ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"My interests lie in the tactile and surface qualities of two dimensional and low relief works. As such, my choice of materials has evolved and grown through the years, now including that which will emulate, simulate and exaggerate the abstract images from my environment. My art is the growth towards the edge of uncertainty, the willingness to leave a work at "this stage," often unresolved, knowing that there could be more; a change, a further investigation. With this in mind I hope that the viewer will catch a glimpse of reality in a new and different way"

BIOGRAPHY

Early training began with private study at The Academy of Creative Art under the Hungarian Artist, Josef Orsolya. After a firm foundation in drawing Ms. Woodwoth worked in watercolor, pastel and oils. Later printmaking and handmade paper became an important part of her ouevre and many pieces have combined all of these disciplines.

MEDIUM

The subject is creation, whether by man or nature, and the media and process used to express it is diverse. Surfaces on the canvas mimic surface in life, as the artist builds up and takes away, only to repeat this process, until at last she intuitively reaches a resolution, but not an end.· Inspiration comes from seeing a familiar object in a new way. At that moment the artist responds to the object so that it is no longer an icon but something unique, stimulating her to investigate and explore through sympathetic media. Woodworth's paintings begin well before the canvas has ever been placed on the easel by the collecting of elements and materials from the earth and sea including sand, rocks, grasses, shells, seaweed fibers, handmade paper, plaster and so on. Through the act of painting the object is translated and transmuted so that the surface becomes the painting and it is the viscerally directed process that guides the hand.

Painting - This medium allows the artist to negotiate the surface through paint on paper, canvas, board, foam core or metal. There is a slow but steady build-up of materials in th painting that satisfies the final surface of the piece. Sometimes the piece has small incremental changes in surface, orther times they are damatic. In these paintings you may find threads, flecks of metals, gritty sand, coarse fibers, grass, glue, rocks, handmade paper or any material at ahnd that speaks to the artist for that particular piece.
Printmaking - The artist loves to lose herself in the pure mechanics of the process after the conceptualization of the piece. There is the element of air about this in contrast to the element of earth we find in the paintings. This a more mercurial approach to the same subject.
Handmade Paper - The artist discovered the joy of handmade paper when looking for a more substantial means of expressing that which she had previously tried to say in watercolor on torn paper. In this medium "Creation" is the key. Choosing the elements, sculpting the paper pulp, piecing it together all form a statement that depicts a creation of nature.


EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking
Virginia Communwealth University (VCU), Richmond, Virginia

Gradute Studies:
Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Viriginia
Corcoran School of Arts, Washington D.C.

Off Campus Graduate Studies:
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Viriginia
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Private Studies:
Academy of Creative Arts, Norfolk, Virginia (Prof. Josef Orsolya)
Pyramid Atlantic Studios, Maryland (handmade paper)
Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina (printmaking)

Studies Abroad:
Siena, Italy (Through Virginia Commonwealth University)
England and Brugge (Through James Madison University)

Independent Studies:
Tuscany, Italy
Munich, Germany

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

King George Art Guild
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts -past member Board of Directors
North Windsor Artists - founding member
North Windsor Gallery - Libertytown Arts Center, Fredericksburg, Va. (founding member: open July 2002)
Capital Hill Art League - Washington, D.C.
Blue Door Studio - founding member

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2006
The Wounded Bookshop, Fredericksburg, VA 2 Person Show “Primarily White” with Adam DeSio
King George Art Show, King George, VA
Walker Home Gallery “Summer Show” Fredericksburg, VA
Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts “Local Artist’s Exhibition 2006” Juried

2005
Art First Gallery, 2 Person Show “Seriously Man” Fredericksburg, VA
North Windsor Gallery, LibertyTown Arts Center, Fredericksburg, VA
Artemisia Gallery, Ashville, NC
Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA “The Stopping Point” 2 Person Show
Solange Rabello Art Gallery, Miami Design Distract
Walker Home Gallery Opening, Fredericksburg, VA

2004
Martin-Ridderhoff Gallery, University of Mary Washington
“Mid Atlantic New Painting” juried by Steven Bennett Phillips, curator, Phillip’s Collection
Packing Shed Gallery, Washington, VA “in transit” 2 Person Show
LibertyTown Arts Center Grand Opening Exhibit North Windsor Artists Gallery

2003
Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts “Urban Imagery”Juror
623 Upstairs Gallery 2 Person Show with Sharon Ross Fredericksburg, VA
King George Art Show King George, Virginia
Art First Gallery 2 Person Show “Abstract/Abstracted” with Elsie Hagenlocker Fredericksburg, VA

2002
Art First Gallery -10 Year Retrospective, Monthly All Member Exhibits
Eyeclopes “Five Years” Exhibit Sept, Oct.
Uniquely Fredericksburg Juried Exhibit
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, an affiliate of the Virginia Museum - "Black & White" juried exhibit

2001
Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center, Invitational for "Fredericksburg, An Artist's View" Exhibit
Art First Gallery, Monthly All Member Exhibits
Capitol Hill Art League, Monthly All Member Exhibits; Juried
Bistro Restaurant & Gallery, Invitational Solo Exhibit; From the Northern Neck to Tuscany
Fredericksburg Studio Walk, Blue Door Studio

2000
Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Monthly All Member Exhibits
Art First Gallery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Solo Sightings in Tuscany
Riverby Gallery, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Governor of Virginia Awards for the Arts nominees
Fredericksburg Studio Walk, Blue Door Studio
Colonial Art & Frame Gallery, "Small Works" Invitational