 Portfolio of
Eva Waldauf
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Divine Passion - Mixed Media
Artist Statement
My current art is based on my life experiences. It is how I have healed, kept my heart, spirit, and mind open after years of negative changes. The real change in my life has been in my spiritual life and healing. My experience of Divine love and acceptance of all of myself has led me to deeply love myself. I have chosen to live with my heart wide open to whoever or whatever comes. All these changes are reflected in my art in the past 9 years.
My motif for the past 9 years has been the symbolic heart. My motif and art have gone through a transformation, as has my life: from an armored heart, then a broken heart, to a healing, spiritual, loving heart.
I create my art in many mediums. In the past 9 years my main focus has been Mixed Media, using layers of coloured tissue wrap, ink, oil pastel, photographs, fabric and feathers etc. I have also been creating Acrylic painting, oil pastel drawings and limited edition prints, mainly mono prints and lino block prints.
In the past 7 1/2 years I have also been writing poetry. It was a complete surprise that I could write poetry, since my first attempt at poetry began in a mandatory writing class at Simon Fraser University. It has become an exciting new outlet for my creativity. My poetry has inspired some of my art and some of my art has inspired my poetry. I also find other poets and artists also inspire me to create new work.
Biography
I was born in Toronto. I knew at a young age I had to be an artist, since I doodled instead of studied. I had to follow my first love and passion, Art, by going to Ontario College of Art, where I also met my husband, Steve.
In 1993 my husband, my cat Nya and I moved to Vancouver where I continued my art and my studies by going to Simon Fraser University. In my last year at SFU I wrote my first poem, unexpectedly starting my second creative career, as a poet.
Since 2002, after taking a poetry and art workshop, and after my divorce and subsequent life breakdown I had both the encouragement and the subject matter to begin writing my poetry. Luckily my recent poems are more upbeat, about my new love, healing, self love, nature and spirituality.
In the last 31/2 years I've joined the Avenue for/des Arts, a non-profit visual art group in existence for 20 years in Vancouver. We create free community workshops, do community projects and exhibit together. I have been in 4 art exhibitions with the group.
In 2009 I curated and organized the Tempestuous Words & Lush Images exhibition. A collaborative show of poets (from the Poetry Slam, and Pandora's Collective) and artists (from Avenue for/des Arts and guest artists), creating new poetry and art from each other.
I continue to create and show my art in both solo and group art exhibitions in Vancouver and in Toronto. In the past year I have been going through an artistic transition. I'm in the process of changing my media, my motif and my theme in my Art. Where it will lead me I don't know!
I also have been reading my poetry in Vancouver since 2004, reading at the Poetry Slam at Cafe Deux Soleils, also at Thundering Word at Montmartre Cafe, at Twisted Poets and at Literary Festivals. In February 2009 I also read at 4 Open Mics. in Toronto, including the Art Bar and the Toronto Poetry Slam.
2009 has been a great year for me, for the first time my Poetry is in print! I have an untitled desire Poem published in the Anthology "say forty!""stick 'em up shorty" June 2009 by Pooka Press. I also have my "Winter Sun" Poem published in the Poets and Painters Anthology by the South Delta Artists Guild in October 2009.
I love to teach Art especially Collage and Painting to adults, something I haven't been able to do for years. I have finally gone back to it this past year, 2009, teaching a 6 week "Collage and Mixed Media" course and a 1/2 day workshop on "Exhibiting your Art: tips and tools for New Artists" for the Vancouver School Board in Fall.
I am also scheduled to teach both the "Collage..." course (Jan 20 - Feb 24) and the 1/2 day workshop "Exhibiting Your Art" (Feb 20) again starting Winter 2010 and again in the Spring.
Resumè
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Secret Heart, Performing Arts Lounge, 581 Cardero, Van. BC, Feb 14, 2008
Dangerous Women and Cold Hearts, Havana Gallery, 1212 Commercial Dr. Van. BC, August 5 -25, 2007
Sweet, Sparkling and Fiery Hearts, Heaventree Gallery, 661 East 15th Van. BC, Febrary 2 -25, 2007
Hearts: Open, Broken and Bent, Parking Spot Gallery, 8 East Cordova St. Van. BC July 7 - 15, 2006
Flow: Journey to Abundance, Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova St. Van. BC, Nov. 10 - Dec. 9, 2000
Women, Celts and Power, The Talking Stick Gallery, 221 Carrall St. Van. BC, October 10 - 25, 1997
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
Creating Sacred Space, Van. School Theology, UBC, Van. BC, March 3 -4, 2006
Dreaming Heart of the Blazing Phoenix, Britannia Art Gallery, 1661 Napier St. Van. BC, Sept. 7 - Oct. 2 2005
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Selected)
Spirit and Ritual Exhibition, Britannia Gallery, 1661 Napier St., Vancouver, BC, Canada Dec. 2, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2010
Postcard Art Exhibition, Celestial Awakenings Cafe, Trail, BC, Canada November 2009
Mayworks 2009 Exhibition, Arrowsmith Gallery, 133 McMillan St. Parksville, BC, Canada May 1 - 31, 2009
Tempestuous Words & Lush Images exhibition, Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC February 1 - March 15th, 2009
Winter Energy, Lennox Gallery, 12 Ossington Ave, Toronto, Ont. Feb. 12 - 22, 2009
East Side Culture Crawl, Artist Resource Centre - 1701 Powell St., Van. BC November 21-23, 2008
Velvet, Havana Gallery, 1212 Commercial Dr. Van. BC Oct. 26 - Nov. 8, 2008
Postcard Art exhibition, www.postcardreadings.blogspot.com Sept. 15 2008 - Oct. 2009
2-3-d-9 exhibitions (juried), www.energygallery.com Feb. 10 - April 10, 2008
Art in the Hood, Flower Factory, 3604 Main St., Van. BC September 29 - October 31, 2007
You Are Not Alone, Gallery Gachet, 88 East Cordova, Van. BC July 6 - 28, 2007
For the Love of Others(Benefit), Rhadha Yoga, 728 Main St., Van. BC April 1 - 30 2007
Spring Salon .07 International, Lennox Gallery, 12 Ossington Ave. Toronto, Ont. March 20 - April 8, 2007
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, BC Canada
BIAM Art Money Collection, Copenhahgen Denmark
Mayworks 2009 Archive, Parksville, BC Canada
Famous Empty Sky, Vancouver, BC Canada
EDUCATION
Simon Fraser University
BA Arts and Cultures Studies graduated April 1998
Ontario College of Art
Diploma in Experimental Art graduated April 1990
Sheridan College of Art
Foundation year 1980 - 1981
EXPERIENCE
COLLAGE INSTRUCTOR (adults) September - November 2009, Vancouver School Board, John Oliver Secondary
EXHIBITING YOUR ART WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR (adults) November 14, 2009, Vancouver School Board, VSB Education Centre
CURATOR/ORGANIZER: Tempestuous Words & Lush Images Exhibition, a collaborative exhibition of new work by 25 people including: Visual Artists (Avenue for/des Arts & guest artists) and Poets (from Van. Poetry Slam & Pandora's Collective). Opening Feb. 1 (with performance by all poets) runs to March 15th, 2009 at Cafe Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. Curator's dates: August 2008 - March 15, 2009
CURATOR/ORGANIZER: The Divine Feminine Exhibition. 31 Visual Artists participated showing: photography, drawing, painting, collage, video and installation art. Exhibition opening March 31 - May 30 2006, Radha Yoga & Eatery, 728 Main St., Van. Curator's dates: February 8 - May 30, 2006
COLLAGE INSTRUCTOR (adults) and ACRYLIC PAINTING INSTRUCTOR (adults) - Winter, Spring, Fall, 2001-2002 - Vancouver School Board
ACRYLIC PAINTING INSTRUCTOR (adults) Winter, Spring, Fall 2000 and Spring, Fall 1999 - Vancouver School Board, Van. Technical Sec.
Shows
Spirit and Ritual Exhibition, Britannia Gallery, 1661 Napier St., Vancouver, BC, Canada Dec. 2, 2009 - Jan. 2 2010
www.energygallery.com - Winter Exhibits 2009, Winter Energy exhibition (Installation view) and Archives - exhibition 2-3-d-9
www.postcardreadings.blogspot.com
Art Slant Worldwide www.tinyurl.com/ygk5vlk
www.myspace/heartsandpoetry
www.Youtube.com Tempestuous Words & Lush Images
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