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ELIZABETH SANDVIG
Sandvig is a distinguished artist and longtime contributor over many decades to the civic and cultural life of Washington State. As Peggy Weiss, Art Program Director at Harborview Medical Center, states: “Elizabeth Sandvig has created an outstanding, curiosity-driven body of work that reflects her sense of adventure…. Now in her seventh decade, her work continues to be fresh, vital and relevant; in my view, Elizabeth Sandvig is today producing the most important work of her long career. Frequently inspired by dreams and forays of the imagination, and imbued with the celebratory spirit the artist absorbed as a young girl living in Mexico, Elizabeth’s work is bold, sometimes humorous, and often delivered in color that is explosive and joyous…. She has learned to bring her flawless sense of composition together with a kind of surrender, working with purpose while leaving the way clear for the unanticipated spark of imagination, the moment of surprise that moves a painting beyond a well-constructed assembly of marks into the realm of the visceral, for painter and viewer alike. Beyond her skill and intuitive ability as a practicing artist, Elizabeth continues to contribute meaningfully to the health and vitality of the regional art community, as a teacher, advocate, mentor, model and friend. A pioneer in the advent of public art legislation and a leader on behalf of women, Elizabeth Sandvig is recognized as a central creative figure in Washington State, and an inspiration among working artists at all stages of their careers.” Sandvig will be honored at a reception on September 7, 2007 at the Frye Art Museum. Friends, family, colleagues, fans and well-wishers are invited to celebrate the life and work of one of our most beloved Northwest artists. In related news, the Frye Art Museum will be exhibiting works of painter Yvonne Twining Humber (September 8, 2007-January 6, 2008), in honor of the centenary of her birth. This award is made possible by a generous gift from the late Yvonne Twining Humber to the Artist Trust Endowment Fund. This year’s selection panel consisted of Seattle artist and 2005 Twining Humber Award recipient Fay Jones, artist and independent curator Beth Sellars and Rock Hushka, curator at the Tacoma Art Museum. Previous recipients are Mary Randlett, Patti Warashina, Ramona Solberg, Doris Chase, Fay Jones and Mary Henry. For more information on the Twining Humber Award, this year’s recipient, or to receive print-ready images of Elizabeth Sandvig’s work, contact Heather Joy Helbach-Olds, Director of Programs.
[top: Elizabeth Sandvig, by Spike Mafford. |
