Artist Information:
Maria Arango
Las Vegas, NV
United States
Member Since: Sep 2000
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Artist Statement:
"Heart, humor and humility
lightens up a heavy load."
(Joni Mitchell) A sound
approach to art, especially
printmaking.
I am currently dedicated to
making drawings, woodcut and
wood engraving prints. In one
of the latest series of
woodcut prints I try to let
the wood, ink, and paper speak
their own voice and add their
own imprint to the resulting
work; many images are inspired
by the grain of the wood
itself. I strive to show the
public the difference between
reproductions and original
prints, by giving each
original print tactile and
visual qualities not possible
with a reproductive method,
but only with the precise
printmaking method that
created the work. The process
must show in every print.
As far as my imagery, I work
in series, exploring and
squeezing particular imagery
until I am satisfied and allow
myself to move on. Figurative
work interests me as much as
the desert and all its
fruitful offerings, the two
being principal subjects in my
current work. The rat series
also lives on, representing
all I have learned (and would
like to forget) about the rat
race and all its players. I
strive to reward the viewer,
to impress the critic, to...
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Artist Exhibitions:
• Donna Beam Gallery, 1997
Juried Student Show - Railroad
I (Charcoal 32x44), Well
Dressed Rat II (Conte 44x32)
• Jesse Metcalf Gallery, 1998
Different Looks III
Invitational Show
• CAC’s Gobbledegook, Gateway
Arts and Music Experience,
1998
• Las Vegas Art Museum, 1998
Fall Art Roundup Juried
Exhibition. Shown December
1998-January 1999...
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Artist Reviews:
Awards with Press coverage:
· Charlevoix Gallery,
NM, Group Show Award
· Las Vegas Art
Museum, 2nd Place for Drawing
Category
· Springfield Art
Museum, Purchase Award
· Brand Library & Art
Center, Patron Award
· Henderson Art Fest
2000, Best of Show in
Printmaking Award
· US Senate
Certificate of Commendation
for donated works
· St. Louis ...
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Collections:
· Springfield Art
Museum, Purchase Award to
permanent collection
· Collection
Springfield Museum of Art,
Missouri
· Collection Portland
Art Museum Gilkey Center
Prints Collection, Portland
Oregon
· Collection Princeton
University Graphic Arts
Library
· Brand Library & Art
Center, Los Angeles, CA,
permanent collection
· Museum of New Art,
Detroit MI, permanent
collection
· Max Kade-Erich...
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Commissions:
Boy Scouts of America, Las
Vegas Chapter, Commissioned
work and Purchase Award on
permanent collection, Las
Vegas Nevada
Girl Scouts of America, Las
Vegas Chapter, Purchase Award
of original Precious Waters on
permanent collection, Las
Vegas Nevada
Nevada Governor’s Arts Awards
Visual Arts Commission 2005
Publications:
· InPrint, Volume
11-...
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Maria Arango's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Maria Arango's Portfolio. Browse Arango's body of work: "Heart, humor and humility lightens up a heavy load." (Joni Mitchell) A sound approach to art, especially printmaking.
I am currently dedicated to making drawings, woodcut and wood engraving prints. In one of the latest series of woodcut prints I try to let the wood, ink, and paper speak their own voice and add their own imprint to the resulting work; many images are inspired by the grain of the wood itself. I strive to show the public the difference between reproductions and original prints, by giving each original print tactile and visual qualities not possible with a reproductive method... |
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