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DOROTA (pronounce with a rolling "R") - Polish First Name
QUIROZ (pronounce key-rose) - Mexican Last Name.
When it comes to writing personal and artistic statements, or even reading them for that matter, I usually lose my focus after two sentences... Don't you?
Don't take me wrong now, I love to read and write, but for some reason most of these statements are removed from the reality of life and their lack of fleshy substance fail to deliver important information about the artist and what s/he stands for.
In order to avoid self-perpetual hypocrysy, I will state my position as an artist in 5 quick statements:
- WHO AM I ? A thirty something white middle class American woman of European descent, living in Fayetteville, North Carolina, trying to do something with my life that will be worth mentioning to my future generations.
- WHAT DO I STAND FOR ? Being alive, doing things and going places. I love strong opinions and raving debates. I hate lukewarm tendencies and empty monologues.
- WHAT AM I SAYING ABOUT THE WORLD WITH MY ARTWORK? The world is beautiful and terrifying place full of happenings, events and conditions that require bold statements and strong commentary.
- WHAT ARE MY GREATEST DREAMS AS AN ARTIST ? To run a successful art business, to become a creative teacher and to never forget learning.
- WHAT ARE MY GREATEST FEARS AS AN ARTIST ? Complacency, Mediocracy and Sloth.
THERE ARE 6 THEMES IN MY ARTWORK:
- Social & Political Commentaries,
- Spiritual & Master Series,
- Personal Documentaries & Exercises,
AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A VARIETY OF MEDIA:
- oil paint, acrylics,
- pen-and-ink, pencil, charcoal,
- paper collage, mixed media,
- clay, photography, computer art...
whatever suits the subject matter and my artistic sensibilites...
Recently, I have opened GALATEA BODY CASTING STUDIO, an art casting business with a good friend, Tina Flores, and since it's a partnership, I don't want to present any photos of our work here, but if you are interested, check us out at www.galateacasting.com
MY PLACE OF WORK
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1999, Florida International University, Miami, FL
- Master of Arts in Teaching, Art Education, December 2005, SUNY, Oswego, NY
- Professional Teaching Certificate, K-12, New York State, 2006
- DoDEA Teaching Certificate, Elementary, Art, Ft. Bragg, NC, 2006
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2007
3rd Place by Popular Public Vote at Public Works Art Exhibit, Fayetteville, NC
- 2004
Honorable Mention at the Annual Juried Rome Art Community Center, NY
- 1999
Accepted to the Graduate Program by The School of Art Institute in Chicago
- 1998
Sheldon Lurie Scholarship at FIU, Miami, FL Pearl's Arts & Crafts Gift Certificate Award, The Art Museum at FIU, Miami, FL 1997 Letter of Excellence, FIU, Miami, FL Certificate of Appreciation, Departments of Philosophy, Sociology and Anthropology at FIU, Miami, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2008
Public Works Exhibit, Fayetteville, NC
- 2007
Fayettevilee Art Guild Juried Art Show, Fayetteville, NC
Public Works Exhibit, Fayetteville, NC
- 2005
Rome Art Community Center Juried Exhibition, Rome, NY
- 2004
Rome Art Community Center Juried Exhibition, Rome, NY
- 1998
Hortt 40, Juried Art Exhibition at Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Annual Juried Stud
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