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    PARK VIEW GALLERY

    Glen Echo Park's Park View Gallery presents the work of emerging visual artists, including Glen Echo Park instructors and advanced students at Glen Echo Park.

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    Monday - Saturday  |  10am to 6pm

  • colorful, abstract mixed media painting with inspiration from architecture and nature

  • colorful, abstract mixed media painting with inspiration from architecture and nature

  • colorful, abstract mixed media painting with inspiration from architecture and nature

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Elizabeth Casqueiro
Borderline Edge
May 3 - June 2, 2024

Park View Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm

Opening Reception: Friday, May 3, 6 - 8 pm | During Art Walk
 

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The Park View Gallery presents Borderline Edge, a solo exhibition by artist Elizabeth Casqueiro. Through the medium of mixed-media painting, the exhibition explores the notion of borderline edge. The work creates a strong dynamic between the geometry of architectural design and the fluid delicacy of flowers and patterns. Paint lives alongside disparate materials in ways that are both symbolic and compositional; loose gesture harmonizes with geometric line; color surprises and connects; edges collide and morph. Evident in the work is the sensibility of a Portuguese immigrant, a background in architecture, and a concern for the human-nature equation.

Artist Biography
Elizabeth Casqueiro is a visual artist working in mixed-media painting. Casqueiro has shown her work in individual and group shows across the United States and Europe. She is a recipient of multiple art awards from, among others, the London Art Biennale, DC Arts and Humanities, and the Maryland State Arts Council. Casqueiro has degrees in architecture and design and teaches at Georgetown University. Her prior career as an international corporate architect and global real estate manager introduced her to transformative places at the edges of the world. She has pursued art studies at Falmouth University, Central Saint Martin’s College of Art, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and the Washington Studio School. Her artwork is in private and corporate collections.

Artist Statement
As an architect and artist, I am fascinated by the transformative borderline edge between manmade and natural; here and there; now and then; absence and presence. I am guided by the affirmation that edges hold the potential for positive transformation: The building edge meets nature in a way that enhances both; the gateway edge marks a transition from the past to the future; pathway edges contain treasure in the traces left behind. I capture the positive potential of the in-between edge through mixed-media painting that is both symbolic and physical, individual, and universal, time bound and timeless. My art is influenced by my architectural background, my identity as a Portuguese immigrant, and an enthusiasm for the language of flowers and patterns. I am drawn to the geometry of the built environment, and the flowing shapes of nature. Ultimately, my goal is to inspire viewers of my work to pause and reflect on their own boundary zones. In the process, I hope to encourage a deeper connection with the world around us, and to spark a renewed appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the physical and emotional places we inhabit.

 

Upcoming Exhibition

Photoworks Student Show
June 7 - 30, 2024

Park View Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 6 pm

Opening Reception: Friday, June 7, 6 - 8 pm | During Art Walk

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