Dora Ficher

Born in Buenos Aires, to a family of accomplished visual artists and musicians, I grew up immersed in energy and color, inspired by people, art, music, architecture, and the variance, intricacies, and connections of colors and patterns. My palette is bold, an expression of this energy and cherished memories of my native Argentina.

Many ideas tend to speak to me at once so I often begin my paintings with a grid. The vertical and horizontal lines calm my active brain and provide a structure on which to work. I paint within the cells before tying the work together.

The encaustic medium encourages me to work more abstractly, making connections between shapes, patterns, and colors. I work slowly and deliberately building up the fragrant layers of warm sticky wax using a blowtorch to fuse each layer. I incorporate collage materials in the wax – sometimes visible, other times not. Autobiographical stories are encased inside the waxy pigment. The layers of narrative and paint parallel the layers and complexity of life.

Education
BFA, BAE Instituto de Bellas Artes “Beato Angelico” Profesorado de Artes Visuales, Buenos Aires, Arg. Related Coursework: Painting, Drawing, Etching, Sculpture, Pedagogy, Psychology, Art History
Teaching

Continuing Education
2017 – Intermediate Workshop on Encaustic Monotypes with Paula Roland, Santa Fe, NM.
2016 – Carbon Lab: Graphite, Ink + Encaustic with Paula Roland, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2014 – Class with Heather Hutchison, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2014 – Color with Hylla Evans, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2013 – Pattern, Repetition, Process with Lorraine Glessner, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2013 – Casting, Building, Sculpting with Kelly McGrath, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2013 – Moving your work forward with Pigment Sticks, Lisa Pressman, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2013 – Casting, building, sculpting, with Kelly McGrath, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2013 – Pattern, Repetition and Process with Lorraine Glessner, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2012 – Wax and Bricolage with Nancy Natale, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2012 – Wax and Screen printing with Jeff Hirst, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2012 – Pigment Sticks with Lisa Pressman, Truro Art Center, Truro, MA.
2012 – Encaustic and Ph...

2018 – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Studio #118 Building 32– October 6-7 12-6pm-3510 Scotts Ln.
2018 – County Studio Tours, June 9 –10. 24 Robbins Ave. Rockledge, Montgomery County, PA
2018 – 3rd Street Gallery, Juried Group Exhibit. January 4th-28th. 45N 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
2017 – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Studio #118 Building 32– October 14-15 12-6pm-3510 Scotts Ln.
2017 – Cheltenham Center for the Arts – May 12 – May 26 – 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012
2016 – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Studio #118 Building 32– October 8-9 12-6pm-3510 Scotts Ln.
2016 – Gold Standard Cafe – December 1 – January 30 – 4800 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. 19143
2015 –Embassy of Argentina – Feb. 4 – April 10 -1600 New Hampshire Avenue N.W, Washington DC.
2014 – Gold Standard Cafe – November 3 – December 31 – 4800 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia
2014 – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Studio #403 – October 25-26 – 915 Spring Garden, Philadelphia
2013 – Bluestone Fine Art Gallery – Solo exhibit – November 1-30, 142 N. 2nd St. Philadelphia, PA
2013 – Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, Studio #403 – October 5-6 – 915 SpringGarden, Philadelphia
2013 – Spring Open Studio, Studio #403 – April 2...