Sandi Baker - Artist
Sandi Baker - Artist
Solo Exhibitions
2018 ‘Carpe Diem select works’ Salinity Hickory NC
2018 ‘Into the Blue’ Salinity Hickory NC
2016 ‘The Works of Artist Sandi Baker' Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory NC
2014 'Spirit Wild and Free' Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Raising Roots group show Hickory NC
2022 Raising Roots group show Hickory NC
2020 Artist Spotlight Show Trade Alley Art Gallery Hickory,NC
2018 Group Show TFA Gallery at the Mart Hickory, NC
2018 Artists Live Salinity Hickory NC
2014 Four Person Show TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2013 Aphrodite Rising Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
2012 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2012 Fundraiser Warehouse 18 Hickory NC
2011 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2011 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2010 Group Show Hickory Furniture Mart Hickory NC
2010 Heart in Hand Gallery Hickory, NC
2010 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory, NC
2009 Wolf Creek Rendezvous Banner Elk NC
2009 Front Room TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2009 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory NC
2008 Wolf Creek Rendezvous Banner Elk NC
2008 AOA TFB Gallery Hickory, NC
2007 A Carolina Christmas Show Hickory NC
2007 Eros Lyndon Street Artworks Greensboro NC
2007 Octoberfest Hickory NC
2006 Artful Living Gallery Hickory NC
2005 Barnes & Noble Hickory NC
2005 Bird Nest Gallery Taylorsville NC
Selected Publications
Airbrush Step by Step Magazine issue #67 2023 pp. 48-55 Germany, Published Internationally. (Print)
Au Courant Issue 10 Feb 2013 Featured Artist, Front Page and Interview USA - Published Internationally (Web)
Kustom Graphics Magazine Feb/March 2013, pp. 51-53 Editorial. England - Published Internationally (Print)
Nature's Paint Box Issue 3 Aug 2009, pp. Cover pp. 3-4 pp. 19-20 Australia - Published Internationally (Print and Web)
Art Scene International Magazine Oct 2009, pp. 66-67 Germany - Published Internationally (Print)
Art Scene International Magazine Aug 2008, pp. 54-59 Germany - Published Internationally (Print)
Airbrush Technique Magazine Issue 18 2006, pp. 08-12 USA -Published Internationally (Print)
Airbrush Technique Magazine Issue 17 2005, pp. 10-13 USA - Published Internationally (Print)
Licensing Representation
Self Representing - International (2003 - current)
Interlitho Licensing GmbH Germany, European Market (2018-current)
iCanvas Illinois USA Worldwide Market (2018-2023)
JQ Licensing (2014-2016)
Art Licensing International Inc. (2012-2014)
Gallery Representation
Taste Full Arts Gallery at the Mart Hickory, NC (2018)
The Light Place - Hickory Furniture Mart - Hickory, NC (2018-2019)
Rabbit Hole Gallery - Cedar Key Florida (2016 - 2018)
The Twisted Laurel Gallery - Spruce Pine NC (2006-2016)
Oak & Elm NY, New York (2015-2016)
Wolf Creek Traders - Banner Elk, NC (2008-2010)
Collections
Harder & Steenbeck GmbH und Co. KG Hamburg Germany
Airbrush Step by Step Magazine Hamburg Germany
Private Collections in Australia, Austria, Germany, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Canada, Cypress, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, France, Scotland, Japan and throughout all of the USA.
Paid Endorsements
Harder & Steenbeck Germany and US (video and print ads worldwide)
Golden Acrylics (print ads Japan)
Genie Canvas (online video, art and testimonials)
Hansa Pro Colors (Europe)
Education
Self Educated Autodidact - Self Educating - (Current)
Experience/Qualifications
(2005-current) 20 years solely professional fine artist
(1991-2024) 13 years created, built, owned and operated a successful full service sign company
(1989-current) 36 years painting and creating art
Collector Base - Worldwide
Graphic Design
Gilding - surface and water gilding
Acrylics
Oils
Oil Pastels
Alkyds
Enamels
Airbrush - Expert
Lettering Paint - Expert
Glass Etching and Carving - chemical and sand etching
Sandblasting and Carving - wood and stone
Building and Prepping Supports - canvas, wood panel, metals, leather, textiles, experimental etc.
Wood Finishing - Stain, distress, specialty finishes - Expert
Wood working
Metal art including chemical and heat patinas
Art Shows - concepts, creation, curation, hanging, signage, catering, copy writing, advertising, advertising materials, posters ads etc.
Contract Writing and Negotiation
Licensing
Copyright Awareness and Endorsement
Web Sales
Art Packing and Shipping Worldwide
All Facets of Self Employment - Accounting, Taxes, Sales, Public Relations, Advertising, Legal, Collection etc.
Bio
Artist Sandi Baker continually experiments with mediums and themes but her work always comes back to wildlife. With a fierce love of the natural world she has painted original large scale acrylic portraits of wild creatures since 1991. The artist believes her work to be a meditation, or a inspiration of oneness with creation. She hopes to bring the personality of her subjects to the viewer as well as bring attention to endangered wildlife. Carefully studying animal subjects, she has worked closely with many wild animal sanctuaries throughout her career. Her work, ranging from stylized and abstract to bordering on photorealistic has a collector base that spans the globe. Specializing in freehand airbrush techniques using acrylics, she also incorporates brushes, sponges, and other traditional and not so traditional art tools into her work. She works mainly on hand stretched canvas but also utilizes wood panels, metals and leather as substrates. Married to fellow artist JW Baker she continues to paint and the couple have various venues together.
Artist Statement
'I have always been an Artist. I remember taking extraordinarily long periods of time as a child closely examining the world around me. Fascinated with nature, and especially animals I began sketching my observations. Art has continually been my main focus throughout my adult life. I think about it constantly from every imaginable angle. I strive to communicate the indescribable, complex emotions, the fierce pain of being misunderstood, the confusion onset by perplexing world events, the elation of being at true peace, the supreme honor to view a wild creature up close, the things words fail to convey, the things that only the soul speaks of. I believe that Art is created 'through me' rather than by me. I steadfastly attempt to remain a honed instrument for the creator to speak through. I’ve experimented in a multitude of media, painstakingly finding the attributes of each so that at the precise time it can be called upon to speak in it’s unique voice. I hope to help mankind in some way with my art, even if it is only to stir a faint memory or perhaps inspire. I have always been an Artist.' -Sandi Baker
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