BRIDGE ART WORLD CLASS ART Taking Art to New Places
Images are expressed based on the supposition that there is a thread that runs through the human condition everywhere.
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Bridgitte Montgomery
E-mail: artistbmontg@gmail.com Website:
www.artistbridgittemontgomery.com www.bridgittemontgomery.blogspot.c
Bridgitte Montgomery
E-mail: artistbmontg@gmail.com Website:
www.artistbridgittemontgomery.com www.bridgittemontgomery.blogspot.com www.unityandmultiplicity.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/artistbridgitte.montgomery
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ARTIST STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
ARTIST STATEMENT
As an artist, I am inspired by my vivid dream states and intuition. The expression of my art is derived from internal methodologies and by the scholarly study of historical and cultural references to the psyche, culture and the phenomenal world. I translate the colors, moods, themes, and the abstract settings of my dream states and visi
As an artist, I am inspired by my vivid dream states and intuition. The expression of my art is derived from internal methodologies and by the scholarly study of historical and cultural references to the psyche, culture and the phenomenal world. I translate the colors, moods, themes, and the abstract settings of my dream states and visions on canvas, mixed media, photography and sculpture. The expression of my art also explores universal archetypes and symbols of the collective unconscious mind. My inspiration is constantly being revitalized by the teachings of the psychologist, Carl Jung and cultural scholars Kwaku Person-Lynn Ph.D. and Joseph Campbell.
The process of personal growth through life’s varied experiences is also meaningful to my work. Through the study of psychology and art therapy, I challenge myself to explore and express notions of the super conscious mind, the spirit, and the soul within an historical context. Every aspect of life’s experiences may be channeled through my artwork whether it is the manifestation of wonder, the extraordinary in life or a socio-political issue.
In the creative process, I receive a visual idea that are either figurative, symbolic or literal. I analyze its philosophical meaning and its level of originality. Finally, I translate the ideas into my artwork.
Choosing the appropriate style of art for each project is often established by the specific concept that is being conveyed. My artwork covers a broad range of historical context, I relate to the spiritual intent of the Harlem Renaissance and the Symbolist. I also I relate to the methodology of Dada and the stylistic freedom of the Surrealist.
Choosing the appropriate medium is often determined by the subject matter of each work of art. I work mostly with oil paint, mixed media, photography and clay. On occasion, I often combine them to build up a shallow relief on canvas.
My art challenges viewers to ponder this question: if our dream states are the manifestation of our unhindered consciousness, do we reveal more of our true nature in our dream states? My art has a universal appeal based on the supposition that there is a certain unity that runs through the human condition and experience.
RESUME
ARTIST STATEMENT
RESUME
Career Objective: I am an artist, art historian, curator, educator and art critic
I am an art teacher and an art history teacher. I teach art workshops in museums and I lecture on art history at universities. I have been an artist and studying art history for as long as I can remember. I work in painting, drawing, mixed media and digit
Career Objective: I am an artist, art historian, curator, educator and art critic
I am an art teacher and an art history teacher. I teach art workshops in museums and I lecture on art history at universities. I have been an artist and studying art history for as long as I can remember. I work in painting, drawing, mixed media and digital art. I have twenty years of experience in exhibiting my own art and I also have fifteen years of experience curating art exhibitions. I have also compiled exhibition catalogs, I wrote the introductions, I sent out the press releases, and I created national exposure for myself and other artists by creating corresponding social media sites. I have written art reviews on artists. I have an artist exposé and a featured art review published in the award-winning, F News Magazine, which gave greater exposure to an international artist and a local artist. I have also participated in community outreach by teaching an art workshop and co-curating an art exhibition for the outreach program, Wanda Wallace Foundation, at Rodgers Park in Inglewood, CA.
Education
Master of Arts, CSULA, CA 2020
Focus: Art History with Graduate level Art Classes
Bachelor of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 2006 Focus: Painting and Drawing, Art History, Art Criticism and the Art Business
The California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA 1980-1983 Focus: Dance, Chorography and Art History
Certification in “Foundations for Excellence in Teaching Online” from Arizona State University, AZ, 2020. (ASUx-FETO101x)
Certification in “Gallery Management” from El Camino College Torrance, CA 2022.
Exhibitions
2019-22 Pandemic Collage Exhibition “Unity and Multiplicity” on Facebook 2018 “Articulation and Artitude’s Group Exhibition”California State University Dominguez Hills Library, CA. 2017 “Articulation and Artitude’s “The Body as Culture” Venice Abbot Kenney Memorial Library Venice, CA. 2016 “One Woman Show: Bridgitte Montgomery” Inglewood Library Inglewood, CA. 2016 “Articulation and Artitude in Retrospect” Inglewood Library Inglewood, CA. 2015 “One Woman Show” and “Articulation and Artitude in Retrospect” California State University Los Angeles, COMA Gallery LA, CA. 2014 “Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery 2014” Los Angeles, CA.
2012 "Holiday Art Exhibition Response to the Muse" Palos Verdes Art Center Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
2011 Inglewood Open Studios Exhibition Inglewood, CA.
2011 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery LA, CA.
2011 Urban: Sanctuary Los Angele, CA.
2011 Holy Nativity Church “ Mother’s Day Exhibit” Westchester, CA.
2010 “International Mail Art Exhibit” Armory Center for the Arts Pasadena, CA.
2009 “Inside My Head” California African American Museum of Art LA, CA. 2009 “Open Call” Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery LA, CA. 2009 “Broken Boundaries” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
2009 “Birth of a New Freedom” Lucy Florence Cultural Center LA, CA.
2009 "Lights on LA" Pershing Square LA, CA. 2009 Inglewood Open Studios Exhibition Inglewood, CA.
2008 Learning Rights Law Center Fund Raising Art Exhibit LA, CA.
2008 “Clarity and Happenstance” Alex Haleigh Art Gallery, Gardena, CA.
2008 “Juneteenth Celebration ”Wallace Arts Foundation at Rogers park, Inglewood, CA.
2008 “Energy Punch” Buck Wild 12804 Venice Blvd, LA, CA.
2008 “La Figura” Alex Haleigh Art Gallery, Gardena, CA.
2008 “Art Ascend Incline Ahead” Alex Haleigh Art Gallery, Gardena, CA.
2008 “Big Twister” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
2008 “Detours in Circumstantial Karma” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
2003 “Talking All At Once” Springman Studio Gallery Chicago, IL.
Curatorial Experience
I curated the 2017 Articulation and Artitude’s exhibition, “The Body as Culture,” Venice Abbot Kenney Memorial Library Venice, CA.
I curated the2016 exhibition, “One Woman Show: Bridgitte Montgomery,” Inglewood Library Inglewood, CA.
I curated the 2016 Articulation and Artitude exhibition, “Articulation and Artitude in Retrospect,” Inglewood Library Inglewood, CA.
I curated the2015 “One Woman Show: Bridgitte Montgomery” and “Articulation and Artitude in Retrospect” California State University Coma Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
I co- curated the exhibition, The “Juneteenth Celebration” 2008. I provided the artists and I wrote an introduction about the exhibition. Wallace Art’s Foundation Rogers Park, Inglewood, CA.
I co-curated the exhibition, “Energy Punch” 2008 in collaboration with “The Walk Collaborative”
Buck Wild Gallery Los Angeles, CA.
I co- curated the 2008 exhibition, “Art Ascend Incline Ahead” in collaboration with “The Walk Collaborative” Alex Haleigh Art Gallery, Gardena, CA.
I co-curated, compiled the catalog, and wrote the introduction to the art exhibition, “Big Twister,” 2008 in collaboration with “The Walk Collaborative. El Camino College quad Torrance, CA.
I co-curated, compiled the catalog, and wrote the introduction to the art exhibition, “Detours in Circumstantial Karma” 2008 in collaboration with “The Walk Collaborative” Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
Catalogs That Include My Art
The California African American Museum's exhibition, "Inside My Head" 2009.
Lights on Los Angeles, CA “Lights on LA” 2009.
"La Figura" Catalog. (http://www.alexhaleighgallery.com/pdf/LaFigura Catalog.pdf) Alex Haleigh Art Gallery, Gardena, CA 2008
Art Reviews
Los Angeles Sentinel 5/21/09 “New Exhibition Erases Fine Line Between Fine Art and Crafts, or Intuitive Art”
Art Daily 5/ 24/ 2009 “California African American Museum Erases Distinction Between Fine Arts and Crafts.”
Art Knowledge News 5/18/2009 California African American Museum Exhibition, “Inside My Head: Intuitive Artist of African Descent.”
San Francisco Bay View 6/12/09 Wanda’s Picks by Wanda Sabir
Animation Magazine, 6/2008 published information on the Wallace Arts Foundation's Juneteenth Celebration stating that the artists group, Articulation and Artitude, donated their time and curated a wall art exhibition for children.
Publications
I wrote an exposé art review on the Chicago sculptor, Preston Jackson, and his exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center titled, “Majestic Heroines of the Antebellum South.”
It was published in the 3/06 edition of the award winning, F News Magazine.
I wrote an exposé and a feature interview with the photographer, Eleftheria Lialios titled, “Thirty Years of Image Making” It was published in the 12/05 Edition of the award winning, F News Magazine.
Teaching and Outreach
I Lectured on “The Wonderful African Influences on European Modernism” at the Graduate School of the College of Education at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
I Lectured on the “Art of the Harlem Renaissance” at California State University Dominguez Hill’s Olli Program in 2019. Carson, CA.
I Lectured on “The Wonderful African Influences on European Modernism” at California State University Dominguez Hill’s Olli Program in 2018. Carson, CA.
I taught an African print and textile workshop at the California African American Museum in Sept, 2012
Los Angeles, CA.
I taught a collage workshop at the California African American Museum in March, 2011 Los Angeles, CA.
I designed and taught the “Family Tree” workshop: a research and art project for the Wallace Arts Foundation. Los Angeles, CA.
Film/Television
My Paintings” Ancient Ships 1” and “Ancient Ships 2” are in the award winning “R” rated film, “Are You for Great Sex.” The film won the Boston Film Festival’s award for Best Director. Boston MA.
Commissions
I designed and painted an abstract painting for the MTV producer and film maker, Cynthia Husing Langston, Los Angeles, CA.
Freelance I am an artist, curator, art critic, art historian, and writer. I am also writing a book on intuition and art.
Collaborations I am a member of the artist’s collaborative, Unity and Multiplicity LA, CA.
I am a member of the artist’s collaborative, Articulation and Artitude LA, CA.
I am a member of the creative group, The Walk 1 Collaborative LA, CA.
Workshops
I attended two Art Psychotherapy Workshops at the Graduate Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at Loyola Marymount University LA, CA. The first workshop was in 2009 and the second was in 2010.
Special Skills
I have a certification in Gallery Management 2022 from El Camino College Torrance, CA.
I certification in Foundations for Excellence in Teaching Online 2020 fromArizona State University (ASUx-FETO101x) 2020
I’m currently writing a book on intuition, art, and art therapy. I am skilled at replicating masterpieces and painting on a large scale. I am learning how to write and read ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and read Mesoamerican Codex.
Special Recognition
I was interviewed by Warner Brothers Online “Celebrity Chat” program. I was the first guest and I was interviewed on how I became intuitive and an artist.
Memberships
African American Alumni Association of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Alumni Association of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
The California Institute of the Arts Alumni Association. African American Artists registry and negroartist.com