Ana Maria Vidalon
b. 1957, Peru ∙ CE artist since 1993
Ana Maria Vidalon is known for her graphically strong compositions of layers of tiny faces.
Her process is one of compulsive repetition, and this working rhythm is evident in each completed piece. For many years, Vidalon filled the entire picture plane with these forms, but over time their size has become variable, while she has become more discriminating with the use of negative space.
In 2009, printmaking was introduced in the studio and Vidalon developed an entirely new iconography. Using sheet music as their basis, her prints convey an abstract typographical sense of musical notation, combined with bold design and color. This idea was expanded into the unique artist’s books wherein Vidalon fills an existing musical score with her own complexly layered, non-representational markings, which then are bound in a hand-printed cover of her own conception.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2020
The park "a darling walk for the mind", Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Creativity Explored at Cutting Ball Theatre, San Francisco, CA
2019
Cordially Invited 2, Make Studio, Baltimore, MD
2018
"From" All Over the Place, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA
Transcendent, Zen Center, San Francisco, CA
2017
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2015
Forte, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2014
New Zealand Outsider Art Fair, The Nathan Club, Britomart , Auckland, New Zealand
2011
4 Real 4 Faux Animating the Vernacular, Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO
2010
Text'o & Figura, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Prints Byte: the cutting edge of printmaking, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Santos y Otros Creatures, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2009
Introductions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Repetition, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2007
Transmissions, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Gesture, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Heads n' Tails, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2002
This Is My Family, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
