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Eileen Downes

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Eileen Downes

Contact Information

Education

Work Experience

Artist's Statement

Exhibitions & Awards

Professional Affiliations

Artist's Gallery



Contact Information

Education

    Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA
    Graphic Design Certificate Program, University of California, Davis, CA

Work Experience

    1992 - present Freelance Artist - acrylic and collage
    1988 - 1992 Graphic Artist / Owner, Quality Graphics, Sacramento, CA
    1981 - 1988 Graphic Artist, McLaren Engineers, Rancho Cordova, CA

Artist's Statement

    I am a collage artist who "paints" with bits of torn magazine paper like a traditional painter chooses shades of color from the palette.

    A substantial amount of my work explores issues important to women, including, motherhood, equality, feminine mystique, and the changing standards of femininity. I am confident of my feelings regarding such issues and am resolved about communicating them effectively.

    It is the process of creating visually pleasing or intellectually stimulating artwork that is most personally fulfilling for me as an artist; likewise, it is the process of experiencing a creative life as a woman, wife, mother, and daughter that is the most fulfilling for me in spirit.

Exhibitions & Awards

    2006

    Connections: We Are All One, National Exhibition, Art At The Cathedral, Lexington, KY

    Annual Members' Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    Making Connections, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

    8th Baker’s Dozen International Collage Show, New Plymouth, New Zealand

    Here Comes the Bride, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    Collage Artists of America National Open, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

    Bridging Time And Space, Chico Art Center Gallery, Chico, CA

    Beaux & Eros Exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA

    9th Annual National Juried Competition, Gallery West, Alexandria VA

    Mixed Media Show,, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA

    2005

    Nature of Paper, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    6th International Open, First Frontier Collage Society, Corridor of Art, Austin, TX

    Nouvelle Images, California Arts League Open Show, CA - Third Place Award

    Annual Members' Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

    On the Edge, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport, News, VA

    A Multiplicity of Vision: The Society of Layerists, Juried Exhibition, University Art Gallery, CSU Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA

    Artfully Reclaimed, Indian Valley Arts, National Open Show, Marin County, CA

    Space and Spirit, Juried Show, Spoelhof Center Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

    Wish You Were Here, Small Works Show - Cork Gallery, Linlcon Center, New York, NY

    7th Baker's Dozen International Collage Show, New Plymouth, New Zealand

    Dancing on Paper, Collage and Experimental Art Exhibit, 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA

    Solo Show, First Covenant Church Gallery, Rancho Cordova, CA

    2004

    Wish You Were Here, Small Works Show - Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY - Merit Award

    Quintessence, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention

    4 On The Floor, 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA

    International Juried Self Portraits Show, Northwest Cultural Council, Rolling Meadows, IL

    Heart to Heart, Indian Valley Arts, National Open Show, Marin County, CA

    Members Only Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

    Celebration of Spirit, New Artworks Gallery, Fair Oaks, CA

    5th Annual Juried Exhibition, Guadalupe Arts Center, Austin, TX

    Nouvelle Images, Carmichael, CA

    Masquerade, Mills Pond House Gallery, St. James, NY

    Inner Views, Northern California Arts Show, CA - Second Place Award

    Romance Show, 20th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA

    6th Bakers Dozen International Collage Show, New Plymouth, New Zealand

    KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA

    2003

    Quintessence Juried Show, California Arts League - First Place and Second Place Awards

    KVIE Art Auction, Sacramento, CA

    21st Annual Show, California Arts League, Carmichael, CA - Honorable Mention

    Other Exhibitions

    Permanent Collection, Hill Country Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX

    Kaiser Permanente, Modesto, CA

    Turchin Center of the Arts, Appalachian University, Boone NC

    Permanent Collection Exhibition, Museo de Collage, Mexico

    Permanent Collection Exhibition, ArtCole Museum, Sergines, France

    Public Exhibit at office building, 1997-Present, 730 Howe Ave. Suite 500, Sacramento, CA

Professional Affiliations

    National Association of Women Artists
    First Frontier Collage Society, TX
    Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
    National Collage Society, Inc.
    California Arts League
    Society of Layerists in Multi-Media
    Northern California Arts, Inc.



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