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An dyCh e r e wi c k Bor ni nDe t r oi t , Mi c h i ga ni n1 9 7 1 .

An dyCh e r e wi c k ' spa i n t i n gsc a nbef ou n di n pu bl i c , pr i v a t ea n di n t e r n a t i on a l c ol l e c t i on s .

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Ar tRos e n ba u m, bor ni n1 9 3 8i nOgde n s be r g, NY , i sapa i n t e r , mu r a l i s t , a n di l l u s t r a t or , a swe l l a sac ol l e c t ora n dpe r f or me r oft r a di t i on a l Ame r i c a nf ol kmu s i c .

Hee a r n e dh i sMF Ai nP a i n t i n ga tCol u mbi aUn i v e r s i t ya n dh a swor k e di nF r a n c eonaF u l br i gh ti nP a i n t i n g; h ea l s oh a saF u l br i gh tS e n i orP r of e s s or s h i pi nGe r ma n y .

Amon gh i se x h i bi t i on swa st h eCor c or a n ' s4 1 s t Bi e n n i a l ofAme r i c a nP a i n t i n g, a n dh i swor k sa r ei nma n yc ol l e c t i on s , i n c l u di n gt h eNe wOr l e a n sMu s e u m ofAr ta n dt h e Col u mbu s( GA)Mu s e u m.

Heh a se x e c u t e dmu r a l c ommi s s i on sa tt h eUCL AS c h ool ofL a wa n dt h eCe n t e rf orHu ma n i t i e sa n dAr t sa tt h eUn i v e r s i t y ofGe or gi a .

Hi ss ol os h owi n2 0 0 0a tt h eBl u eMou n t a i nGa l l e r yi nNe wY or kwa sr e v i e we di nAr ti nAme r i c a .

Hi sf ol kmu s i cf i e l dwor ki nt h eS ou t ha n dMi dwe s th a sr e s u l t e di nov e r1 4doc u me n t a r yr e c or di n gs , s e v e r a l ofwh i c h a r eonS mi t h s on i a n F ol k wa y s ; h ewr ot ea n di l l u s t r a t e dt wobook s , F ol kVi s i on sa n dVoi c e s : T r a di t i on a l Mu s i ca n dS on gi n Nor t hGe or gi a( 1 9 8 3 ) , a n dS h ou tBe c a u s eY ou ' r eF r e e : Th eAf r i c a nAme r i c a nRi n gS h ou t T r a di t i onont h eCoa s tofGe or gi a ( 1 9 9 8 ) , bot hpu bl i s h e db yt h eUn i v e r s i t yofGe or gi aP r e s s .

Ape r f or me ronav a r i e t yoff ol ki n s t r u me n t s , h eh a sa ppe a r e da tn u me r ou sf ol kf e s t i v a l sbot hs ol oa n dwi t hgr ou psl i k e t h epr e s e n t da yS k i l l e tL i c k e r s , h a sc u tt h r e eba n j o/ v oc a l L P sa n dCD' s , a n dh a swr i t t e na n di l l u s t r a t e dt woi n s t r u c t i onbook s ont r a di t i on a l ba n j os t y l e s .

Hei sWh e a t l e yP r of e s s ori nF i n eAr t sa tt h eL a ma rDoddS c h ool ofAr t , Un i v e r s i t yofGe or gi aa n di n2 0 0 3wa sar e c i pi e n tof aGov e r n orofGe or gi a ' sAwa r di nt h eHu ma n i t i e s .

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Christi Harris

Christi Harris is the department of the chair of the art department at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. She has shown in work in U.S. and internationally including Kushiro Japan where she was special guest artist and chairman of the American Delegation for the Third Empty Bowls.

She received her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1995.

Her diverse body work includes paintings and mixed media.

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I nf a c t , i twa smyn a n n y , Agn u s , wh of i r s th a dt h ei n c l i n a t i ont h a tI wou l dgr owu pt obea na r t i s t .

S h et ol dmypa r e n t st h a tI h a dt h en a t u r a l k n a c kf orc ol ora n d i n n a t ea r t i s t i ct a l e n t .

Th r ou gh ou tmyc h i l dh ooda n df or ma t i v ey e a r s , I l e a r n e dt h ef u n da me n t a l sofpa i n t i n ga ta na f t e r s c h ool a r ts t u di oa n dt h e r e , I f e l l i nl ov ewi t ha r tf r om obs e r v a t i on .

I f u r t h e rde v e l ope dmybodyofwor ka tt h eCol l e geofWi l l i a m a n dMa r ywh e r eI s t u di e dS t u di oAr ta n dL a t i nAme r i c a nS t u di e s .

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Th es i mpl e , bu ti n s pi r i n gc h i l dr e n ’ ss t or y , Ha r ol da n dt h eP u r pl eCr a y onb yCr oc k e t tJ oh n s on , pl a y e dade f i n i n gr ol ei n myde v e l opme n ta sa na r t i s t .

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Wi t hj u s ton ec r a y on Ha r ol dt u r n e dt h emu n da n ei n t oagr a n da dv e n t u r e .

I i de n t i f ywi t hHa r ol d’ sz e s tf orl i f e , a n dt h r ou ghmya r t wor kI s t r i v et o i l l u mi n a t eade pt ha n dbe a u t yofl i f et h a tma yot h e r wi s egou n n ot i c e d.

I h opet h emome n t sc a pt u r e di nmywor k , e n c ou r a ge y out opa u s ea n dc on s i de rt h en u a n c eofbe a u t yf ou n di nou rwor l d.

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L i n daMi t c h e l l

L i n daMi t c h e l l , wh owa sbor ni nAt l a n t ai n1 9 6 0 , gr e wu pi naf a mi l yt h a tn u r t u r e dh e rs t r on g, e a r l yi n t e r e s ti nbot ha n i ma l s a n dma k i n ga r t .

I nah omede c or a t e dwi t hh a n dma dequ i l t s , h e rmot h e rbr e dc oc k e rs pa n i e l s , a n dMi t c h e l l wa se n c ou r a ge d b yagr e a t a u n twh ot a u gh tmu s i c , a r t , a n ddr a ma .

Asac h i l d, s h es t a r t e dpa i n t i n g, ma k i n ga n i ma l f i gu r i n e s , a n ds e wi n g, a l l ofwh i c hi n f or me dh e rwor ka sama t u r ea r t i s t .

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Wh i l et h e r es h ede v e l ope das pe c i a l i n t e r e s ti nl i t h ogr a ph y , a n d s h ec r e di t spr i n t ma k i n gf ors pu r r i n gh e rf e e l i n gf orl a y e r i n gi ma ge sa n dt e x t u r e s .

Mi t c h e l l we n tont or e c e i v ea nMF A i npa i n t i n gf r om t h eUn i v e r s i t yofGe or gi ai n1 9 9 0 , a n da nMF Ai ns c u l pt u r ef r om Ge or gi aS t a t eUn i v e r s i t yi n1 9 9 4 .

Mi t c h e l l ’ se a r l ywor kf oc u s e dona n i ma l si nmu l t i pa n e l pa i n t i n gs , f e a t u r i n gc u t ou tf i gu r e s , a n dot h e rdi me n s i on a l e l e me n t s .

Th epa i n t i n gsf oc u s e donf l u i dl ypa i n t e df ou r l e gge dc r e a t u r e si ndr a ma t i cs i t u a t i on s , e mph a s i z i n gt h e i rh u ma nqu a l i t i e s .

Mi t c h e l l t u r n e dt os c u l pt u r a l wor ku s i n ge x pos e dwi r ea r ma t u r e st oc r e a t ea n i ma l sf or ms .

S h ec r e a t e ddi s t u r bi n gs c e n a r i os ofs t a l k i n ga n dpr e da t i onwi t hmu l t i pl ef i gu r e s , s omeofwh i c hwe r ef l e s h e dou twi t hf a br i ca n dbl a c ks a n d.

Ac ol l a gec l a s s t h a tMi t c h e l l t ookn e a rt h ee n dofgr a du a t es c h ool be c a mear e a l i mpe t u si nh e rde v e l opi n gape r s on a l v i s u a l l a n gu a ge .

Col l a gea l l owe dh e rt oc ombi n eh e ri mpu l s ef ori ma ge ma k i n gwi t hh e rs c u l pt u r a l f a c i l i t y .

I nt h edr e a ml i k ej u x t a pos i n g oft h er e a l a n dt h ei ma gi n e ds h ef e e l sak i n s h i pwi t hf ou rmode r nma s t e r s : Ch a ga l l , Mi r ó, T a n gu y , a n dRou s s e a u .

I n2 0 0 0 Mi t c h e l l be ga nc r e a t i n gl a r gea c r y l i cpa i n t i n gst h a tc ombi n e da c t u a l obj e c t swi t hpa i n t e di l l u s i on .

Th i swor kc u l mi n a t e di na n 8 ' x 1 8 ' i n s t a l l a t i onofov e r l a ppi n gpa i n t i n gs , Embr a c et h eMe s s y , e x h i bi t e di n2 0 0 4 .

Th es h ow’ st i t l ee mbodi e st h ea r t i s t ’ si n t u i t i v e a ppr oa c ht h a ta l l owspoe t i cme a n i n gt oe me r gef r om t h eh i gh l yt e x t u r a l l a y e r i n gofpa i n t e da n ddi gi t a l i ma ge swi t hav a r i e t y ofma t e r i a l s .

Mi t c h e l l ’ ss c u l pt u r a l i n c l i n a t i onwa ss pu r r e da f t e rt h ebi r t hofh e rs oni n1 9 9 5a n ds h ebe ga nma k i n ga n i ma l f i gu r e s u s i n gP l a y Doh .

I n2 0 0 6s h es t a r t e ds e wi n gf a br i ca n i ma l sa swe l l .

Th ea n i ma l f i gu r e sh a v ebe e nu s e da smode l sf orpa i n t i n gsa n d a sph ot ogr a ph i ci ma ge sc ol l a ge dt ot h es u r f a c eofpi e c e s .

Th ea n i ma l sof t e ne x pr e s sh u ma ne mot i on sa st h e ya r ec ombi n e d wi t hi ma ge sofe ph e me r a l be a u t yf r om n a t u r e .

Ot h e rma j ori n s t a l l a t i on sa r et h e2 0 0 6S e r i oi nVe r s e , wh i c ha l t e r n a t e dpa i n t i n gs wi t hs c u l pt u r a l f a br i ca n i ma l s , a n dt h e2 0 0 7T ooMu c hWi l l Ne v e rBeEn ou gh .

Th el a t t e ri sr u l e db yaf a br i cs c u l pt u r eofL ou i sXI V a sah or n e da n i ma l a v a t a r , f l a n k e db yf a n t a s t i cpa i n t i n gsi n s pi r e db yMi t c h e l l ’ sEu r ope a nt r a v e l s .

L i n daMi t c h e l l h a se x h i bi t e dh e r pa i n t i n gse x t e n s i v e l ywi t hh e rs ol oe x h i bi t i on si n c l u di n gt h os ea tP e n i n s u l aF i n eAr t sCe n t e r , , At l a n t a , GA, Ra df or dUn i v e r s i t y Mu s e u m, Vi s u a l Ar t sCe n t e rofNor t h we s tF l or i da , P a n a maCi t y , F L , S pi v aCe n t e rf ort h eAr t s , J opl i n , MO, Th eGodda r dCe n t e r , dmor e , OK, Ti n n e y+Ca n n onCon t e mpor a r y , Na s h v i l l e , Ma s onMu r e rF i n eAr ta n dOn eT we l v en on pr of i tGa l l e r y , At l a n t a , GA, Ar Ge or gi aS t a t eUn i v e r s i t y , a n dt h eMe t r opol i t a nAr t sCou n c i l , Bi r mi n gh a m, AL .

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Me ga nMa r l a t t Me ga nMa r l a t tr e c e i v e daF e l l ows h i pi nP a i n t i n gf r om t h eNa t i on a l En dowme n tf ort h eAr t s( 1 9 9 5 . ) I na ddi t i on , s h eh a sr e c e i v e dt woi n di v i du a l a r t i s tgr a n t sf r om t h eVi r gi n i aMu s e u m ofF i n eAr t s( 2 0 0 6a n d2 0 1 3 ) , t h eVi r gi n i aCommi s s i onont h eAr t s( 1 9 9 6 ) , a n dTh eNe wJ e r s e yS t a t eCou n c i l ont h eAr t s( 1 9 8 5 ) .

S omeofh e rs ol oe x h i bi t i on si n c l u des h owsa tt h eBa r t onCol l e geofAr tMu s e u m, Wi l s on , NC, ( 2 0 1 5 ) , Th eAt h e n a e u mi nAl e x a n dr i a , VA, ( 2 0 1 0 ) , a n dt h eAn t h on yGi or da n oGa l l e r yofDowl i n gCol l e gei nL on gI s l a n d( 2 0 0 5 . ) Ma r l a t t ' spu bl i ca r twor k sh a v ee n c ompa s s e damon u me n t a l di gi t a l ba n n e rf ort h eCi t yofRoc k v i l l e , MD( 2 0 0 8 ) , af r e s c omu r a l c ompl e t e df orEmma n u e l Epi s c opa l Ch u r c h , Ra pi da n , VA( 1 9 9 6 ) , s i t e s pe c i f i cwor k sf or Hi l l woodMu s e u m, NY( 1 9 9 3 )a n dmor e . .

He rpe r f or ma n c e sa sf ou n de ra n ddi r e c t oroft h ea r t i s tc ol l e c t i v e , Th eBi gHe a dBr i ga de , i n c l u dee v e n t si nNe wY or k , Br ook l y na n dP r a gu e .

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Abs t r a c ta r t i s tP a u l L i gh tJ r . wa sbor ni nAt l a n t a , Ge or gi ai n1 9 6 6 .

Be f or ee a r n i n gh i sMF Ai npa i n t i n ga tS CADAt l a n t ai n2 0 1 2 , L i gh th a da ne x t e n s i v ebu s i n e s sc a r e e rwh e r eh ef u e l e dh i sc r e a t i v es i dea sagr a ph i ca r t i s t , a n dpr odu c tde s i gn e r .

I twa si n t h e s ey e a r st h a th eme ta n dwa sme n t or e da n dgr e a t l yi n f l u e n c e db yP a u l Ch e l k o, awe l l r e s pe c t e da r t i s ta n dph i l os oph e r wh ol i v e da n dwor k e di nAt l a n t a .

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L i gh t ’ swor ki sh e l di npr i v a t ec ol l e c t i on s i nAt l a n t a , Vi r gi n i aa n dNe wY or kCi t ya n di na n di npu bl i cc ol l e c t i on ss u c ha st h eS CADP e r ma n e n tCol l e c t i on .

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