VENUS ON MANTEO
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
DO UNTO OTHERS
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
BEAUTY AND THE ALL AMERICAN GIRL
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
THE WOUNDED WALKS
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
MIDNIGHT ON THE MOHAVE
acrylic on canvas 48" x 60"
2007
ergamble@bellsouth.net
919 802.4148
ARTIST STATEMENT
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As a painter, my greatest influence comes from the abstract expressionists. My work is psychologically inspired,
combining both the premeditative and the spontaneous. Abstract art is largely intuitive, and this is the process that guides me.
Color composition plays a vital role in my paintings. Palette choices are made instinctually and reflect my emotional state at the time.
Whether complex or simple, I am naturally drawn towards structural equilibrium. Replicated forms, both organic and geometric, are symbolic in my work
but remain mysterious, their full meaning unknown.
EDUCATION
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1982-83 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- studio art classes with focus on painting. Studied with visiting NY artist, Doug Sanderson.
1980-82 Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska. BS in physical education with specialization in recreation therapy.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2007 Crocker’s Mark Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2007 Karma Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
2003 Helios, Raleigh, NC
2000 Art Advocate, New York, NY
1999 Raleigh Arts Commission, Municipal Building Exhibit, Raleigh, NC
1999 Blue Star Studio, Hoboken, NJ
1998 Ravenscroft, Raleigh, NC 1997
1998Kelly Roland Gallery, Winston Salem, NC
1997 Emerging Artist Exhibition, Raleigh Arts Commission MBAE, Raleigh, NC
1995 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1994 Louisburg College, Louisburg, NC
1992 Simple Pleasures, Raleigh, NC
1991 Simple Pleasures, Raleigh, NC
1989 Haeger Smith and Huffman, Raleigh, NC
1988 The Paper Plant, Raleigh, NC
1986 Palm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1985 Dive into Abstract, Food Stamp Gallery, Bronx, NY
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2007 Featured Artist, Flanders Art Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2006 Glance Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2003 Alice Ehrlich and Her Students, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2002 The Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh, NC
1997 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1997 Gessner Art, Raleigh, NC
1996 Duke University School of Law, Durham, NC
1996 Accipter, Raleigh, NC
1995 Accipter, Raleigh, NC
1994 Lee Hansely Gallery, Raleigh, NC
1994 Accipter, Raleigh, NC
1994 Art Source, Raleigh, NC
1993 Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh NC
1987 Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1987 Vital Spaces, Mokatov Gallery, New York, NY
1986 ABC No Rio, New York, NY
1985 M-13, New York, NY
1984 Artist in the Marketplace, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY
1984 Palm Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
1983 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
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CORPORATE REPRESENTATION
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2008 Cameron House Interiors, Raleigh, NC
1996-07 Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Arts, New York, NY
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AWARDS AND GRANTS
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1999 Arts Education Program, United Arts Council of Raleigh, and Wake County
1999 Regional Artist Project Grant, United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
1999 City of Raleigh Painting Purchase and Installation
1995 Emerging Artist Grant, Raleigh Arts Commission
