Artist Statement:
Perfectly imperfect is what I strive for as an artist. My paintings and drawings come from my love of improvisation. I am interested in the moment of discovery, the combination of colors and shapes working together. I let go and follow the process. Even though my work tends to be abstract, you may also find leaves, flowers, labyrinths, palmettes, mountains, patterns and more.
I love color, its notes, rhythms, minor and major keys. It is the relationships between colors that make music. I hope when you, the viewer, look at my painting you will feel some of the energy and excitement I felt while doing it.
In one series I’ve been working on since 2014, I use the ancient design of the labyrinth as the foundation. The labyrinth is a living design, when traced, it encourages a state of meditation, reflection and self-knowledge.
-Victoria Valadão Napier, September 20th, 2016
Education:
The University of New Hampshire
B.F.A. Painting
B.A. English
Empire State College, NY, NY
Studio Semester in NY
The Museum School of Boston
Summer Foundation Program
The University of Montpellier, France
French Language Certificate
Awards & Distinctions:
Poster design award winner, AWNY’s annual advertising career conference; 1999
Advertising Women of New York, NYC
The Labyrinth Project; Kickstarter; July, 2015
https: //www.kickstarter.com/projects/victorianapier/the-labyrinth-painting-project
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Workshop Leader, "Sacred Art", Nantucket Island School of Design and Art (NISDA), Sacred Art; July, 2016
Studio Assistant, Miriam Schapiro; 1996-1997
Wooster St., NY, NY
Exhibitions:
Brazil to Bucks County: Four Artists’ Journeys
Ristorante Paganini, upstairs gallery,
81 West State St., Doylestown, PA; June, 2016
Constuindo com Cor (Building with Color)
Tribunal Livre Cultural, Novo Friburgo, RJ Brazil; 2014
Artistic Influences:
Stuart Davis, Henri Matisse, Miriam Schapiro, Jonathan Borofsky, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Stella, Beatriz Milhares and so many more.
Artist Tags:
abstract, labyrinth, painting, color, geometric, brazil
