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Artist Statement:
I "paint" a landscape with
rocks collected from that
landscape.” She hunts,
gathers, sorts, crushes and
then glues these finds onto a
two-dimensional surface. She
searches for the colors of the
spectrum in every location, as
a base for her pallette. The
works range from index card
sizes to mural installations.
. Some paintings are actual
re-creations of the landscape;
others are topographical
representations of the geology
where she hunts and gathers.
Maps, if you will, a hawks'
eye view. Recent works are
spiritual in nature. ...
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Artist Galleries:
EXHIBITS
Dixfield Ludden Memorial
Library, over 30 new
paintings, the beach series
of Pyramid, Lake, Lake Tahoe,
Donner Lake, Nevada, USA,
Maine beaches, Androscoggin
River, Swift River - Winter
2002-3
Route <2 Dixfield, ME, USA
· Annually, as solo artist,
over 20 new paintings each
show;
University of Maine
Rumford/Mexico...
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Artist Reviews:
Alice Kay Barnett paints with
rocks. Glossy purple ones,
slate blue ones, rosy pink
ones, rusty-colored ones—the
hues in her gravel palette
could fill the page. She’s dug
them up or chipped them off
boulders all over Maine,
affixing them to her canvas
with a mix of ...
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
Stephen King, Maine, USA
Bangor Savings Bank, Dixfield,
ME USA
Smartcare Physical Therapy,
Dixfield, ME USA
Dr. Bretz , Rumford, ME USA...
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Exhibitions for Alice Mckay Barnett:
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Black Bridge Bakery, Mexico ME USA
"Biennale Internazionalle Dell' Arte Contemporanea" taking place in Florence, Italy at the Fortezza da Basso 6-14 December 2003 extends a formal invitation to -amb alice mckay barnett to participate as an exhibiting artist representing your country, the United States of America. *
*The artist attends the event, the cost of the round trip shipping of the works of art shall be at the artists' expense.
Cultural departments encouraged to contact: www.artestudio.net ARTE STUDIO - Via Guelfa 116 - 50123 Firenze (Italy)
accepted for juried exhibit "Area Artists 2003" an University of LA and Southern Maine gallery show. "As The Hawk Flies" 22" x 48"
· Included in the Maine State Governor’s permanent collection; Western Maine, a painting composed of rocks and minerals indigenous to Maine.
[Blaine House, Augusta, ME 1999]
· Awarded Percent for Art contract, 13% of allocated funds, as 1 of 8 artists selected from a field of 75 competitors. Produced 7 foot by 2 foot mural composed of rocks and minerals indigenous to the Oxford Hills area.
[Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris, ME 1998]
· Commissioned, one and only permanent installation; a geological re-creation of the local landscape using locally mined specimens “in situ”.
[Dirigo High School, Dixfield, ME 2000]
· Accepted for juried exhibit, “Area Artists 2001”, 1 of 67 artists, over 200 entries.
The Bluff, one of a series of road cut explorations.
[Traveling exhibition, University of Southern Maine Lewiston-Auburn College, Maine Arts Commission and Blaine House Show, Spring of 2001]
· Collected internationally and nationally through private purchase; Australia , California, Florida. [Agent: Master’s Gallery, Camden, Maine]
· Received Artist in Residency Grant, 3 day program, over 200 students.
[University of Maine Farmington “GEARUP” program. Dirigo Middle School, Dixfield, ME 2000]
Commissioned "Stephen King" painting, Crystal Glacier, 2' x 7' mural size painting composed of indigenous rocks from western Maine. 2001
Commissioned by Bangor Savings Bank, public installation, "Local Landscape", 2' x 3' painting composed of micas and tourmalines from Dixfield area. 2001
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