ArtPrize - Sep. 23 - Oct. 8, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI
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Marianne Menger
Ada, MI

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Marianne Menger

Artist bio

In my life, I have explored art in many ways; artist, educator, curator, museum and gallery professional, volunteer and avid supporter. This diversity of experience has greatly informed who I am. My commitment to art crystallized at the Rhode Island School of Design where I received my BFA. My first job after college was managing a gallery on Newbury Street in Boston. After which I mthe Fitchburg Art Museum, a regionally important museum in central Massachusetts, curating a variety of contemporary and historical exhibitions, working with some of New England’s most talented and interesting artists and professionals. After a move to West Michigan, I refocused on painting. Recently, I spent 18 months living and creating in the Alsace Region of France. My work's inspiration began from the solitude of being in the woods. Now, I find these bits of nature's solitude and strength almost anywhere. Find my work at the Underground Studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan www.LaFontsee.us)
About the work
Title: currently untitled

Art form: 2-D

Medium: pencil on mylar

Year created: Work not created yet

Description of work: Life can be frenetic and hectic -- my work is not. My work is from nature, for people. Fragility, strength, stillness and movement are present thoughts in my painting. Each work is a distillation of an experience into its essence. The open space allows both subject and viewer to breathe. My paintings and drawings are meditative, calm, and reflective both in process and product. It is not simplicity, rather restraint and precision that create calm within the work. This work will expand on a series of small drawings I am currently working on. The dimensions of the piece are flexible -- depending on available space.

Technical details
Linear wall space needed: 6 ft.
Total square feet needed: 18 sq. ft.
Additional considerations
Audio/video needed: No
Electrical needed: No
Lighting needed: Yes
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: Yes
Outdoor space needed: No
Women's City Club - Exhibition Center Marianne Menger is showing at:
Women's City Club - Exhibition Center
254 East Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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