Gwen
is an award winning international
artist. She was born in Hardeeville
SC. She realized her love
of art as a small child when
her family lived in Jersey
City, NJ .It was there she
won her first art contest
in Kindergarten. At age ten
she was introduced to oil
painting by three ladies who
sat up a small studio/workshop
in her neighborhood. "This
is where I fell in love with
oil paints", recalled
the artist.
She
then, at the age of eleven,
joined a group of artist called
'Kush' Along side three other
adult artists, she participated
in displaying her art in parks
in Jersey City. She was the
only female. At age fourteen,
she recieved a scholarship
to the Art Institute of Chicago
summer youth program. After
high school, she recieve an
art scholarship to Xavier
University in New Orleans.
Gwen
has developed her own unique
genre of art, which she coined
'Urbeau Art' (Instagram: urbeau_art_bygwen)
Urbeau art is what inspires
art, in the time of the artist.
It's what inspires the artist
to capture and recreate a
moment in time that speaks
about the beauty in all things
around him or her.
Her
inspirations and influences
are from artists such as William
H. Johnson, Norman Rockwell,
Romare Bearden, MC Escher,
Salvador Dali and the Varnette
Honeywood, to name a few.
Gwen
has had a number of public
exhibitions of work through
her membership with Savannah
Art Association, Savannah
International airport and
works displayed throughout
several countries Gwen's inspiration
is brought forward through
Urban Art. She calls this
style, which is her own, "Urbeau
Art".
Gwen
is a member of Savannah Art
Association, Telfair Museums,
Scad Art Museum, She has always
embraced Aboriginal art, and
upon her recent was visit
to Austrailia, she was invited
and welcomed to join the Australia
Art Gallery of Ballarat.
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by Gwendolyn Frazier
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wen
is the Founder of 'Art for hope'.
"ART FOR HOPE" is
about bringing awareness to causes,
and challenges in hopes of finding
solutions and cures, and that we never
give up hope.
