Tricia Soderberg
- Colorado
- Paper
My works on paper are created by combining multiple monotypes into a greater cohesive collage. My imagery is gleaned from organic sources. Plants, flowers and insects combine to create a lush imaginary environment with emphasis on color and and pattern.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
STATEMENT
My works on paper are created by combining multiple monotypes into a greater cohesive collage. My imagery is gleaned from organic sources. Plants, flowers and insects combine to create a lush imaginary environment with emphasis on color and and pattern.
BIO
Tricia Soderberg recently moved to Colorado Springs, CO after living and working in Michigan for her entire life. She earned her BFA in painting from Wayne State University in 1976 and has exhibited her work steadily since then. Notable venues include: the Scarab Club; the Detroit Artists Market; 4731 Gallery; Detroit Repertory Gallery; CAID Gallery; Ellen Kayrod Gallery; Lawrence Street Gallery; University of Liggett, Grosse Pointe, MI; The Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI; Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, NY; and the Ceres Gallery, New York, NY.
Tricia earned a certificate in Interactive Marketing from Walsh College in 2000 and worked as a graphic designer for Aon Corporation in Southfield, Michigan for 27 years. She is a past director of the Willis Gallery and has curated exhibitions for the WDIV studios in Detroit.
The imagery in her current paintings and monotypes is derived from elements of the local landscape and vistas encountered while traveling. Color and composition are important elements in her work.
EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS
Solo Exhibitions:
2015 “Tricia Soderberg Recent Work”, solo exhibition, University Liggett, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
2012 “Painting and Prints”, solo exhibition, Detroit Repertory Gallery, Detroit Michigan
2001 “Paintings”, solo exhibition, University of Liggett School, Grosse Pointe, MI
1996 “Peripheries”, solo exhibition ,Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn, New York
1982 One Person Exhibition, Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI
Small Group Exhibitions and Invitationals:
2019 “Earthsongs”, 3 person exhibition, The Art of Custom Framing, Troy, MI
2015 “Natural Selection Works”, group invitational, The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2011 “Hello Again”. 4 person show, Skipper’s Hamtown Bar, Hamtramck, MI
2008 “With Regards”, (Brownlee/Soderberg) Bohemian National Home Gallery, Detroit, MI
2011 “The Impressionists@4731”, Invitational at the 4731 Gallery, Detroit, MI
2004 “Femmes Detroit” Art from the Motor City, Invitational at the Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “Intersections”, collaborative, interactive exhibition, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
2002 “Couples”, Invitational at the Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Association, MI
1996 “The New Regionalism”, Invitational at the Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
Recent Group and Juried Exhibitions:
2020 “Michigan Fine Arts Competition”, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2020 “Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition”, group exhibition, The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
2020 “All Media Exhibition”, group exhibition, Detroit Artists Market
2019 “West of Center”, group exhibition, Northville Art House, Northville, MI
2019 Public Art Program, Farmington Hills City, Hall, Farmington, MI
2018 “Think Small 18”, group exhibition, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2018 “WomenStrong”, group exhibition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, MI
2017 “Hatchback 11”, group exhibition, Hatch Art, Hamtramck, MI
2017 6th annual “Women” exhibition, The Carr Center, Detroit, MI
2015 "The Actual Size Biennial", group exhibition, Detroit Culture Club, Detroit, MI
2014 “Reaching for the Light”, Rackham Graduate School / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2013 “From Our Perspectives” National Women’s Art Exhibition, Oakland Community College, MI
2012 “Great Lakes Small Works”, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2011 "Think Small" group exhibition, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2011 DAM Small(er) Show, Detroit Artists Market
2011 BBAC Print Department group show, Birmingham Bloomfield Art, Birmingham | MI
EDUCATION
B.F.A. Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1976
Certificate in Interactive Marketing, Walsh College, Troy, Michigan, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Worked as a graphic designer for Aon Corporation and a past director of the Willis Gallery, Detroit.
TAGS
printmaking, collage, floral, pattern, garden art, botanical art, florals on paper