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Paige Bradley is an American born artist and sculptor.

Early life and education

Paige was born in Carmel, CA. At an early age she knew she wanted to become an artist and has always believed that through the figure an artist can speak a universal language that is timeless and essential. She cast her first bronze at 17 and gained recognition for her artistic inclinations throughout high school. Educated at Pepperdine University, Paige spent a year in Florence, Italy with the university's study program. There she studied at the Florence Academy of Art. She went on to continue her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

In 1995 she assisted sculptor Richard MacDonald on a monument for the Atlanta Olympic Games. In 2001 she was voted into the National Sculpture Society,[1] the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club [2] and The Salmagundi Club as a professional sculptor. In 2006 one of her sculptures was selected to become a prestigious international award for young dancers. A replica of the sculpture is now awarded to a talented dancer selected by a panel of judges annually from Ballet International.[3]

Artistic Analysis

Paige's work is full of dichotomies: both the beautiful and the ugly, the liberated and the contained, the falling and the floating. She is always in control of form but not imprisoned by its literality. The subject matter becomes the most important – focusing on humanistic betrayals of modern emotion. Her work shows the human race as a singular individual searching for connection but finding only alienation. Recently, it has become a symbol of struggle, both being contained and liberating ourselves from self-inflicted boundaries.[4] She feels as though she is trying to live her truth free and unveiled in a society that would rather keep us contained. Paige's work is becoming a valuable keystone for the missing figure in contemporary art.

Public Art

Awards and Recognition

  • 2009 - Gold Medal of Honor, The Allied Artists of American, Annual Juried Exhibition
  • 2006 - Third Place Award, 4th Annual A.R.C. Salon, Online International Exhibition
  • 2005 - Lindsey Morris Memorial Award, Allied Artists of America Show
  • 2004 - Leonard Meiselman Memorial Award, Pen and Brush
  • 2004 - Third Place Award, Women Artists of the West
  • 2003 - Young Sculptor Award, Viselaya Sculpture Competition
  • 1997 - Ramborger Prize, Outstanding Achievement at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
  • 1996 - Stewardson Award, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
  • 1989-1992 - California Arts Scholars Medal, California State (award to high school talent)

References

  1. ^ http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm
  2. ^ http://www.clwac.org/
  3. ^ http://balletfoundation.org/bradley.htm
  4. ^ http://paigebradley.com/about/bio.html


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