I recently watched the Netflix series, The Andy Warhol Diaries. It's a fascinating look at a major shift in the art world through the eyes of Warhol and those who study his life and work. Despite the diaries and his huge body of work, the show leaves the audience with a lot of questions about who Warhol was in his personal life. In the final episode, artist Glenn Ligon, argues that Warhol may have been trying to understand himself through his art. Ligon goes on to say, "In some ways, [making art] is the way we figure out who we are, rather than express who we are. The making of the work is an exploration of what we are rather than, 'I'm this and I just put it on the canvas'." His notion couldn't ring more true for me as I ponder why I spend so many hours working in my studio painting carefully arranged objects with great detail. On the surface, realistic still life painting may not seem like a profoundly expressive path to self-awareness. Yet every work is full of the visual language of symbolism and allegory that come from somewhere within me. The objects I work with often lead me in surprising directions, which makes me think the art is working on me just as much as I'm working on it. |
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LATEST PAINTING Everyone thought Frank was a company man / oil on linen / 40 X 30 inches |
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GALLERY OPENING MIMIC Anatomy lesson is one of only 19 works selected nationally for MIMIC, an exhibit about replication, simulation and the relationship between life and illusion at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. MIMIC is one of four new exhibits presented by the gallery, including Rites of Passage, 18th annual emerging artists exhibit; Magnificent Seven, 18th annual small works exhibit; and 2021/2022 Artist Residency Exhibit, with artists Shelby Shadwell and Ed Erdmann. |
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Anatomy lesson / oil on linen / 30 X 24 inches The opening reception is on Friday, May 27, 2022 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The show runs through June 24, 2022. Manifest Gallery, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206 |
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NATIONAL EXHIBITION American Women Artists Spring Online Exhibition Honored to also have my painting Anatomy lesson selected as a finalist for the American Women Artists Annual Spring Online Exhibition. This painting is one of 136 finalists chosen from 979 entries. |
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