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Artist Statement:
****I AM A NATIVE AMERICAN
ARTIST AND I HAVE BEEN
PAINTING MY WHOLE LIFE & THATS
WHATS KEPT ME GROUNDED IN THIS
LIFE I LIKE PAINTING WITH MY
HANDS I LOVE THE FEELING OF
WET PAINT & I PAINT IN LAYERS.
MY PAINTINGS ARE ABSTRACTED
SANDPAINTINGS I USE EVERYDAY
MATERIAL TO CREATE MY
PAINTINGS, I USE LOTS OF
COLOR: OIL PAINT OR ACRYLIC
PAINT ON CANVAS. I STRETCH MY
OWN CANVAS, APPLY GESSO & THEN
LAY OUT MY FIRST LAYER OF
PAINT & LET THE PAINTING
EVOLVE FROM THERE****
"Painting is a way of life for
me." -KAREN BEGAY
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Karen Begay Biography:
| Biographical information for Karen Begay 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. |
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Age
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45
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
1
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| Religion |
Native American |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Photography, kickboxing, running & weightlifting. |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Jaune Quicktoseesmith
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Willem de Kooning's Woman I
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Jackson Pollock he worked from a place of freedom. Mr Pollock was inspired by Navajo sandpainting which comes from my tribe. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
My whole life has been centered around art. I have been painting & drawing my whole life & its been very nice. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
I a Native American Painter from the Navajo Tribe. I am from the heart of the Navajo Nation. My clans are Nakai Dine & Todecheenie. I recieved my Bachelors Degree in Painting from Northern Arizona University & I have participated in art shows across Arizona.
'I have been painting & drawing my whole life I create Sandpainting Abstractions using acrylic, oil paint, oil bars, laytex, sand, watercolor, ink, house paint, whatever I can get my hands on to get color onto canvas, I love to paint in layers & I paint with my hands, I love the feeling of wet paint'
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