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BERT BEIRNE
	Artist Statement I combine my love of painting and traditional techniques into distinctive still life oil paintings. I choose my subjects from a variety of materials and textures including Madeira cloths, Persian rugs, metal, glass, porcelain, books and fruit. Working in my north light studio, I plan, select and set up objects to produce contrasts of color, texture and value and to show the interplay of light on those objects. I am especially interested in creating the movement of light across the painting. I begin the painting with multiple layers of oil on Belgium linen or gessoed panels; these layers result in a luminous effect of mystery, shadow and depth. Born Youngstown, Ohio - 1939 Education Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio BFA, University of Cincinnati Solo Shows 1998 and 2002 – Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio 2003 – Gallery C, Raleigh, NC Recent Awards 2005- Best of Show - Barefoot in the Park, Duluth, GA Award of Distinction – Winter Park Sidewalk Art Show 2003- 1^st place – Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN 3^rd place- Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2002- 2^nd place- Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, IL Award of Honor- Boardwalk Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA Judges Selection- Festival of the Masters 2001- 3^rd place- Winter Park Sidewalk Art Show 1^st place- Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN Judges Selection- Festival of the Masters 2000-Award of Merit- Winter Park Sidewalk Art Show Award of Merit- Boardwalk Art Show Judges Selection- Festival of the Masters Award of Merit- Gasparilla Festival of the Arts 1999- Honorable Mention- State Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI 1998- 3^rd place-St. Louis Art Fair Award of Merit- Winter Park Sidewalk Art Show 1997-1^st place- St. Louis Art Fair Best of Show- Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, MN Corporate Collections (partial listing) Bank of America Arthur Andersen & Co. Isabel Anderson Comer Museum King and Spalding Sun Bank Price Edwards & Co. McKenzie, Moffett, Elias & Brooks Wilson-Hill Investments, Inc. Moto Photo KOCO-TV Thompson School Book Depository Smith & Pickle Construction Heritage Trust Co. Darr & Collins, LLC Midwest City Sun Heritage Fine Homes Included in Collections: England, Germany, Japan, Canada, Ireland and Puerto Rico. Current Exhibition: 2005- The Ormond Memorial Art Museum – "Vessels"