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Male Ego
24 x 35", acrylic
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About the Artist Dorothy Byrne-Jones was born in Toronto in 1946. While
she has lived in the United States for brief periods of time, this
artist now resides in Stratford, Ontario.
With specialist certification in Primary and Special Education, Dorothy
has combined her pursuits as an artist with that of a teaching career
for over thirty years. Several classes in art were completed through
the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. Paintings by this artist have
been well received; she has won numerous awards. Her works hang in
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Androgynous
30 x 30",acrylic
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Artist's Statement
This artist believes that making art is about revealing
oneself; in fact, she states that "creativity lies in a paradox and serious art is born
from serious play". As an artist, Dorothy paints to satisfy her inner
child. With the passing of her fifth decade she feels that a new life plateau
has been reached. New paintings respond to inner images that are yearning to
be painted.
A colourist, this artist uses bold gestural
strokes to complete interpretive landscapes. Paintings have bright, juxtapositioned
colours. Many of her works Byrne-Jones refers to as "human landscapes" stating that "these represent
my own body and spirit". Dorothy paints in series from an overall perspective
entitled: "Beginning
a New Way of Working, Inside Out". These bodies of work are ultimately about
creative search to both express and free herself as an artist.
Dorothy Byrne-Jones feels that she is on a cusp; her renditions of
landscape have gone from a need to duplicate what is viewed to interpretation
and abstraction of form. Abstract design is appreciated more by exploring the
paintings, sometimes upside down, with the discovery that there is more than
one right way to view the works. Dorothy experiences both pleasure, and surprise,
in that which is revealed in the unconscious creative process.
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Sense
of Being
16 x 16", acrylic
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Upcoming Shows
Represented by Elizabeth Gallery, 114 The Square, Goderich, Ontario
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Winter's Spirit II
30 x 30", acrylic with gold leaf
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Recent Shows
- Royal Botanical Gardens Gallery, Burlington, Ontario
- Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, Ontario
- Gallery STratford, Stratford, Ontario
- McMichael Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario
- Festival of Arts, Fenelon Falls, Ontario
- "Art Attack", Beaverton, Ontario
- Thorah Museum, Beaverton, Ontario
- "Art in the Park", Stouffville, Ontario
- Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico
- Johnson's of Madrid Gallery, Madrid, New Mexico
- Santa Fe Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Consilium Linkway Gallery, Scarborough, Ontario
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Prickly Pine
14 x 20", acrylic |
Publications
- "The Central Ontario Visitor" magazine
- "Arts Action", Durham Ontario Arts Publication magazine
- "The Brock Citizen Visitor Guide" magazine
- "Passatempo", Santa Fe, New Mexico magazine
- "Art Buyers Guide", New Mexico
- "Collector's Guide", Santa Fe & Taos, New Mexico
- Scarborough Arts Council, Scarborough, Ontario magazine
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Daybreak
16 x 16", acrylic |
Association/Professional Memberships
- Central Ontario Artist Association
- Scarborough Arts Council
- Federation of Canadian Artists, Active Membership
- East Lake Simcoe Art Association, Chairperson
- East Central Ontario Art Association
- Cedar Ridge Arts Association
- Scarborough Art Guild
- Don Valley Artists Association
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Nunc Dimittis
36 x 24" acrylic |
Contacting the Artist
Dorothy Byrne-Jones
22 North Pointe Drive
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 8C3
519.271.5048 artgal@rogers.com |
