Debra Ostrokolowicz
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Debra Ostrokolowicz
Debra Ostrokolowicz is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design andcurrently owns a bookstore/cafe/gallery in Webster, MA. Her work has been included in various solo and group juried shows in MA, CT and NM. She is a member of ARTxii, a women's collaborative artists group. Her work mainly consists of drawing - pastel, colored pencil, charcoal, and printmaking wood and linoleum cuts and is of a fluid, linear nature.

About her work shewrites: "The figure is often my inspiration for examining and expressing different aspects of what it means to be human. I focus on the individual but expand beyond into making connections with interior and exterior worlds; to the self, to each other, to nature and our environment. Moods and emotions are revealed through color, facial and bodily expression and overall composition on the page. The goal is to return to oneself with renewed insight. Some themes I have continued to explore include time and its cyclical nature, the power of the body to heal, both physically and emotionally, the inherent beauty of the human body, and our ability as compassionate beings to see deeper similarities in our experiences."

 

Pamela Redick
The acrylic paintings of Pamela Lang Redick are done in a detailed realistic manner and rely on pattern, strong color and unusual compositions. The subjects have been shaped by personal memory and express an inner reality. There are emotional undercurrents even in the empty rooms. The real challenge is to get beyond the surface depiction to reveal that emotion or imply a mystery or get to a sense of peace.

Pamela Redick studied art at the Worcester Art Museum and Valparaiso University. She has exhibited work at The National Museum of American Art - Smithsonian Institution, Art Center for the Municipality of Athens, Athens Greece and the Butler Institute. She won the Municipal Art League prize and the Jacob and Bessie Levi prize at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Julius Hallgarten first prize at The National Academy of Design. Her work is in the collection of the Brauer Museum of Art, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Dade County Public art collection, Fidelity Investments, Borg Warner Corporation, Kemper Insurance Company, and Household International.