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BIOGRAPHY
Christi Beckmann
FreeReinArts.com
Colorado
christibeckmann@yahoo.com
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF FIBER, PAINTS, STITCHING, AND ABSTRACTION. I CONTINUE TO GATHER INSPIRATION FROM THE DRAMATIC ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCENERY AND CULTURE WHERE I LIVE.
MY PASSIONS INCLUDE HIKING, RIDING/TRAINING HORSES, AND FIBER ART.
I PREFER TO WORK ABSTRACT. I ALSO ENJOY CREATING VISUAL COMMENTARIES. USE OF TEXT IN MY ART IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ME. DESIGN GEOMETRIES INTEREST ME AS WELL.
I WORK IN AN ALMOST COMPLETELY IMPROVISATIONAL STYLE LETTING THE MOMENT AND MATERIALS CREATE THE EXPERIENCE.
MEDIUMS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO FABRICS, DYES, DISCHARGE, NUMEROUS SURFACE DESIGN TECHNIQUES, COMPUTER PRINTED FABRICS AND STITCHING.
I AM ALSO EXPLORING THE ROAD THAT CONNECTS ART AND FASHION BY EXPERIMENTING WITH WEARABLES AND ACCESSORIES.
I CAME ACROSS A QUOTATION BY CECIL BEATON THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE WAY I LIVE MY LIFE: BE DARING, BE DIFFERENT, BE IMPRACTICAL, BE ANYTHING THAT WILL ASSERT INTEGRITY OF PURPOSE AND IMAGINATIVE VISION AGAINST THE PLAY-IT-SAFERS, THE CREATURES OF THE COMMONPLACE, THE SLAVES OF THE ORDINARY.
BIOGRAPHY:
BORN IN ILLINOIS, NOW LIVE IN FOOTHILLS WEST OF BERTHOUD, COLORADO.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-CHEMISTRY/MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
FORMAL CAREER-HOSPITAL WORK, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PHARMACEUTICALS.
I AM MARRIED AND LIVE ON SOME ACREAGE WITH MANY WONDERFUL FURRY "CHILDREN".
JURIED EXHIBITS:
1999-DCQG QUILT EXTRAVAGANZA, “ASPEN VIEW”, South Pointe Centre, Dekalb, Illinois
2000-TRILAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS WARPED WEFT SHOW, “how Grand a Canyon it is”, Palmer Lake, Colorado
2000-“BETTER THAN NUDE-AN OSTENTATIOUS SHOWING OF WEARABLE ART”, “PURPLE HORSE SCARF”, Business of ArtsCenter, Manitou Springs, Colorado
2001-TRILAKES CENTER FOR THE ARTS WARPED WEFT SHOW, “Aspen View”, and “A New Direction”, PalmerLake, Colorado
2001-CQC-DENVER CAPITAL ART SHOW, “Aspen View”, ColoradoStateCapitalBuilding, Denver, Colorado
2002-CQC-QUILT COLORADO 2002 MEMBERS JURIED SHOW, “HOZHO” AND “THE ABYSS”, Estes Park, Colorado
2003-ELEMENTS SHOW-FRCQ-JURIED BY ROBERT SHAW, “ANGEL FIRE”, Loveland Museum/Galleries, Loveland, Colorado
2004-SMALL WONDERS EXHIBIT-SPRING QUILT FESTIVAL, “FASHIONASIAN”, Rosemont Convention Center, Illinois
2004-CQC-QUILT COLORADO 2004 MEMBERS JURIED SHOW, “ANGEL FIRE”, Estes Park, Colorado
2004-25th ANNIVERSERY QUILT MARKET AND FESTIVAL, “FASHIONASIAN”, Houston, TX
2005-FIBER-THE TACTILE ART, “TROUBLE ON THE MOVE”, EvergreenArtsCenter, Evergreen Colorado
2005-SMALL WORKS FROM FRONTRANGE CONTEMPORARY QUILTERS, “JOB OUTSOURCED”, Rocky MountainQuiltMuseum, Golden, Colorado
2005-THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DESIGN-HEATHER THOMAS, “NUMB”, “SORED”, “BARB WIRE HUMILIATION”, Fremont Arts Center, Canon City, Colorado
2005-24th ANNUAL FABRIC OF LEGACIES NATIONAL QUILT EXHIBIT, “INFERNO”, Lincoln Center Galleries, Fort Collins, Colorado
2006-THE LANGUAGE OF COLOR AND DESIGN-HEATHER THOMAS, “NUMB”, “SORED”, “BARB WIRE HUMILIATION”, Primedia Gallery, Golden, Colorado
2006-“MATERIAL MATTERS”-KimballArtCenter, Park City, Utah
“PASSAGES” included as part of FRCQ Show
2006-TRANSLATIONS GALLERY-CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART-GRAND OPENING, Denver, Colorado
“ELECTRONIC RESTING STATE” and “TROUBLE ON THE MOVE”
2006-“FABRIC, FURNITURE & FURNISHINGS”-Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, “ ELECTRONIC RESTING STATE”
2006-“TAKING A STAND, VOICES IN FIBER”-Translations Gallery in the Santa Fe Arts District, Denver, Colorado, “THE PRICE OF FREEDOM?” and “ARMED AND DANGEROUS?”
2007-“SUM OF THE PARTS”-SDA Members Exhibition,
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, “MENDED”
2007-“FLOW”-SAQA Mountain Zone Regional Show at Translations Gallery, Denver, Colorado, “NEW GROWTH”
2007-“Ami Simms Alzheimer’s Initiative”-Houston International Quilt Festival, “Cerebral Cause”
2007-“ArtNowForAutism”, Auction to benefit Autism-my piece sold,
“Multilingual”
2007-“International Fiber Collaborative”, Energy/Oil installation at abandoned gas station in New York-premieres March 2008, “Donated a 3 Ft x 3Ft panel depicting Rocky Mountain Nature Scenes-Environmental Impact”.
2007-“21st Annual Art Market”, ArvadaCenter for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado, “Small Works Series 2006-2007” (Abstract plus some Representational), 2 pieces sold
2007-“Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters 2008 Calender”, Fund Raiser for Speakers Program 2008, “Andiamo-Herd Behavior”.
2008-“Transformations 2008”, SAQA exhibit juried by Rudolf Smend of Germany. “Reconstruction”-show will open in England and travel.
2008-"Colorado:See the New West Like a Local", Denver international Airport, 2008-2009, Art on display at bridgeway between main terminal and concourse A, "BluePrint#1".
2008-"NCAR Community Art Program", National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, Gallery Display of newest work, June and July 2008.
2008-'The Silver Screen", International Quilt Festival-July(Long Beach, CA), October(Houston), and April (Chicago), "The Lone Ranger".
2008-"Rocky Mountain Quilt Show", The Ranch Event Center, Loveland, Colorado, Featured Guest Artist-8 Piece Solo Show.
2008-"Fiber Force: A Futuristic Approach", 2008-2009 Mancuso quilt Festival Traveling Show-Harrisburg, PA, Manchester, NY, Sata Clara, CA, Chicago, IL, Hampton, VA, Somerset, NJ, and Denver, CO. (www.quiltfest.com), "ZipCode 10022".
2008-"Tactile Architecture 2008", International Quilt Festival-October(Houston), April(Chicago), and July(Long Beach, CA), "Art Museum #2-Sunset", and "Art Museum #3-Sunrise".
2008-"Lines into Shapes-12th Annual Art Exhibit", Sept 19-Oct 5, 2008, Art Center of Estes Park, Colorado, "BluePrint #6".
2008-"Patchwork Politics", International Quilt Market and Festival, Houston, Texas, Oct 25-Nov 2, 2008, "The Price of Freedom".
2008-Ashland Construction Company, Denver, Colorado-used my work as part of decor in the sales of new condominiums.
2009-"President Obama: A Celebration in Art Quilts", King Street Gallery, Takoma Park, MD-2 Pieces-"Politically Correct" and 'Chosen".
2009-"Creative Capital", Exhibit in the Denver International Airport and the State Capital Building, Denver, Colorado, "BluePrint#6" February 11-June 1, 2009 at Denver International Airport: June 1-August 28, 2009-Denver Capitol Building.
2009-SAQA/Mancuso Show-Denver, Colorado May 2009 "Layered Textures", Showed "Perspective #1"
2009-SAQA 20th Anniversery Trunk Show-Traveling Nationwide
2009-Solo Show-Christi Beckmann-10 New Works, Wild Heather Gallery, Engelwood, Colorado: July 1-31, 2009
2009-High Fiber Group Show, KGNU Radio station, Boulder, Colorado
July1-July 31, 2009, "Small Trellis"
2009-"Sublime Surfaces"-November 2009-SAQA PAM Show at the Dairy Center for the Arts,
Boulder, Colorado, 5 of my latest pieces of art were included-"Discrimination", "Global MeltDown", "HealthCare Reform", "Two Hundred and Twenty Six", "I Don't Care If You Don't Like My Flower Garden"
and "Conspiracy Theory #1".
2009-November/December, FlatIrons Bank of Boulder, Colorado, "The Tao of Line".
2010-SAQA "Stitch.Design.Art" Show at the Old FireHouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado, January/February 2010. "Six Hundred and Twenty Two", "The Tao of Line", and "Discrimination" were shown.
REPRESENTATION:
I am represented by McGrath & Braun of Denver, Colorado.
COLLECTIONS:
. Suzanne Hess-San Diego, California/Breckenridge
. Diane Harris-Editor-QuiltMaker Magazine
. Sandi Schneider, Rockford, Illinois
. Private Collection, Denver, Colorado
. Private Collection, Denver, Colorado
. Carol Ann Waugh, Denver, Colorado-NYC Jacket Commission
AFFILIATIONS
. FRCQ
. SAQA-PROFESSIONAL ARTIST MEMBER and Co-Representative CO, WY, UT.
. SDA
PRINTED REPRESENTATIONS:
. KALIEDOSCOPE COLLECTIONS LLC-Embellished Jacket and Handbag, and dragon quilt serves as brochure models and trade show representations of software
. TRANSLATIONS GALLERY-CONTEMPORARY TEXTILE ART-art featured on postcard
. ELEANOR BLISS CENTER FOR THE ARTS-Fabric, Furniture, and Furnishings-art featured on postcard
. SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION-Sample Swatch Library A & B.
. SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION- “Sum of the Parts” Program CD
. 21st AnnualArtMarket-ArvadaCenter for the Arts and Humanities,
DenverArt Museum Piece was used on the invitation.
. RockyMountain Creative Quilters-annual calendar-“Herd Behavior”
. "Sublime Surfaces"-Global MeltDown" featured on postcard for the show.
. "Stitch.Design.Art"-"Discrimination" featured on postcard for the show.
LECTURE SERIES:
2001-Monument, Colorado Quilt Guild, Lecture and Trunck Show
6/2009-FRCQ Insider Group-"R U Ready 2 B an Artist?"
11/2009-Gave Surface Design lecture at Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, Colorado
TITLES:
2003-Elected Secretary-CSQG
2003-2005-Program Coordinator for FRCQ Newcomers Group
2007-FRCQ-Call For Entries
2008-RMCQ-Asst V.P.-Speakers/Programs
2009-Co-Representative-CO,WY, UT-SAQA, along with Carol Ann Waugh
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
Ricky Tims “Stitching Class”
Patty Hawkins “Patterns Everywhere” 2 day seminar
Judith Trager-Semi Private critique, teachings
Laura Wasaliewski -Graduated “ChicagoSchool of Fusing”
Fons & Porter Design class
Kerr Grabowski “Deconstructed Silk Screening” 4 day seminar
Mickey Lawler “Sky Dyes” 2 day seminar
Numerous FRCQ Lectures-Fran Skiles, Jane Sassaman, Laura Cater Woods,
B.J. Adams,
Nanci McCutcheon-Gelatin printing
Juried Exhibits include acceptance by Robert Shaw, Alice Zierbac-Curator of Textile Art for the Denver Art Museum, Tom Lundberg-Director of Fiber Arts Program-Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado and Rudolf Smend-Gallery Owner and Collector, Cologne, Germany.
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