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About the ArtistI believe to understand the artist, you need to know about the artist’s process. Click on this link to read about mine. Below is my artist bio information in the more formal format needed for exhibition applications, gallery owners, and the like. I've been fortunate to have some of my work published in various books and magazines. Click on this link to read about my work.
ARTIST STATEMENT My passion is painting and collage. Layering texture and color in an intuitive manner, I attempt to weave a visual history. I enjoy working in a series as it allows me to communicate my concept in various ways. My goal is to provide a mysterious and intriguing surface, engaging the viewer.My first love is painting in the abstract. Painting with color and shape allow for exploration of a wide range of subjects while allowing the viewer to connect with the art work, inventing their own story. It is especially delightful to me when someone arrives at a painting’s meaning by a totally different route than the one I traveled creating the work. I find words especially appealing and much of my work is inspired by books and poetry. Currently, I am exploring the subject of a Woman’s Worth based on Marianne Williamson’s book of the same name. Other series-in-progress include “Home” and “Color”. Donna is a self-taught artist whose work is in many private and corporate collections. Luscious layers, textures and vibrant colors are trademarks of her work. She has been in many juried shows and exhibitions. Donna balances working in her studio, teaching workshops, and teaching art to elementary students. Welcome to her world! PUBLICATIONS
Somerset Studio
Legacy
Somerset Studio
Somerset Studio
The Art of Fabric Books
Somerset Studio,
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale MI
Brighton District Library, Brighton, MI
Howell Chamber of Commerce, Howell, MI
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
Town Commons, Howell, MI
Wells Fargo Mortgage, Brighton, MI
Fairbanks Reality, Brighton, MI
Howell Chamber of Commerce, Howell, MI
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Grosse Pointe Art Center
National Collage Society
National Collage Society
Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI
Lansing Art Gallery, The Figure - a Body of Work
Left Bank Gallery All Media Competition, Flint, MI
Society of Layerists in Multi-Media:
St. Joseph College, Sante Fe, New Mexico, 2000 Art on the Hill Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI, 1999 Northville Methodist Church Art Show, 1999 Shiawassee Art Council Annual Exhibit, 1999
PAN (Poetry Art Night), Milford, MI, 1995,
1997, 1999
National Collage Society 1997-present, associate member
TEACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Altercations, Altered Arts Conference, Ann Arbor, MI (2006)
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