Artist Statement
By using different types of mediums, papers, objects,
fabrics and other items
I'm able to be imaginative and creative in my
approach to artistic presentation.
 
WATSART Scheduled Art Events
for 2009
'Plainfield
in '08 through the Eyes of Watsart'
A Touring
Art Exhibit of Mixed
Media/Digital Art Prints depicting randomly selected Plainfield Scenes
now through January 31, 2009
This event is FREE and open to the public
Monday-Saturday (during regular
library hours)
Date: TBA
This event is FREE and open to the
public
Monday-Saturday (during
regular business hours)
March 2009
This event is FREE and open to the public
Monday-Saturday (during regular library
hours)
October 2 –
December 3, 2009
This event is FREE and open to the public
Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
* This event is made possible in part by a
2008 Heart Grant from the
Union County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
More Art...
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2008 Been There's ...
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2008 Juried Exhibit
Winner's Circle Show
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September 6-30, 2008
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Piscataway Municipal Bldg,
Piscataway, NJ
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Watsart & Mina w/Artistic
Expressions
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September
23-October 13, 2008
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The Priory,
Newark, NJ
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Art Exhibit & Open House
Tour
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October 19,
2008
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The Four Seasons
at
The Promenade, Warren, NJ
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19th Annual Juried Art
Exhibit
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June 14-July 11, 2008
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Pisc. Municipal Bldg, Piscataway, NJ
About the Artist
Lydia R. Watson,
New Jersey USA.
She enjoys experimenting with diverse mediums.
“With temperaments
varying from placidly involving to fiercely kinetic, Lydia explores myriad
avenues of visual expression, actualizing effects as diverse as her intentions
and procedures.
An underlying zeal for the arrangement of impact and mood distinguishes her
quest for significant and pleasurable creation.” -Book Art Press
Picasso
had his blue period and Watson her black & white; 2005 EN REALTE` ARTE
exhibitions showcased artwork in which Lydia used a limited
palette along with recycled materials to create her paintings.
She
studied with Nevad Art Studio and has also attended Ducret School of Art. Lydia is a recipient of various awards for her artistic
contributions. Her paintings are in private and corporate art collections.
Lydia
has been exhibiting her artwork since 1990.
Showing her work as far a field as Beijing, China and other venues throughout
the tri-state area ...
Borough Hall Gallery, Milltown NJ; Bouras Galleries, Summit NJ; Children’s
Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ;
Donald B. Palmer Museum, Springfield, NJ; Fort Dix, NJ; Freeholders Art Gallery,
Elizabeth, NJ; GTU Art Gallery, Parsippany, NJ; St. Francis Medical Center, NJ
Barron
Art Center, NJ; Emerging Artist East Coast Tour- from Brooklyn, NY to Savanna,
GA; Fine Art Judicial Gallery, Newton, NJ; Dunellen Outdoor Festival, NJ; Hub
Cap Show, NJ; I NJ Lucent Technologies, NJ; Merck &Co., NJ; Mountain Art
Show, Bernardsville, NJ; Watchung
Arts Center, Watchung, NJ; WCA Exhibit-Bejing, China
Awards:
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Atlantic HealthCare
Facility, Egg Harbor, NJ -6th & 7th Floor City Project Purchase Award
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2008 Piscataway Juried Art
Show -Honorary Mentioned
Permanent Collection
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No. Carolina Central University
-Visual Artist Archive
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Atlantic Healthcare Facility,
Egg Harbor, New Jersey USA
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Union County
Cultural & Heritage Commission, Elizabeth, New Jersey - Time Capsule sealed 1990's
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Stone Mountain
Museum Hub Cap Show, (Visual Arts League Group Installation) Englishtown, New Jersey
USA
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National Museum of Women in the
Arts, Washington DC - Archives of Women Artist
Gallery Associations
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Watsart Galleries,
USA
Saatchi Gallery, London
Membership/Affiliations
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Contact Information
- Postal address
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Lydia R. Watson, visual artist
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P.O. Box 94, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076-0094 USA
- Electronic mail
- General Information: watsart1@yahoo.com
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