Francesca Azzara
Artist Bio
Francesca Azzara has been an exhibiting artist for over 30 years and exhibits extensively through out the NJ/NY area. She has received numerous awards including two HEART grants from the Union County Division of Cultural Affairs. She has been sited in many publications including the NY Times and the Newark Star Ledger. Her work incorporates mixed media in both her encaustic and acrylic paintings. The artist has taught encaustic painting techniques at the Newark Museum, the NJ Center for Visual Arts and to numerous art groups. Francesca offers private lessons at her studio in Monmouth Beach. She is a member of NAWA in NYC, the oldest women’s art organization in the U.S, a member of Pro-Arts Jersey City, the Art Alliance of Red Bank, a participant of Art Fair 14C and a board member of the WAA. . Her experience also includes curating and jurying. IG @francesca_azzara_art
Artist Statement
The landscape, or some manifestation of the landscape or environment continually emerges in my work. While landscape painting is steeped in history and place, my imagined landscapes, represent an interior universe of the conscious. These works are a manifestation of my inner self, and metaphorically the visual settings that reflect my thoughts, fears and dreams. It is a visit to a distant memory…one that cannot fully be recalled but can be comprehended. The visual environments I create are of a topography that is familiar but one that I have never visited. It is that fleeting moment, the ambiguity in the psyche, which I strive to make real.
