Artist Statement:
Anita Clearfield's figure paintings have been shown internationally and collected for over 20 years. She specializes in expressionistic figures that capture an emotional connection to the model, using color and line to distort and accentuate the figure's personality. Her work as a filmmaker informs her painting with insight into the light and drama of the human form.
Education:
Master of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Awards & Distinctions:
Silver Hugo, Chicago International Film Festival
First Place, San Antonio Cinefestival
Bronze Award, Houston Int'l. Film Festival
Juried Selection, Festival of New Latin Cinema, Cuba
Juried Selection, Women’s International Film Festival, Florida
Juried Selection, Camden International Film Festival, Maine
Maine Film Academy’s “Galvanizing Leadership Award”
Exhibitions:
2011 “Assorted in Philadelphia,” a large space gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011 “Momento Mori,” EL Putnam, Curator, Mobius Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2011 “ArtinMe,” Maine statewide exhibition, Boothbay, ME
2011 “MFA Exhibition,” Provincetown Art Assoc. & Museum, Provincetown, MA
2011 “Boston Young Contemporaries,” 808 Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 “Video Party,” Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2009 “Figures and Portraits,” Gallery 5, Lewiston, Maine,
2009 “Area Artists,” Atrium Gallery, USM – Lewiston, ME
2008 “New England Artists Regional,” Turner Art Gallery, Turner, Maine
2008 “Figure Revealed II,” Atrium Gallery, USM – Lewiston, ME
Artistic Influences:
Chaim Soutine, Marlene Dumas, Daniel Richter
Artist Tags:
oil paint, figure painting, nudes, expressionist, love, watercolor
