977.

Career

Owner, artist Fountain Studio, Tucson, since 1974. Art teacher Sahuarita (Arizona) School District, 1974-1980. Adjunct faculty member art education department University Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1982.

Art instructor Tucson Art Institute, 1983-1991. Artist, instructor Artists-in-Education program Arizona Commission on Arts, Phoenix, 1988-1993. Art instructor The Drawing Studio, Tucson, 2002-2013.

Awards juror various arts organizations including Southwestern League Fine Arts, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Northern Arizona Watercolor Society, Pima County Fair, Pima Community College, Santa Cruz Valley Art League, since 1984.

Works

• book

  • The Best of Watercolor

    (A selection of watercolors, selected through a juried pro...)

    1995

  • Splash 11 - New Directions

    (A selection of "best" watercolors by Rachel Rubin Wolf, p...)

    2010

• Other Work

  • Featured artist magazine article Art about Art, Watercolor magazine, 1990.

Membership

Member National Watercolor Society (signature, Juror's award 1988), Western Federation Watercolor Societies (signature, delegate 1985-1986), Arizona Watercolor Society (signature), Watercolor West (signature).

Interests

• Botany, sewing, reading, computers.

Connections

Married James Thomas Fountain, August 30, 1968.

Father:

Bruce E. Allgaier

Mother:

Carol Irving Rock

Spouse:

James Thomas Fountain