Billy Shire Fine Arts
5790 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232
August 18 - September 8 , 2007
The edgy and intellectual paintings of Carrie Ann Baade are
quickly gaining recognition around the world. Her imaginative
portraits and narratives are informed by religion and mythology.
Gods, rulers, demons, and monsters play out the complexity of
the human condition in her works that incorporate forgotten
paintings to quote and interpret. She has traveled around the
globe in search of inspiration; her works manifest history painting
into an entirely original vision, rich with the confluence of
cultures and time periods.
Baade has just been nominated for a United States Artist Fellowship
for 2007 which is one prestigious awards offered. Her work is
features in Metamorphosis, a book released in the spring of
2007 featuring the top, contemporary Surrealists. In 2007, she
will have solo exhibitions at the Delaware Center for Contemporary
Art and The Ningbo Art Museum of China. In 2008, solo exhibitions
of her work will be held in Berlin and London.
Carrie is currently an Assistant Professor of Painting and
Drawing at Florida State University.
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The Involuntary Thoughts of Lady Caroline Dubois
limited edition giclee prints available from the artist
Carrie Jones Baade
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Cupid Complaining to Venus
limited edition giclee prints available from the artist
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Shows by Carrie
Jones Baade:
Virtues and Vices
Surreal Portraits of the
Commendable and Contemptible
March 30 - May 20, 2007
DELAWARE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
200 S. Madison Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
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Ann “Jones” Baade is coming home! The Lewis-Palmer High
School graduate (class of ’93) has been relentless in her pursuit
of realizing the artist’s life. Global travels, studies at leading
arts institutes, numerous nationally recognized exhibits and a distinguished
teaching career have led the now-resident of Philadelphia back home to
where it all began. Baade will have a selection of her oil paintings on
exhibit at Pankratz Gallery at 366 2nd St. in Monument on May 18- June
9. Trans-Conscious Visions: the Imaginative Realism of Carrie Ann Baade
will have a formal opening reception on Thurs, May 18 from 5-8 pm, coinciding
with Monument’s first Art Hop and Summer Celebration for this year.
Baade will follow up the opening with a special multi-media presentation
to share her artistic process and inspiration on Thurs, May 25 at 5 pm.
This will be held in the same location as Pankratz Gallery in the Gallery
Center: three doors down at the Herb Garden Bistro. All events are free
and open to the public, but seating is limited for the May 25 presentation
and reservations are recommended. “Carrie’s
been a part of our lives since she was in elementary school,”
said Linda Pankratz, the Gallery’s owner. “She and our daughter,
Jodie have never lost contact and we’ve been able to keep an eye
on Carrie’s artistic evolution over the years. Now this “kid”
is going to provide one of the most exciting and challenging openings
we’ve ever had.”
Indeed, Baade’s paintings will cast a different aura
in the Pankratz Gallery collection. The Gallery is a Monument institution
and has been present in one form or another for almost 30 years. Originally
a showcase for the ceramic sculpture and “functional” art
of Richard Pankratz, the move to its present location at The Gallery
Center in 1991 provided the opportunity to feature a collection of paintings,
sculpture and jewelry from nationally recognized artists. While Baade’s
exquisite attention to detail will be right at home in this setting,
the highly illustrative and deeply personal quality of her creations
will stand out strongly.
“I have to admit, bringing the essence of my work back
to where I grew up is a powerful mission for me,” said Baade.
“My own image and personal struggles appear allegorically in my
work. Having friends, family and former teachers experiencing my view
of art and life will have a huge impact for me.”
As an aspiring art professor, Baade has held adjunct teaching
positions at Washington College, the University of Delaware, Cecil County
Community College, and Delaware College of Art and Design. She received
her B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1997 and
a Masters in Painting from the University of Delaware in 2003.
“I consider myself to be steward and ax man to the legacy
of art history by cutting and serving up the reinvigorated past to be
contemplated in context of the contemporary,” she said. “Nearly
every subject in my paintings receives an additional set of eyes. The
superimposed eyes are like a mask, thus providing the opportunity to
role play, hide, or act out.”
Pankratz Gallery is regularly open Tues.. – Fri. 10 am
to 5:30 pm and Sat. 10 am – 4:30 pm. Beginning May 15, the Gallery
is also open on Mon.
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The Hysterical Pregnancy by Carrie
Jones Baade. Review
