FAST FIVE Annette Durkin: Paintbrushes and blessings
Meet Annette Durkin, artist, mother, grandmother, community volunteer.
Annette has been volunteering in the visual arts since she served as a teaching assistant in her high school art classes. With marketing and communications as a professional career, Annette was on staff as director of communication for large churches, including Bethel Lutheran Church and Messiah Lutheran Church in Madison, Wis. She was cathedral administrator for St. Michael’s Episcopal Cathedral in Boise. She has been part of the creative staff for an ad agency and a national company. Her art has been featured and sold through numerous exhibits and galleries in Boise, Madison and currently Post Falls. During the Boise years, Annette was an award-winning member of the Idaho Watercolor Society. In Boise, she was a co-founder of the Art Moms and Dads program for the elementary schools, receiving the Boise School District Friend of Education award in 1999. Annette served as president of The Art Source Gallery, a 40-member artist co-op gallery. Annette currently serves on the board of directors for the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center and as the chair of the JACC Visual Arts Committee. Annette lives in Post Falls, close to her family — sons Alex and Chris, daughter-in-law Meghan and granddaughters Mae and Sue. Team Durkin provides love and support for Annette’s art.
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