Fred Markham; received his Bachelor of Arts in Painting and Drawing from Transylvania University in Lexington Kentucky. He went on to; a Post-Baccalaureate Program in Painting at the University of Kentucky, and then received his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from The George Washington University.; He has been juried into numerous shows in the area has received many awards including The Washington Society of Landscape Painters Award from The Art League’s International Landscape Show.