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Claudia McKinstryBorn: 1950, Seattle, Washington
BA in Art, University of Washington, Seattle
Post Graduate Work, Seattle Pacific University
"I begin at the beginning. The dirt grows the flowers, the seed, the first growth. I watch it all. The glance. The reflections of the city on glass. The wind blowing the curtains open to reveal a foreign skyline. The children's profiles against the red caboose. The trees swaying, reflected on the fender of a shiny car. I lay the color down layer by layer, so that the beginnings shine through. I plan carefully but welcome the miraculous mistake."
"Every day I work, I am grateful to be able to do art, to have as the Russians say 'the blessed work' the opportunity to do what I love for my life's vocation. My inspiration is to live and walk on God's earth with my eyes open. My paintings are parable. Not illustrations of things, but a visual story, about what we see every day and either ignore or take for granted. These images speak to me personally, and the message continues for whoever will stop and listen. Every painting is a teacher, not only teaching me about color and form and the technical problem-solving that each one presents, but about appreciating what is here, before me, and listening to the hidden message, the mystery and beauty of life."
Professional Experience:
National Award-winning Freelance illustrations for various publications
Art Instructor, Fort Steilacoom Community College, Steilacoom, WA
Art Instructor, Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
Alternative High School Instructor, Bainbridge Island, WA
Scenic Artist, Bainbridge Performing Arts, Bainbridge Island, WA
"To me, painting is an act of worship."
Exhibitions:
2016 - Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Solo exhibition “Here And There"
2015 - Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Group exhibition “The Garden Bench"
2011 - Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, July First Friday Art-walk Exhibition "Homegrown"
2010 - Studio 532, Seattle, WA
2009 - Studio 532, Seattle, WA
2008 - Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Group Exhibition
2007 - Instillation, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
2006 - Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Group Exhibition
2005 - Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Group Exhibition
2004 - Instillation, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas
2003 - Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan, Additional Instillation
2002 - Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Solo Exhibition "Beauty for Ashes"
2000 - Instillation, San Francisco International Airport
2000 - Instillation, Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan
1999 - Solo Exhibit, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge Is., WA
1998 - Group Exhibition, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 - Solo Exhibition, Mediterania Northwest, Seattle, WA
1997 - Gallery Affiliation, The Frog & Peach, Clayton, GA
1997 - Solo Exhibition, Checkers Espresso & Gallery, Poulsbo, WA
1997 - Invitational Group Exhibition, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
1997 - Solo Exhibition, Harbor Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
1997 - Group Exhibitions, Browns Gallery, Boise, ID
1996 - Solo Exhibition, Painted Table, Seattle, WA
1996 - Solo Exhibition, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 - Group Exhibition, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
1995 - Group Exhibition, Bainbridge Island Cultural Center
1995 - Group Exhibition, Emerald City Fine Arts, Seattle, WA
1995 - Solo Exhibition, Harbor Gallery, Port Ludlow, WA
1995 - Solo Exhibition, Harbor Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
1993 - Group Show, Novosibirsk, Russia
1990 - Goodwill Games Exhibition, Novosibirsk, Russia (Joint U.S.-Russian Collaboration)
1983-85 - Gallery Affiliation, Nature Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1983-84 - Gallery Affiliation, David Michael Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1983 - Solo Exhibition, Waiohai Gallery, Kaui, Hawaii (show destroyed by hurricane Lwaf)
1982 - Solo Exhibition, Sydney Gallery, Port Orchard, WA
1978-80 - Group Exhibition, Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, Bellevue, WA
1974-75 - Group Exhibition, The Depot Gallery, Puyallup, WA
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