TAWA at 45
The Exhibition
Addison Vincent
Pawns
acrylic on wood, 2020; 29.5″h x 37.5″w
Addison Vincent (www.addisonvincentart.com) is a freelance artist and curator from Lower Bucks County, PA. He studied art history and business administration at the University of Hartford and began his art career shortly after, graduating with honors in visual communications from Gibbs College in 2000. He worked as a commercial graphic designer and sign maker for a few years, further developing his skills in design and various artistic methods, before committing to fine art full-time. The media in Vincent’s work ranges from photography, digital art, and mixed media to more classical art methods such as graphite drawing, acrylic, and oil painting. Vincent has completed many works on a commission basis for both private parties and businesses, stage productions and short stories, while presenting his original works in galleries across PA, NJ, and NY. Vincent is the Artistic Director at Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ’s downtown visual arts center, promoting artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts. In his role as Artistic Director, he selects and coordinates all exhibitions in the Artworks Trenton galleries, including gallery programming at the annual Art All Night and Art All Day events, as well as helping steer the organization’s creative direction. Vincent is the recipient of the Art Educators of NJ John J. Pappas Recognition Award, and the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education for 2020 and 2021, for his work with AENJ and Youth Art Month.
“My works tend to focus on what I call, ‘the nature of things,’ the musings of the human condition and the natural world. My works generally start as a single, broad thought, which I let manifest, while I create organically, letting the thoughts and emotions guide my hand. The theme of my work usually reveals itself as I near the end of the process, showing me what my subconscious mind was focused on.”