Stacey Pollard

acrylic, mixed-media painting




I find all of my compositions in nature, sometimes with structures, or any shapes or lines that I see. Using marks and paint to build up the surface, I enjoy walking the tightrope between creating an image that is abstract and also representational.

       My paintings start with many layers of acrylic glazes, and I also add texture with handmade papers or other materials. Grid marks, sketch lines, and remnants of materials remain embedded in the work, so that some marks from every layer are in the finished piece--the process becomes the narrative.



Juried Exhibitions and Galleries

Gray Sky Gallery ( 2019-2024)
Seattle, WA

Fogue Gallery (2018-2019)
Seattle, WA                                             

Vision 2020 (March/April 2021),
Cabrillo College Gallery, Santa Cruz
Juror: Eleanor Harwood

Emerging Arts Fair Seattle (2018) 
Juror: Judith Rinehart

Bemis Arts Spring Show (2018) 
Seattle

Santa Cruz County Open Studios (juried)
(2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Stars-Twenties Gala, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz (2011)


Bedford Gallery (2005)
Walnut Creek, CA


Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, Accent Arts (1998)
 Juror: George Rivera 

Triton Art Museum, Vaast Show (1997)
Santa Clara, CA

 Richmond Art Center, Beyond Boundaries (1996)
Juror: Wayne Thiebaud 

Collections

California State University, Monterey Bay

 Publications 

Santa Cruz Sentinel, Exploring the mystique of houses with Stacey Pollard, 1/14/15


Santa Cruz Sentinel,
Stacey Pollard’s Fresh Perspective, 1/8/14