THE ARTIST

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Pamek

Pamela Petry Ek

 

Goals and Interests

My artistic goal is to present ordinary objects from a fresh view.  I would like to teach individuals to look closer at the beauty that surrounds us.  And for the future I am striving to help other individuals enjoy life more through art.

 

Professional Experience

Studio teaching of classes in drawing, acrylic painting, collage, and watercolor

 Professional workshops in collage, watercolor mono prints, and watercolor crayon. Gallery representation since receiving BFA in Painting

 

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting

University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Workshops with Harry Sternberg, Robert Nelson, Milton Wolsky, and Patrick Linhart

 

Honors and Awards

Selected for numerous juried shows nationwide such as 2015 Invitational Water Media Show at the Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL; 2015 juried 46th Annual Art Fair at the North Shore Unitarian Church, Deerfield, IL; 2014 juried Champaign Urbana Craft League Show, Urbana, IL; Juried Artist Show Martha’s Vineyard, MA; Invitational Print Show, Bradenton, FL; Vorhees Gallery Competition, Sarasota, FL; Lakeland Museum, Peoria, IL; Highland Museum 5th International competition of Pastels, Highland, KY; Indianapolis Museum of Art Alliance Gallery, Indianapolis, IN; Sheldon Museum Gallery, Lincoln, NE; Nebraska Wesleyan Museum, Lincoln, NE; Hiller Art Gallery at College of St. Mary’s, Omaha, NE.

 

Private Collections

Art work is also in private corporate collections such as IBM Corporation, Carle Foundation Hospital, Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Bryan Memorial Hospital and Omaha Bank.

 

Current Work

Currently I am working with watercolor on a hard surface.  Watercolor is most versatile and the hard surface allows for unlimited creation. The subject is based on close-ups of nature which center on birds, butterflies, fish, and flowers.  By using familiar subject matter I can focus on the emotion or wonder created by the art product.  To put a smile on a viewer’s face completes the artistic circle.  Presently showing at galleries in Illinois and Wisconsin.