Shirley Ward - American Expressionist Artist
ARTIST STATEMENT:
“Art has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember. First drawing everything I could see or imagine, then learning pastels, etching, and painting. All exciting and wonderful to me. Pencil, ink, watercolor, oils and eventually acrylics, which is the medium for me. Mixed media on paper or canvas is another method I love to use. But mainly just painting and the excitement of applying color and texture on a blank surface.
I am still intrigued with using the human figure as a design in the structure of a piece. Sometimes adding ordinary everyday objects into the mix, whether it be fruit, shoes, animals, and patterns.
I look forward to every piece I start and want it to be the best I’ve done, which doesn’t always happen, but it is exciting to keep trying.”
“Art has been a major part of my life for as long as I can remember. First drawing everything I could see or imagine, then learning pastels, etching, and painting. All exciting and wonderful to me. Pencil, ink, watercolor, oils and eventually acrylics, which is the medium for me. Mixed media on paper or canvas is another method I love to use. But mainly just painting and the excitement of applying color and texture on a blank surface.
I am still intrigued with using the human figure as a design in the structure of a piece. Sometimes adding ordinary everyday objects into the mix, whether it be fruit, shoes, animals, and patterns.
I look forward to every piece I start and want it to be the best I’ve done, which doesn’t always happen, but it is exciting to keep trying.”
Exhibitions
Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art, “Between the Isms”
Univ of Ok, Norman, Ok
TAC Annual AHHA Show, Tulsa, Ok
TAC Member Shows, Hardesty Center, Tulsa, Ok
“Dollars for Scholars Event”, Invitational, New Orleans, La
“Solo Show”, Independence Arts Council, Independence, Ok Wild Fork Gallery/Restaurant, Tulsa, Ok
Agora Gallery Group Exhibition, Soho, NY
“Ten Women Artists”, Kirpatrick Center, OKC, Ok and Ft Smith, AR Juried Shows/Awards
OWA INVESTMENT AWARD
OWA National Show, Kirkpatrick Center, OKC, OK ZELLA GUERGUIN AWARD, Western Federation Show, Dallas, TX
KANSAS FIVE STATE, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS JUROR’S AWARD OF MERIT and MEMORIAL AWARD Okla Art Works, Tulsa, Ok
BEST OF SHOW and FIRST PLACE, Sager Creek Art Center, Siloam Springs, AR ARIZONA AQUEOUS VIII 93, Phoenix, AZ
Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art, “Between the Isms”
Univ of Ok, Norman, Ok
TAC Annual AHHA Show, Tulsa, Ok
TAC Member Shows, Hardesty Center, Tulsa, Ok
“Dollars for Scholars Event”, Invitational, New Orleans, La
“Solo Show”, Independence Arts Council, Independence, Ok Wild Fork Gallery/Restaurant, Tulsa, Ok
Agora Gallery Group Exhibition, Soho, NY
“Ten Women Artists”, Kirpatrick Center, OKC, Ok and Ft Smith, AR Juried Shows/Awards
OWA INVESTMENT AWARD
OWA National Show, Kirkpatrick Center, OKC, OK ZELLA GUERGUIN AWARD, Western Federation Show, Dallas, TX
KANSAS FIVE STATE, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS JUROR’S AWARD OF MERIT and MEMORIAL AWARD Okla Art Works, Tulsa, Ok
BEST OF SHOW and FIRST PLACE, Sager Creek Art Center, Siloam Springs, AR ARIZONA AQUEOUS VIII 93, Phoenix, AZ