Exhibitions
& Awards
2024
“Proud To Be Seen” Tubac Members Show, Juried, Tubac, Az
“Collaboration” Steinfeld Gallery, Juried, Tucson, Az (March)
“Almost Sisters” Duo Art Exhibit with Harrie Handler, Juried, Jewish Community Center, Tucson, Az (January)
2023
“Paper, Paper, Paper” Southern Arizona Arts Guild, Juried, Tucson, Az (April - August)
”Experimental Show”Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Az Award Of Excellence for “Unraveled” (May)
“Signature Show”Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Az ( April)
“How Artists Create” Art Exhibit, Stevens Gallery, Juried, Tucson Arizona (January 7-February 25)
“Lasting Impressions” Southern Arizona Artists Guild at Overlook, Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona
2022
“Color My World” Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Az (November)
“Southern Arizona Arts Guild 20th Anniversary” Art Exhibit, Jewish Community Center, Juried, Tucson Az (November)
Cover Image for POCA, Aging well for life magazine, October 2022 Issue
“Abstracts With Blue” International Competition, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale Arizona, Juried, Bronze Award
“The Beauty of Color” Art Exhibit Southern Arizona Artists Guild at Overlook, Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona
”Experimental Show”Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Arizona
“Signature Show”Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Az.
“Renewal, Revival, Rebirth”Art Exhibit Southern Arizona Artists Guild at Overlook, Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona
“Fiesta Sonora” Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Arizona
“Shades of Passion” Art Exhibit, Steinfeld Gallery, Juried, Tucson Arizona
”Integrated Touch for Kids Benefit Auction”, juried, Tucson, Az.
“53rd Annual” Art Exhibit, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Juried, Tucson Arizona
“Lasting Impressions” Art Exhibit Southern Arizona Artists Guild at Overlook, Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona
2021
“Reflections” Overlook at Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona 2nd. place award ”Treasured” Overlook at Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona 1st. place Abstract award
“12th Annual Abstracts Show”, Light, Space & Time, Juried, (International online gallery, Special Recognition award)
”Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild 53rd Annual Show”, juried, Tucson Az.
”Members to Members”, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (Tucson, AZ)
”Black and White” Art Exhibition, Juried, Art Room Contemporary Online gallery awarded Honorable Mention (January 2021)
2020
”Joy “ Overlook at Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizon
” Black and White ” Art Exhibition, Juried, Art Room Contemporary Online gallery awarded Honorable Mention (January 2021)
2020
"“Joy “Overlook at Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona (October-Feb)
10th Annual “Landscape” Show, Juried, Light, Space & Time International Online Gallery, special merit award
3rd Annual “Women Artist” Show, Juried, Fusion Art Online Gallery (September 2020)
4th Annual “Pattern, Texture & Forms” Show, Juried, Light, Space, & Time International Online Gallery, 1 painting Special Merit award, 1 painting Special Recognition award (September 2020)
2nd Annual “Primary Colors” Show, Light, Space & Time International Online Gallery, 1 painting Special Merit award, 1 painting Special Recognition award (July 2020)
”Ways of Love”, Murphy Gallery, Juried, Tucson,Az. (online October 2020)
”Colors in Abstraction”, Solo Exhibit, Perfection Plastic Surgery & Skin Care, Tucson,Az. (June - January)
All Women Art Exhibit, Light, Space & Time, juried (international online gallery)
11th Annual Abstracts Show, Light, Space & Time, Juried, (International online gallery, Special merit award)
Experimental Show, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, Tucson Arizona
“Inspired by Love”, Overlook at Oro Valley Community Center, juried, Tucson Arizona 1st. place award
Integrated Touch for Kids Benefit Auction, juried, Tucson, Az. (February 2020)
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild 52nd Annual Show, juried, Tucson Arizona
Tucson International Airport Exhibit, juried, Tucson, Arizona (January - March)
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Gallery Exhibit, juried, Tucson Arizona (January - March)
2019
The Indigo Show, juried, The Drawing Studio (Tucson, AZ)
Members to Members, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (Tucson, AZ)
The Pattern Show, Light Space & Time, juried, (international online gallery, 6th place out of 652 submissions)
Color My World, juried, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (Tucson, AZ)
Seascapes, Light Space & Time, juried (online art exhibit)
My Favorites ,Cornerstone Show, juried, (Tucson, Az)
Gallery Affiliations:
Southern Arizona Artist Guild, permanent exhibitor, President of the Board 2021-2022
Southern Watercolor Artists Guild, Signature Member (as of 2022)
Contemporary Artists Southern Arizona, Member
About
Casonti McClure was born and raised in a gallery to Artist-Educator parents. Her mother was one of the founding members of the Southern Arizona Designer Craftsmen, so Casonti grew up attending art shows, hanging out in many of the artist’s studios, and enjoying the opportunity to create from an early age. Her parents felt it was important to have exposure to the art world at an early age, attending museum shows of Monet, Matisse, Chigall, Calder and her Mother’s favorite Picasso, even attending a world craft conference in Ireland.
Casonti was very shy as a young child and her mother felt she could benefit from taking improvisational dance classes, but Casonti just sat on the side and observed the class. The instructor told her mother that Casonti appeared to be more interested in visual art not dance movement. Casonti would only dance at home, so her mother continued to send her to class, and eventually she developed a passion and voice through dance.
Artist
Statement
My work is greatly impacted by my 16 years as a dancer/educator; I have always said that creating dance is like painting in three dimensions. Now that I am working on canvas, I still look for the flow and movement of color. I am most comfortable with the abstract form, letting the color flow through the space creating dimension and depth. My intention is to create a mood or emotional response to the image, drawing the viewer in and allowing them to find something new each time they look at the painting.