Florida Artists Group

Victoria's Bio:

My work is narrative. As an artist I find painting as a process of discovery and decision making where disparate elements come together until the image is clearly expressed. I am drawn to the human form where figures exist both in representational and painterly worlds. I will often explore a narrative theme in order to capture an emotional moment in time.

Artist Statement:

I didn't choose to be a painter. Painting chose me. The passion for painting began when I was very young and I started to draw.  I guess when I began to have a conscience, a sense of life and the world around me. I became aware of the desire to paint. I began to paint in oils about 30 years ago. I never stopped. It was a psychological necessity. It was a part of me, a way of life and a way of thinking. I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. They say there is a fine line between creativity and insanity. Some say it is a curse being an artist. A person who feels so deeply, but to me the alternative is unthinkable. Painting for me is a manner of describing and recreating things, a change of reality and also an observation of others.

There are days when I do not paint.  Those days I have a sensation of loss.  I believe painting has its own life. When it comes out of the studio, it no longer needs the artist. It is independent and speaks for itself. When I am able to sustain my life from my vocation, it is magic. I give the best of my being and my soul to painting. Although, I admit I am sometimes disappointed.
 
However, sometimes I do not plan my paintings. I create an image in an instant. A few of my works are based upon physical acts and not intellectual concepts. My creations are affected by my feelings.  Interventions can change the course of my work and infiltrate my work without my knowledge. It could be in a landscape a figure or a still life. They say a painter always paints a portrait of himself. And that is finally, at which a true painter arrives, spontaneously. To paint is to render yourself vulnerable; it is to open your heart to others.

 Education:
                   
BFA. Painting, Art History.
Florida State University, Cum Laude.
Michael Ham Memorial College. University Of Cambridge. GED.
Art classes completed at: University of California, Berkeley; Laney College, California; Tallahassee Community College, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.  Florida State University and Florida Atlantic University.           
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Solo Exhibitions:

2015        Z Ocean Hotel, Art Basel, Miami Beach
2014       Spanish River Gallery, Boca Raton
2012       James A. Rutherford Patch Reef Park, Boca Raton
2011       Spanish River Gallery, Boca Raton
2010      Spanish River Gallery, Boca Raton
2008     Meyerhoefer Gallery, Palm Beach
2007      Meyerhoefer Gallery, Palm Beach County, Florida
2007      Peter of Weston, Weston Florida
2006      Solange Rabello Fine Arts, Miami
2005      Bank United, Boca Raton
2003      Boca Raton, Community Center
1999       Gardens Art, Palm Beach Gardens Florida
1997        Boca Raton City Hall
1996       Coconut Creek Government Center
1994       Palm Beach International Airport
1991       Broward County Main Library, One woman show

 

Selected Exhibitions and Awards:

2018     2nd Annual Art Fort Lauderdale “The Art Fair on The water”
2017     Cornell Museum, Delray Beach
2016     Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
              Six Main Library, Ft Lauderdale, FL
             APBC, Art on Park Gallery, Lake Park, FL
2015    Artslant, 2015 showcase winner, category: painting
2014    Palm Beach International Airport, Fl
            E-merge Art Fair, Washington DC
            Artslant, 2014 showcase winner, category: painting
2013    Palm Beach International Airport
2012    Art Santa Fe, Santa Fe Convention Center, NM
            Light Space Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL
2009    IMOW org, International Museum of Women, San Francisco.
            The Armory Art Center, Greenfield Gallery Hispanic Heritage
            SRL Boca Raton Library, Friends Art Library
2005   Boca Raton Museum Of Art. Boca Festival Days 20th Annual.
              Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale
               Gallery Six, Starving Artist Place Award.
               Oakland Park Library, Florida
              Human Image Competition, Best in show.
 2004    Gallery Six, starving artist.
              Human Image Competition
 2003   Boca Raton Museum School.
 2002    Starving artist Competition, Best in Show.
              Cornell Museum. Inspirations 2002
              Environmental Issues, Best in Show
              Human Image Competition. Best in Show
              The Schacknow Museum of fine Art. Latin Experience. Group Exhibition
 2001    Hortt 42nd. International Competition
 2000   51st Anniversary Exhibition, 2nd place award
              Small Works Exhibition
1999      Coral Springs Museum of Art, Tri County Exhibition, Florida 
              49th Annual All Florida Juried Competition. Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
1999      Coral Springs Museum of Art, Tri County Exhibition, Florida
              49th Annual All Florida Juried Competition. Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
 1998    Regal Fine Art. Hollywood Florida
 1997     Arte BA, Buenos Aires.

Selected Bibliography:

THE MIAMI HERALD. Contemporary Latin American Artist From South Florida. Sept 4th,1992.
THE SUN SENTINEL. Hispanic legacy in Library Art. Oct 3rd 1993
XS Magazine: Gallery Palettes: March 14th, 1994, May 7th 1996, April 23rd 1996.                 
SOUTH FLORIDA MAGAZINE, Haut Décor. Guest Artist. November 1st, 1997.     
NEW ART INTERNATIONAL 2000 Book Art Press. New York
EASTSIDER, Environmental Issues at the Broward Art Guild, April 2002
CITY LINK, Gallery. February 27th 2002
EASTSIDER, Visual Arts Profile, Figurative Expression, July 2003