Jacqueline Drake

ARTIST STATEMENT – Jacqueline Drake

I has been a mixed media and fine artist since 2001. I became an encaustic artist in 2012. Using a uniquely intuitive process, I am able to create beautiful art on canvas and wood. With my extensive knowledge of colors and textures combined with my healing arts back ground, I am able to produce a total sensory experience for my viewers. After having success early on in my art career as a muralist and commissioned artist, I recognized that there was a vital part of myself missing from the work. I was creating what other people wanted and needed and it was during this time that I was led to study under many masters in the intuitive and meditative healing arts. Combining these techniques with natural artistic talent has allowed my work to represent a true expression of my heart and soul. My art work is a visual representation of my connection with the divine and my willingness to allow intuition to guide my pallet and brush.
By studying and using the the principles of EBD in my work. (Evidence Based Design- the theory of looking at real art helps heal )and having a background in the healthcare system, it has given me a better understating of what is needed to create an environment that p...

JACQUELINE DRAKE - CV and RESUME
30600 Forrest Drive, Franklin, MI 48025
248-990-3678
EMAIL: jacquelinedrake@me.com
WEBSITE: www.artofjacquelinedrake.com
TWITTER: @drakejacqueline
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE: www.facebook.com/artofjacquelinedrake
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/artofdrake
LINKED-IN: www.linkedin.com/

Mixed Media & Fine Art Encaustic Artist

EDUCATION:

2001 – 2004 Jaffe Institute for Holistic and Spiritual Healing, Lake Arrowhead, CA
2000 – 2004 Laguna Gloria Art School, Austin TX
1993 – 1997 Oakland Community College, Associate in Nursing, Royal Oak, MI

EXHIBITIONS:
2015 Current exhibit at DCF Gallery Grosse Pointe,Mi
2015 - current Solo exhibit Lilly's Seafood Royal Oak, Mi
2014 Art Prize, Bar Davani, (Connected Exhibit), Grand Rapids, MI
2014 Our Town Exhibit, Birmingham Community House, Birmingham, MI
2014 Royal Oak Artist’s Market Show, Royal Oak Artist’s Market, Royal Oak, MI
2014 Royal Oak Historical Museum Show, Royal Oak, MI
2014 Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, Memorial Park, Royal Oak MI
2014 Encaustic Display, Bay Harbor Gallery, Bay Harbor, MI

2013 Celebrity Artist Exhibit, The Swan for Life Foundation, McLaren Cancer Center, Clarkston, MI
2013 Morpho Gallery, “Wax (in) Blue: An Encaustic Exhibition”, Chicago, IL
2013 Manhattan Healing Arts Online Exhibit, New York, NY
2013 Royal Oak Historical Museum Show, Royal Oak Historical Museum, Royal Oak, MI
2013 Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, Royal Oak, MI
2013 Franklin Fine Art Show, Franklin, MI

2012 The Art of Jacqueline Drake: Solo Show, (benefitting Gilda's Club), Studio D Art Gallery, Birmingham, MI.
2012 Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair, Royal Oak, MI
2012 Franklin Fine Art Show, Franklin, MI
2012 Royal Oak Artist’s Market Show, Royal Oak Artist’s Market, Royal Oak, MI

2011 Solo Exhibit, Fran...