Visit us during East Bay Open Studios 2010!
What is a Seasoned Upstart?
A Seasoned Upstart is a mid-career artist exploring the wonder of the world with skilled playfulness and depth. Born out of years of sustained studio practice, we are developing work that is vivacious, provocative, and expansive.
We are a SF Bay Area artist group of established painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, and multimedia artists who have developed distinct bodies of work which are abstract, figurative, and substantial.
Please visit our individual websites for more information about each of us. We invite you to stop by our studios during the 2010 East Bay Open Studios for a unique, art-absorbing experience!“
What is a Seasoned Upstart?
A Seasoned Upstart is a mid-career artist exploring the wonder of the world with skilled playfulness and depth. Born out of years of sustained studio practice, we are developing work that is vivacious, provocative, and expansive.
We are a SF Bay Area artist group of established painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, and multimedia artists who have developed distinct bodies of work which are abstract, figurative, and substantial.
Please visit our individual websites for more information about each of us. We invite you to stop by our studios during the 2010 East Bay Open Studios for a unique, art-absorbing experience!“
Upcoming Exhibitions:
•The Museum of Los Gatos. www.museumoflosgatos.org. Los Gatos, CA. Dec 2010- Feb 2011.
The motivation for selecting these specific women artists required a great deal of contemplation and reasoning. First, I wanted to find venues for nonfigurative female artists that share the same quality, work ethic and commitment to the arts. Having a strong studio practice while maintaining many roles was a key factor.
They all had to share a similar aesthetic value and/or abstract based style. As you look closely over the group, a pattern or voice comes to focus. Even though different mediums are used from installation to painting, a similar sensitivity and distinct style surfaces.
Ages, education and background vary and they all didn’t go to the same art schools, grow up in the same neighborhood/city/state or all maintain the same gallery representation. Diversity was the key to the success of the show. - Jenny Balisle
•The Museum of Los Gatos. www.museumoflosgatos.org. Los Gatos, CA. Dec 2010- Feb 2011.
The motivation for selecting these specific women artists required a great deal of contemplation and reasoning. First, I wanted to find venues for nonfigurative female artists that share the same quality, work ethic and commitment to the arts. Having a strong studio practice while maintaining many roles was a key factor.
They all had to share a similar aesthetic value and/or abstract based style. As you look closely over the group, a pattern or voice comes to focus. Even though different mediums are used from installation to painting, a similar sensitivity and distinct style surfaces.
Ages, education and background vary and they all didn’t go to the same art schools, grow up in the same neighborhood/city/state or all maintain the same gallery representation. Diversity was the key to the success of the show. - Jenny Balisle
