Tina Abraham

Since a small girl I have always been engrossed with beauty and nature. I have always examined the details of natural things, the texture of a rock, the color shades in a sunset, the way the wind feels on my skin... Running, Walking or driving I see in contextual spaces and color. It is the intimate connection between the mind and our primal animal nature that I explore in my art.

There is a tension between what my unconscious mind is seeing and painting and what my conscious mind is trying to control. It is this tension, which reflects the struggle of the human spirit to find beauty and purpose between dreams and body, conscious space and unconscious space, which inspires my work.

Bold color thrills me – subtle color and nuance draw me in to see what is there. I use symbols that express reality and fantasy which come together to tell a story of human nature, of our perfection and imperfections My intention has been to create works that are both beautiful and respect the viewer's intelligence. By presenting images and situations where immediate recognition and cursory viewing are insufficient to engage with the visual material. The approach is to create art with a greater intensity, saturation and luster in colors not ge...

EDUCATION

AA in Fine Art 1987-1989 Daytona Beach Community College, Daytona Beach, Florida

BA in Marketing minor in Art 1990-1992. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida

Graduate Degree clinical mental health

Education/Artist Training

Contemporary Drawing and Painting 1995 CENTRAL ST MARTINS COLLEGE OF ARTS & DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, ENGLAND

Figure Drawing with Pastels 1995. CENTRAL ST MARTINS COLLEGE OF ARTS & DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, ENGLAND

Live Model Figure Drawing Intermediate 1996 CENTRAL ST MARTINS COLLEGE OF ARTS & DESIGN, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON, ENGLAND

Live Model Figure Drawing Advanced 1997 GREENWICH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LONDON, ENGLAND

Louis Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC 2017

WAA Spring Art Show Wilmington, NC 2012

Candid Gallery, Islington, London, England, February 1997

Candid Gallery, Islington, London, England, February 1998

ACRO Madrid Contemporary Show, Madrid, Spain 1994

Commissions

The Royal Ticket, 60x60 Oil on Canvas 1998. Matt Darko, London, England

Hydro Life, 24x36, Oil on Canvas 2000, Juan Garcia, private collection, Tenerife, Spain

Too Many Legs, 36x48, Oil on Canvas, Tony Martin, Private Collection, LA, California, USA


Artist Residency

Altos De Chevon, La Romana, Dominican Republic 1989


Professional Memberships

Wilmington Art Association