Completed Location #04
LOCATION
16 East Main Street
ARTIST STATEMENT
Rarely do I view something beautiful without calculating how to capture it in a painting! I am particularly inspired by simple scenes, the way sunlight hits a coffee mug or a sleeping cat on a window sill. I want to convey the beauty I see in everyday objects and create a scene which intrigues the viewer and encourages her to slow down and spend some time with the painting. Recently I became enchanted with the vibrant colors and quirky personalities of my friend’s heirloom chickens, and decided that a large scale rooster would be a perfect mural for Buckhannon’s Main Street. Your town holds a special place in my heart as a community dedicated to celebrating the arts.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ginger Danz is a full-time artist living in Fayetteville, West Virginia, with her husband and daughter. Having juried into Tamarack in 2010, Ginger’s work has been selected for the “Best of Tamarack” juried exhibitions each year since 2010.
Active in her community, Ginger serves as Chair of the Fayetteville Arts Coalition, an organization dedicated to promoting the arts in the New River Gorge area. She was instrumental in launching the Coalition’s “Creative Juices” initiative, a monthly painting event for adult painters of all skill levels. Ginger also teaches art to elementary students at the New River Gorge Learning Cooperative, a Montessori-based learning center in Fayetteville.
In addition to Tamarack, Ginger’s work is on display in several West Virginia galleries and restaurants. Her work can also be viewed at www.gingerdanz.com.
EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 | West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Tamarack – The Best of West Virginia, Beckley, West Virginia Transforming Traditions – Group Show, David L. Dickirson Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia Juried Exhibition – Cynthia Bickey Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia Best of West Virginia Juried Exhibition – David L. Dickirson Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia Rustic Impressions – Solo Show Art Emporium, Charleston, West Virginia Imparting Art – Group Show, David L. Dickirson Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia Urban Flow – Group Show, David L. Dickirson Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia |
GALLERIES
| Art Emporium, Charleston, West Virginia Cynthia Bickey Gallery, Beckley, West Virginia David R. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery, Tamarack, Beckley, West Virginia |
AWARDS
| 2015 | Art chosen for West Virginia Division of Tourism holiday card, Charleston, West Virginia |
| 2014 | Professional Development Grant, Division of Culture & History, Charleston, West Virginia 2nd Place, Beckley Art Group For the Birds Exhibit, Beckley, West Virginia |
| 2013 | Art Chosen for FestivALL Fall promotional poster, Charleston, West Virginia Honorable Mention, Beckley Art Group Annual Juried Exhibit, Beckley, West Virginia |
| 2012 | Art chosen for inclusion in Tamarack’s Best of West Virginia Calendar, Beckley, West Virginia Professional Development Grant Award, Tamarack Artisan Foundation, Beckley, West Virginia |
| 2011 | Winner, Fayette County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Official Bridge Day Poster Contest, Fayetteville, West Virginia |
| 2010 | Juried into Tamarack, The Best of West Virginia, Beckley, West Virginia |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| 2014-Present | Chair – Fayetteville Arts Coalition, Fayetteville, West Virginia |
| 2012-2014 | Board Member – Fayetteville Arts Coalition, Fayetteville, West Virginia |
| 2012, 2015 | Juror – Youth Arts in the Park Art Contest, National Park Service, Fayetteville, West Virginia |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| 2010-Present | Art Teacher, New River Gorge Learning Cooperative, Fayetteville, West Virginia |