Maureen Wharton

Artist Bio

Born in Alberta, in adult years moved to Montreal, Europe and Toronto, then Brockville, Ontario.

Studied at Toronto Technical School, OCAD University, York University, and The University of Toronto. Received a poetry scholarship to The Banff Center. Presently completing the Visual and Creative Arts Diploma at St. Lawrence College in Brockville.

Have traveled extensively, just returned from Peru and a return trip east to Bhutan, India, mainland China and Hong Kong are in the planning stages. The many museums and art galleries visited on route, continue to provide inspiration.

Exhibited locally with The Brockville Artist's Studio, Brockville Public Library, St. Lawrence College Library in Brockville and The Brockville Arts Center. First book of poetry published and a second one is in progress.

Influenced by many artists, locally and internationally, now or in the past. J.M.W Turner, Henri Matisse, Agnes Martin, Helen Frankenthaler, Landon MacKenzie and Betty Goodwin, to name a few.

Creativity Statement: "Live as a child, die as a child" and "born out west as a cowgirl, rides an imaginary horse that is timeless."

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Artist Statement

Is how we see things what we have been taught since birth, or is there something else to reality? I use artistic language in an attempt to open up the field of perception. Get to the essence of things. Not imitating those worlds we think we see, I use colors in painting or word forms in poetry. These two means of expression working together are helpful in reaching my goal of distillation. Synesthesia confirms the relationship between color and sound, says each color resonates with a partnering musical scale. Hearing the color I paint and writing poetry in a rainbow of color vibration contributes to my work.