Echo Baker

To share beauty, to discover new meanings in life and to connect with people are the reasons why I paint. I enjoy painting various subjects, among which the human form, with its dynamic features, expressions and emotions, holds endless fascination to me.

I find inspiration in different kinds of people. Every face and expression can tell a story, so my desire is to describe that face with a paint brush to bring out the unique story of that individual, which I hope to share with my viewers who might relate to that something we all have in common: humanity.
Art is my passion and my calling. It is a life-long journey. 

Selected Exhibitions & Prizes:

2025, Oil Painters of America 34th National Juried Show, Bradenton, Florida

2025, The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, CA

2025, American Impressionist Society 9th Annual Small Works Show, Fallbrook Art Center, CA

2025, California Art Club - Magnificent Miniatures, Old Mill Gallery, Pasadena, CA

2024, Brennen Fine Art Gallery 12x12" Juried Show, Scottsdale, Arizona

2024, NOAPS Best of America Exhibition, Beverly McNeil Art gallery, Birmingham, AL

2024, California Art Club 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Hilbert Museum, Chapman University, Orange, CA

2024, 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition Figure&Portrait Honorable Mention, May 2024

2024, HeArt of Orange County Mixed Media Show, Chemers Gallery, Tustin, CA

2024, The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, CA

2024, Coast Guard Art Program Collection, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY

2023, Award of Excellence by American Art Collector Magazine for the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, CA

2023, California Art Club 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA 

2023, NOAPS Best of America Small Works Exhibit, Mary Williams Fine Art Gallery, Boulder, CO

2023, Honorable Mention in HeArt of Orange County Mixed Media Show at Chemers Gallery, Tustin, CA

2022, Award of Excellence in Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibit, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX

2022, Award of Excellence in NOAPS Best of American National Exhibit, Wilcox Gallery, Jackson, WY

2022, Third Place in Bold Brush Contest September 2022

2022, California Art Club 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA

2022, The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, CA

2022, Best Portrait/Figurative in NOAPS Best of America Small Works Exhibit, Beverly McNeil Art Gallery, Birmingham, AL

2022, Third Place in Traditional in HeArt of Orange Mixed Media Show, Chemers Gallery, Tustin, CA

2021, American Artists Professional League 93rd Grand National Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, NYC, NY

2021, California Art Club 110th Gold Medal Exhibit, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA

2021, The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach, CA

2021, Honorable Mention in National Juried Small Works Show, The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Kansas

2021, California Art Club,"Excellence in Traditional Fine Art - Renewal and Rebirth" Online Exhibit

2020, California Art Club, "Welcome to California" online show

2020, The Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA, virtual gallery

2019, The Festival of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA

2019, 108th California Art Club Annual Gold Medal Exhibit, Pasadena, CA

2019, National Portraits & Figures Show, The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Kansas

2018, Emerging Artist Finalist, Art Muse Contest

2018, California Art Club OC Chapter juried show, Small on the Wall, Newport Beach, CA

2018, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, Mary Williams Gallery, Boulder, Colorado

2018, Best In the Show of US president painting category, Lisa McKnett Gallery, Laguna Hills, CA

2016, Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Exhibition, Marshall Gallery of Fine Art
2015, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe 119th Annual Open Exhibition, National Arts Club, NY, NY