CONTEXT
Emanating from the perspective of a Painter-Printmaker, skilled in Drawing, Painting, Collage, Printmaking (Relief & Intaglio) and Photography // Curatorial Projects include, Cultural Research, Art Handling, Exhibition Installation, Narrative Interpretation, Engagement, Assessment and Evaluation // Strong history as an Educator in the Arts, designing and implementing programs for non-profit institutions.
CURRENTLY
Recent graduate with an M.A. in Gallery & Museum Management from Western Colorado University // Research assistant, condition care, of 18thc British goods at M. Ford Creech Antiques & Fine Arts // Steward of "Evan Lindquist Engraves Engravers", an exhibition of 30 copperplate engravings of historically important engravers, printed and engraved by Arkansas Artist Laureate, Evan Lindquist // Steward of "Norwood Women", an exhibition of portrait and landscape paintings by three generations of women, descendants of the Norwood family of Perry, Houston County, Georgia, USA: K. Doyle Ford (1910-1993); Millicent Ford Creech (b. 1937) and Norwood Creech (b. 1963).
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I am a third-generation Southern female artist, from a family of female professional painters, each well-schooled in the classical traditions of painting and drawing. My artwork applies a fresh contemporary spirit of energy to the historically traditional genres of landscapes and still lifes.
My inspiration for expression comes from my ongoing relationship with the land, the landscape, material culture, sights, sounds and stories of the environment in which I live. My manner of expression, be it through paint/print/words/action, brush/line/color/narration, is motivated by the emotional engagement I feel with that which is directly in front of me.
