Anne-Denise Mejaki
Working mostly on commissioned artwork, portraits have become Anne-Denise’s forté. “Tea Party Girls and Ladies©”,” LOVERS©”, “With Child ©”, “Pine Trees”, “New Horizons” and “Magic Eye”, are a few of her recognized series. The visual movement in Anne’s artwork seems to captivate people to feel and meditate, allowing the discovery of hidden treasures to be found on the canvas a
nd within themselves. Anne-Denise’s discoveries of her unique style and intuitive ability have taken her to some of her greatest heights and enlightenment through her art. AWARDS and recognitions/recent shows:
-2010 various ON-SITE ART work events---50th birthday parties, baby shower and healing artist show
-2010 SEPT-OCT SOLO SHOW, Classic Theatre…………………………………. .......Cobalt, ON
-2010 AUG Buskerfest—onsite portrait work/show and sale………………………..... Toronto, ON
-2010, Festival Franco Fun, Art Exhibit awarded Peoples’ Choice, Temiskaming District event, Ontario
-2010, Temiskaming Art Gallery exhibit, Peoples' Choice award, Haileybury Ontario
-2010, Northern Heritage Museum Juried Contemporary Art Show 3rd place Winner, Kirkland Lake, ON
-2010 NOV- Spirits of the Heart TRIO shows at various locations……New Liskeard & North Bay ON
-2009 July to September, SOLO show and sale..………………………. New Liskeard Golf Club, NL ON
-2009 May/June: Group show, sale and Poetry Vision competition…….CLASSIC THEATRE, Cobalt ON
-2009 January SOLO SHOW …………………………………………. HEARST GALLERIE 815
-2009 February SOLO SHOW …………………………………………KAPUSLKASING GALLERY
-2008 November/December: SOLO SHOW with 31 art pieces ………. CLASSIC THEATRE, Cobalt ON
-2009 N.O.A.A. WINNER OF JURIED COMPETITION-ONE YEAR NORTHERN GALLERIES TOUR
-2009 awarded Poetic Vision Best Original Painting/Poem—April 2009 Poetry FestivaL Cobalt, ON
-2008 awarded Most Creative work in Palette and Brush Show—Temiskaming ART GALLERY
-2007-2008 awarded theme art piece for Canadian Mental Health We All Belong ongoing project.
-2007 CALENDAR/LOG cover artwork for District DIABETIS ASSOCIATION
Career Highlights
• Founded Art About You Productions in 2006Artist from childhood.• Studied 10 years oil painting with Caroline MacArthur 1971-1981 (renowned Cobalt oil painter). • Advanced studies in watercolourand etching. • Works have sold to patrons throughout the Province of Ontario and beyond, within Canada and in the United States, as well as exhibited in various locations throughout Northern Ontario. •Awards include NOAA juried competition 2009, Visual Poetry Festival 2009, Temiskaming Art Gallery “Most Creative”2008 and Contemporary Art Juried Competition 3rd place with Northern Heritage Museum Jan 2010. Various Peoples' Choice awards: Temiskaming Art Gallery, Festival Franco Fun Exhibit. Successfully completed the ARTIST-EDUCATOR Foundation Program with the Conservatory of the Arts sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council. Proud partner of the "Spirits Of The Heart" artist trio with Julie Brown and Iris Shields. Artist statement:
……”My art allows my heart to joyfully sing and like a conduit, I spill onto my canvas, sharing the energy with nature, people, surroundings and the universe.Why force anything in life when moving forward by your intuition allows you to receive the greatest of gifts. That is how I create my best and most original artwork… by being aware, open and receptive to creation through my magic-eye”
WHY I DO ART
I’m my most joyful, strong and courageous and I feel in the right place---like a knowing, when I create my art. I also know, and a few times have been lured by the fact, that there are easier ways of making money …yet, those other ways are painful compared to the feeling I have when I create my art. Another reason is that I believe it is a gift, in the way that I feel chosen to be a conduit-----much of my work is not for me but for someone else who sees it, identifies with it and wants it---must have it because it is theirs personally from inception. That’s why I create art----especially the art where I say “I’m being true to myself as an artist”. WHAT INSPIRES ME
I am most inspired when my heart is open and receptive to allowing my canvas to create itself. As in life, when control is released, the gifts appear and inspire. The greatest gift is the unlimited creativity and a knowing that I am true to myself as an artist. I’ve been asked: “Your head must be so full to do the art you do”---my answer to this is: “Actually, it is when my mind is emptied that creativity comes---this is when I am most joyful”. My inspirations as expressed in my various art series:
• LOVERS—the energy shared among people and the essence of people. I humbly and respectfully appreciate this privilege to witness and portray.
• ROCK ‘N PINE/Sceneries ---- focus on one tree among the forest.—my recognition of the importance of individualism. I try to live my life this way.---I like myself best when I do.
• MAGIC EYE----allowing my heart to sing and be true to myself as an artist----completely allowing the universe to spill onto my canvas
• TEA PARTY GIRLS and LADIES---in celebration of friendship and those who support their loved ones unconditionally on earth and from heaven
• SPIRIT FLOWERS----Sharing energy, listening and connecting with nature’s personality, uniqueness and messages
• EARTH ANGELS---recognizing kindness, goodness and light of people around us
• WHITE MAN LISTENING---The aboriginal cultural beliefs and the respect and appreciation in healing the earth and its inhabitants. Anne-Denise Mejaki
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