ARTIST’S STATEMENT

“The cat has appeared as an image in my work for some time now. But my paintings aren’t about cats. They are anthropomorphic figures expressing the interactions between concrete reality and the subconscious mind. The body language of cats serves me because of the eloquence and variety of shapes possible within a universal space.”

PROFILE

A figurative painter, Victoria Chick is interested in the expressive body language of her subjects. She intensifies this expressiveness through the use of emotion-laden juxtapositions combined with bold color. Regional, national, and international juried shows after receiving her M.F.A. in painting from Kent State University in Ohio include: MID-FOUR at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Frisco 100 Drawing Show, and Emerald City Classic International Competition in which she was awarded First prize in painting.

Among insititutions which have invited her to exhibit are the Albrecht-Kemper Museum, Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, and Oceanside Museum of Art. Solo exhibtions include Founders' Gallery of the University of San Diego, Hendren Gallery at Lindenwood College, as well as solo shows in commercial galleries in Missouri and California and New Mexico. The Birger Sandzen Memorial Art Gallery hosted a two month solo exhibtion of her paintings and monoprints in 2003. Her work is in private and corporate collections in Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming, California,and Germany. Although not a commercial artist, she was awarded the Kuykendall Image Award for Excellence in Illustration for one of her paintings which appreared on the 1998 Santa Ysabel Art Festival poster. She currently resides in Silver City, New Mexico but maintains ties to Southerm California through the Santa Ysabel Art Gallery in Santa Ysabel.