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PORTLAND, OREGON –
Ashland, Oregon artist Alicia Mannix will help mark
Women’s History Month and celebrate her faith with a dual
exhibit of her
paintings and art at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center in
Portland.
Mannix will exhibit
“Feminine Fertility/Abstract Judaica” in March at
the
Lenore Donin Liebreich Art Gallery in the Mittleman community
center, with
an artist’s reception to kick off the month-long exhibit.
"Exhibiting during
Women's History Month is important to me," said Mannix.
"It seems to be a great time to show this vein of my art.
For me, when I
paint in my women and children themes, it's really painting myself,
celebrating myself. To me it signifies my femininity, which usually
is
connected to my body and childrearing."
The main focus of the
show is women's history, Mannix said, but the other
half of the show, "Abstract Judaica" is about her Jewish
faith and her
celebration of it.
"There is going
to be a collection of Kabbalah-inspired art, based on my
love for and enthusiasm in the study of mystical Judaism,"
Mannix said.
"It should reveal to viewers my fascination with Hebrew letters
and their
mystical qualities."
"I have been copying
the Torah randomly on antique colored paper, then
cutting them up, tearing them apart and putting them together
as
collages," she said. "Most above say Yad/hey Vov/hey,
or the unspeakable
name of God."
"I just love the
way the Hebrew text looks," Mannix said. "The body of
Hebrew writing is just beautiful to me. It evokes this unknown
feeling to
me, this feeling like I know these letters from somewhere. I feel
this
generic knowledge of them."
Mannix is a Jewish
immigrant, born in Jawor, Poland. She moved to the
United Stated at age 16 with her parents, grew up in Baltimore,
and holds
a Master's Degree in liberal arts with an art history concentration
from
Johns Hopkins University.
Mannix debuted as a
painter in 1999 with instant success in sales to
collectors and with exhibits, including both coasts and multiple
solo
shows on the west coast. Her style captivates people of all ages
with an
array of bold and alluring colors and images, and depthfully soulfelt
and
touching renderings of women and children, which paintings in
acrylic will
make up the main body of her exhibit at the MJCC.
Mannix's art has been
acquired by collectors and chosen to grace a
fundraising product label and the cover of a Gold Beach travel
magazine.
She teaches her painting style in workshops, "Doodlism: Defeating
Fear of
the Blank Canvas."
View Alicia's
online gallery.
For information contact
the Mittleman Jewish Community Center at (503)
245-4233.
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