Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"I spent many hours playing on the beach and roaming the woods while growing up in the Pacific Northwest.  I find my greatest inspiration in the field, in the wild places.  All my senses are involved here.  On hikes, I like to take a minimum of gear for studies, this way I can travel further.  A small watercolor palette, a variety of pencils and pens and a 5”x7” sketchbook are all I need.  Later, in my studio I create larger drawings and paintings in pastel or mixed media, keeping the fresh, spontaneous feel of my studies.  Gesture and expressive use of line are key elements in my work.  Whether drawing or painting, a dynamic rhythm flows from energetic mark-making. Only the essential is expressed.  Sensitive, lively lines act as a conduit for my emotions.”

Born and raised in Bremerton, Washington, Randena became fascinated and intimately acquainted with the natural world while growing up on Puget Sound.  Her Pacific Northwest studio is surrounded by native flora and fauna which inform much of her work.  She is a member of the Washington Native Plant Society and the Audubon Society, which add to her wealth of personal experience with nature.

Randena received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Evergreen State College in 1996.  She was a three-year recipient of the Alfred G. & Elma M. Milotte scholarship for her undergraduate work in painting and natural history studies.  She has taught design at Olympic College and demonstrated drawing and painting techniques as a guest artist for arts organizations and design and painting classes.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS

• Invitational Small Works Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Art Port Townsend Juried Art Show, Pt. Townsend, WA, Jess VanNostrand, Juror
• WPW at Ameican Art Company, Tacoma, WA, Margaret Bullock, Juror
• Animal Instinct, Invitational Group Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Northwest Pastel Society Members' Exhibit, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA, Wade Marlow, Juror
• Mountains, Metaphorical or Literal Juried Show, Northwinds Arts Center, Pt. Townsend, WA
• The Collective Visions Show, Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton, WA, Gary Faigin, Juror

• Invitational Miniature Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• WPW Autumn Exhibition, Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island, WA
• Kent Summer Art Exhibit, Centennial Center Gallery, Kent, WA
• Translate the Landscape, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Northwest Pastel Society Open Juried Exhibition, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
• The Figure, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• WPW Members Show, Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell, WA

• Art Port Townsend Juried Art Show, Port Townsend, WA, Lisa Van Doren, Juror
• Northwest Pastel Society Members Exhibit, Scott Milo Gallery, Anacortes, WA
• Northwest Pastel Society Open Juried Exhibit, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
• Two-Person Exhibit, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle, WA
• Water Shapes Exhibit, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Columbia Center Gallery WPW Group Show, Seattle, WA
• Invitational Miniature Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA

• Two-person exhibit, Jeffrey Moose Gallery, Seattle
• An Enduring Legacy: Women Painters of Washington 1930-2005, Whatcom County Museum, Bellingham, WA - David Martin, Juror
• Invitational Miniature Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA

• Three-person Exhibit, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Island, WA
• Art Port Townsend Juried Art Show, Port Townsend, WA - Jake Seniuk, Juror
• WPW, Depot Gallery, Anacortes, WA
• Northwest Pastel Society Members' Exhibition, Firdale Gallery, Edmonds
• WPW Membership Exhibition, Flamingo Gallery, Renton, WA
  

• Art Port Townsend Juried Art Show, Pt. Townsend, WA, Greg Bell, Juror
• Northwest Pastel Society Members' Show, Bainbridge Is., WA
• Invational Miniature Show, Roby King Galleries, Bainbridge Is., WA

• Northwest Pastel Society Open Juried Exhibition,
    Harbor Gallery, Gig Harbor, WA 2002
• Women Painters of Washington, Childhood's End Gallery, Olympia, WA

2001

• Women Painters of Washington, Membership Exhibition, Sidney Gallery, Port Orchard, WA

1998

• Solo Exhibition, Artist's Edge Gallery, Bremerton, WA

• Solo Exhibition, Olympic College Art Gallery,
  Bremerton, WA
• Two-person Senior Thesis Exhibition, The EvergreenState College, Gallery II, Olympia, WA

"Conversation" - pastel

"American Goldfinch" - watercolor

"Swan Song" - pastel

All Artwork Copyright
of the Artist.

See more of Randena's artwork
at www.randenawalsh.com

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