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Vanessa Butler Vanessa Butler.

Vanessa Butler’s artistic life started about the same time as her life itself. The combination of chromosomes lined up to create an extraordinarily gifted and perceptive person. In addition, the facility to render these perceptions with a flair for the unusual came as a gift to Vanessa. Interlochen, Carnegie Mellon University, and the Slade School of Fine Art in London have helped in the shaping of a conceptual base for Vanessa’s work. Vanessa has had the opportunity as a young up and coming artist to receive criticism from Carnegie Mellon University alumni and from friends as her work graced the cover of the college newsletter. This honor was bestowed on her during the first few weeks of her tenure at Carnegie Mellon University. As a student of Madison Metropolitan Schools, Vanessa has repeatedly exhibited her work in the Madison Art Center in Madison, Wisconsin. She has also exhibited her work at Interlochen Academy of Fine Arts in Michigan, as well as in local galleries. Vanessa produced her first notable work at the age of two, when she rendered a tent in her camp-site in three dimensions. In addition to her visual art, Vanessa has studied performance art and film.




Self Portrait 001. SELF-PORTRAIT - 36"x24" (inches), acrylic, Conte crayon and charcoal, completed April 2004.

"This piece references the spiritual power of water on the human psyche through symbolism."

Self Portrait - Collage 002. SELF PORTRAIT BODY COLLAGE - 78"x48" (inches), acrylic, tissue paper, appropriated images and text, felt marker and glue, completed September 2003.

Space Between 003. THE SPACE BETWEEN (TWO FIGURES) - 24"x 18" (inches), Conte crayon on newsprint, completed April 2004.

"...space between the figures creating a silent dialogue between the two women."

Zen 08 004. ZEN 08.

Zen 09 005. ZEN 09.

Zen 10 006. ZEN 10.

Zen 11 007. ZEN 11.

Zen 12 008. ZEN 12.

Zen 13 009. ZEN 13.

Zen 17 010. ZEN COLLAGE - 6"x 6"(inches) panels (9 total), entire piece 19"x19" (inches), charcoal pencil, oil pastel, appropriated magazine images and text, black ink, acrylic, rice paper on found cardboard panels, completed May 2004.

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