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An example of work by Ginger Ann Bowen
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| The following, submitted June 2002, is from the artist:
Born in
1953 in Amarillo, Texas, Ginger felt as a child the hunger to record
what she saw and knew at a very early age, the brush and the canvas
would be her means. Although she was in her late twenties before she
was able to obtain a formal art education, she followed her heroes
until the time she was able to study under them in a formal
setting. She searched out the greats such as Daniel Greene, Matt
Smith, Kevin Macpherson & Michael Albrechtson and knew each time
she attended their classes she was not alone in her quest for
perfection. Her hunger for knowledge and better techniques
continues.
With each piece of art, she tries to show her
generous nature by baring her soul. In her studio in Scottsdale,
Arizona, she delights in setting up the subjects of her next still life
painting. While she ponders, she mischievously adds a hidden
meaning to each piece thus expressing the playful sense of humor for
which she is known. An award winning piece, The Lawyer and the Songbird
depicts bird books, feathers, musical score, eggs, and more. When
asked about the "lawyer" part of the title, she responds with a
twinkle, "look at the snake slithering in the background."
Another painting, The Boys
includes various male symbols, Raggedy Andy, Buddha, an African
warrior, a cowboy, an Indian, a bull chasing a wooden manikin and, of
course, a dog holding a large screw.
While she loves the studio,
she has traveled to many areas in the US and Europe with a goal of
sharing with others the beauty of the land. Whether it is the
desert of Arizona, an old hacienda in Taos, the flowers of Texas in the
spring, the palm trees of Hawaii during a storm or the beauty of Rome
and Florence, Italy, she is at peace only when she has "moved it" to
the canvas.
Still life titled It Means Nothing is on display in the office of Senator Bill Frist in Washington DC.
LITERATUR REFERENCES
International Artist Magazine, June/July 2002.
Master Painters of the World, U.S. Showcase has her painting On Pins and Needles.
SPECIAL AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS:
Frank C. Wright Memorial
Award, American Artist Professional League 2001, 73rd Grand National
Honorable Mention, 2001 Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County
Museum
Honorable Mention 69th Grand National Exhibition, American Artist Professional League
Art Maui 1998 Purchase Pledge Award
Art Maui 1997 Purchase Pledge Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1995 American Artist Professional League Award
28th Central South Art Exhibition, 1994, Chromatic Photo-imaging Service Award
27th Central South Art Exhibition, 1992, Major Eugene Castner Lewis Award
26th Central South Art Exhibition, 1991, Friend of Tennessee Art League Memorial Award
25th Central South Art Exhibition, 1990, Tennessee Art League Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1989, Katherine A Lovell Memorial Award
Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, 1989, Koenig Art Emporium Award
Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, 1989, Grand Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1988, Board of Directors Award
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