Bobbie Moline-Kramer Explained
Bobbie Moline-Kramer (born November 4, 1946) is an American artist, lecturer, teacher, and illustrator.[1] Her work includes Japanese Shunga style paintings, gestural abstraction, animal symbolism, and realism.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Biography
Moline-Kramer was born in Fort Madison, Iowa.[6] Her interest in the professional art field developed after she took a course at a California Community College with the Conceptual Art pioneer John Baldessari and periodic work with Allan Kaprow. She attended Art Center College of Design and later transferred to California State University, Long Beach where she received her BFA with a double major in Biology and Illustration in 1981.[7] [8] Moline-Kramer has experimented with hyperrealism, mixed media experimentation, gestural abstraction, personal narrative, and deep art historical crate-digging.[8] [9] She was the president and chairman of the board of the Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, and an adjunct professor at Cal State University Long Beach.[10] Moline-Kramer's works are exhibited in Warner Brothers Studios, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian Institution, Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California), John Kerr, and Long Beach Museum of Art.[11] Moline-Kramer began collaborating with musician Geoff Levin on ''Musical Brushstrokes" a project where they fuse music and art and turn it into a song.[12] [13] [14]
Moline-Kramer has had over 130 exhibitions to date which include solo exhibitions in numerous California galleries, and group shows at nonprofit venues such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles; the Santa Monica Museum of Art; the Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California); and the Long Beach Museum of Art. Moline-Kramer displays her work in museums, participates in shows, teaches oil painting classes, and lectures.[15] [16] [17] [18] [2]
Moline-Kramer has previously served as president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.[19]
Collaboration
Moline-Kramer collaborated with artist Geoff Levin for her exhibition held at the Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California) to add auditory experience to complement the art pieces.[20] [21] [22]
Awards
Moline-Kramer has won numerous awards including winning first place in the two-dimensional art section for her painting "In the Mind's Eye, I, Me, Mine" for the Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California)'s A Classic Competition. A juried exhibition featuring all media.[23]
- 825 Gallery, Los Angeles Art Association – 2003, Artist Award
- San Diego Art Institute’s 44th Exhibit – 2000, First Place in Show
- Salmagundi Club, New York, New York – 2000, The Joseph Hartley Memorial Award
- Carnegie Art Museum (Oxnard, California) – 1998 & 1999, First Place in Painting
- Bausch & Lomb 7th Annual Exhibition – 1998, First Place in Painting
- California Art Club – 1997, Exhibit Award Winner
- Society of Illustrators – 1991, Judges Award
- Society of Illustrators – 1989, Gold Medal, 1991 Judges Award
Video interviews and lectures
Notes and References
- Book: Johnson. Heidi. It Speaks To Me. May 24, 2016. Hijinx. 1–2. 14 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502104306/http://thinkhijinx.com/. 2 May 2015. dead.
- Web site: As Above, So Below by Bobbie Moline-Kramer. culturalarts. 22 October 2017.
- Web site: Dambrot. Shana Nys. Bobbie Moline-Kramer And The Shape Of Abstract Narrative. The Huffington Post. 4 August 2016 . 13 January 2017.
- Web site: Lombardi. D. Dominick. Free Form Five. The Huffington Post. 29 September 2017 . 16 October 2017.
- Web site: Brown . Betty . Peace on Earth at the MOAH . Art and Cake . 17 February 2019 . 1 April 2019.
- Web site: Bobbie-Moline Kramer. 18 January 2017.
- Web site: Bobbie Moline Kramer. hijinxarts. 20 January 2017.
- Web site: As Above, So Below by Bobbie Moline-Kramer . culturalarts. 22 October 2017.
- News: Dambrot. Shana Nys. Bobbie Moline-Kramer And The Shape Of Abstract Narrative . 20 January 2017. The Huffington Post.
- Web site: Richard Vine: Bobbie Moline-Kramer . Bobbie Moline-Kramer. 10 March 2017.
- Web site: Bobbie Moline-Kramer. kopeikingallery. 23 January 2017.
- Web site: APM Music - Composer Geoff Levin Creates Music From Abstract Art . www.apmmusic.com. en. 2017-08-13.
- Web site: Lombardi. D. Dominick. Free Form Five. The Huffington Post. 29 September 2017 . 5 October 2017.
- Web site: As Above, So Below by Bobbie Moline-Kramer. culturalarts. 22 October 2017.
- Web site: Bobbie Moline Kramer . hijinxarts . 20 January 2017 .
- News: Art exhibits throughout Ventura County. 24 February 2017. Ventura County STAR. August 10, 2016.
- News: D'amore. Nicole. Piece by piece, discards are turned into art. 24 February 2017. Ventura County Star. May 28, 2015.
- News: Representational technique a feature of art exhibit . 24 February 2017. September 16, 2015.
- Web site: Who We Are - Presidents . si-la.org . 13 December 2021 .
- Web site: Seiden. Franceasca. Bobbie Moline-Kramer Our Willingness To Experience Art Through One Thing. LA i creative. February 3, 2017.
- Web site: As Above So Below Bobbie Moline-Kramer Artist Reception. zoomdune.com. February 3, 2017.
- Web site: APM Music - Composer Geoff Levin Creates Music From Abstract Art. www.apmmusic.com. en. 2017-08-13.
- News: The Los Angeles Times. 2 March 2017. September 10, 2010.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g32R5j4xPGo&t=124s An interview with Bobbie Moline-Kramer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k__VBHeN1Q Bobbie Moline-Kramer talk at Moorpark College
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd9TCyMhRGQ Carnegie Museum Art Panel - Oxnard 2016: Bobbie Moline-Kramer
- Web site: An interview with Mat Gleason . 2017-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015246/https://dromebox.com/page-by-show.php?id=580c165cf1b0fa36171906a2 . 2017-11-07 . dead .