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Username: artographer2012
Member Since: December 2011
Member Since: December 2011
Los Angeles, CA United States
I search out moments that reflect evocative and elusive character: transcendent beauty, dreamlike imagery, hidden presence. My work reveals multi-layered dimensions; atmospheres that resonate with both recognition and mystery. For me, creating art i... more
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| Gender: | Female |
| Artist Statement: | I search out moments that reflect evocative and elusive character: transcendent beauty, dreamlike imagery, hidden presence. My work reveals multi-layered dimensions; atmospheres that resonate with both recognition and mystery. For me, creating art is an alchemical transformation, a process that illuminates symbolic and emotive qualities that surround us, inform us and connect us on many levels. I’m continually producing new bodies of work with a progressive range of concept and technique: black and white silver gelatin photographs, hand-painted black and white photography, mixed media, collage, digital art. Stay tuned. |
| Education: | Otis College of Art and Design UCLA |
| Awards & Distinctions: | 2010 Award of Excellence "Open" - Juror: Ernie Marjoram 2008 Honorable Mention Award “Alone In Central Park” - Jury: Pasadena Society of Artists 2008 Honorable Mention Award “To The Point” - Juror: Walter Askin Ms. Desmond's work is included in numerous public, private, national and international collections. |
| Professional/Teaching Experience: | 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild, Founding Member Los Angeles Art Association, Artist Member Pasadena Society of Artists, Board of Directors and Artist Member |
| Exhibitions: | SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2012 Reflecting Presence: Tah Gallery, South Pasadena, California 2010 Origins + Intersections; Brand Library Art Galleries, California 2008 Painting Light - Beyond the Moment; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2006 Animism; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2005 Luminous Density; Renée and Daniel Crowe, Sherman Oaks, California GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2012 Pasadena Society of Artists 87th Annual Exhibition, Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA 2011 Supersense, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California Juror: Simmy Swinder 2011 GEM 2011, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California 2011 2011 Topanga Gallery Open; Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, California Juror: Craig Krull 2010 Consuming Passions: 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild; Towns Burr Gallery, Burbank California 2010 The Word: Between the Lines, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California 2010 PSA Artist's Choice Exhibition; Citibank Artspace, Los Angeles, California 2009 Brand 38: Thirty-Eighth Annual National Juried Exhibition; Brand Library Art Galleries, California Juror: Ruth Weisberg 2009 The Art of Giving and Receiving; AIDS Service Center, Pasadena, California Juror: Sam Mellon 2009 Pasadena Society of Artists 84th Annual Exhibition; VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California 2008 Pasadena Art Walk, Pasadena, California 2008 Pasadena Society of Artists - Gifted; VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California 2008 People, A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2008 Pasadena Society of Artists 83rd Annual Exhibition; Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California Juror: Walter Askin (Honorable Mention Award) 2008 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild 2nd Annual Exhibition; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2007 27 Photographers, 27 Photos, 1 Night; Mainstream Gallery, Burbank, California 2007 Lomo-Gate 2008; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2007 Group Diversity, 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild Debut; A Studio Gallery, Studio City, California 2005 The Mother Line; Abuelitas, Topanga, California 2003 Mountain Bohemian; Topanga Historical Society, Topanga, California 2003 Group Show; Daniel Saxon Gallery, West Hollywood, California 2002 Sensitive Stories; Daniel Saxon Gallery, West Hollywood, California |
| Artist Tags: | painting, nature, abstract, birds, contemporary |
