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Artist's Statement
I have always thought of myself as an artist.
The creative urge has always been with me even through the years when I was too busy raising a family to make art.
When that task was nearly complete, I began to paint again and, after working in isolation for some time, I enrolled
in graduate school for the challenge an artistic community provides.
Making art has been my way of communicating something about the delights and the irritants in my life. Contributors
to both have been, my family, politics, religion, the art world, and the art-making process. If work stemming from
my experience of pleasure and pain strikes a chord of recognition with the viewer then, I feel I've done my job
as an artist. I've touched the on-looker and communicated something about who I am.
| Some of my work focuses on issues of body image and gender role
especially as it impacts older women. My self-portraits are part of an ongoing series made to convey something
of who I am both physically and psychically. They function, in part, to counter the prevailing images of women
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Some of my self-portraits include images of women made by male
artists who are considered to be stars of art history. Some of my imagery also includes dolls. Whether devices
for artistic expression or tools of women's socialization, such images are depictions of a singular type within
a particular social/historical context.
Where am I placed in the art historical context as a woman
who is an artist of a certain age and size who uses her own body for her own expressive goals? I am certainly no
"fantasy babe". How does my physical appearance and our culture's attitudes to that appearance effect
the viewer? Does my image mirror my society? Does society mirror me? What are the social values and meanings placed
upon the female body by contemporary culture?
Invitational Exhibitions
2006
- Imperfect
Beauty, Evansville Museum of Art, Science & History,
Evansville, IN (3-artist exhibition proposed by Davida Schulman)
- Transmutaton: Artificial Evolution of the Body, Orleans Street Gallery, St Charles IL
2005
- Faculty Show,
Koehneline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
- Benefit,
Art Encounter, Chicago, IL
- Eighth
Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists’ Coalition,
Chicago, IL
- Art as a Feminist Mirror,
Women’s Studies Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Imperfect Beauty,
Lincolnland Community College, Springfield, IL (3-artist exhibition proposed by Davida Schulman)
2004
- Seventh Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL
- Women Painting Women,
Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University ake Charles, LA )
- Encore! New Works by Illinois Millenium Artists, Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL
- The Figure,
Gillock Gallery, Evanston, IL
- Modern Portrait Show,
Allen Lane Architects, Batavia IL
2003
- Faculty Show,
Koehneline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
- Imperfect Beauty,
Carlson Tower Gallery, North Park University, Chicago, IL (3-artist exhibition proposed by Davida Schulman)
- Artival,
Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Sixth Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago, IL
- Watercolor Now! 2003, Watercolor USA Honor Society, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
- Imperfect Beauty, (A three artist group exhibition proposed by Davida Schulman &
Sigrid Wonsil) Dittmar Memorial Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
2002
- Faculty Show,
Koehneline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Illinois
- Fifth Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago's Artists' Coalition, Chicago
2001
- Faculty Show,
Koehneline Gallery, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines Illinois
- Fourth Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago
- With Eyes Closed,
Mennonite College of Nursing, Bloomington, Illinois
- Vicinity Encore!: Norris Award Winners Exhibit Together, Norris Art Center, St. Charles, Illinois
2000
- Third Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago
- Mentor and Muse,
Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, Illinois
- Mentor and Muse,
Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois
- Members Exhibition,
Artists of Rogers Park, Chicago
1999
- Second Annual Chicago Art Open, Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago
- Experienced Women,
University Galleries, University of Illinois at Springfield
- Experienced Women,
University Galleries, Illinois State University
1998
- Chicago Art Open,
Chicago Artists' Coalition, Chicago
- Fourth Art Show,
Time Life Building, Chicago
- Figurative Exhibition,
Artists of Rogers Park, Chicago
- Members Exhibition,
Artists of Rogers Park, Chicago
- New Members Exhibition,
Artists of Rogers Park, Chicago
1992-1997
- Aspects of the Body,
University Galleries, Illinois State University, 1997
- Watercolors of a Different Nature, Greenview Art Center, Chicago, 1994
- Biennial Graduate Exhibition: Illinois State University, 1992
Juried Exhibitions
2006
- Watercolor
USA 2006, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
2005
- Vicinity
2005, Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery, St.
Charles, IL
- Contemporary Realism,
Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
- Interpretations
of the Figure, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis,
IN
2004
- Watercolor USA 2004,
Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
2003
- Vicinity 2003,
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery, St. Charles, IL
- Identity,
Guenzel Gallery, Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI
- Not Just Another Pretty Face, Bloomingdale Museum, Bloomingdale, IL
- Northbrook Arts Commission,
Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, IL
- Illinois Drawing and Watercolor Foureenth Biennial Exhibition, Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
2002
- Galex 36,
Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL
2001
- Illinois Drawing and Watercolor Thirteenth Biennial Exhibition, Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
- 67th Annual Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, Polish Arts Club, Chicago
2000
- Wise Women,
Brickton Gallery, Park Ridge, Illinois
- 66th Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Polish Arts Club,
Polish Museum of America, Chicago
- lllinois Women Artists: The New Millennium, two year traveling exhibition to Washington DC and 9 Illinois
venues. Concluding exhibition August, 2001.
1999
- Figuratively Speaking, American
Academy of Art, Chicago, IL
- Self Portrait: Expression of Individual Spirit,
Saint Vincent Hospital Women’s Center and Toucan Gallery, Billings, Montana
- Watercolor USA '99, Springfield
Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri
- 65th Annual Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, Polish Arts Club, Chicago
- Contemporary Visions '99, University
of Bridgeport Gallery, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Juried by Philip Pearlstein
- Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium, two year traveling exhibition to Washington DC and throughout Illinois.
Concluding exhibition at the end of 2001.
1998
- Vicinity '98
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery
- Agony and Ecstacy,
Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Prairie State College Foundation
- Members Show, WomanMade
Gallery, Chicago
- 64th Annual Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, Polish Arts Club, Chicago
- Watercolor '98,
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery
1997
- Vicinity'97,
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery
- National
Festival of Fine Art,
Norris Cultural Art Center
- Metamorphosis,
Constance Lindholme Fine Art, Milwaukee
- Watercolor '97,
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery
- Carving the Forces of Change, Chicago Women's Caucus for Art, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1996
- Vicinity'96,
Norris Cultural Arts Center Art Gallery
- Breaking the Role,
Dallas Women's Caucus for Art National Juried Exhibition
- Human: Figure and Portrait,
Kougeas Gallery, Boston
- No Body's Perfect,
Constance Lindholme Fine Art, Milwaukee
- Thirteenth Biennial Exhibition, Evanston Art Center
1990-1994
- Alice and Arthur Baer Competition, 1994
- Eighth Annual Regional Exhibition of the Southside Art
League, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, 1993
- Annual Water Media Exhibition, Countryside Gallery, Arlingtons Heights, 1990, 1991
- Myths and Icons Countryside Gallery, Arlingtons Heights, 1990
- Weinberg & Associates, Rockford, Illinois
Solo Exhibitions
2002
- David Erlanson Gallery, Richland Community College, Decatur,
Illinois
2001
- Gallery 10, Gils Rock, Door County, Wisconsin
- Burgess Gallery, Eureka College, Eureka Illinois
1998
- Artemisia Gallery, Chicago
1997
- Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook Illinois
1996
- Lownik Library, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
- University Galleries, Illinois State University
1993-1995
- Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook, Illinois
- University Galleries, Illinois State University
- Northbrook Public Library, Northbrook Illinois
Corporate Collections
1999
- Weinberg, Pringue and Associates, Rockford, Illinois
Honors and Awards
2004
- Residency,
Hungarian Multicultural Center, Lake Ballaton Hungary
- St Cuthbert Mill Award,
Watercolor USA 2004
- Who's Who in America,
56th Edition
- Who's Who of American Women
2002
- Who's Who of American Women
2001
- Who’s Who in America 56th Edition
1999
- Cash Award, Watercolor
USA '99, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield Missouri
- American Watercolor Society Invitation for Membership
1998
- Honorable Mention, 64th
Annual Exhibition of Painting & Sculpture, Polish
Arts Club, Chicago
1997
- Honorable Mention, National Festival
of Fine Art, Norris Cultural Art Center
- Honorable Mention, Metamorphosis* Constance Lindholme Fine Art, Milwaukee
1996
- Lester Norris Award, Norris Cultural Center Vicinity Exhibition
- Watercolor Award, Lakeside Cultural Arts Center
- Painting Award, No
Body's Perfect, Constance Lindholme Fine Art, Milwaukee
1995
- Painting Award, Illinois State University
Grants and Fellowships
Residency Grant, Vermont Studio Center, May 1999
Curation
2000-2003
Chicago Public Schools All-High School Exhibition, Museum
of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Publications
- Camille Howell, Something Old, Something New, an Aspen Grove,
Some Flowers Too: Watercolor USA at the Springfield Art Museum, Springfield News-Leader, June 15, 2004
- Pritsker, Elaine, Big or Small, Art was Beautiful in 2003
Pioneer Press, December 31, 2003
- Judy Prisoc Chicago Art Open Offers Diversity & Freshness,
Chicago Artists' News, December 2003
- Willard, Christopher, Self-Portraits: The Examined Life,
American Artist Magazine,
- May, 2003, pp14-16
- Pritsker, Elaine, Art Shows Imperfect Beauty, Pioneer Press,
January 3, 2003
- Kenyon, Theo Jean, Mentor and Muse: Together Again, Peoria
Journal Star, January 9, 2000
- Lions, Channys, Mentor Teams Up with Students for Show,
Peoria Times-Observer, January 19, 2000
- Illinois Committee for the National Museum for Women in
the Arts, Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium , University of Illinois Press, Champaign, Illinois, 1999,
p.46
- Ciezadlo, Janina, Illinois Women Artists: the New Millennium,
Chicago Reader, June 18, 1999
- Polanski, G Jurek, Davida Schulman: Selected Works, Artscope.Net
October/November, 1998
- Illinois Committee for the National Museum for Women in
the Arts, Illinois Women Artists: The New Millenium, University of Illinois Press, Champaign, Illinois, 1999, Page 46
- Ciezadlo, Janina, Illinois
Women Artists: the New Millennium, Chicago Reader,
June 18, 1999
- Kenyon, Theo Jean, Mentor
and Muse: Together Again, Peoria Journal Star,
January 9,2000
- Lions, Channys, Mentor
Teams Up with Students for Show, PeoriaTimes-Observer,
January 19, 2000
- 2000 Calendar,
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Center
Education
Master of Fine Art, Illinois State University, 1996
Master of Science, Illinois State University, 1994
Teacher's Certification: Northeastern Illinois University, 1970
Bachelor of Arts in Plastic and Graphic Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1969
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