Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Cynthia Lund Torroll New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA The Test of Time Graphite Artist Statement This drawing explores a number of themes – how we interact with the world at large, and so often, the shock of it. It’s about noting and experiencing the loosening grip of societal pulls, and finally, about the blindness we sometimes experience towards our own beauty. The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries. Artists can be visually expressive but may verbally misrepresent their true intentions or ideas. Please note that weRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Cynthia Lund Torroll New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA Both Sides Now Graphite Artist Statement This piece is a symbolic conclusion of one of the hardest year’s of my life, drawn the following year, 2012. It’s about coming to know and understand both sides of what might look and feel like an unrelenting situation. It’s about discovering fortitude and personal courage – about ultimately knowing that an inner strength exists – ironically when it most seems like it’s not there. The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries.Read More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Melinda Bristol Garden City, Idaho, USA Balancing Act Mixed Media Artist Statement Nakedness often reduces us to the core of who we are at levels that are unapologetic and exposed. I am always learning to navigate these levels, soaring high at times, trying to maintain balance at others; constantly aware of just how vulnerable I truly am. Using multiple images allows me to reflect on being part of a larger whole and I am comforted by the fact that my experience in life, although unique to me, is not very different on many levels than what other womenRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Melinda Bristol Garden City, Idaho, USA Swan Dive Mixed Media Artist Statement Nakedness often reduces us to the core of who we are at levels that are unapologetic and exposed.  I am always learning to navigate these levels, soaring high at times, trying to maintain balance at others; constantly aware of just how vulnerable I truly am. Using multiple images allows me to reflect on being part of a larger whole and I am comforted by the fact that my experience in life, although unique to me, is not very different on many levels than what other womenRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Andrew Binder New York, New York, USA Female Nude, Standing Digital Art Artist Statement Even when I worked solely with analog photography, I was more interested in creating work that was more imaginative and expressive than just shooting what was around me. To me, self expression came from experimentation in the darkroom. I came to a point where what was in my head outpaced what was feasible in an analog darkroom and I gravitated toward digital art. In many ways “Female Nude, Standing” represents this journey. The model was originally shot on analog film. It, along with textures madeRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Isoko Onodera Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA The Silent Chaos of Distant Past Oil Painting Artist Statement Dreams are haunted by the past and will haunt your future. From the realm of the unconscious, desire and the forgotten impression wake and emerge silently to take you over. Within the dreams, where one’s animus is set free, the hazy layers of memories are heavy and light, slow and fast at the same time. It takes you, with its unsystematic crudeness, to the place you do not expect to be. The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements doRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Jana Charl Los Angeles, California, USA Vessel Triptych I Acrylic Painting Artist Statement “Vessel Triptych I” captures the essence of the female form with simple graphic shapes and curves. Beginning with an abstract view of breasts, I reveal the body in stages. The vessel metaphor is intended to elicit discussion on the perceptions of women, in order to raise issues such as the importance placed on exterior beauty vs. inner cultivation, fertility and sexuality.       The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries. ArtistsRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Kathleen Mcdonald San Jose, California, USA Body: Flaws I Fine Art Photography Artist Statement In this society there is great concern for our physical selves: our bodies. Much energy and attention is spent on modifying, hiding, or exploiting flesh. It is ironic that the media is polluted with gore that can be perused by any man, woman or child, while the exposition of a natural, naked, body is met with discomfort. It is distressing to think that the idea of beauty has become warped to such an extent, that it has taken greater precedence over the development ofRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Rachel Edwards San Diego, California, USA Creation/Destruction Graphite Artist Statement Our identity is dictated by many different areas of life; how we were raised, who we are around every day, and the popular media are just a few. At some point, we all look in the mirror and aren’t sure we are ‘who’ we ideally want to be. Some of us learn to build confidence and love all aspects of ourselves, while others take things in a different direction and physically alter their face or body. What if it were as easy as erasing and drawing back inRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Rachel Edwards San Diego, California, USA Blender Charcoal Artist Statement This is Ingrid Qua. She has breast cancer. It helped her open her eyes to a life that she was not a participant in, and gave her a way to make big changes. “Cancer took my boobs, hair, family, mortality, shoved it in a blender, crushed it beyond recognition, and wrapped it with a pretty pink ribbon.” In this piece, I wanted to portray her as she was pre-cancer,show the physical devastation of her body and her beginning to shed her past while at the same time undergoing majorRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Melinda Bristol Garden City, Idaho, USA Pedestal Mixed Media Artist Statement Nakedness often reduces us to the core of who we are at levels that are unapologetic and exposed.  I am always learning to navigate these levels, soaring high at times, trying to maintain balance at others; constantly aware of just how vulnerable I truly am. Using multiple images allows me to reflect on being part of a larger whole and I am comforted by the fact that my experience in life, although unique to me, is not very different on many levels than what other women experience.Read More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Annie Terrazzo Marina Del Rey, California, USA Smirnoff…Smear It All Off Mixed Media Artist Statement Annie Terrazzo has been creating mixed media and trash portraiture for almost 10 years and has sold over 400 works in that time. “Detritus”, Annie’s recent artistic endeavor, is made completely out of newspapers and vintage magazines from around the world. Originally from Colorado, Annie studied art with her family of jewelers and plein air artists and then moved on to study graphic design and portraiture in San Francisco. Since then, she has devoted her time to capturing the current depreciation of newspapersRead More →

Women Call for Entries Accepted Artists Artist Marie Bergstedt San Francisco, California, USA Clara Mixed Media Artist Statement “Clara” is the conduit through whom my best memories were created. Recollections course back over a line of telephones that electrified “Mommy’s” smile and provided the lifeline she needed to overcome day-to-day trials. In 2010 I constructed this portrait and seven telephone sculptures tracking the models she used over 100 years of life and caring for 72 foster children. The views expressed by our artists in their artist statements do not necessarily represent the views of our art galleries. Artists can be visually expressive but may verballyRead More →