Arlene Salamendra
Like Mother, Like Daughter
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Artist Statement

            After an early interest in surrealism, influenced by Salvador Dali, my work
    gradually developed into an emotional combination of realism and surrealism. Using
    vivid and unusual colors combined with my love of animals, each painting tells a
    story. Woven throughout a carefully executed plethora of details and borders is a
    symbolic campaign in favor of our furry, feathered and fishy friends often carried
    out in a humorous fashion. Though the stories are not always pleasant, they are my
    personal statements for the time we live in.
               I also enjoy stories of human concerns and opinions that I take up as issues in
    our society today. Using animals to get across the message, I reflect the correlation
    of human and animal behavior.

Art Exhibits and Memberships

         Art Institute of Chicago, Sales and Rental Gallery until 1987 upon closing
         Illinois Institute of Technology-Chicago, IL-One Person Show
         New Horizons in Art-Chicago, IL-Received John Buck Company Purchase Award
         Palette and Chisel Fine Arts Academy-Chicago, IL-Group Show
          Beverly Art Center-Chicago, IL-Group Show
         Hinsdale Center for the Arts-Hinsdale, IL- One Person Show
         Norris Art Center Vicinity-St. Charles, IL-Group Show
         Municipal Art League of Chicago-Chicago, IL-Biennial Show at Beverly Art Center
         Northern Indiana Art Association-Munster, IN-Group Show
         Princeton Arts Center-Princeton, IL-One Person Show
         Animal Images, Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society Animal Art Exhibit-Chicago, IL
         The Peter Jones Gallery-Chicago, IL-Annually
         Winnetka PTA Gallery-Winnetka, IL-Group Show
         Du Page Art League Gallery-One Person Show and Monthly
         La Grange Art League Gallery-La Grange, IL-One Person Show and Monthly
         www.lagrangeartleague.com
         Chiaroscuro-Chicago, IL www.chiaroart.com
         Municipal Art League of Chicago Biennial-Midwest Fine Art Competition
                 and Exhibit, May-June 2008 at The Beverly Arts Center
         Chicago Artist’s Coalition-Chicago, IL  www.caconline.org
         Fine Art America-online gallery www.fineartamerica.com
         Chicago Celebrity Charity Chair Auction-Chicago, IL-Annually

Art Fairs

         Old Orchard Art Festival-Skokie, IL
         Oak Brook Fine Arts Exhibition-Oak Brook, IL
         57th St Art Fair-Chicago, IL
         Art in the Barn-Barrington, IL
         Hinsdale Fine Art Festival- Hinsdale, IL
         Beth el Sisterhood Center-Highland Park, IL
         
Private Collections

         Art Enterprises, LTD. Kanter Family Foundation
         Northwestern Hospital-Chicago, IL
         Hinsdale Center for the Arts-Hinsdale, IL
         First National Bank of Brookfield-Brookfield, IL
         Cossitt Elementary School-La Grange, IL
         Seventh Avenue School-La Grange, IL