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BIOGRAPHY While at Boston University she was introduced to the work of the Bay Area Figurative Artists. This group of painters included Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Elmer Bischoff and Nathan Olivera. The dynamic force of their compositions, the way they use light, color, and the process of applying paint—leaving abstract passages to describe the subject—are elements that have always interested her. She studied their works, the work of Willen de Kooning and contemporary artist Cynthia Packard, adopting their methods of strong, gestural brushwork and aggressive color. In working from observation, my objective is not to replicate the scene, but to render a felt visual experience. In the process of constructing a work, many decisions are made and reconsidered. Graham Nickson would say, "Corrections are the life blood of the work." I found this to be what infuses a work with texture and beauty. The focus of my painting, therefore, is about process and search. I am drawn to a certain rawness in the making of a mark. My paintings evolve over time and their history can be glimpsed through the construction and reworking of them creating surfaces that reveal preexisting stages, as in a palimpsest. Between 1964 and 1967, Alemian lived in Hong Kong and Bangkok, Thailand respectively. Her father worked with Gillette just when United States companies were exploring and opening up the Asian markets. Here she was introduced to exotic art and environment. Her family moved to Germany in 1967 where she thrived in the art classes at Munich International School and studied art privately with Marika Popovitz. EDUCATION 1988
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COLLEGE OF ART. Boston, MA . BFA in Painting. (with Honors) Studied with: George Nick, Paul Rahilly, Rob Moore. Studied
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YORK STUDIO SCHOOL OF DRAWING, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE. I have had the good fortune to study with excellent faculty who are themselves professional artists. I would like to mention David Aronson, Graham Nickson, John Moore, George Nick, Richard Raiselis and Paul Rahilly. Each had a very different, valuable influence on my work. Gardner Colby Gallery, Naples, FL North River Art Society Marshfield Hills, MA Soprafina.com, Boston, MA South Shore Art Center Cohasset, MA, Gallery Arts Directory listing in Art Links List (artlinkslist.com) Listed in Ask Art (askart.com)
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