Gallery by Aubrey

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ART EDUCATION

Joslyn Art Museum/Omaha Nebraska
Chicago Art Institute/Chicago, Illinois
Arts Students League/New York City
San Francisco Art Institute
American Academy of Art/ Chicago, Illinois
Student of Robert Brackman and Henry Gasser/Art Students League
Student of Thomas D. Palmerton/ Watercolor

TEACHING

Metropolitan Community College
Joslyn Art Museum
Individual Students on a Private basis

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Pope Paul VI Research Institute/Icon of Mary, Joseph and Jesus, in Chapel
Nebraska Medical Center/ Commissioned portraits of Doctors
Archdiocese of Omaha/ Portraits of Bishops from the 1800’s up to 2004
Nebraska City Historical Society/portraits of original founders
Samuel Kootz/ agent for Picasso/ portrait of his wife
Private Commissions and Portraits for hundreds of clients throughout the U.S.

GALLERIES

Chicago Art Institute
Hyde Park Art Center/ Chicago
57th Street Books/ Chicago
Tibor de Nagy Gallery/New York City
Art Students League/New York City
Armory/New York City
Adam Whitney Gallery/ Omaha
Dundee Gallery/ Omaha
Twenty Talents Gallery/Omaha
Tilt Gallery/ Phoenix, Arizona
13th Street Gallery/Omaha
Art and Soul Gallery/ Lincoln
(all are not listed)

SERIES

“Ten Visions” multi media production.
I researched a brothel from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, in Omaha, Nebraska. I found many fascinating stories about the place from interviewing people and newspaper articles. The “Belle Hotel” which was Greenbergs Optical at the time I researched it, still had several floors that had not changed or been used since it’s infamous time in history. I recreated the rooms where the prostitutes and johns had their business and the main entertainment room for socializing. I had friends dress up in period costumes, and had a photographer create pictures for me that i did paintings from.
A grant became available for artists in the area to create their artistic vision and I was accepted. I had a song composed called “The Belle Hotel”; actors played out scenes that I had researched; musicians played background music and there were 50 projectors that splashed detailed shots of my paintings in the background as well as the newspaper articles. The whole project took several years.
“Family of Humanity”
I decided on 10 areas of humanity from priests, murderers, visionaries, prostitutes, Viet Nam vet, etc. I researched each area personally. I was allowed to go to Death Row to paint 2 of the men. I went to Medjugorje in Yugoslavia to find a visionary that had become nationally known, as well as researching the lives of prostitutes, homeless people and others that I had decided upon. I did taped interviews with all of these people while I painted their bigger than life portraits.
The result would be a show where you heard the voices saying things that “anyone” could say and you would not know which one was the murderer and which one was the visionary, etc. The show was to bring out the connectedness without judgement that all humans have with one another.
When I was on the last painting, of which this all took around 3 years, my 4 story Victorian house went up in flames and all the paintings were destroyed before I had a chance to show them.
“A Moment in Time”
I was able to find mug shots from the police station in Omaha, Nebraska at the Historical Society. They were from the late 1800’s early 1900’s. I created 24 multi media portraits bringing out the personalities of the characters I was drawing, using graphite.
I researched every person and historical events from this time period. These are included in the series. This is a historical piece as well as “A Moment in time” where these people’s mug shots were taken upon arrest from a supposed crime.(more information included with the series)

ILLUSTRATED

“Born Rich” by Margaret Gillian

BOOK COVER

“Mirror Images”

MISCELLANEOUS

Album Cover for Musical Group
Commercial Graphics and Illustration work.
Developing Logos
Posters for Performing Artists and program covers