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Artist Information:
Craig Stover
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Member Since: Feb 2003

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Artist Statement:
See the artist's own site at
picturemaker.com with a
hundred samples, exhibition
photos, posters, catalogs and
much more.

Statement:

Since September 11, 2001 there
emerged a significant shift in
my works. Rather than
displaying gruesome or
haunting images of the events
of that day, I found myself
creating small watercolors of
imaginary botanicals. I found
that they became a great
release for me, but in a way,
they also became a retreat
from reality. They quickly
became a vehicle where I was
able to combine both a style
of subconscious, automatic
painting, with a calculated
infusion of themes,
figuration, and conceptual
ideas. Many examples of these
and additional works can be
found on my site at
www.picturemaker.com.

Additional themes available:
Mythology, Adam and Eve, The
Three Graces, Saturn, Artist
and Model, and water. ...

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Exhibitions for Craig Stover:



2008 Carolyn Feidler-Alber Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Paintings and Sculpture
2008 Artist's Equity/Widner University, Chester, PA - In Search of Ourselves
2006 D Gallery, Oceanside, CA - New Artists
2005 Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - New Artists
2005 Girard Avenue Mural Panels, Girard Avenue from 26th to 31st streets, Philadelphia, PA
2005 White Space Gallery, New Haven, CT - New Artists
2005 PII Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Lux Gallery, Chicago, IL - Imaginary Botanicals
2005 Academy of Natural Sciences - Specimen Studies
2004 Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA - Members exhibition
2004 Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA - Dear Fleisher
2004 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA October
2003 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
2002 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1998 DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - New Works
1998 Daffy's Art Window, Philadelphia, PA May
1997 Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA - Group Exhibition
1997 Hamilton Hall Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA - Alumni Exhibition
1996 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational V
1995 Zone One Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Invitational III
1994 Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - "Who Said Painting Is Dead!"
1994 McGovern Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA , - "Figure It Out For Yourself"
1993 Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA - Group Exhibition
1992 Caribou Cafe, Philadelphia, PA - New Works




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