Vanessa Snyder
Sun Irises (48" x 60")
Koi (60" x 50")
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The subjects of my work are as varied as the things that intrigue me. Science calls my name, and I am drawn to historical imagery. I pivot from subject to subject the same way I listen to music: Jens Lekman, Dvorak, Andrew Bird, Einaudi, Charlotte Gainsbourg and an occasional nostalgic sneak back to Joni Mitchell, Pat Metheny or Motown childhood memories!
I'm happy to report that I continue to learn and change and hopefully evolve, so my subjects continue to vary. There are a few exceptions. No mixing of politics and art, because I appreciate nature and humanity so much, including all the beauty and perils and unflattering elements they include. Fortunately, I have been able to travel the world, and study at the University of Toledo, Ohio (BA, MA) and SCAD Atlanta. My past careers included exhibit design, artist management, and marketing collateral design as the Creative Director of non-profit educational institutions (The Toledo Zoo and The Toledo Science Center, both in Ohio) I learned to love interpretation; i.e. looking at one thing, and translating, condensing, or expanding it into another medium. Teaching visually. My aesthetic sensibilities to color are always front and center, so painting is my favorite medium, but language will always be a delicious distraction as well. Titles on the work are either clues, or synopses- analogy never disappoints. Global landscapes, botany and zoology, psychology and physiology, microscopic explorations, and invisible subjects all contain the magic I believe is necessary to make art… my umwelten changes over time with age … So large a universe, so little time. 
Not Far From Reykjavik 2 (40" x 40")
Stem Greens (20" x 52")
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