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Artist Statement:
My intent is to create a
unique world or landscape. A
place where the viewer can
enter and leave the hectic
busy world of every day life.
I like to get a quiet and
other worldly feeling to my
paintings. I’m inspired by
skies and sparse simplistic
imagery. I sometimes use
birds, barns, banners and
spheres as symbols in my work.
Layers and layers of
transparent and opaque paint
are built up to create rich,
textured surfaces. The content
of my work is based in
reality, but it ends up being
more of an imaginary world.
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Artist Exhibitions:
Lauren Litwa Holden studied at
the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
where she received numerous
awards including the William
Emlen Cresson traveling
scholarship award for
painting. She has had
exhibitions at the
Philadelphia Art Alliance, The
Noyes Museum, The Delaware
Center for Contemporary Arts,
Widener University, West ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
"Best of America Oil Artists
Vol. II" Kennedy Publishing
2009
"Studio Visit Magazine" Spring
2010, Open Studios Press,
Boston, MA...
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Collections:
Partial List
Benjamin Lovell, Wilmington DE
Dr. Dudley Spencer, Wilmington
DE (Frank Lloyd Wright Home)
Cellular Telecommunications,
Washington DC
Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, East
Hanover NJ
Lebanon Valley College,
Annville PA
Sun Company, Marcus Hook PA
American Equity Development
Corporation, North Wales PA
Philadelphia National Bank,
Philadelphia PA
Duane, Morris and Hecksher,
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Lauren Litwa Holden Biography:
Biographical information for Lauren Litwa Holden can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
Age
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
View Lauren's updated website! www.LitwaArt.com |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Gaugain, Scheeler, DeMuth
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Lauren Litwa Holden studied at the Pennsylania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia where she received the William Emlen Cresson traveling scholarship award for painting.
She has exhibited at The Philadelphia Art Alliance, The Noyes Museum, the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Widener University, West Chester University, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Nexus Gallery, The Armory Native to Neon, Prince Street Gallery, Suzanne Arnold Gallery and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and is an alumni member of the Center for Emerging Visual Artists in Philadelphia.
She has received numerous awards for painting including First Prize from Art of the State, State Museum in Harrisburg PA. She is also a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. She attended residencies at Margo Kelb Dune Shack in Provincetown, MA and Villa Arrigo in Florence, Italy. Lauren's paintings will be published in the Art Visual Guide 'Best of America Oil Artists' Vol II and Studio Visit Magazine in Spring 2010.
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| Artist Statement |
My intent is to create a unique world or landscape. A place where the viewer can enter and leave the hectic busy world of every day life. I like to get a quiet and other worldly feeling to my paintings. I’m inspired by skies and sparse simplistic imagery. I sometimes use birds, barns, banners and spheres as symbols in my work. Layers and layers of transparent and opaque paint are built up to create rich, textured surfaces. The content of my work is based in reality, but it ends up being more of an imaginary world.
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