PRINTABLE RESUME
new orleans, louisiana -
birmingham, alabama
| About
the Art
Other than an ongoing interest in remnants and patterns left by the ages, my paintings have no messages or hidden agendas. Perhaps cues are taken from familiar surroundings, and perhaps the steamy southern summers, rich patinas of aged surfaces and the mystery of found juxtapositions do find their way into my work. But not as images, not obviously and certainly not intentionally. There is, of course, the
seed of an idea or a bit of a plan when I begin, but I am quickly directed
by the work, answering the needs, sorting the puzzles and discovering solutions.
I work with layers of thick and thin color, washed or scumbled over a textured
surface. Traces are left by assorted mark makers, lines are straight, curved
or gestural, surfaces are wiped, dripped and spattered; all adding to an
eventual sense of accumulation and the essence of time.
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Articles & Interviews
Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Fall, 2005
ArtQuotes.net, January, 2004
Birmingham Magazine, October, 2002
New York Times, "A Portrait of the Artist as an Internet Marketer," April, 2000
Focus/Santa Fe Magazine, June, 2001
New American Paintings, No. 20, May, 1999, a Juried Exhibition-in-Print
Exhibitions By Invitation, Curated On Line, 1999
American Artist Watercolor '93' Spring issue', "Inspired by Nature."
Art
in Bloom New
Orleans Museum of Art, 1991
Selected Exhibitions
Bokusho - One Person
Exhibition, Perry Nicole Gallery, Memphis, TN, May, 2007
Bokusho -
Two Person Exhibition, NorDys Gallery, Birmingham, AL, February, 2007
New
Work - One Person Exhibition, Carol Robinson Gallery,
New Orleans, May, 2005
Timelines
- One Person Exhibition, NorDys Gallery, Birmingham,
AL, February, 2005
Contrasting
Views - Two Person Exhibition,
Meridian Museum
of Art, Meridian, MS, October, 2004
Monotype 2004,
Traveling Exhibition to selected art centers in Louisiana
Juxtapositions,
One Person Exhibition, Carol
Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, September, 2003
New Work, Two person
Exhibition, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA, May, 2003
New Work, Featured
Artist, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA, June 2002
New Work By Gallery Artists,
Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Apr-May, 2002
New
Blood, Group Exhibition,
Finer
Things Gallery, Nashville, TN, Mar-Apr, 2002
New Work,
Group Exhibition, Carol Robinson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 2002,
June 2002
Time
and Space, Waxlander
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Oct. 2001
Of
Time and Timelessness, Wyndy Morehead Fine
Arts, New Orleans, LA, 2000
Notations,
W.A.R.D.
Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, 2000
New Work, Lagerquist
Gallery, Atlanta GA, 2000
New Work,
Group Exhibition, W.A.R.D. Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, 1999
New Work,
Three Person Exhibition,
Creative Resource Art & Imaging Gallery,
Birmingham, MI, 1999
One Person Exhibition,
Wyndy Morehead Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA, 1998
One Person Exhibition,
Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1998
Fiftieth Anniversary,
Mississippi Art Colony Retrospective, Lauren Rodgers Museum,
MS, 1998
Featured Artist,
Patio Gallery, Inc, Covington, LA, 1994,96,97
One Person Exhibition,
Renaissance Gallery, Northport, AL, 1996-97
Contemporary Exhibition,
Leon
Loard Gallery, Montgomery, AL, 1990-96-97-98
Knot Just Grass,
A Review of Three Series, William Carey College, MS, 1995
American Watercolor Society,
142nd Annual Knickerbocker Club, NYC, 1994
One Person Exhibition,
Mississippi Gulf Coast College Gallery, 1994
Three Person Exhibition,
World Trade Center, New Orleans, LA, 1994
One Person Exhibition,
Patio Gallery, Inc, Covington, LA, 1994
NWS Traveling-US/Canada,
National
Watercolor Society, Los Angles, CA, 1994
Two Person Exhibition,
Wyndy Morehead Gallery , New Orleans, LA, 1993
Watercolor USA,
Springfield Museum of Art MO, 1992-93
Rocky Mountain National,
Foothills
Art Center, Golden, CO, 1992-94
Masur Museum 18th Annual,
Masur
Museum, Monroe, LA, 1991
Meridian Bi-State, Meridian
Museum, MS, 1989,91,94
Southern Watercolor Society,
Exchange Exhibition, Takarazuka,
Japan, 1989
Seven Artists in Alabama,
JR
Leigh Gallery, Tuscaloosa, AL, 1986
Serigraphy,
Livingston University Art Gallery, AL, 1985
Selected Collections
Birmingham Museum of Art,
Alabama
Huntsville Museum of Art,
Alabama
Montgomery Museum
of Fine Arts, Alabama
Fine Arts Museum of the
South, Mobile, Alabama
Alabama Governor & Mrs.
Fob James
Winton Blount Southern Regional
Collection, AL
Sac's Fifth Avenue, Houston,
TX
Hotel Parc St. Charles,
New Orleans, LA
General Consul of Italy,
New Orleans, LA
City of New Orleans Parkway
& Park Commission, LA
AmSouth Bank, Montgomery,
AL
Southeastern Conference
Headquarters, Birmingham, AL
Deposit Guaranty National
Bank of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Trustmark Bank, Meridian,
MS, McComb, MS
Bradley, Arant Collection,
Birmingham, AL
Nelson, Mullins, Riley &
Scarborough, Atlanta, GA.
Career Highlights
|
About the Artist
The early years of my art
education and career were pursued as possible, following the needs
of family. A move to Washington,
D.C. permitted both the time and opportunity for studies at
the Maryland College of
Art and Design and with outstanding artists in the area where watercolor
and serigraphy became my
preferred mediums. Another move to Alabama in 1976 provided my
first gallery experience
as both exhibitor and assistant director, as well as other opportunities
to
pursue art as a professional.
the grasses and other series from nature developed and became my primary subjects for the
next ten years. Competing frequently in juried exhibitions on national and international levels
and becoming involved with local and national art organizations was an important learning
experience. I credit competition for sharpening my skills and and the many awards received
for giving me the confidence to build on my professional art career, knowing my paintings could
stand in good company in national competitions..
In the mid nineties, my highly
detailed work began to seek the abstract. Several series document
the changes which occurred
during this time, until I finally left image references totally behind.
Current paintings are done
in a manner which allows me to explore and discover beyond the familiar.
Although I've painted extensively
in oils and watercolor, I've found that acrylics on canvas suit my
impulsive nature and need
to work intuitively and quickly, bringing in assorted other mediums and
materials. The abstracts
have been well received, which has provided the necessary encouragement
to stretch and test my abilities
freely.
Representation over the years
has included fine art galleries in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi,
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Washington
D.C. Exhibitions have included several countries.
Private collectors are world
wide.
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