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Artist Statement:
Zolita Sverdlove has created a
wide body of artwork including
many oils, watercolors,
monotypes and prints. These
cover many themes ranging from
landscapes to seascapes to
still lifes, to cityscapes and
numerous other themes.
Many of Zolita Sverdlove's
paintings are concerned with
capturing moments of glory in
nature. Her work is strong and
color is of greatest
importance – in the tradition
of fauvists.
Her landscapes are based on
two contrasting thematic ideas
that create tension in the
work:
1. Sensuous, sumptuous and
baroque light and color
formations which are applied
with Fauvist color and
spontaneous brushwork.
2. Dark, brooding, starkly
forbidden landscape elements
with cubist planes of space
intersecting to create an
architectonic space.
Much of Zolita Sverdlove's
work is concerned with
nature's unbridled grandeur:
raw nature and the primeval
landscape. Her goal is to
create a new vision of old
subjects in contemporary
terms. Oceans, mountains,
flowers, trees and sunsets may
seem corny, but they convey
nostaglia, associations and
sentiment to people. By
recreating nature with a
modern approach, an emotional
connection is made to the
viewer while at the same time,
the work is artistically
creative. The challenge is to
make a new statement about ...
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Artist Galleries:
Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Valley House Gallery, Dallas,
TX...
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Artist Reviews:
o 1964 La Revue Moderne (March
and December issues)
o 1965 West Art (September)
o 1966 Village Voice (review
of Cooper Union show)
o 1968 Art News (November)
review of Avanti Gallery show
o 1968 Park East (November)
review of Avanti Gallery show
o 1971-78 Numerous group
reviews in ...
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Collections:
Marymount College, N.Y.
Purdue University, Indiana
Mr. Andre Kostelanatz
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
Owens-Corning Collection of
Toledo Museum, Ohio
Grand Hotel, Houston,
commission for multiples and
sale of original oil
Lorraine Hacke, critic of
Dallas Times-Herald
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hooks,
Hooks-Epstein Gallery
Professor Larry ...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Zolita Sverdlove:
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o 1959 Milvia Gallery, Berkeley, CA. (1 person)
o 1960 The Skylight, Palo Alto, CA. (1 person)
o 1961 Mitchell Park Library, Palo Alto, CA. (1 person)
o 1962 Gallery House, Menlo Park, CA, Two person show
o 1962 College Terrace Library, Palo Alto, CA. (1 person)
o 1964 Oakland Jewish Community Center, Oakland, CA. (1 person)
o 1966 Prints Gallery, Berkeley, CA (1 person)
o 1966 Mamaroneck Arts Guild, N.Y. (1 person)
o 1966 Alumni Gallery of the Cooper Union Art School, N.Y.C. (1 person)
o 1967 Iona Institute for the Arts, New Rochelle, N.Y. (1 person)
o 1968 Avanti Gallery, N.Y.C. (1 person)
o 1969 University of Texas at Dallas (1 person)
o 1971 University of Texas at Dallas (1 person)
o 1973 University of Texas at Dallas (1 person)
o 1976 Allan Stone Gallery, New York City "New Talent Show"
o 1977 Macy Gallery, Dallas, Texas (1 person)
o 1977 Owens-Corning Collection at Toledo Museum, Ohio (catalog) group show
o 1978 Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, Texas (1 person)
o 1978 Dallas Collects:75 Years at Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
o 1979 Longview Museum of Art, Longview, Texas (1 person)
o 1982 Unique Prints, Occidental College, L. A. (4 person show)
o 1982 Four Oaks Gallery, San Marino, Calif. (1 person)
o 1982 Brand Library and Art Gallery, Glendale, CA. (main gallery) (1 person)
o 1985 The Figure Revisited at Gallery 8, Pasadena (3-person show)
o 1986 Expose VIII at Los Angeles County Museum Art Rental Gallery (group show)
o 1987 Valley House Gallery, Dallas, TX. (selected monotypes)
o 1990 Two group shows at Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
o 1990 One of a Kind, 6-person show, Contemporary Images Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
o 1991 Group show, March 1991, at Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
o 1991 Pasadena Art Alliance Community Gallery at Pasadena Hilton Hotel,
1 person show, "Peaks and Clouds", April 5 to June 12, 1991
o 1991 City of Los Angeles Satellite Galleries, Two person show, "Summer Gardens",
Bridge Gallery, L. A. City Hall, July 15-August 25, 1991
o 1991 Pasadena Art Store Gallery - 4 person show, Nov.-Dec. 1991, "Structure and
Movement" organized by self
o 1992 -1997 Seventeen 1-person shows in Pasadena, Beverly Hills and L.A., and Glendale organized by Jillian
Coldiron Assoc.
o 1992 - 1997 Many group shows, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
o 1992 Selections from gallery artists, Valley House Gallery, Dallas, TX
o 1992 6 Person Show, Arroyo Landscape Artists, Occidental College, L.A., CA
o 1992 Nov-Dec: 7 Person show, Art "Bridges", Vroman's, Pasadena, CA
o 1992-3 (Dec-Jan) Culture Factory, Pasadena, CA, sponsored by Light-Bringer Non-Profit Organization
o 1993 Plant Interiors, San Rafael, CA, 4 Person Show curated by Ross Anderson, former Dir Riverside Museum
o 1993 Reflective Visions: Contemporary Landscapes at 1 Colorado, Pasadena, CA (8 Person Show), sponsored
by Society of Junior Fellows of the Huntington Library Art Collections
o 1993 Mad River Post at Edgemar Complex, Santa Monica, curated by Sadler Fine Arts
o 1994 UnNatural Landscapes at Century Gallery, Sylmar (5 person) curated by Lee Musgrave
(L.A Times review April 29
o 1995 Moody Landscapes one-person show at Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks
(on KPFK Molly Barnes Art Talk Show)
o 1995 Selected Work at Burbank Media Mall from Arroyo Arts Collective (7 person show)
o 1995 Featured Artist in Multiple Impressions at Millard Sheets Gallery, Fairplex, Pomona, CA (catalog)
o 1997 April one-person show of California landscapes at Orlando Gallery, L. A. (4-17 review in L. A. Times)
o 1997 Two person show - Village Square Gallery, Montrose, CA (September) L.A. Times Review Sept 3, 1997.
o 1997 Christmas Show at Village Sq. Gallery, Montrose
o 1998 Group show, Galerie Bleu, Palm Desert, CA
o 1999 Featured Show; Eileen Kremen Gallery, Fullerton, CA
o 1999 Old Town Gallery: One of a Kind (3 person show at Tustin, CA)
o 2000 Millenium Exhibit at Village Sq. Gallery, Montrose (LA Times review 1-28-00)
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