Ventana Amico
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Artist’s Statement:

Sculpting art with environmental themes and earth’s own materials inspires me and seems to create a sense of healthy connection with life. My art reflects what I am mulling over in my head, or want to explore and share with others.

 

By recycling materials and redefining content or purpose, scrap metal gets a new life as sculpture. Now, I might ask, what would that furious storm look like in steel?  In fiber, clay, or vines? What if a form kept growing or flowing into an uncontrollable mass of exaggerated movement? Translating ideas into sculpture calls attention to some curious concepts, promotes awareness, or invites us to connect our thoughts.

Education:

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI  --  B.A., Psychology
Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, CA -- graduate studies Psychology/Business
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA -- Art, Design, Sculpture, Fiber sculpture programs
Various Art Classes & Workshops since 1995
San Francisco Art Institute – Sculpture 2006

Publications:

Advanced Art Critique, College of Marin text, 2005-06
Who's Who in America, various editions 1970s & ‘80s

Affiliations:

Marin Arts Council, San Rafael CA
Fiber Dimensions, San Francisco Bay Area

Gallery Representation:

Kinion Fine Arts,  Hozho Center, Sedona, AZ.

Public Art:

Obelisk commemorating San Anselmo history, participant, San Anselmo, CA 2005

Selected Exhibitions:

"Intersections III" by fiber Dimensions, Herbst Hall, Presidio, San Francisco, CA 2006

San Francisco Art Institute, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006

Pence Gallery “fiber Dimensions”, Davis, CA Spring 2006

Artisans Gallery, Juried “Absolutely Abstract“ Exhibit, San Rafael, CA 2006

Marin Art & Garden Center, Marin Society of Artists, Open Craft & Sculpture Exhibits, Juried, Ross, CA 1998, 2005, 2006

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, “Buzz” Curated, Mill Valley, CA 2005

California Ceramic Artists Annual Exhibitions, Davis, CA 2004, 2005

Art of Politics Juried Exhibit, Democracy For America, Sausalito, CA 2005

College of Marin Gallery, Juried Exhibits, Kentfield, CA 2002, 2005

Marin County Fair Juried Fine Arts Exhibits, Awards San Rafael CA, Awards, 2004, 2005, 2006