32nd Anniversary Season 2018—2019
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This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs,
September Visual Artists
Visual Artists Reception
September 23, 2018 at 2 pm
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without the express consent of the artist.
Barbara Burzillo
Bronze Sculpture and Alcohol Ink Painting
BarbaraBurzillo.com
bb@BarbaraBurzillo.com
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Barbara Burzillo is a self-taught artist who works primarily in
abstract, figurative bronze sculpture and painting. Burzillo
revels in dramatic gestures and bright palettes. Her work
frequently includes elongated, faceless, fantastical figures. It’s
often noted that her sculptures and paintings convey a dynamic
sense of movement. She relies on the medium as an active
participant in determining the subject of her art.
Barbara says: “I sometimes plan; however, my most successful
sculptures and paintings are of organic origins. I create art
because it is a wonderful way to communicate at the deepest level
with those around me.”
After 25 years as a tapestry artist, Pat Dozier has begun
turning her bold imagery into acrylic paintings. Dozier’s
work is characterized by strong, asymmetrical designs. Her
usual colors, black and white, are sometimes mixed with
other strong hues. Impressions of objects and forms appear
in Dozier's work as geometric renditions of shadow forms,
color blends, and large stylized pottery shapes.
Pat says: “I love the immediacy of painting, and the ability to
break up the images into multiples. Painting allows me to
produce my ideas much more quickly for immediate
satisfaction. What I would like to evoke are those memories or
moments of beauty we experience in our everyday lives:
patterns of shadows, the color of an adobe wall, a bit of pottery
or feather, the juxtaposition of rock and sky, glimpses of
beauty.”
Although her first passion as an artist was photography, Patricia Gould spent
over 20 years creating her visions in mixed media fiber art before deciding to
concentrate her creative energy on painting and photography in 2012. Her art
has been exhibited internationally and won numerous awards. In 2005, Gould
was chosen to be an artist-in-residence for a month in Balatonfured, Hungary.
Among the awards for her fiber art, she won a Niche Award in 2008 and again
in 2013. The State of New Mexico has purchased and installed 10 of Patricia’s
landscapes as part of the Art in Public Places Program at various sites around
New Mexico.
Patricia says: “My inspiration comes from travel to Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and
extensive travel throughout North America and Europe. I’m drawn to a few
subjects in nature that I find perpetually intriguing and my voice is whispering a
tribute to the incredible beauty in both the subtle and violent forces of nature,
only touched by the hand of humans on rare occasions. I’m obsessively drawn to
trees, rocks, all forms of water, and animals; I portray these subjects as if they
were asking me to reveal their messages to the world. My paintings and
photographs are dramatic portraits of Earth and I hope to draw the viewers into
these scenes to share the exhilaration I feel and to cherish the wonders of the
place we call home.”
David Moss, born in Texas and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, prefers
oil, watercolor, charcoal, graphite, realism, surrealism, and expressionism.
Moss graduated cum laude from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor
of Fine Arts in art studio. He received his Master of Fine Arts in 2008 at the
School of Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Moss
focuses on landscapes, portraits, cultural lifestyles, illustrations, and the
figure. He exhibits at Weems Gallery in Albuquerque and has participated in
the Weems ArtFest, MasterWorks, and Corrales art shows. Moss is a member
of the Rio Rancho Arts Commission.
David says, “Throughout my childhood, I was always drawing, coloring, or
doodling. I love being lost in painting with no sense of time as I apply mark after
mark. Being in those moments makes any painting worthwhile. When I paint
animals, people, or landscapes, I feel I become closer to the subject as if I am
immersed in that world. Taking photographs of people, models, animals, and
landscapes for future paintings is also part of the fun. I love exploring new
subjects and look forward to exploring new areas and techniques in my art.”
