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Jami Tobey (born 1974) is an American contemporary painter. == Early years == Jami was born in Corvallis, Oregon, and spent most of her childhood in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as one of three children of Toni Williams and Gene Tobey. Her father spent his professional life working as a sculptor best known for stylized animal sculptures with his trademark line drawings incised into the surface. As a child, Jami spent hours in her father’s studio where she was exposed to a variety of styles and sculpting techniques. Jami has said that her father encouraged her to follow her own path as an artist and to paint.〔Norman Kolpas.''Jami Tobey | (Magical Landscapes” ), p. 24. Southwest Art Magazine, July 27, 2010.〕 By the time she was 14, she had sold her first piece at a Santa Fe art auction. She has said that New Mexican artist Georgia O'Keeffe was an early inspiration.〔Jeff Pack.''Local artist to show one night only at Temecula winery”, Entertainment and Art, North County Times, September 5, 2007.〕 Jami attended Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado where she intended pursue her interest in literature and journalism. During her freshmen year, she entered an oil painting course and decided to double major in English and art. During the next three years, she worked extensively in oils and watercolors, focusing primarily on landscapes.〔 Her formal training in art enabled her to sharpen her craft, master the use of composition, and develop her signature style of intense colors and acrylic ink designed to have a stained-glass glow. After college, Jami married Mitch Kiendra, and the two moved to San Diego, California. One of Jami’s first jobs after college was teaching third-grade. During that time, she would spend evenings painting. “I was the prolific evening painter. I’d come home at night and just paint and paint and paint. In five years, I didn’t produce anything for anyone other than myself. I probably did 200 to 300 paintings. My ultimate goal was to paint professionally and show in galleries.”〔 Motherhood brought more focus to her work. When her son was diagnosed with autism, Jami quit her teaching job to be home with her child. More time at home enabled her to spend more time painting, and she eventually focused primarily on acrylics, a medium known for its vividness and quick-drying capabilities. By 2004, she had obtained her first gallery representation, with Adagio Galleries in Palm Desert, California. Others soon followed, including Exposures International Gallery in Sedona, Arizona and Gallery 822 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. By 2006, Jami was named Southwest Art Magazine’s artist-to-watch. In 2010, she had her first major art exhibition in New York at Amsterdam Whitney Gallery. In 2011, she designed three labels for a series of Mount Palomar winery releases in 2012.〔Jeanne Boyer.''Vintage Design | Area artists lend their talents to create alluring labels that draw you to Inland Empire wines”, p. 58, Inland Empire Magazine, November 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jami Tobey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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