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Artist Statement:
With early artistic training
in dance and later study in
the visual arts, I find that I
want to fill my paintings with
color and texture while
exploring space and mood.
Building on this foundation, I
strive to express life and
living, as well as form and
essence. I embrace ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
UPCOMING: Lamorinda Open
Studios, October 22-23, 2011
Preserve Lamorinda Open Space
2011
Art D'Light, 2011, Petaluma,
CA
Day of the Dead Exhibit, 2011,
Petaluma, CA
Valley Art Gallery Winter
Shows, 2008-2010
Civic Arts Shows, Shadelands
Art Center, 2008-2010
Albany Arts Central Show, 2008
Crucible Holiday Show, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Alameda Art Center, Alameda,
CA
ArtPeople Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
Moraga Art Gallery, Moraga, CA
Valley Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Arlington Window Gallery,
Kensington, CA
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Artist Reviews:
Highlighted in 2010 Civic Arts
Sale article in the Contra
Costa Sun
Included in "Creative Glass"
published in 2010
Three paintings printed in
Vol.1, 2008 of the Journal of
SandPlay Therapy
Artwork shown in the
January/February 2007 issue of
Somerset Studios
Chosen for Gallery V,a
Stampington publication,...
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Commissions:
Sharon Pincus, Berkeley, CA
Lucille Biondi, Moraga, CA
Murray Bishop, Martinez, CA
Thomas J. Hutton, Santa Clara,
CA
Rustine Tilton, Teaneck, NJ
Charity Huss, Moraga, CA...
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Barbara Davis Biography:
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
Open |
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| Education |
Graduate Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Observing the world, inside and out, and interpreting through photography, poetry, and other media |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Nathan Oliveira
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| Favorite Work of Art |
It isn't possible for me to pick just 1!
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Music is probably my biggest inspiration. I can crawl inside a piece of music and find images and energy that flow to my brush or chalk. It is as though the music moves me literally, not just figuratively. Nature serves as another strong inspiration. Usually, I don't pull images directly from nature. It is the essence that I try to connect to and interpret. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I became an artist because I had to. Once I discovered painting, my creativity was awakened. I can't be away from creating something in some way or I become agitated and lost. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
My parents introduced me to dance and art as a child. I used to sit with my mom while she took painting classes from an artist/neighbor. We sat on pillows around a low table. I would fingerpaint; I still use my hands a lot.
I also attended art fairs with my mom. My strongest memory is of working on a collage painting of trees while watching people come and go.
During college, I discovered dance again and majored in it (along with Spanish and Linguistics). Later, after losing my house in a fire and my mom shortly after, I turned to the visual arts to help me cope. I have been painting ever since. I have also discovered book arts, mosaic, fused glass, metalwork, sculpture and enamels.
Through art, I have learned so much about the world and what matters. Now, I can't imagine life without it. |
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