Resolution Before Painting

BIO Marcia Tavernese studied Visual Arts and Art Criticism at both the University of Windsor (BFA) and Southern Illinois University (MFA, PHD Equivalency). Enthusiastically striving to express something personal with a very old language, Marcia excelled in the areas of painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media. As a working professional artist, Marcia's work has been showcased on both the international and domestic stages in the United States, Ireland, Scotland, Japan and Canada. As a professor, Marcia has taught and developed courses on Photography, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Web Design, Graphic Design, Animation and English. Marcia currently teaches drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media at the Art Gallery of Hamilton (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) and works in her studio in Brantford, Ontario. Searching for a new challenge and inspiration, Marcia attended the University of Western Ontario where her love for artistic expression quickly flourished at the School of Music, bringing a new vitality to her work and in the process, earning her a degree in Piano Technology. Marcia also delights in being a voracious reader. This deep affection for the written word is evident in her work; negotiating between the lyrical, musical and the symbolic interests in her life. ARTIST STATEMENT My work attempts to explore controversial issues that range from economics, religion and alternative energy, to ordinary everyday things like a group of people walking across the street or witnessing my husband yelling at the TV. Most people have strong opinions on politics, money and religion, and people get passionate discussing these things. Where there is passion, there is friction, and friction is energy. It is this energy that I try to capture in my work. I also find titles that provide a signpost to gently nudge the viewer in a certain direction. Once the person arrives at this place, I hope that they can bring their own meaning to the work and thereby become an active participant in the work.