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About the Artist: |
Jacqui Beck
Artist Statement
Painting offers me the practical and metaphorical reminder that there are always opportunities to move forward and change. Working primarily with acrylics, there is no such thing as a "mistake." I add another layer, another texture, and the painting gradually emerges.
Using acrylic paint, collaged materials, pencils, and pastels, I will often have ten or more layers of media, with the subterranean layers adding depth and texture. I enjoy the interplay of complements and the use of grayed colors against bright. The richness of color used by the Impressionists and Post Impressionists has influenced my style, as has the sense of design in the works of Richard Diebenkorn and William Cumming.
My current work is a series titled Tribal Suite, a celebration of the inter-connectedness of everything. It originated from my own feelings of lack of a closely connected tribe of my own, and my realization that I have to create this for myself. I have felt the need for deep roots of tradition and celebration. These paintings bring forth different aspects of connection between people, as well as with the natural and spiritual worlds. In this series I celebrate life, growth, and connection.
Publications
2008 "Enhance Paintings with Texture," Daniel Smith Catalog
2007 (September) Artist's Magazine, "A Metaphor for Life"
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Acrylic Painters, Signature Member; Columbia City Gallery (Board, 2007); Women Painters of Washington (2007-2008 Board member); Vice President, Gallery North (2006); Eastside Association of Fine Arts; (2004-2006) Director of Art for Kids, NW Watercolor Foundation; Seattle Co-Arts, (Board member 2003-2005); Northwest Watercolor Association, Signature Member
Education
2006, 2007, 2008 Intensive Studies Seminar: Katherine Chang-Liu, Fran Larsen, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Shink, Alex Powers
1993-2008 Courses & Workshops, including: Artist Trust Edge Professional Development Program, Gage Academy: (Bo Bartlett, Barbara Fugate, Michael Friel), Dianna Shyne, Deanne Lemley Fine Art School, Pat San Soucie, Stephen Quiller, Carla O’Conner, Judy Hoiness, Cathe Gill, Cathy Woo, Robert Burridge, Betsy Dillard Stroud
1983-2009 Advanced Creativity Coach Training, Eric Maisel, Instructor (2009) Life Coach Training, MentorCoach, MA Counseling Psychology, University of Victoria, BA University of Victoria
Professional Experience
2008 Juror for West Coast Paper Art Exhibition
2007 Juror for Seattle Public Library Art Selection Panel
2006-present Demos, Lectures & Workshops with professional art groups: Daniel Smith, Seattle Co-Arts, Artists United, Seattle League of Arts, Greater Marysville Art Guild
2003-present Art instructor: Seattle Girls’ School, McGilvra Elementary, private classes, individual instruction, and workshops
Solo & Featured Exhibits
2009 Columbia City Gallery Thinly Veiled Seattle WA
2008 Columbia City Gallery Poetry Revealed Seattle WA
2007 Columbia City Gallery Fences Seattle WA
2006 Upstairs Gallery People Being People Seattle WA
Columbia City Gallery Seattle WA
2005 Gallery North Seeds Emerging Edmonds WA
Selected Group Shows & Exhibits
2009 International Society of Acrylic Painters International Open Exhibition Santa Cruz CA
EAFA 2009 Members' Show Redmond WA
Artist's Magazine 26th Annual Art Competition, finalist in the Abstract/ Experimental category
Women Painters of Washington at American Art Company
2008 Baas Art Gallery Texture Seattle WA
Lakewood Gallery Crossroads Tacoma WA
Women Painters of Washington Serendipity Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell WA
Collective Visions Gallery The CVG Show Bremerton WA
Another Roadside Attraction Gallery Beyond the Edge Mt Vernon WA
Seattle Co-Arts Expressions in Art Edmonds Art Gallery, Edmonds WA
2007 East Shore Gallery Art is an Educational Experience Bellevue WA
Columbia City Gallery Heat Juried Exhibit Seattle WA
West Coast Paper Art Exhibition Juried Art Exhibition Seattle WA Award
Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Juried Exhibit Gig Harbor WA Juror Merit Award
Coos Art Museum Expressions West Juried Exhibition Coos Bay OR
Seattle Co-Arts Juried Exhibition Expressions in Art Seattle WA
2006 Arts West Visual Ensembles Seattle WA
Women Painters of Washington Members' Exhibit Kirsten Gallery, Seattle WA
EAFA 31st Annual Juried Exhibition Bellevue WA
Women Painters of Washington Celebrations IV Columbia Tower Gallery, Seattle WA
EAFA Celebration of the Arts Juried Exhibit Mercer Island WA
Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Open Exhibition Seattle WA. Award
Seattle Co-Arts Annual Juried Show Mercer Island WA
2005 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Juried Exhibit Seattle WA
National Parks Gallery Animals of the National Parks Seattle WA
EAFA 30th Annual Juried Exhibition Bellevue WA
Lynnwood Arts Commission Out of the Blue Juried Exhibit Lynnwood WA
Seattle Co-Arts 55th Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibit Everett WA. Award
Art of Our Mothers 2nd Annual juried exhibit, Edmonds WA
2004 National Parks Gallery Animals of the National Parks Seattle WA
Seattle Co-Arts Colors of the Northwest Juried Exhibit Seattle WA
2003 West Coast Paper Puget Sound Country Exhibition Juried Exhibit Seattle WA
EAFA 28th Annual Juried Exhibition Bellevue WA
Representation
Columbia City Gallery:
4864 Rainier Avenue S
Seattle WA 98118
206-760-9843
