Emilia Arana - Artist Statement
I come to drawing and painting from a background of careful looking and listening. A master's degree in art history trained me in the close and meticulous study of surfaces. As a pianist, I have to find the spirit of music at some level of my art as I study and evaluate it. This partnership of art and music has led me to abstract painting, following years of representational work.
After several careers, I find the best expression of my self in the mysterious unfolding of an abstract painting. That process is an ever-changing place where I can explore music, though in a dimension so different from the classical Schubertian world. The surface becomes a place where metaphor, space, color, and feeling can evolve, not only for the artist, but for the viewer who completes the journey of the painting.Resume
Education
M.A. Art History, The University of Arizona, 1997
B.Sc. Accounting and MIS, The University of Arizona, 1978
Solo Exhibitions
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2005 Artist of the Month Gallery, Tucson
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2005 Tucson Pima Public Library
Group Exhibitions
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2006 Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Show
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2005 Tucson Jewish Community Center
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2005, 2006 Contents Interiors, Tucson
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2004 and 2005 Tubac Center for the Arts
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2004 Eller School of Business at The University of Arizona
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2003-6 The Drawing Studio
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Instructor, Art history, The University of Arizona and Pima College. 1997-2000. Taught undergraduate courses in medieval art, survey of Mexican art, and modern art.
- Lecturer in art and art history at The Drawing Studio, various Tucson elementary schools, and Las Artes.
- Rockefeller Foundation Travel Grant, 1995
- The University of Arizona Columbus Quincentenary Small Grants Program, for study of Columbus sculptures in Mexico City, 1992
- University of Arizona Latin American Area Center field research grant for archives in Mexico City, 1992
