Florida Artists Group

Lois Barton's   Artist Statement:

The act of painting can be a battle between the artist’s emotional response, fleeting impressions and illusions of the world around them. Intellect aided by intuition eventually imposes order to the elements involved. This order becomes the visual form of the painting that can be interpreted by the viewer in a way that is personal to them. I strive to bring order to a chaotic beginning of a painting. I tend to identify as much with the process of making art as well as the final result. I prefer to take more risks and discover more possibilities. Much of my inspiration is derived from reconstruction of memories, daily experiences and intuition. I believe that my background as a ceramic artist and sculptor has influenced my approach to painting. Being familiar with building a surface and making marks, finds its way into my working with paints, inks, encaustics and collage materials. Artists that have captured the essence of spontaneity and a sense of life in their work have influenced me.

 Publications:

American Art Collector Annual Juried Competition, 2008, 2009, 2010
The Artists Muse, by Betsy Dillard Stroud, published by North Light Books, 2007
Art Works - Boca Raton Museum of Art Magazine, 2007
The Pallet Magazine, April-May 2007, Line and Gesture
Watercolor Magic Magazine, Spring 2002 “The Core of Creativity”
Lifestyles Magazine, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, October 2005, Art Section Interview
Palm Beach Post December 2001, Art Review National Exhibition The Society of the Four Arts
Sun Sentinel City Link, January 1998 Postcard on the Edge Review
Paintings, Mixed Media, Monotypes, Collage and Sculpture

Solo Exhibitions:

2010       Town of Jupiter Gallery of Art “Even More”
2010       “Reconstructed Memories”, paintings & Sculptures Palm Beach Gardens, FL City Hall
2007       Meyerhoefer Gallery, Lake Worth, FL
2005       Town of Juno Beach City Hall, Two Person Exhibit
2003       Angilen Gallery, Tequesta, FL
2001       Gardens Art, Palm Beach Gardens FL
1999       Cobblestone Café, Tequesta, FL
1999       Jupiter Hospital, Jupiter, FL

Collections:

The Sole Deo Gloria Foundation, Jackson, MN
Museo de Collage, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Art Colle, Sergines, France
The Iler Planning Group, Florida
Hill County Arts Foundation, Ingram, Texas
Turchin Center for Visual Arts, Appalachian University, Boone, NC

Education

Paier School of Art, Hamden, CT, Norton Museum School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, continuing Master Artists workshops and seminars in all related fields of art.

Affiliations

National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) Florida Artists Group (FLAG), Artists of Palm Beach County, Ceramic League of the Palm Beaches, North County Art Association

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012       Selby Gallery Ringling College of Art FLAG 62nd Annual State Wide Exhibition
2012       Crest Theater Cornell Museum NAWA - Insights
2012       Northwood University NAWA - Reality & Perception
2012      * Lighthouse Artcenter Contempo Juried Exhibition
2011       Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL - Vernissage des Femmes NAWA
                 Juried Exhibit
2011       Art & History Museum, Maitland, FL - FLAG 61st Annual Exhibition
2011       Cornell Museum of Art, Delray Beach, FL - FLAG Statewide Exhibition
2011       Lighthouse Art Center Tequesta, FL – “On Fire” 2011 NCECA Preconference Events
2011       *Rossetti Fine Art, Pompano Beach, FL - NAWA FL Vision –Vistas -Views
2010       121st NAWA National Annual Exhibit, National Arts Club, Gramercy Park, NY
2010       Florida Atlantic University Atrium - Where the Wild Things Art
2010       National Arts Club Gramercy Park, NY - 121st Annual NAWA Exhibit
2009       Salmagundi Art Club, Fifth Ave, NY - 120st Annual NAWA Exhibit
2009       *Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, Tarpon Springs, FL - 58th FLAG Symposium
2008       Boca Raton Museum of Art 57th Annual All Florida Juried Competition,
               Boca Raton, FL
2008       FOCA 08 Focus on Contemporary Art Juried Exhibit, West Palm Beach, FL
2008       Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL, NAWA -The Art of Art
2007       Boca Raton Museum of Art 56th Annual All Florida Juried Competition,
               Boca Raton, FL
2007       Museum of Art & Science, Daytona Beach, FL - Florida Artists Group
2007       Response to the Muse - NAWA FL at The Armory, West Palm Beach, FL
2007       *XII- NAWA FL Exhibit at Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL
2007       20/20 Juried Exhibition 20 Artists – The Armory 20th Anniversary,
               West Palm Beach, FL
2006       State Capitol, Tallahassee, FL - Florida Gold NAWA FL Exhibition
2006       FLAG Area II Group Exhibition – Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus,
               Jupiter, FL
2006       117th National Association of Women Artists Exhibition, Reading, PA
2006       13th Annual All Florida Fine Art Exhibition, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
2006       Sharing a Vision of Contemporary Art -  NAWA FL at Armory Art Center, West
               Palm, FL           
2006       Artists of Palm Beach County, City Hall, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2005       Fish House Art Center – On the Edge, Port Salerno, FL
2005      *Women in the Visual Arts, Artistic Expressions II, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2006, 05  Bakers Dozen Collages, New Plymouth, New Zealand and Durango, CO
2006, 07  National Collage Society Postcard Exhibit, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NY
2004, 03 The Edna Hibel Museum, America Through the Eyes of Art, Jupiter, FL
2004       The Edna Hibel Museum, Unveiling the Human Form, Jupiter, FL
2002, 01  64th and 63rd National Juried Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, at
               The Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
2000       Cornell Museum of Art and History, Inspirations 2000, Delray Beach, FL
2001       *Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Award of Excellence, Jupiter, FL
1998       Artserve, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Postcards on the Edge
                * denotes award  

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