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ARTIST WEBSITE
www.josephbellacera.com
EDUCATION
1987 MFA, UC Santa Barbara, CA
1982 MA Art Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA
1975 BA Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA
1971-1973 Massachusetts
College of Art, Boston
SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 Fields of Light, Solomon
Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento,
CA
2007 New Work, ...
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Artist Galleries:
SOLOMON DUBNICK GALLERY
1050 20th St. Suite 130
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 444-3868
www.sdgallery.com
MOWEN SOLINSKY GALLERY
225 Broad Street
Nevada City, California 95959
Phone: (530) 265-4682
www.mowensolinskygallery.com
HANDSEL GALLERY
616 1/2 Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: (800) 821-1261
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Commissions:
University of California
Medical Center, Sacramento,
CA. Finalist ($100,000-150,000
proposal). Designed 18x24'
paintings and wall relief for
entry. 2009
University of California
Medical Center, Sacramento,
CA. Suites of images (about 40
pieces) for the hospital
campus and other locations.
1998-2008
California Rice Growers
Commission. Painting
commission ...
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Artist Statement for Joseph Bellacera
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Joseph Bellacera was born in Oakland, California. Please visit his artist website at: www.josephbellacera.com. Although he lived in such diverse places as Montana, Oklahoma, New York, and Boston, he mainly grew up in a small-town atmosphere in Northern California. He studied art at the Massachusetts College of Art and received an MA degree at Humboldt State University and an MFA degree at the University of California Santa Barbara.
Views of the Pacific Ocean, deserts of the southwest, aerial views of agricultural fields, ancient walls and mosaics from Europe and Asia, and intimate patterns of nature found in his garden all combine to inspire Bellacera. In his luminous abstract and landscape paintings radiant forms emerge and dissolve to evoke feelings of transcendence. In addition to acrylics and oils, he uses materials such as clay, wood putty, cement, and resins, often treated with fire and water. Bellacera comments, "I use the alchemy of color and light to create the experience of seeing something, as if for the first time, before we define, name and categorize it. In this way, through painting, the mystery and awe of discovery and creation is continuously renewed." The most profound artistic influences on Bellacera's work have been that of JMW Turner's emotional and atmospheric seascapes from the early 19th century; Kandinsky's early 20th century spiritual abstract improvisations; and the more recent work of James Turrell, a Southwest installation artist who works with light.
Joseph Bellacera has exhibited regularly since 1989. His artwork is in many private and corporate collections throughout the United States.
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