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Ginger A. Bowen
Born in 1953 in Amarillo, Texas, Ginger felt as a child the hunger to record what she saw and knew at a very early age, the brush and the canvas would be her means. Although she was in her late twenties before she was able to obtain a formal art education, she followed her heroes until the time she was able to study under them in a formal setting. She searched out the greats such as Daniel Greene, Matt Smith, Kevin MacPherson & Michael Albrechtson and knew each time she attended their classes she was not alone in her quest for perfection. Her hunger for knowledge and better techniques continues and it is evident as you follow her work.
With each piece of art, she shows her generous nature by baring her soul. In her studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, she delights in setting up the subjects of her next still life painting. While she ponders, she mischievously adds a hidden meaning to each piece thus expressing the playful sense of humor of which she is known. An award winning piece, “The Lawyer and the Songbird” depicts bird books, feathers, musical score, eggs, and more. When asked about the “lawyer” part of the title, she responds with a twinkle, “look at the snake slithering in the background.”
Another painting, “The Boys” includes various male symbols, Raggedy Andy, Buddha, an African warrior, a cowboy, an Indian, a bull chasing a wooden manikin and, of course, a dog holding a large screw.
While she loves the studio, she has traveled to many areas in the US and Europe with a goal of sharing with others the beauty of the land. Whether it is the desert of Arizona, an old hacienda in Taos, the flowers of Texas in the spring, the palm trees of Hawaii during a storm or the beauty of Rome and Florence, Italy, she is at peace only when she has “ moved it ” to the canvas.
3633 E. Old Adobe Lane
Paradise Valley, Arizona 85253
602-667-5859
E-mail: gbowen7@cox.net
Website: www.gingerbowen.com
EDUCATION
Self-taught and studied with: Daniel Greene, Jim Daly, Terrance Coyle, Paul Strisik, Matt Smith, Kevin MacPherson, Skip Whitcomb, Lincoln Fox, Diane Maxey, Kim English, Andrew Peters, Lewis Lehrman and Rich Loffler, Gay Faulkenberry and Michael Albrechtson.
REPRESENTATION
Website: www.gingerbowen.com
EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary Still Life and Beyond – Cumberland
Gallery, 1995
The Art School at Kapalua, April 1998 (one-woman show)
AWARDS
Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine, 2002 Art Competition
Frank C. Wright Memorial Award, American Artist Professional League 2001, 73rd Grand National
Honorable Mention, 2001 Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County Museum
Honorable Mention 69 th Grand National Exhibition, American Artist Professional League
Art Maui 1998 Purchase Pledge Award
Art Maui 1997 Purchase Pledge Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1995 American Artist Professional League Award
28th Central South Art Exhibition, 1994, Chromatic Photo-imaging Service Award
27th Central South Art Exhibition, 1992, Major Eugene Castner Lewis Award
26th Central South Art Exhibition, 1991, Friend of Tennessee Art League Memorial Award
25th Central South Art Exhibition, 1990, Tennessee Art League Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1989, Katherine A. Lovell Memorial Award
Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, 1989, Koenig Art Emporium Award
Central South Art Exhibition, Nashville, 1989, Grand Award
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1988, Board of Directors Award
COMPETITIONS
6th Annual Georgetown International Fine Arts Competition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
Allied Artists of America 89th Annual, 2002
American Artists Professional League 74th Grand National, 2002
California Art Club, Paintings Created in the Studio Still Life and Figurative, Oct., 2002
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 106th Annual Competition
Armory Art Center October International Competition, W. Palm Beach, FLA
International Mus. Of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International 2002, San Antonio, TX
American Women Artists 5th Annual National Competition, Sante Fe, NM
Artwest 2002 Open Competition, Jackson, Wyoming
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 2001 105th Annual Exhibition
American Artist Professional League 2001 Open
2001 Fine Arts Institute Open, San Bernardino County Museum
Art Maui 2000
The Best and Brightest Show 2000 – Scottsdale Artist School
Art Maui 1999
The Best and Brightest Show 1999 – Scottsdale Artist School
Art Maui 1998
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1997 101st Annual Exhibition
69th Grand National American Artist Professional League
Art Maui 1997
1996 Artists of Hawaii 46th Annual Exhibition
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1995 99th Annual Exhibition
Central South Art Exhibition – Tennessee Art League, 1993
National Museum of Women in the Arts – From the Mountains to the Mississippi, 1993
Cheekwood National Contemporary Painting Competition, Nashville, Tenn., 1992
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, 1991 9th Annual Exhibition
1991 Fine Arts Institute, San Bernardino County Museum
Salmagundi Club 13th Annual Open Juried Exhibition for Non-members, New York, 1990
COLLECTIONS
South Central Bell – Corporate Office Building, Nashville, Tennessee
Senator Bill Frist – Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Various Private Collectors