The Art:  "Nica's Dream 1"

Artist/Donor Name:  Carmen Menza

Date of completion:  2008

Materials:  Oil on canvas

Size:  18" x 18"

Artist Bio:  With an emphasis on spontaneity, Carmen Menza's original works of art capture lifes’ fleeting moments in bold, rich colors and texture. Just as music combines the harmonious and discordant arrangement of sounds, Menza's art concerns itself with the same placement of color and shape. Working primarily in oils, her strong sense of color theory reaches to shape her art on a more visceral level. Guided by formal training and intuition she employs layer after layer of paint to produce abstract expressionistic art that is a riot of texture and color.  She shows her work in group and solo exhibitions and her pieces are held in private collections throughout the North Texas area and beyond.  She has been inspired by artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Joan Mitchell, Hans Hofmann, Willem de Kooning, Jane Frank and Franz Kline.  In addition to being a visual artist, Carmen also received her BFA in jazz guitar performance from the University of North Texas and is a songwriter, musician and performer.

Please visit www.carmenmenza.com to view more of her work.

Estimated Value: $625.00