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Painter of Paintings and Objects
~At Your Service~
abztraktsynergy@live.com
(503)875-2969
(503)875-2969
Artist Statement
“Art is born through action and inner need.”
~Wassily Kandinsky
Concerning the Spiritual In Art; 1913
My artworks have shifted from one media to another in the last decade as I have grown and changed; creative tendencies leap between representations of the world around us and completely abstract, experimental dance performance. I have been profoundly influenced by 20th Century Art and my independent travels abroad. I have gained inspiration from a host of past artists including: Picasso, Kandinsky, Pollock, Tobey, Rauschenberg, and Basquiat. I am also very influenced by Mayan, Cambodian, and Egyptian archaeology. Physics and mathematics, sacred geometry, ancient alchemy, and shamanism are also key interests in my ongoing quest.
Seeking new ways to express my chronic wanderlust, I have found the need for balance and acknowledgement of both extremes. On one side I seek out abstract forms found in the recycled refuse of our society; on the other side I seek to capture the beauty and harmony of the natural world of animals and elements. My work travels from painting on canvas to junk constructions; from street performance statuary to onstage collaborative jams with dance, music, painting, and poetry.
Throughout my life I have sought Spirit within Art, and I have discovered it again and again in fresh new ways.
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Exhibition-Performance History
Art Education
1996-2000: The Evergreen State College {B.A. in Art and Culture};
1996:
1996:
1994:
1993-1996: Arts and
Art Exhibitions
2008
March: Whimsy~Home Décor in Capitol Hill; Seattle
Art Party Seattle Group Show at Nectar in
Group Show with Action NW; Downtown
2007 (In
November: Enterbeing father-son show
May: Village Building Convergence
October: Enterbeing Community Center & Jack Of All Trades Gallery
August: MetaPoiesis: EcoDesign and Visionary Art
May:
April: The Peaceful Soul Yoga Studio
February: Pala Lounge & Group Art Show at Collage Art Supply
November: Father and Son at the
2005
September: The
August:
July: Concrete the Studio
June:
May: Tiny's Cafe, Squeeze the Bar, & the Cricket Cafe
April: Tribe Theater & Ford's Cafe
March: The Fuel Cafe
February: Concordia Coffee House & The Star E Rose Cafe
January: La Dolce Vita Cafe & Do! Hair Salon
2004
December: The Cup and Saucer Cafe & Bella Faccia Pizzeria
October: The Environmental Art Symposium at
November: Halo Thai
2004 (In
May-December: RampART Co-Op Artist Gallery
June-August:Panamonica's Gallery and Restaurant
June: Shakabrah Restaurant
May: The Rosewood Cafe
April: Caffe Vita (
2003: Big Show City at Capitol Theater; Olympia, WA
2002: Princess Jewelers; Skagway, AK
2001: Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center; NM
1999: Otto's Bagels; Olympia, WA
1998: Butoh Dance Festival Reception Installation (Director); Olympia, WA
1997: The Evergreen State College Library Gallery; Olympia
1996: Father and Son at the Justice Center; Portland, OR
Collections
2003: A Tribute to Rachel Corrie; Last Word Books, Olympia
1994: Self-Portrait in Chalk and Computer; PNCA, Portland
Performance History
2008
Ongoing~Street Performance
February:
February: Hell’s Kitchen;
2007
New Year’s Eve at Sanford and Son;
2006 (in
MetaPoiesis: Visionary Art and Culture Festival
SOAK! Regional Burning Man Festival
Strut! with Kaosmosis at the Wonder Ballroom
Jack Of All Trades Studio and Gallery
Ignite: the Burner Weekly at the Pala Lounge
2005
The
SOAK! Regional Burning Man Festival
Concrete the Studio
The Crystal Ballroom
Alberta Art Hop Festival
Tribe Theater
Fuel Cafe
Concordia Coffee House
2004 (in
Proctor Arts Festival
ART in the Park Festival
Panamonica’s Art Club
RampART Co-Op Gallery
Art On the Ave Festival
An Abbreviated Life Story
When I was five we moved further west to
In the Fall of 1996 I began studies at the forested campus of Evergreen State College in
In January of 1999 I traveled to
Six months later I set out on a seven-month odyssey beginning in
In
In 2000 I graduated with a B.A. in Art and Culture. Since that time I have volunteered with Americorps and the Student Conservation Association at
Since March of 2003 I have been actively pursuing the spotlight that is offered by the international, national, and local 'art worlds'. My abstract paintings have graced diverse venues in
In August of 2006 I turned 28 in
Now that I have returned to the Northwest, my mission is to radiate as much creativity into the public awareness as possible. Collaborating with other artists, musicians, singers, and dancers, I have formed a collective called AbZtraKt Synergy. With the basic mission of uniting the arts in the 21st Century, the group performs onstage in a chaotically improvisational, spontaneous explosion of creative impulse. When that is not going on, I am performing on the street as a statue-clown-mime, charming children and adults with whimsical dancing, frozen postures, and mischief-making.
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