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Sandra Place
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Pastel, Acrylic, Drawing, Photog. - Landscape,Birds,I |
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Sandra Place was born and raised in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a small town surrounded by farmland on the shores of Lake Michigan. She developed an interest in drawing as a small child and drew mostly children and horses at the time. Although her activities, as prescribed by her family, were not geared towards an artistic pursuit, as an only child she had many opportunities for solitary explorations of the nearby natural world. This was the beginning of a connection to nature and the intrigue of following her own path, which has deepened with time. Early travels with her parents and grandparents to Florida, the Gulf Coast and Europe, where her mother was born and grew up, planted the seeds of a life-long interest in travel and other landscapes, cultures and languages.
When she went to college, she found that the art courses were not geared to her way of seeing and wanting to paint, so she followed a more traditional path and received a B.A. in French from Northwestern University. This led to a year in Europe with further studies in French and German, and then to a career in the travel industry in Chicago. Her work opened a new door, providing an opportunity to visit exotic lands and discover the richness of other cultures. As she photographed the people and their surroundings in these places, her eye for composition began to develop; these travels fueled her later interest in painting people of other cultures.
In 1976, Sandra decided to pursue her original desire of becoming an artist and studied full-time for two years at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. After then spending several years in Boulder, Colorado, where she focused on painting children's portraits, she moved to Santa Fe in 1984, drawn by the physical and spiritual beauty of the environment, the clarity of the high desert light and the diversity of the cultures.
She continues to enjoy travelling to other lands, painting the beautiful and colorful people of ancient cultures as they interact with their fast-changing environments, and learning more about these peoples' own artistic expression of their life experiences through the ages. In addition to a love of painting birds, she is drawn to the varied and beautiful landscapes she finds throughout the U.S. and Europe, and she continues to develop a deeper appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the northern New Mexico land and people.
Most of Sandra's current work focuses on landscape and is inspired by light, weather and natural beauty. She is very concerned about climate change and continues to be alarmed and saddened by the effects of careless human activity on the environment and people of our amazing planet.
Sandra teaches annual pastel and acrylics workshops at The Clearing in Ellison Bay, WI (www.theclearing.org); pastels at the Naples Art Association in Naples, FL; and privately in Santa Fe, NM. In the past, she taught numerous plein air workshops for the New Mexico Artists Assn. and the Nature Conservancy of New Mexico.
Solo gallery and museum exhibitions:
2008: Salon 322 Delgado, Santa Fe, NM
2007,2006: SanTaos Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006: Santa Fe Woman's Club,Santa Fe, NM
2004,2002,2000,1998,1996: Laurel Seth Gallery, Santa Fe,NM
2004: The Clearing, Ellison Bay, WI
2003,1998: The Linden Gallery, Ellison Bay, WI
1999: Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
1995,1994,1993: New Masters Fine Art, Taos, NM
Two-person exhibitions:
2005: American Friends Service Committee, Pasadena, CA
2002,2001,2000: The Linden Gallery, Ellison Bay, WI
1999: St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM
1992: Twin Cranes Gallery, Seattle, WA
Sandra has also participated in over 80 juried national and international group exhibitions, including:
2009: "Wildlife Biennial XIV" Invitational, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2009,2008: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ (Tucson Plein Air Painters Society)
2008: New Concept Gallery Invitational, Santa Fe, NM
2006,2004,2003: Laguna Plein Air Painters Society, Laguna Beach, CA
2005: Santa Fe Botanical Gardens Invitational Benefit, Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003: "Barns & Farms", Barnsite Gallery, Kewaunee, WI
1996: Pastel Society of America, Jo Anne Chappel Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992/1994: Pastel Society of America National Exhibitions, New York, NY
Awards:
2011: Tucson Plein Air Painters Society, 3rd Place, Annual Members Show
2010: Artists for Conservation August Conservation Artist Award
2005: Rahr-West Art Museum Exhibition, Manitowoc, WI, Artists Choice Award
2005: Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ, TPAPS juried Plein Air Exhibition, Best of Show
2003: Barnsite Art Gallery "Barns & Farms", Honorable Mention from Ramon Kelley
1987: Kentucky Highlands Museum, Ashland, KY, Honorable Mention & Purchase Award
Prior: Cheyenne, WY Audubon Society, 2nd Place; Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, Best of Show; Laramie, WY, National Miniature Show, 2nd Place & Honorable Mention.
If you wish to make a purchase, please contact Sandra directly for gallery referral. Gallery representation, see "Galleries" on sidebar for details:
The Gallery Collection at La Posada, Santa Fe, NM
Hand Artes Gallery, Truchas, NM
Mongerson Galleries, Chicago, IL
The Paint Box Gallery, Ephraim, WI
Clay Bay Pottery, Ellison Bay, WI
Sandra's work is in private collections in Europe, Japan, Canada and throughout the United States.
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Support for Conservation:
For almost 20 years, I have used my artwork to benefit various organizations. Some examples include:
The Nature Conservancy of New Mexico: donated artwork for newsletters; conducted plein air painting workshops for members for 8 years; donated a portion of proceeds from painting sales at solo gallery and museum shows in NM and WI, including a solo gallery exhibition in Santa Fe, NM, in 2007.
Wild Earth Guardians, Santa Fe, NM: donated a portion of proceeds from painting sales at a solo gallery exhibition in Santa Fe, NM, in 2007; donated art lessons at several annual fundraiser silent auctions; donated an afternoon paintout package at 2009 annual fundraiser.
Door County (WI) Land Trust: donated an afternoon paintout package for 16 people at 2008 annual fundraiser live auction; cover art for magazine and donation of painting for raffle-2010.
In addition to donating proceeds from art sales to various other organizations, I have held a benefit exhibition for American Friends Service Committee and have produced a line of greeting cards from some of my Guatemala paintings to benefit Friendship Bridge, an organization providing microcredit to indigenous women in rural Guatemala, which are sold by the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, NM and other venues.
Special Achievements:
- 2010 - Conservation Artist Award
http://www.natureartists.com
Monthly Award in memory of Simon Combes, from Artists for Conservation; received in August, 2010
- 2010 - Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI, painting purchase
http://www.millerartmuseum.org
"Arizona Poppies" 9"x11" pastel, purchased by the Museum for their permanent collection, November, 2010.
- 2005 - Rahr-West Art Museum Group Exhibition, Manitowoc, WI
http://www.rahrwestartmuseum.org
Artists Choice Award
- 2005 - Tucson Plein Air Painters Society Juried Members Show, Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac, AZ
http://www.tpaps.com
Best of Show
- 1999 - Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
http://www.rahrwestartmuseum.org
Solo Exhibition of 43 paintings
Collections:
Publications:
- 'Visions of Santa Fe, Photographers See The City Different' (2005)
p.79 "Big Tesuque Basin" photograph - 100 juried photographs by 75 photographers, depicting and celebrating the diversity of Santa Fe and its lifestyle and culture.
Author: Baron Wolman
Published by: Squarebooks
- 'Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine' (2002)
More about 'Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine'
Cover image - "Golden Buddhas", a pastel inspired by an encounter with golden Buddhas in a Bangkok temple. The magazine is a peer-reviewed journal for the health and medical community.
Author: Larry Dossey, MD, Executive Editor
Published by: Innovision Communications, LLC
- 'Celebrating Door County's Wild Places' (2001)
"Pink Morning" pastel depicting the Lake Michigan shoreline. - The book contains 94 paintings by 70 juried and invited artists, expressing the beauty of the wild places of Door County, Wisconsin.
Author: Frances M. Burton/Aurelia M. Stampp Editors/Paul Regnier Notes
Published by: Prairie Oak Press
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Sandra Place
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7 Ute Lane
Santa Fe, NM
USA 87505
Tel: 505.984.0160
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Email: Splacesfe@aol.com
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