B Brent Atwater
Art Resume
Box 475 Southern Pines, NC 28388 USA
NC Phone: 910 692.5206 NC Fax: 1.910.692.5103
Atlanta, GA Phone: 1.404.242.9022
Email:
brent@brentatwater.com
Websites:
http://www.brentenergywork.com/
http://www.paintingsthatheal.com/
http://www.brentatwaterbooks.com
B Brent Atwater, American: 1947- :
is an artist, painter, visionary, healer, author and philanthropist.
She is an art medicine
pioneer
in the USA by
scientifically documenting the healing energy,
diagnostic
abilities and healing
benefits of
her author health and healing art- Paintings
That Heal™,
and Healing Art
for Children™.
She is
a peer reviewed and respected, documented and published
international
medical intuitive and distant
energy
healer who
collaborates and works with the worlds
leading doctors,
researchers and medical
facilities.
Brent
is one of the
contemporary American
artists/ painters that is bringing forth a new cultural
renaissance
by
blending her classical artistic training
with spirituality and energy
merged and infused into
paintings.
Having successfully licensed her artwork for
30+ years, Brent continues to spend her time
traveling the world seeking inspiration for her next series of paintings
that embrace varied and diverse
subjects. Her heart and soul journeys nourish and create her spiritual and visionary work.
She intuitively and
clairvoyantly narrates and documents life’s affects and
effects on and about her
subjects. Her brush strokes,
painterly styles and color palettes are her subject's
emotional vocabulary;
broad, bold and explosive, tender, sensitive and
genteel, heartfelt and nourishing, mischievous giggles
and
spontaneous, passionate, vital and
intense.
Brent's
award winning art compels and seduces your emotions into a
palpable experience with her
subject matter; sometimes beautiful or
fragile, at times
haunting or humorous with attitude, most
times
healing, inspiring or
profound, and
always
thought provoking!
Her paintings mirror the spirit and soul of
her subjects, creating intimacy, personal awareness, and shared experiences within each viewer.
The
enticing energy and provocative coloration of her
paintings make Brent's diversified styles highly
sought
after by world class establishments, patrons and collectors
around the globe.
Education:
1965 NC
school for the Gifted in Art (1 of 20 chosen from 19,000 )
Work chosen for NC Museum of Arts
Permanent Collection
1969 Hollins University, Roanoke, VA; BA Art, Creative Writing
Teaching certification in
Art
1983-85 Wake Forest University Law School; Winston Salem, NC
Selected
Art Highlights:
2006 Duke University's Comprehensive Cancer Center's Caring House: Art
for Health workshop series TBA
2005 Presenter
at Society for the Arts in Health Care 15th Annual International
Conference
"Paintings
That Heal™,
Initial Scientific Research of Art that
Heals"
http://www.thesah.org/template/page.cfm?page_id=106
2001 return to
Fine Art
1987-2001
Had my own wholesale manufacturing company with national and
international sales representation in giftware, tabletop,
glassware,
paper goods, carpet, wall coverings, greeting cards, wrapping paper,
lighting, decorative accessories, home decor, clothing, sports, et al.
Selected Solo
Exhibitions:
2005 Paintings that Healä,
Literally! Scientifically and Alternatively
Documented healing
benefits. Brent is a pioneer in Art as Medicine.
North Unity Church,
Marietta, GA
2001 International Highland Games at Grandfather Mt, NC
1990–1987
·
Paradise Gallery; Hobe Sound, FLA
· Brooks
Museum League Decorator’s Show House; Memphis, TN
· Tom
T. Hall’s home; Nashville, TN
·
High Point Furniture Market; High Point, NC
·
International All Star Polo Benefit; Washington, DC
Selected Television Shows featuring my art:
(tapes available)
· PBS,
"Living with Animals"; Wash., DC (1/2 hr national segment)
·
"Crook and Chase"; Nashville, TN (10 minute national segment)
·
"PM Magazine" (10 minute national segment)
· Palm Beach,
Channel 5
· Atlanta, GA
WXIA- TV
· Washington,
DC WROC-TV
· Vero Beach,
FLA Channel 24 and numerous others
Juried
shows and awards:
2002
·
Arts Council of Moore County; Pinehurst, NC
Honorable mention in acrylics
with "Anna"
• "Arts in Healthcare", First Health of
Carolinas, Pinehurst, NC ongoing
· "The Healing Power of Art",
Lexington Art League; Lexington, KY
· Franklin Square Gallery &
Associated Artists of Southport, NC;
National exhibit, Bald Head Island
· "American Patriotism National Exhibit"; Period
Gallery; Omaha, NE
2001
• "Postcards to New York"; Columbia University; Macy Gallery; NYC
• "Spiritual Art
International Exhibition"; Period Gallery; Omaha, NE
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2006 Watermark Art Gallery, Columbia, SC
2005 Bridging Heaven and Earth Art Project, Santa Barbara,
CA
2002
·
the Art Garage, Columbia, SC; "Warning! Children at Play"
·
Arts Council of Fayetteville, NC; "Exposure"
· Art
League of Hilton Head Island, SC
1990-1987
·
Kip’s Bay Boys Club Designer Show House; NYC
·
Morris Animal Foundation; Hawaii
·
Tabriz; Little Rock, ARK
·
Swan Coach House Forward Arts; Atlanta, GA
· Fairfax
International Hunt Ball;
Washington, DC
·
Tampa Museum of Art; Tampa, FL
·
Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital; Nashville, TN
·
Atlanta Symphony Decorator’s Show House; Atlanta, GA
·
Charlotte
Designer Show House; Charlotte, NC
Published Works:
· Directional Publishing: 10 open edition prints
· Salem Graphics: 6 open edition prints
· Arthur Kaplan Publishing: 1 open edition print
· Renaissance Greeting Cards a
division of Marian Heath
Selected
Licensees:
· Neiman Marcus ·
JC Penney's
• Pillowtex
·
F Schumacher · Waverly
• Sferra Linens
· Shaw Rugs · The Rug Barn
• American Rug
·
Orvis · Domestications
• Custom Deco Glassware
·
PotPourri
· Toland
• Royal Doulton
·
PGA
·
USGA
• Ducks Unlimited
• Alynn Neckwear
• Tango for Max Raab • Pimpernel
• QVC
• Home Shopping Network • AKC
Public
Collections and Commissions:
"4 Blue
Horses" chosen for NC Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection
Selected
Articles and Reviews:
2005
•
Sept/Oct, Mystic Pop,
http://www.mysticpopmagazine.com
•
May
Empower Yourself...
Paintings That Heal™
Susun Weed
Wandering
•
April, Planet Lightworker,
http://www.planetlightworker.com
• April, Children of the
New Earth,
http://www.childrenofthenewearth.com
• April,
Soul Brasil
http://www.soulbrasil.com/yoga/index.php
2004
• Nov, Atlanta
Magazine
• Nov, Aquarius
Magazine
• Nov, Natural
Awakenings Magazine
• Nov,
Spirit in the Smokies Magazine
1987-1990
·
Business
NC
· Robb Report
·
Golf Shop Operations
·
Chronicle of the Horse
·
Numerous newspaper articles available upon
request
• Palm Beach Life ("Shiny Sheet") full page society section
1969 Poetry selected for the Library of Congress Permanent Collection
Selected
Professional Affiliations:
•
Who’s
Who in American Artists ·
Graphics Artist Guild, NYC
•
Who's Who of Law Students
•
Who's Who of American Women
