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I am drawn to the inherent beauty and spirit of the natural world, and my artwork is a personal dialogue that reaches into the stillness of that spirit. Through both imagery and medium, I create organic pieces that speak to the cycles of life, growth and decay, memory and the passage of time.
My mixed media paintings incorporate moments captured by my photographs with the richness of paint, creating a bridge between two worlds – the real and the reconstructed. I lay down layers of paint and pieces of photo transfers, papers or fibers to create depth in both form and meaning. The canvas becomes a multilayered surface that speaks to both the visual and tactile senses. This integration of diverse layers creates an intimate connection that invites exploration.
My artwork aims to reveal the beautiful melancholy and the fragile imperfection of the life around and within.
Please visit amanobooks.com to view my handmade books and journals that are currently for sale.
Please visit my art journal blog to get a glimpse into the thoughts and processes involved in my artwork.
Click here for purchase information and payment options for works on guerzonmills.com.
I also have original paintings and prints available for sale at both:
· bgmills etsy shop
· amanobooks.com art section
If you are in the Chicago area, I have small encaustic paintings at Sacred Art in Lincoln Square.
I also have encaustic paintings at 3231 Creatives in Everett, WA.
Bridgette Guerzon Mills
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Selected Juried Exhibitions
2012 6th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2012: 2 February – 3 March 2012, “Scuola Internazionale di
Grafica”, Venice, Italy; 15 March – 18 March 2012, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany; 12 April – 5 May 2012, Gallery
“Titanikas”, Vilnius, Lithuania; 22 September – 22 October 2012, Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, Germany; 2013 in
“Maison 44″, Basel, Switzerland.
2011 Holiday Artisan Market, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2011 Playing With Fire Exhibition, Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ
2011 Water Tower Regional Exhibition, Louisville Visual Arts Association, Louisville, KY
2010 Luminous Layers: Exploring Contemporary Encaustics, Portland, OR, Jurors: Cari Hernandez, Tom Burns, Kristina
Butters
2009 Lill Street Member Show, Lill Street Art Center, Chicago, IL
2009 Logan Square Connections Exhibition, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago, IL, Juror: Jane Michalski
2007 Silence, CR Gallery, Kenmore, Washington, Juror: Angela Wales Rockett
2007 Visions Northwest, Art Port Townsend/ Northwind Arts Alliance, Port Townsend, WA, Juror: Lisa Van Doren
2007 Kenneth J. Minneart Center for the Arts Second Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, Olympia, WA
2005 Define:Book, Art Books & Press, Seattle, WA. Jurors: Beth Dunn and Kate Thorley
Solo Exhibitions
2008 Greener Lifestyles, Seattle, Washington
2008 Moments of Quiet and Stillness, Cugini’s Cafe, Seattle, WA
2007 Of the Earth and Sky, Irwin’s, Seattle, WA
2007 EXPECTING: Explorations in Mixed Media, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Meditations: Looking In, Reflecting Out, 2 person show at PerficalSense Studio, Evanston, IL
2011 Come Together, Logan Square Arts Center, Chicago, IL.
2011 New Encaustic Explorations, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL.
2011 Fused: Encaustic Showcase, Black Cloud Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Encaustics to the 6th Power, Nelson Gallery, Lexington, VA. Curated by Christine Rooney
2010 FusedChicago presents Encaustic: Hot Art, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
2010 WAX, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago, IL
2010 Sacred Art Gallery, ongoing, Chicago, IL
2009 Fused Chicago, Ossia Arts Space, The Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
2009 Barbie Redux, The Ten Women Gallery, Venice, CA
2009 Hopes and Dreams, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL
2008 Women in Wax, Expressive Arts Studio, Everett, WA
2007 Magnolia Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
2006 Magnolia Arts Festival, Seattle, WA. 1st place 2- dimensional art.
2006 Mysterious Mortals, Alternative Arts Production, Port Townsend, WA
Selected Publications
2011 Artist book “M(Other) Love” featured in The Book Arts Newsletter published in the U.K.
2011 Featured artist in Somerset Workshop, November 2011
2011 Artwork featured in Plaster Studio, Stephanie Lee and Judy Wise, May 2011
2011 Artwork featured in Artist Unique, Carmen Torbus, May 2011
2010 Special feature article, “Encaustic 101” published in Somerset Studio Magazine, November/December 2010 issue
2009 Handbound journal featured in The Tyra Banks Show’s Luxe Living Giveaway
2008 Artwork featured in True Vision: Authentic Art Journaling, by L.K. Ludwig, Quarry Books, July 2008
2008 Artwork featured in 1000 Artist Journals Pages: Personal Pages and Inspiration, by Dawn DeVries Sokol,
2008 Artwork featured in Embracing Encaustic: Learning to Paint with Beeswax, by Linda Womack, 20082008
2008 Featured artist in Artful Blogging Magazine, February 2008
2007 Encaustic paintings featured in the premier issue of Artful Blogging Magazine, August 2007
2006 Feature Article, “Ring Nest” Somerset Wedding, Volume 2, February 2006
2005 Feature Article, “Restoring a Hijacked Faith,” Dog Eared Magazine, Issue Fifteen, March 2005
2004 Journal featured in the Paper Section of the premier issue of Boutique Magazine, Fall 2004
Associations: member of FUSEDChicago