About the Artist
Maureen Bader
Capturing the Perceptual Moment
What attracts a person to a scene? Its light? Its composition? Its character? Or is it something more, something hidden?
Painting, for me, goes beyond a process of representing visual perceptions on a canvas. It is a way of communicating my response to the perceptual moment, not simply of seen shapes and colors, but to what exists to make that scene stand above all others. My paintings strive to reveal what is unseen, to move the emotions of the viewer and suggest ideas, awaken emotions and discover truths both uplifting and noble.
To paint is to communicate my emotions to others. To have my art touch the core of my work’s viewers means I have conveyed an emotion suggesting the human condition, and in doing so have succeeded as an artist.
REPRESENTATION
Cortes Craft Shop, Squirrel Cove, BC.
Gorge Harbour Artisan Market, Whaletown, BC
ART SHOWS
2018
Creative Spaces Studio Tour, Cortes Island, British Columbia, June
Schoolhouse Gallery Solo Show, Cortes Island, British Columbia, July
2016
BoldBrush Painting Competition - FAV15% (April 2006)
12th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, Denver, CO, July/September
Cheyenne Artist Guild, Cheyenne, WY, September
Wyoming Art and Frame, Gillette, WY, October
2015
National Arts Program, Cheyenne, Wy, November
Honorable Mention
Pastel Assn. of CO Cheyenne Member Show, Nagel Warren Mansion, Cheyenne, Wy, November
Cheyenne Artist Guild National Show, Cheyenne, Wy, September
Painting, Pals, won first place in the Wildlife category.
11th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, Denver, CO, July/September
Cheyenne Depot Museum Rail Art Show and Sale, Cheyenne, Wy, May/August
Old West Museum, Western Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne, Wy, March/April
Painting Jocito selected to form part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Old West Museum’s permanent collection.
2014
Old West Museum, Western Spirit Art Show, Cheyenne, Wy, March/April
Great Lakes Pastel Society 2014 National Exhibit, Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City, MI April/May
Honorable Mention
Cheyenne Artists Guild, Cheyenne, Wy, July
10th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, Denver, CO, July/August
Warren Nagel Mansion Group Show, Cheyenne, Wy, August
17th St. ArtFest, Cheyenne, Wy, August
2012
Cheyenne Artists Guild, Cheyenne, Wyoming, October
2009
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, February
Painting on the Edge, Annual International Open juried exhibition
2005
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, January
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, February (Juried Entry)
Icehouse Gallery, Prince Rupert, BC, May - December
2004
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, January
Delta Centre for the Arts, Delta, BC, March (Juried Entry)
2003
Karma Gallery, 541 Smithe St., Vancouver, BC, June
Adera Cottage B&B, 1749 W. 62nd Ave., Vancouver, BC. February to April
West End Community Centre, Vancouver, BC, January
2002
Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Jan/Feb
Denman Fitness Centre, Vancouver, BC, Feb/March
Tommy's, North Vancouver, BC, Feb/March
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC, May
Citiscape Gallery, North Vancouver, BC, June
