Claudia Rhoades : German-American Artist

BIOGRAPHY
Born April 10th, 1964 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Due to her father's occupation, Claudia has lived in countries such as East Africa, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Egypt and now resides in the United States since 1980.

Each country has given her a different inspiration to paint, to use their colors, their light, their daily life and in some instances their political outlook and has incorporated them into her paintings. Claudia has a tremendous respect for our nature and its people, and hopes that her paintings will remind the viewer of its wonder and beauty.

Working in oil, enamel, acrylic, mixed media, and collage, often incorporating objects and fibers found in nature. She chooses her media according to the subject.

Claudia currently lives in Dublin, Ohio with her two children.

EDUCATION
1987 - Bachelor of Fine Art - School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Studied under Bruce Boyce, Michael Goldberg, Dale Henry, Michael Loew, Paul Waldman, and Jeane Siegel

ART EXHIBITIONS
1981 - German Goethe House - Group exhibition - Alexandria, Egypt
1985 - German Consulate General - Solo exhibition - New York, New York
1986 - Sixties on Sixth - Solo exhibition - New York, New York
1987 - Limelight Club - Solo Exhibition - New York, New York
1987 - German Consulate General - Solo exhibition - New York, New York
1991 - German Consulate General - Solo exhibition - Atlanta, Georgia
1992 - Colony Square - Group Exhibition - Atlanta, Georgia
1992 - Savannah Art Fair - Group exhibition - Savannah, Georgia
1995 - Residence of German Charge - Solo exhibition - Brunei, Asia
1996 - Battleship Building - Art Benefit - Columbus, Ohio
1996 - Acme Art Gallery - Group exhibition - Columbus, Ohio
1996 - Roy G Biv Gallery - Group exhibition - Columbus, Ohio