JEAN CHILDS BUZGO BIOGRAPHY

Je
an Childs Buzgo is an award-winning, full-time oil painter. Jean received her BFA at The College of New Jersey and graduated with honors with a specialization in packaging design. She won Best Packaging Design in the Student Art Show and Best Portfolio for her graduating class in 1995. For many years, Jean was both an in-house and a freelance packaging/graphic designer for bath, home fragrance and consumer health products both nationally and internationally. In 2008, Jean decided to pursue her life-long dream of being an oil painter and is primarily self-taught. Jean's studio is in Bucks County, PA. Jean is represented by The Silverman Gallery 4920 York Rd. Buckingham Green Shopping Center, Rt. 202, Buckingham, PA.



To see more of her work please visit her website and pages listed below:
Website: www.jeanchildsbuzgo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JeanChildsBuzgoArtist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanchildsbuzgoartist
Gallery Website: www.silvermangallery.com
Email: [email protected]

JURIED SHOWS AND AWARDS:
Winner Image Artist, 91st Annual Phillips Mill Art Exhibition Publicity & Promotional Materials 2020
Phillips Mill Exhibition, New Hope, PA 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Phillips Mill Exhibition, New Hope, PA, Portfolio 2021, 2023
Bucks County Designer House and Gardens, May 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
“Artist’s Alive” New Hope Historical Society, New Hope Arts  Sept. 2016
“Artist’s Alive” New Hope Historical Society Publicity Winner, New Hope Arts.
Sept. 2016
Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadanco Benefit Juried Show, Philadelphia, PA
June 2014
New Hope Art League’s 5th Annual Juried Show, New Hope, PA  May 2014
D & R Greenway Land Trust's "Disappearing Waters: Oasis & Mirage", Princeton, NJ  March 2014
The Lambertville Historical Society's 33rd Annual Show, “Lambertville and the Surrounding Area” Feb. 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Art & Healing Gallery, 1st Annual Juried Show, Hopewell, NJ  Jan 2014
Stover Mill Gallery 2nd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Erwinna, PA  Oct. 2013
Friends of the Delaware Canal Annual Show, Rolling Green Barn, New Hope, PA Sept. 2012, 2013
Best Contemporary or Abstract Painting Award Sponsored by Rago Arts Center in
Artsbridge's 19th Annual Juried Show Postcard and Publicity Winner, New Hope Art Center, New Hope, PA June 2013
Artsbridge's 19th Annual Juried Show, New Hope Art Center, PA June 2013
New Hope Art League's Annual Show, Rolling Green Barn, New Hope, PA  May 2013
D & R Greenway Land Trust's "Urban Landscapes", 11 Pieces, Princeton, NJ  Dec. 2012
New Hope Art League's Annual Show, Prallsville Mills Nov. 2011, 2012
Artist's of Yardley's Harvest Night Show, Yardley, PA  Sept. 2012
Artsbridge's 14th Annual Juried Show, River Run Gallery, Lambertville, NJ  June 2008
“25 Years on the Delaware A Celebration in Art” presented by the Inn at Lambertville Station Oct. 2007

 

SOLO SHOWS:
“Beneath the Surface” Solo Exhibition at The Silverman Gallery, Buckingham, PA, Oct. 1st  - Oct. 30th 2022
“Vibrance” Solo Exhibition at The Silverman Gallery, Buckingham, PA, May 15th - June 19th 2021
“Explorations” Solo Exhibition at The Silverman Gallery, Buckingham, PA, Sept. 28th - Oct. 27th 2019
Solo Exhibition at The Silverman Gallery, Buckingham, PA, March 10th - April 15th 2018 
“Perspectives” Solo Exhibition at The Silverman Gallery, Buckingham, PA, Nov. 2016
Caffe Galleria, “Changes”, 13 Pieces, Lambertville, NJ April 2014
The Lambertville House, Lambertville, NJ, May through October 2013

 

PRESS:
Bucks County Magazine, “Jean Childs Buzgo, A Colorful Voice” Fall 2020
Bucks County Magazine, Artist Spotlight, 2019
Cover of the Newtown Business Association's Guide Book, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Cover & Article, Radius Magazine, Feb/March 2018 
Bucks County Women’s Journal, January 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Cover of ICON Magazine, July 2017
Cover of Newtown Business Association’s Guide Book 2016, 2017, 2018
Draught Lines Magazine, “Hop Art”, Holiday 2017
American Art Review, Nov/Dec 2016, 2018
Icon Magazine, Press Release of Solo Exhibition, Sept. 2016
Bucks County Women’s Journal, “Inspirations”, Nov/Dec 2016
Bucks County Magazine, “Jean Childs Buzgo” Featured Artist in the Summer 2014 Issue
Edible Jersey Magazine, Spring 2013
Bucks County Taste, “Jean Childs Buzgo, A Visual Essay”, 2012

GALLERY AND GROUP SHOWS:

The Lambertville Historical Society’s Benefit Show, Plein Air Plus, Rago Arts & Auction Center, Lambertville, NJ February 2017,
March 2018, March 2023
Doylestown Hospital's ArtWalk December 2018 - March 2019
Bucks County Through Our Eyes: The Bucks County Visitor's Center, 12 paintings, 2018/2019
The Silverman Gallery “American Summer” June 2016
"Continuing the Tradition of Pennsylvania Impressionism" The Silverman Gallery at the Pennswood Village Art Gallery, Newtown, PA, 2015
The Silverman Gallery Group Show, December 2014
The Silverman Gallery Featured Artist, Sept. 2014
Caffe Galleria, “Changes”, 13 Pieces, Lambertville, NJ April 2014
Tinicum Arts Festival, Erwinna, PA, July 2013
New Hope Art League's Small Works Show, Lahaska, PA April 2013
Artists of Yardley Member's Show, AOY Art Center, Yardley, PA May 2012, April 2013
Artsbridge's Member's Show, Stockton, NJ Jan. 2013
The Stockton Inn, Stockton, NJ Jan. 2013
Robert Beck Student Show, Lambertville, NJ 2009, 2010 Image Selected for Postcard
Artists of Yardley, River Run Gallery, Lambertville, NJ  May 2008, 2009
The Café at Rosemont, Ringoes, NJ 2008