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Meri Bourgard

Fine Artist
Brooklyn, New York, United States
meribourgard.com
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MS Interior Design

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Fine Arts, Painting, Drawing

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Meri Bourgard's drawings and paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in the United States and in Europe. Her work is in public, corporate, and private collections, including those of First Albany Corporation, GiroCredit and Clausen Miller P.C., in New York City; Champla… Read More
Meri Bourgard's drawings and paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries in the United States and in Europe. Her work is in public, corporate, and private collections, including those of First Albany Corporation, GiroCredit and Clausen Miller P.C., in New York City; Champlain College, and Howard Bank in Burlington, Vermont. Read Less

Artist Statement

As my work has developed over the years, I have found inspiration working from both observation and internal sources.

I began by finding pleasure in recording what I saw. Years spent drawing and painting from life built confidence and ability to accurately render while I experimented with a wide variety of mediu… Read More
As my work has developed over the years, I have found inspiration working from both observation and internal sources.

I began by finding pleasure in recording what I saw. Years spent drawing and painting from life built confidence and ability to accurately render while I experimented with a wide variety of mediums. This led to the process of accessing internal imagery. There is anxiety and mystery in not knowing what the image will be until it reveals itself and I’ve developed trust that images will appear.

In working either from internal sources or from observation, each new piece has its own language telling what it needs to unfold. Read Less
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Member Since: Dec 21, 2012
  • Improvs
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    Fine Arts, Painting, Drawing
  • Watercolors
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    Fine Arts, Painting
  • Internal Figurative
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    Fine Arts, Painting
  • Gestures
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    Fine Arts, Drawing, Illustration
  • Monotypes
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    Fine Arts, Painting
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