Welcome to Aspotogan Arts & Crafts!

Artist Statement:

My style spans a range of surrealism and abstraction because sometimes, emotions are more powerfully expressed with a central subject that can act as a focal point that the audience can directly identify with. This means that I'll sometimes use human faces or eyes (generally) for clarity and emotional impact. Other pieces will be wholly abstracted, as they are more 'emotional landscapes' meant to be interpreted by the viewer in a more subjective fashion. What do I hope to achieve? I'd like to leave a legacy of my life through my artwork. I'd like to have others enjoy it and get something real out of it, some sort of connection to the beauty of art and how it enriches humanity on a daily basis.

Contact Information  -  Email:  dalifan.teresa@gmail.com                   

Websites:    (Main) http://www.teresa-young.net/   (Secondary) http://teresayoung.30art.com/      

(Agora Gallery Page)  http://www.art-mine.com/artistpage/teresa_young.aspx

Title:  It's All Connected
Medium: Graphite on Illustration Board

Title: Sunrise of Symbology
Medium:  Acrylic

Title:  Path of Intuition
Medium:  Acrylic

Title:  Seraphic Symphony
Medium:  Acrylic

Title:  The Descent
Medium:  Pencil

Title:  Glistening Fringe
Medium:  Acrylic

Title:  Carnival

Exhibited in Paris October 18th to November 16th, 2011.

Bio Info:

I started painting in oils at the age of eight and sold pastel and charcoal portraits from the age of fourteen. I used the profits from my portrait sales to fund private art lessons with two professional artists on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Their styles differed vastly; one was a realistic painter with a semi-tight style that concentrated on portraits as her main area of interest. The other artist painted in a vivid, complementary colour scheme style that was loose and vibrant.

My mature style integrates both approaches into itself in different ways. Other artists that I was very influenced by were H.R. Giger, Salvador Dali, Emily Carr and Gervaso Gallardo.

Another obvious aspect in my artwork is the similarity to Indian art. This had developed naturally as time went on and led me to question my own roots. Upon investigation I found out in my early twenties that my great grandmother was a Cree Indian in Manitoba. What I found interesting about this is that I developed the style with no exposure to their art or culture leading me to believe that something like this could be in the blood somehow.

Memberships:  Aspotogan Arts & Crafts, VANS, Energy Art Movement.

Title: Gem Fall

Painted Glass

Exhibited at Agora Gallery in New York, October 7th to 28th, 2011.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Jan, 2011, Feb, 2011-Camden Art Gallery, London, England-http://www.camdenartgallery.com/artists.php

Apr. 30-Jun.30, 2011-Galerie64, Hendaye, France-http://www.camdenartgallery.com/galerie64.html

May 13-20, 2011-Prebiennale Venice 2011, Venice, Italy-http://www.studioartecarapostol.it/index_file/Page368.htm

Oct. 7-28, 2011-Agora Gallery, New York, USA-Beyond Borders: Exhibition of Fine Art From Canada

Oct. 2-Nov. 5, 2011-Trellis Cafe, Hubbards, NS-Aspotogan Arts and Crafts Members' Show - 2011

Oct. 5-Nov. 26, 2011-Meridian Museum of Art, USA-Energy Spectrum 2011 - http://www.meridianmuseum.org/

Oct. 18-Nov.16, 2011-GalleriaMonteoliveto, Naples, Italy- EXPRESSIONS D'ART - PARIS, RUE DE SEINE

http://www.galleriamonteoliveto.it/scheda.php?c=635&lan=en

November, 2011-Artists' Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA-Group Exhibition.

Dec. 3-11, 2011-Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy-http://www.florencebiennale.org/

Dec. 22-29, 2011-Jaffa Archeological Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel.-Lights in the Winter - International art exhibition

February, 2012-Artists' Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA-Group Exhibition.

May 12th-19th, 2012-Castello di Estense, Ferrara, Italy - Earth Vortices - International Art Exhibition.

May 25-28, 2012-UNICEF Arte-Associazione Roberta Smedili , Italy Milazzo-Group Exhibition.