Deedra Ludwig — Port Townsend, WA
Painter-in-residence, March 2004
"My
time here has been in rhythm with the river. Creativity
flowing like the currents. Steady. Sometimes spiraling downward
into depths of contemplation and sometimes flowing with
great ease of motion, light and free, but always with the
movement of never knowing what I will find around the next
bend. Constantly changing, constantly flowing to somewhere
else."
"My residency here has served my artistic
needs well. I feel renewed with a deeper sense of purpose.
Each day here has helped validate the importance of my relationship
with art and how I am connected with the direct healing
of communities"
As a painter I am deeply influenced by my
surroundings. Over the past twenty years I have traveled
to many parts of the world with my canvas, paper and paints.
I have spent days working on site, letting the work absorb
the energies of the land. I collect soil, plants and rock
and include these elements into the work. The paintings
are records of the environment and record cycles of change
both natural and those effected by the presence of human
beings. I received a BFA from NYU and an MFA from University
of Sussex, Brighton, UK. My work is included in private
collections across the US and abroad including Emory U,
the Brighton Art Museum, The Tensar Foundation, the National
Board of Education, Department of ecology State of CA, the
Tokia Foundation, Japan and the Atlanta Contemporary Art
Center. I received a Fulbright Fellowship in 1990.
