Arlene Mead

Words form the architecture.

I constantly search for phrases, sayings and quotes; verbal tidbits that strike me as funny or fascinating or true. These found or stolen words are painted over and over on a carefully prepared surface. The composition develops in the leftover shapes and intersections.

In the end, the words are nearly obscured but the meaning shimmers in the remaining spaces.

Education: BFA California State University Long Beach

Exhibitions:

2020 Every Picture Tells a Story, Hillcrest Center for the Arts

2019 Collector's Choice, Blackboard Gallery, First prize, juror Kristine Schomaker

2016 Dulcepalloza, El Segundo, CA, cureated by Dulce Stein

2014 Creme de la Creme, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA, juror Richard Amend

Less Is More, Much More, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA, juried by Khaled Al-Awar

Out There, Los Angeles Art Association

2013 More than the Sum, solo show, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA

On the Level, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA

Unlimited, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA, juried by Gary Lang

In the Detail: Small Works, Blackboard Gallery, Camarillo, CA, juried by James Webb

2012 Tarfest, invitational, curated by Holly Harrison, Los Angeles, CA

2009 Shreds, solo show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2008 Shreds, Sales and Rental Gallery, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Shreds, solo show, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA

Gems, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

Penumbra, Gallery 825, juried by James Panozzo, Los Angele...