About Victoria Fussell
Artists Statement
Rich color, texture, and dimensionality transform the masks I often paint and sculpt. Lois Mailou Jones’ painting Les Fetiches and Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s poem We Wear The Mask inspired me to evoke the tension between the beauty of a mask, the underlying emotion, and its emerging strength.
I am occasionally literal, oftentimes conveying a deeper meaning, and always a style chameleon. Look for the art influences of Lois Mailou Jones, Jean Michel Basquiat, Aaron Douglas, Hank Willis Thomas, African and Neo-Expressionist art in my work.
Bio
Raised in Berkeley California, Victoria Fussell grew up a “child of the 60’s” in a working-class home with her mother. Rich color, texture and dimensionality transform the masks she often paints and sculpts. Victoria is currently attending Chabot College, where she is honing her acrylic painting and lost-wax casting skills.
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Education
2016 - Chabot College
2022
2015 Laney College, AA Art/Fine Art
1987 California State University, Hayward (East Bay), BS Computer Science
1978 - Howard University, School of Engineering, Major: Electrical Engineering
1981
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Student Earth Week Exhibition, Chabot Art Gallery, Hayward, CA
Art & Digital Media Portfolio Show 2022, Chabot Art Gallery, Hayward, CA
2017 St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church Art Show and Sale, Oakland CA
Journals
2022 Kings River Review, Spring 2022 Issue
Awards
2017 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Far West Region Arts and Crafts Exhibition, 2nd Place
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