Artist Statement
I have always made marks applying myself in washes embarking upon pigmented expeditions. My hands trace instinctual forms documenting my response to the terrain preserving my reaction to what I come across.
Paquerette
Education
1998-2006
Laney College, Oakland, CA
Printmaking, Painting and Gallery Management
1991-1996
California College of Arts and Crafts (CCA) Oakland, CA
BFA Graduated with Distinction
1986-1991
Covington High School, Louisiana
Talented Arts Program
Art Related Events/Publications
2005
Organized two silent art auctions, Art for Relief, in Oakland and Bayou Beats Benefit in San Francisco to aide hurricane victims
2004
Curated and installed the faculty show at the June Steingart Memorial Gallery, Laney Collage, Oakland, CA
2000
Illustrated over 70 botanical plant line drawings for ‘Allergy-Free Gardening: A Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Landscaping” by Thomas Leo Ogren