NEWS FROM ARTIST: IONE CITRIN

HOW ART THOU?

"Prophecy"
20" wide x 17" high
MixedMedia

Currently on Exhibit In New York City at Rogue Space Art Gallery in a show called
"Films on Artists" Juried by David Masello/Art Curator

Some of my paintings/sculptures are visualized beforehand, some just happen. ""Prophecy" was one that "just happened". I was working on "Basquiat Lives", using thin tape to stripe the walls of a building, when I took more tape and put it on an abstract painting I just started. I went from painting to painting, developing each one in its own right. I don't know why or how I create a painting. I work on gut instinct.

Each day when I enter my studio, I look at the piece(s) I've been working on with a fresh eye and a fresh desire to do "something more". The "something more" on the taped lines on "Prophecy" was swiping some black ink over the taped lines. The ink didn't "take". It became blotchy. Suddenly it looked like oriental writing to me. Then I painted the main figure over the tape. A frightened running figure. Next to her were some children and some people from the village. The top part of the painting became the old wise men of the tribe prophesying the destruction of the area. Notice the volcano blowing up and the storm in the distance. Anyway, that's how "Prophecy" was born. I certainly hope it doesn't pan out to be a true prediction for that area of the world. In the meantime, here is what I've been up to since my last month's newsletter to you.

2011 Sept/Oct - "Surface Pattern" - www.caladangallery.com - Juried by Marjorie Kaye/Director.
2011 Sept/Oct - "Small Wonders" - Towns Burr Gallery - Burbank, CA - Juried By Connie & Bruce Burr - Curators
2011 September - "Urban Grit, Steam Punk & Industrial Art" - Gallery Expo - Juried by Douglas Orr/Curator.
2011 Aug to Aug 2012 - "11th Annual Summer All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition" - Juried by Laurence Bradshaw/Curator/Art Prof.
2011 Aug-Nov - "Destinations: Famous Places & Intimate Spaces" - Online Juried Competition, Juried by Christine Cote/Gallery Director/Gallery Owner - www.stillpointpointartgallery.com
2011 Aug-Sept - "Night of a Hundred Angels" - The Cottage Gallery - Laguna Beach, CA. - Juried by Patrick Whelan/Artist, Murray Kruger/Artist, Vito Leonardo Scaarola/Artist, Robert Schaar/Artist, Javier Alvarez/Artist.
2011 Aug-Sept - "Summer" - Juried by Charles Phoenix/Artist - 2nd City Council - Long Beach, CA

2011 1st Place "Reader Appreciation Week" - Professional Artist Magazine, August Issue.
2011 Honorable Mention July Art Challenge - "Take Your Pants For A Walk Day" www.cfai.com
2011 Editor's Choice Award - "2011 Int'l. Fantasy Art Contest" - Juried by Carl Baratta/Art Professor/Art Institute/Chicago-Featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine Issue 4. www.myartcontest.com - http://artistportfoliomagazine.com.
2011 "Winner" - Reader Appreciation - Professional Artist Magazine - Kim Hall/Editor
2011 "Special Recognition" - "11th Annual Juried Online Int'l. Art Exhibition" - WWW.Upstreampeoplegallery.com - Juried by Laurence Bradshaw/Art Prof.
2011 Honorable Mention - "Open" - Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery Juried by John R. Math/Art Prof.
2011 - "Artist of Distinction" - www.stillpointartgallery.com
2011 "Best in Show" & "1st Place" - SDWCA Juried Show - "Diversity" - Juried by Brooke Christy/Artist/Art Curator.
2011 "Finalist" - ArtScene Today - "Coloring Outside The Lines" - Juried by Carey Clark - Artist.

2012 March - ArtExpo - N.Y., NY
2012 March - Red Dot - Miami, FL
2012 February Palm Beach Contemporary - Palm Beach, FL
2012 February - Naples International - Naples, FL
2012 May - "Art of All Ages" - Comprehensive Child Develop. - Long Beach, CA
2012 Jan-Dec - Admiral's Club - Kennedy Int'l. Airport, N.Y., NY
2012 January - Miami International-Miami, FL
2011 December - Red Dot Miami - Miami, FL
2011 December - Celebration of the Arts - Lake Placid, NY
2011 October - Art Chicago - Chicago, IL
2011 Sept-Dec - Int'l. Plein Air Painting Showcase - www.OCArtGuide.com
2011 Sept-Dec - Billboard Art Project - Flashing Images on Billboards- In Major Cities Throughout U.S.A. - Chicago Billboard Art Project - Juried by David Morrison/Founder.
2011 October - Art Chicago - Chicago, IL
2011 September - Emerge - Washington, D.C.
2011 July-Sept - St. John's Art Wall Project - StJohnsArtWall.com www.stjohnsartwall.com/share.php?id=825 www.stjohnsartwall.com/share.php?id=357
2011 Sept-Dec - Liquitex.com/Inspire Gallery - http://www.liquitex.com/Inspire/?itemID=4113
2011 June-June 2012 - Admiral's Club - La Guardia Airport, N.Y., NY

March-May - ArcLight Cinemas - Hollywood, CA
2011-12 Sept/Jan 2012 - Arc Light Cinemas - Beach Cities - (El Segundo), CA
2011 September Featured solo Artist-www.caladangallery.com
2011 June-Sept - Arc Light Cinemas - Pasadena, CA
2011 August - Caladan Gallery - Cambridge, MA

""I'm not an intellectual, I think with my hands." - Cesar

I create art because I must.
It is a necessary extension of my life.
It identifies and substantiates my existence.
It is my profile and my legacy.
I want to intrigue and entertain.
I want to initiate wonder and questions.
I want to communicate my thoughts, dreams and desires.
Most of all, I want to be. - Ione Citrin

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