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ARTIST STATEMENT & RESUME
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artist statement
"Human life itself may be almost pure chaos, but the work of the artist is to take these handfuls of confusion and disparate things, things that seem irreconcilable, and to put them together in a frame to give them some kind of shape and meaning." -Katherine Porter, writer (1894 - 1980)
Much of my work is created out of my own confusion of stereotypes, roles, and expectations that surround us and shift with time. I question our cultural ideals, why we place emphasis on certain characteristics both male and female, and I express my own weaknesses and insecurities through painting. In grouping symbols that are similar or contrasting, I can present an idea as concretely as I choose, while allowing space for interpretation. The underlying drive is that I have an urge to paint because of the physical process as well as the emotional development of an idea.
resume: EXHIBITS/AWARDS
Utah Women Artists Exhibition, Honorable Mention, SLC Utah, 1.2007 Springville Salon 2006 and 2007, Springville Utah 7.2006 & 2007 Park City Arts Festival, Park City, Utah, 8.2005 Art and Soup, juried exhibit, Salt Lake City, Utah, 3.2005 & 3.2006 'The Face of A Woman' solo show, Absolute Art Gallery, Des Moines Iowa, 2.2004 218 1/2 Paintpushers Annual Art Exhibit, member artist, Des Moines Iowa, 11.2003, 2002, 2001 Art in the Park, Best 2-D, Clinton Iowa, 6.2004 2 Rivers Juried Art Exhibition, Purchase Award, Des Moines Iowa, 11.2003 Valley Junction Art Festival, Best in Show Award, Des Moines Iowa, 9.2003 Valley Junction Art Market, Best in 2-D, Des Moines Iowa, 5.2003 Iowa Exhibited 17, honorable mention, Des Moines Iowa, 8.2002 Mason City Library Invitational, 2 artist show, Mason City Iowa, 4.2001
galleries: Terzian Galleries, Park City Utah, currently Pickett Fairbanks, Salt Lake City, currently Bullock's Frame Shop and Gallery, Salt Lake City Utah, currently
EDUCATION University of Utah 1992 - 1996 BFA with an emphasis in painting and drawing.
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All images under copyright Angela Bentley Fife, 2004 |