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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 Exhibitions:
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 ...
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Artist Galleries:
Tirage Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Valley House Gallery, Dallas,
TX...
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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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Reviews for Zolita Sverdlove:
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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 Dallas Morning News by J. Kutner
o 1973 Dallas Morning News review of 1 person show - U of Tex at Dallas by J. Kutner
o 1975-6 Five catalogs of art shows under NEA grant for photo exhibits at
University of Texas at Dallas
o 1976 Mundus Artium Vol.IX (3 etchings reproduced in this literary review)
o 1977 Dallas Herald review of one-person show at Macy Gallery
o 1977 Dallas Morning News: Sunday full page coverage with picture and quotes
from Ten Top Women in the Arts award at S.M.U.
o 1978 Hooks-Epstein Gallery catalog
o 1978 Art Week (Nov.4) review of one person show at Hooks-Epstein Gallery
o 1979-89 World Who's Who of Women, Cambridge, England
o 1981-98 Who's Who in American Art
o 1981-89 Personalities of the West and Midwest
o 1981-96 Who's Who in California
o 1986-89 Dictionary of International Biography, Cambridge, Eng.
o 1987-98 International Who's Who of Professional and Business Women
o 1987-89 New York Review
o 1988 Artsearch Data Base International Catalog of Contemporary Art
o 1988-98 Art in America Yearly Gallery Guide
o 1989 Chico Enterprise-Record
o 1989 California Art Review
o 1991 The Fine Arts Index
o 1994 April 29th review of UnNatural Landscapes at Century Gallery in L. A. Times
o 1997 Print World
o 1997 Review of one person show at Orlando Gallery in L. A. Times (April 17th)
o 1997 Village Square Gallery show - review in L.A. Times Sept.3
o 2000 Millennium Exhibit at Village Sq. Gallery, Montrose (LA Times review 1-28-00)
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