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Leslie Wayne: Mixed Media
Born in 1953 in Germany, Leslie Wayne currently lives and works in New York. From 1971-73, Wayne studied painting at the University of California Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies. In 1984, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from Parsons School of Design in New York.Wayne’s work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the U.S. and Germany. She is in many public collections including Neuberger Museum of Art in New York, The Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Wayne’s current solo exhibition “One Big Love” runs through July 16, 2010 at the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York.
For more information, see Wayne’s profile at the Jack Shainman Gallery.
Del Kathryn Barton: Painting
Born in 1972, Del Kathryn Barton currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia. Barton has a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales where she has also lectured on drawing. Painting, sculpture and drawing are an integral part of Barton’s practice, drawing imagery from the human form and experience.
Since her first exhibition at Arthaus Gallery in Sydney in 1995, Barton has held several major solo shows as well as participating in numerous group exhibitions in Australia, New York, and Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Barton has been featured on the cover of Australian Art Collector and is listed as “Australia’s Most Collectible Australian Artist” by Australian Art Collector in 2007. Barton was awarded the Archibald Prize in 2008 and was a finalist in 2007.
For more information about Del Kathryn Barton, visit Karen Woodbury Gallery.
Julie Speed: Painting
Born in Chicago in 1951 and raised mostly on the East coast, Julie Speed is a “quirky neo-Surrealist whose inspirations range from old master and Mughal painting to the 20th-century artist, John Graham.” (New York Times)
Speed dropped out of Rhode Island School of Design in the early 1970s and began a period of travel. During this time, she worked intermittently as a house-painter, horse-trainer, stock-boy, and farm worker, eventually settling in Texas in 1978. Since then she has devoted herself to painting full time. “I keep hours just like a real job, only longer, and in my spare time I read books, drink tequila, garden, and drive around West Texas.” In 2006 she decided that just driving around West Texas wasn’t enough so she moved from Austin to Marfa where she has a studio downtown.
To see more of Julie Speed’s work, visit JulieSpeed.com.
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Jon Todd: Mixed Media
Canadian artist Jon Todd has a unique style based on a process of layering in his artwork which includes tattoo graphics, street art, Asian, Northern Europe and Mexican culture as his influences.
Both a fine artist and illustrator, his work explores the social issues and pop culture iconography of the past and present. While depicting themes of war, corruption, and internal struggle, Todd uses numerous mediums as a part of his creative process including objects, wallpapers, screen prints, Sharpies and belt sanders. “His multimedia paintings resemble kaleidoscopic mosaics charged with iconography. These highly personal reflections, despite their vivacity, mainly deal with issues about misguided stigmas, psychosis and miscommunication.” (bio from Yves Laroche Gallery)
To see more of Jon Todd’s work, visit JonTodd.ca.
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