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Connie Tunick
805-480-1429
www.connietunick.com
Email Connie Tunick
I live for the passion of creating. I love having the freedom to experiment with new techniques and media, often surprising myself in the creative process. Working experimentally lets me play with concepts and imagery while reinventing my art. Changing the process of making art allows me to explore my purpose. The process is as important to me as the finished product.
My garden inspired me to learn about color and how to see. Love of color and texture powers my work. My paintings have many layers buried beneath the surface. Adding and subtracting paint, using stamps, sanding, and adding elements of collage are how my paintings evolve. As pieces evolve, they take on a life of their own.
Art is a form of communication and through familiar imagery I "speak" a common visual language with the viewer. Symbols that represent the common threads and relationships of life are prevalent in my paintings. My current work combines the ancient art of printmaking with cutting edge technology.
My art is in numerous corporate and private collections world-wide. Some corporate commissions include the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City, the Princess Cruise Lines, Florida, and the Crown Plaza Hotel in White Plains, New York.
EDUCATION
BA - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
MA – California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks
(California Teaching Credential Grades K-12)
EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS & AWARDS
2012 - Thousand Oaks Art Association Juried Show
2009 Women Painters West, Encino Terrace, Encino, CA
2009 Thousand Oaks Art Association (Juried Show-1st Prize Mixed Media)
2008 Arts Council Conejo Valley Exhibit, Featured Artist, Thousand Oaks, CA
2008 Women Painters West at the Finegood Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA
2008 Women Painters West, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Ventura County Government Center (Juried Show-Hon. Mention), CA
2007-2008 Women Painters West, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
2007 Thousand Oaks Art Association (Juried Show-1st Prize Mixed Media)
2006 Cal State Channel Islands Juried Show
2005 City of Thousand Oaks Annual Juried Show (2nd Place Mixed Media)
2004 Thousand Oaks Art Association (Best of Show & People’s Choice Award)
PUBLISHERS & SELECTED GALLERIES
2009-2012 Co-Curator Galleria at Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Thousand Oaks, CA
2000-2012 Winn Devon Art Group Ltd, Richmond, British Columbia
2004-2011 Kevin Barry Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2010-12, Westerveldt's, Laguna Niguel, CA
2000-2011 Princess Cruise Lines, Los Angeles, CA
2001-2006 Artagrafix, Westlake Village, CA
2001-2005 Art Connection, Los Angeles, CA
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* None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist