{"id":1092,"date":"2021-07-20T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T15:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orionstrategieswebsitepreview.com\/rpg1scrp\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2021-07-20T11:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T15:16:22","slug":"07-monkey-mural-liza-brenner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.orionstrategieswebsitepreview.com\/rpg1scrp\/07-monkey-mural-liza-brenner\/","title":{"rendered":"07: Monkey Mural \u2013 Liza Brenner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Completed Location #07<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

LOCATION<\/strong>
Traders Alley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“26201 Monkey Mural” by Liza Brenner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST STATEMENT<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My favorite time of year in Buckhannon is Spring and Summer. In this mural, I wanted to reflect the careless, happy feeling you have when the weather starts to change and the world starts to come alive again. In my mind, the question arises: riding bikes, hanging out with friends, and being outside – what could be better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout my work, dynamic historical figures are often set adrift against backdrops of contemporary society, creating a powerful commentary on the predicaments of modern life. Each painting touches on an important person or idea I have recently discovered in my constant need and search for understanding of how the past shapes the present. I choose to create my work in oil paints and mixed media on board, using rough brushstrokes to accent elements of collage and give my art a purposefully childlike quality.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ABOUT THE ARTIST<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Liza Brenner was born in South Western New York. She received a BFA in Drawing at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1998 and an MFA in Painting from Edinboro University in 2004. She has exhibited her work regionally and nationally and is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, and resides in Buckhannon, West Virginia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2015<\/td>Gallery on 43rd Street. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cSpello Italy Landscapes\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2014<\/td>Black Sheep Brewery. Charleston, West Virginia: \u201cSeries Red\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>Apartment Earth. Charleston, West Virginia: \u201cSeries Red\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>Espresso a Mano. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cSeries Noir\u201d
The Bookstore. Buckhannon, West Virginia
Market Bistro. Buckhannon, West Virginia.: \u201cFishing Around\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>Fusion. Butler, Pennsylvania: \u201cRecent Work\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>Michelle\u2019s. Clarion, Pennsylvania: \u201cPaper Herds\u201d
The Fine Arts Center Gallery. Glenville State College, West Virginia: \u201cPaper Herds & Things\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/td>The Defoor Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia: \u201cAppetizers\u201d
The Jill Celeste Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia: \u201cCompositions 1-28\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>Weyers-Sampson Gallery. Thiel College. Greenville, Pennsylvania: \u201cRecent Paintings\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>Bates Gallery. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania:
Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition, \u201cImmortalization of the Chachka\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>Slaughterhouse Gallery and Studio. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cRecent Works\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2000<\/td>Michelle\u2019s Caf\u00e9. Clarion, Pennsylvania: \u201cRecent Paintings\u201d
Ebenezer\u2019s Gallery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cCowboys, Flamingos and Housewives\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
1998<\/td>Sanford Gallery. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania: \u201cSenior Thesis Show\u201d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SELECTED GROUP, JURIED AND INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2014<\/td>Galleria D\u2019Arte Michelangelo. Group Exhibition Plein Air. Spello, Italy.
Warm Streets Gallery. Wild, Wacky. Witchy Woman. Lynchburg, Virginia
Esprit de Corps Invitational Exhibition. Nelson Gallery. Lexington, Virginia
Monmoth Museum. 35th Annual Juried Exhibition. Lincoln, New Jersey
Arts Monongahela Gallery. Shady: Our Neighbors the Trees. Morgantown, West Virginia
Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge. Shhhh\u2026.Listen! Charleston, West Virginia
Apartment Earth. Charleston, West Virginia. \u201cEarth Day Invitational.\u201d
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c13th Annual Gala & Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Leslie Wright<\/td><\/tr>
2013<\/td>Agora Gallery. Chelsea International Fine Art Juried Competition. New York, New York. Juror:
Anthony Haden-Guest
Open Studio Competition. Volumes 23 and 24. Barbara O\u2019Brien, Executive Director, Kemper
Museum of Contemporary Art
Huntington Museum of Art. A Sense of Place: The West Virginia Sesquicentennial Artist Invitational
Nelson Galley. \u201c4th Annual Paint Out Invitational.\u201d. Lexington, West Virginia.
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c12th Annual Gala & Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Lynn Ferris
Apartment Earth. Charleston, West Virginia. \u201cEarth Day Invitational.\u201d<\/td><\/tr>
2012<\/td>Nelson Galley. \u201c3rd Annual Paint Out Invitational.\u201d. Lexington, West Virginia.
9th Annual WV Art & Craft Guild Competition, Parkersburg, WV
Burlingame\u2019s Celebration of the Arts. Sapphire, North Carolina: Group Show
Nelson Gallery. Lexington, Virginia: \u201c13th Feast on This Exhibition\u201d. Juror: Members
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c11th Annual Gala & Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Michael French
Frostburg Museum. Frostburg, Maryland. \u201cPlay in the Streets\u201d. Juror: Derek Meeter<\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/td>RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c75th Annual Forest Festival Exhibition\u201d. Juror: Naijun Zhang
Nelson Gallery. Lexington, Virginia: \u201c12th Annual Juried Exhibition\u201d. Juror: Members
Frostburg Museum. Frostburg, Maryland. \u201cPlay in the Streets\u201d. Juror: Randall Rhodes
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c10th Annual Gala & Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Jo Gasto
Tamarack. Beckley, West Virginia: \u201cThe Best of WV 2011 Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Randall Reed<\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/td>Tamarack. Beckley, West Virginia: \u201cThe Best of WV 2010 Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Randall Reed
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201c9th Annual Gala & Juried Exhibit\u201d. Juror: Jo Gaston
RCCAC. Elkins, West Virginia: \u201cWomen\u2019s Art Juried Exhibition\u201d. Juror: Chica Brunsvold
J. Box. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cGroup Exhibition\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/td>Upstream People Gallery. Omaha, Nebraska: \u201c10th Anniversary Best of the Best Online International Art Ex\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
2006<\/td>Upstream People Gallery. Omaha, Nebraska: \u201c8th Annual International Painting & Drawing
Competition\u201d, Juror: Larry Bradshaw.<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/td>Michelle\u2019s Gallery. Clarion, Pennsylvania: Alumni Show Clarion University of Pennsylvania\u201d, Curated by Kiersten Colvin.<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/td>Andy Warhol Museum. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: \u201cAmp Group Show\u201d, Juror: Warhol curatorial staff.<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/td>Rockefeller Center for the Arts. SUNY Fredonia State College, Fredonia, New York: \u201cGreat Lakes Emerging Artist Competition\u201d, Juror: Dr. Vicky Clark.
T.W. Wood Gallery. Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont: \u201cContemporary Drawing Competition\u201d, Juror: Manford Williams.
Trahern Gallery. Austin Peay University, Clarksville, Tennessee: \u201cBorder to Border National Drawing Comp.\u201d, Juror: Dave Wright.
Moss-Thorns Gallery. Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas: \u201cGreat Plains National NINTH ANNUAL\u201d, Juror: Ben Strauss.<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/td>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. New Castle, Pennsylvania: \u201cMid-Atlantic Juried Show\u201d,
Juror: Howard Benson.
Montpelier Center for Arts. Montpelier, Virginia: \u201cCelebration of the Arts Annual Juried Exhibit\u201d,
Juror: Christopher Robeers.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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