Artist Statement:
For me, it is always been the conceptualizing which directed the method, i.e. the "what" dictatin the "how." Color, shapes and line are to be manipulated to produce the "message" which is foremost, in my estimation. Drawing has been a natural, pure pursuit employed in all that I do... the "gesture" contains the essence of all expression, energy... hence life.
Our worldly affairs warrant addressing, questioning, judging.... even mocking (to preserve sanity). Humor is the strongest ingredient around... and I try to seize and employ it in my expressions. Since my early days, I have been most interested in depicting the human... in style, activity, whatever. "Figurative artist" is the term applied to me.
However, this place, these skies, farmlands, waterways of Skagit County are so life affirming... a beautiful balance calm in our lives. I may turn to all this as subject matter.
But not just yet...
-Audrey Roll-Preissler
Selected Public and Corporate Collections:
AMTRAK, Washington, DC
Apache Oil Corporation, Houston, TX
ATT, Washington, DC
Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
Choysa Tea, Wilmington, NZ
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Colortone Press, Washington, DC
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC
Fremont County Library, Riverton, WY
Governor’s Mansion, Cheyenne, WY
Harvard University Law Library, Cambridge, MA
Herschler State Building, Cheyenne, WY
Holiday Inn, Cody, WY
Immokalee Foundation, Naples, FL
Jackson Post Office, Jackson, WY
Kiplinger Publishers, Washington, DC
Kriendler Collection, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
Meridian House, Washington, DC
Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY
Snow King Resort Hotel, Jackson, WY
Truman Library, Independence, MO
UNICEF, United Nations, New York, NY
University of Minnesota, Kerlan Collection, Minneapolis, MN
University of Nebraska, Sheldon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
US Department of State, Washington, DC
West Publishing Company, St. Paul, MN
W. E. Weiss Foundation, Jackson, WY
Whitney Gallery of Art, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY
Polygram-Propaganda Films, Hollywood, CA
NYU, Spanish Center, New York, NY
Selected Exhibits and Shows:
Alaska Visual Arts Center, Anchorage, AK (Invitational)
Wyoming Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY (Invitational)
Art Zone Show, Denver, CO (Juried Show)
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (Invitational)
Capricorn Gallery, Washington, DC
Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York, NY (Invitational)
Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (Solo)
David Maritz Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Dooly Gallery, Park City, UT (Solo
)Improv Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
Minnestoa Museum of Art, Art and the Law Exhibit, St. Paul, MN
Palum Sprngs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA (Invitational)
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
Pirates’ Contemporary Art Oasis, Denver, CO (Small Group)
United Nations, New York, NY (Solo)
University of Southern California, Doheny Library, Los Angeles, CA (Invitational)
Wild Hands Gallery, Jackson, WY
Wyoming Capitol Building, Cheyenne, WY (Invitational)
Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, MT (Juried)
Workshops, Seminars, and Teaching:
Casper College, Casper, WY
Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Muse Machine, Dayton OH
Richmond Arts and Humanities, Richmond, VA
Ricks College, Rexburg, ID
Teton Science School, Kelly, WY
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
Worland Art Center, Worland, WY
Wyoming State Artist in Residence Program, Statewide, WY
Television, Publication and News Media:
PBS, “Main Street Wyoming,” 30 minute interview
Discovery, “Interior Motives,” Funature.
Smithsonian Research and Scholars’ Center, Washington, DC
National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington, DC
Critical Vision, Pual Von Blum
A. Preissler- An American Humanist Artist, Paul Von Blum
Denver Post
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
Ovation Magazine
Rocky Mountain News
Wall Street Journal
Women’s Art Journal
Kalliope Magazine, Jacksonville, FL
Education:
High School of Music and Art, New York, NY
FIT, New York, NY
Art Students League, New York, NY
Trades:
Layout Artist, Art Director: Chicago, IL, Washington, DC