Deedra Ludwig -Curriculum Vitae

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	Deedra Ludwig Born in Chicago, Illinois
	Education 1994 MFA University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom 1984 BFA New York University, New York, New York 1981 Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
back to top	Awards 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Contemporary Best Display Award, New Orleans, LA 2010 A.I.R.I.E artist in residency, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida 2008 Everglades National Park Residency, Big Cypress Preserve, Florida 2007 A.I.R.I.E artist in residency, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida 2006 Jurors Choice Award, Northwind Art Center, Port Townsend, Washington 2006 Sitka Residency Award, The Sitka Art and Ecology Program, Otis, Oregon 1997 Jurors Choice Award, The Hult Centre, Eugene, Oregon 1995 Jurors Choice Award, The Hult Centre, Eugene, Oregon 1991 South East Arts Award, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom 1990 Fulbright Fellowship, United Kingdom Residency Program 1990 Fulton County Arts Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia
back to top	Residencies & Fellowships 2007 Centrum Arts, Port Townsend, Washington The Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia 2006 The Sitka Art and Ecology Program, Otis, Oregon Centrum Arts, Port Townsend, Washington 2004 A Studio in the Woods, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA The Hambidge Center for Arts and Sciences, Rabun Gap, Georgia 1992 Tate International Artists Workshop, Helsinki, Finland 1993 Waterloo Studios, Brighton, United Kingdom 1991 Acme Studios, London, United Kingdom
back to top	Selected Corporate Collections Vantana Inn, Big Sur, California Hilton Hotels, Installation, Phoenix Squaw Peak, Arizona Bellagio Suites, Las Vegas, Nevada Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hilton Hotels, USA, Asia & Europe Whitney Bank, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Peck, Wheaton & Associates Architectural, New Orleans, LA Everglades National Park Museum Collection, USA Isakson Barnhart, Atlanta, Georgia Harrah's Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana The Mansions, Atlanta, Georgia Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington Island Hospital, Anacortes, Washington K B Plaza, New Orleans, Louisiana University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA The Iron and Glass Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bell South Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia Sheraton Hotels, Detroit, Michigan The Tokai Bank, Atlanta, Georgia IBM Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia Industrial Bank of Japan, Atlanta, Georgia Macy's, Atlanta, Georgia The Tensar Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia Art Network, Atlanta, Georgia SCI Communications, Atlanta, Georgia Nordstrom, Seattle, Washington Saks Fifth Avenue, Tampa, Florida Nordstrom, Atlanta, Georgia Uptown Dental Clinic, Port Townsend, Washington Nordstrom, Palm Beach, Florida The Tokai Bank, Tokyo, Japan The National Board of Education, Washington, D.C. Bell South, Atlanta, Georgia Delta Airlines, Atlanta, Georgia Golden, Schuster and Thomas, Savannah, Georgia Lead Gallery, Seattle, Washington Culpepper, McAuliffe and Meaders, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia New Visions Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Department of Ecology, Sacramento, California F.A. Hunter & Associates, Atlanta, Georgia Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington W Hotels, Chicago, Illinois Orzo, New York, New York Royal Bank of Canada, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada Marriott Hotels, Los Angeles, California Ritz Carlton Hotels, USA, Asia Times Picayune, Renee Peck, New Orleans. Louisiana Belles Architectural Design, New Orleans, Louisiana The Capital Club, Bejing, China Everglades National Park Headquarters, Homestead, Florida Big Cypress Preserve Headquarters, Ochopee. Florida The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Science, Rabun Gap, Georgia Starwood Hotels and Resorts, USA, Europe Peck and Associates Law, New Orleans, Louisiana Anne Tracht Design, Atlanta, Georgia Kahn, Goldberg and Associates, Marina Del Rey, California Cousins Properties, Atlanta, Georgia The City Club, Palm Beach, Florida The Bleibtreu, Berlin, Germany The Ritz Carlton Hotel, Grunewald, Germany
back to top	Artist Statement Over the past twenty years I have brought my physical travel experiences together with my meditative journeys in my studio. I primarily work with nontraditional materials gathered from diverse worldwide locations. I begin by surveying an area of interest and collect soil, plant material, stones, pollen and other organic substances. This collection is transported to my studio where the items are ground together, added to wax, resin and oil in attempt to preserve an area of landscape. I add to the mixture gold, copper leaf and graphite and apply to wood panels or canvas. I envision and I attempt to recreate a "sense of place" which is emotional, tactile, atmospheric and serves as a visual record of nature's constant state of regeneration and flux. Abstract form allows me to present elements of change and their transformative evolution into sublime. The question within is how can I as an artist encourage a cultural shift that ecologically aligns its self to benefit the well being and health of our planet for future generations? Deedra Ludwig 2012