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Roberta Aviram
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Artist Statement (please also see resume below)
  The Still Life Series
The Still Life Series is inspired by combining the fleeting beauty of nature's bounty at its peak with the color relationships transposed from inert
objects or patterned fabrics.

The real flower posed against a painted fabric flower creates a tension. What is real and what is fake? i love the color interplay and its dynamics when the real and the unreal coexist.

The Abstract Series
The abstract series has an entirely different meaning for me. I am intrigued by the subliminal message that presents itself through the art and the symbolism that each painting sends to me personally. This current abstract work is an outgrowth of years of work as a contemporary realist. It is an abstract exploration of various factors; color purity, linear clarity, color sense, spatial design, opacity vs. translucency, emphasis on light and the significance of the accidental occurrence. Although the style is different, I have not parted ways with my initial concerns as a representational painter. I believe that my prior work in watercolor and oil has laid the foundation for my present work and that influence is very evident. My concerns with negative space, warm/cool color contrasts and the interplay of shadows and values have not changed. The accident that occurs during the painting process is becoming increasingly important to me and I seek to incorporate any spontaneous effect if it agrees with my concept. Although the style has changed and the medium is now acrylic, I believe that I have successfully transposed the initial concerns that I incorporated in realism into my present abstractions.
   
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Place of Birth:
New York City

Education:

  • Pratt Manhattan Center for Continuing & Professional Studies Fall 2003
  • School of Visual Arts 1975-1976 Illustration
  • Herbert Lehman College MA Fine Art and Art Education 1975
  • NY State Teaching Certificate K-12 1975
  • Hunter College BA 1973 Fine Art and Art Education
  • Massachusetts College of Art Summer 1970
  • Cornell University School of Fine Arts 1967-1969
  • Dartmouth College Summer 1966
  • Art Students' League 1965-1966

Recent Press:

  • The Art Guild TAGiines Newsletter
    Winter 2013
    Concert of Color: A Juried Exhibit at Chelsea Mansion
    First Place was awarded to Roberta Aviram for her oil painting "Three and a Half Roses"

  • Fall/Winter 2008 Issue of Town & Country Weddings, Featured watercolor of Ponte Vecchio by Roberta Aviram
  • 2 abstract paintings selected and photographed for Oprah Winfrey's "O at Home" magazine, May 2006 issue
  • Giclee Publishing Contract 2008 with Eurographics: paintings selected for giclee reproductions by Eurographics of Montreal, Canada, the leading Art Publisher and distributor in North America. Work available for purchase at www.PosterCartel.com

Selected Group Exhibitions:

  • ARTtwo50
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    Work available for purchase

  • 2013
    First Place Award
    Concert of Color: Landcape, Still Life, Portrait
    Juried Art Exhibit presented by the Art Guild
    Chelsea Mansion, Muttontown Preserve,
    East Norwich, NY
    Juror: Franklin Hill Perrell, former Chief Curator at the Nassau Museum of Art

    Trapani Fine Art
    Giclees and Prints
    Manhasset, NY

    Juried Group Exhibition
    My Studio
    Port Washington, NY

  • 2012
    National Association of Women Artists
    Annual Members Exhibition
    Sylvia Wald/Po Kim Gallery
    New York, NY

  • 2011
    The Art Guild
    Contemplating Still Life
    Juried Competition & Exhibition
    200 Port Washington Boulevard
    Manhasset, NY

    Jean M. Leeman Memorial Award
    National Association of Women Artists
    Annual Members Exhibition
    Sylvia Wald/Po Kim Gallery
    NYC

    Trapani Fine Art
    2nd Annual Small Works Show
    447 Plandome Road
    Manhasset, NY

    LILI Contemporary Art
    67 Middle Neck Road
    Great Neck NY 11021

  • 2010
    Trapani Fine Art
    1st Annual Small Works Show
    447 Plandome Road
    Manhasset, NY 11030

  • 2009
    The Art Guild
    2nd Annual Members Showcase
    200 Port Washington Boulevard
    Manhasset, NY

    The Art Guild
    Going Green Juried Competition & Exhibition
    200 Port Washington Boulevard
    Manhasset, NY

    The Art Guild
    Elderfields Preserve
    Juried Figures Competition and Exhibition
    200 Port Washington Boulevard
    Manhasset, New York

  • 2008
    The Art Guild
    Elderfields Preserve
    Portraits Juried Exhibiton & Competition
    200 Port Washington Boulevard
    Manhasset, New York

  • 2007
    The National Association of Women Artists
    New Members Exhibition
    80 Fifth Avenue New York, NY

    The National Association of Women Artists
    118th Annual Exhibition
    The Monroe Center For The Arts
    Hoboken, New Jersey

    Owl 57 Galleries
    Woodmere, NY

  • 2006
    57th Annual Art of the Northeast Exhibition
    Silvermine Guild Arts Center
    Silvermine, Connecticut

  • 2005
    Nassau County Museum of Art Shop
    Roslyn Harbor, NY

  • 2004
    American Artists' Professional League Membership Exhibition
    Pen & Brush Club
    New York, NY

    27th Annual SMALL WORKS SHOW
    Washington Square East Galleries
    New York University
    New York, NY

  • 2002
    American Artists' Professional League
    74th Grand National Exhibition
    Salmagundi Club
    New York, NY

  • 1997
    Tranquility/ Pandemonium Juried Art Exhibit by
    Tri-County Artists of Long Island at New York Institute of Technology

  • 1995,1994
    Visual Art Alliance of Long Island
    6th and 7th Annual Open Juried Fine Art Exhibition at Chelsea Center
    Muttontown, NY

  • 1993
    The Sid Jacobson JCC Seymour Berger Center for the Arts
    3rd Annual Open Juried Art Exhibit
    Roslyn, NY

  • 1992
    National Council of Jewish Women
    38th Annual Focus on Art
    West Orange, New Jersey

  • 1992
    North by South
    Open Juried Exhibition at the Nassau County Museum of Art
    Roslyn Harbor, NY

  • 1991
    Multi-Media Art Forum and Juried Exhibit
    Hempstead House
    Sands Point, NY

  • 1989
    2nd Annual Long Island Focus on Art
    Clark Center
    SUNY Old Westbury, NY

  • 1986, 1985, 1984
    Nassau County Museum of Art
    3rd, 4th and 5th Annual Open Juried Exhibition of Fine Art
    Roslyn Harbor, NY

  • 1985
    Great Neck Library Group Show
    Oils, Watercolors, Ceramics
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1984
    Nassau Community College
    Firehouse Gallery
    Garden City, NY
    15th Open Print, Drawing and Watercolor Exhibition

  • 1984
    New Art in New York
    1st Annual Exhibit at Parsons School of Design
    New York, NY

Selected Solo Shows:

  • 2010
    COLOR AND SPACE
    Solo Painting Exhibition
    Paintings, Watercolors, Digital Prints
    National Association of Women Artists
    NYC, NY

  • 2003
    Solo Painting Demonstration
    Great Neck Park District
    Dedication Tea in the Rose Garden
    Village Green Great Neck, NY

  • 1999
    Great Neck House
    Watercolors and Prints
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1992
    Great Neck House
    Watercolors
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1989
    Locust Valley Library
    Oils and Watercolors
    Locust Valley, NY

  • 1985
    Oceanside Free Library
    Oils
    Oceanside, NY

Awards:

  • First Place, 2013
    Concert of Color:
    Landscape, Still Life, Portrait
    Juried Art Exhibit presented by the Art Guild
    JUROR OF AWARDS
    Franklin Hill Perrell, former Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art
    Chelsea Mansion
    Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich, NY

  • Jean M. Leeman Memorial Award
    NAWA 2011 Annual Members Exhibition
    Sylvia Wald/Po Kim Gallery
    417 Lafayette Street
    New York, NY 10003

  • Award of Excellence
    1995
    Visual Art Alliance of Long Island
    7th Annual Open Juried Fine Art Exhibition at Chelsea Center
    Muttontown, NY

Galleries:

  • 2007
    Owl 57 Galleries
    Woodmere, NY

  • 2005
    Nassau County Museum of Fine Art Shop
    Limited Edition Giclee Prints
    Open and Limited Edition Lithographs
    Roslyn Harbor, NY

  • 1998
    Gallery Emanuel Contemporary Art
    'Mixed Bag'
    Curated by Liz Gribin
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1995
    Owl 57 Galleries
    Watercolors and Lithographs
    Woodmere, NY

  • 1994
    Gallery Emanuel Contemporary Art
    "Summertime Exhibit"
    Curated by Liz Gribin
    Watercolors
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1994
    The Robley Gallery
    Watercolors
    Roslyn, NY

  • 1986
    Discovery Gallery
    June Exhibit
    Glen Cove, NY

  • 1985
    Artisans' Gallery
    Spring Exhibition of Ceramics
    Great Neck, NY

  • 1982
    Houshang Gallery
    Exhibition of Watercolors
    Dallas, Texas

Private Collections:

  • National and International
    Chicago, Manhattan, Dallas, Florida, Long Island, California, Memphis, Toronto, UK, Singapore, Australia

Special Events:

  • 1997,1996
    Art Expo NY

  • 1996
    Birmingham, England Spring Fair

  • 1992,1993
    1st and 2nd Annual Ronald McDonald Fund-raising Art Auction
    Exhibitor and Coordinator
    Woman’s Club
    Great Neck, NY

Published Work:

  • 2006
    Giclee publishing contract signed with Directional Art Publishing
    Birmingham, Alabama

  • 2001
    Publishing Contract with Adtech Publishing
    Limited Edition Giclee Prints of 12 Watercolors
    Fallbrook, California

  • 1996
    Publishing Contract with Posters International
    Open Edition lithographs of 6 Watercolors
    Ontario, Canada

  • 1995
    Publishing Contract with Green Frog Art (Division of KNC)
    Limited Edition lithographs of 3 watercolors and 1 acrylic painting
    Ponte Vedra, Florida

Bibliography:

  • The Art Guild TAGlines
    Concert of Color
    Winter 2013

  • Connecticut Post Art Review
    Eliasoph, Philip
    Nerviness Raw Ambition Spark Silvermine Show
    4/30/2006

  • Art Business News
    Chapman, Audrey S. ABN Contributing Editor
    Venice's Romance Charms Artists and Collectors
    4/1/2002

  • Art Business News
    Adtech Publishing launches site. (brief article)
    3/1/2002

  • Art Business News
    Adtech Publishing signs Roberta Aviram (brief article)
    2/1/2002

  • Decor Magazine
    1997,1996

  • Press Review
    Preston, Malcolm. An American Painter's French 'roots'
    Art Review, Newsday
    6/1985

Affiliations:

  • 2014
    The Art Guild of Port Washington
    Manhasset Art Association, Manhasset, NY

  • 2007 - 2013
    National Association of Women Artists

  • 2006
    Inducted into the National Association of Women Artists New York, NY

  • 2002-2006
    American Artists’ Professional League New York, NY
   
 
   
 
 
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