Beverly Glueckert
About the Artist
Bev Beck Glueckert lives and works in Missoula, Montana. Her work has been widely exhibited throughout Montana and the Northwest region, as well as nationally. She has been an art instructor and workshop facilitator for adults and children for 30 years. Bev has served as adjunct faculty in drawing and printmaking at The University of Montana and The University of Great Falls. Bev is a member of the SALTMINE artists group,
She holds a BA degree from the University of Idaho and a MFA degree in printmaking from the University of Montana. She is currently working towards an exhibition at APEX Gallery in Rapid City, SD
Artist Statement
My current body of mixed media works employs various printmaking techniques (relief, intaglio, collagraph, stencil), combined with drawing and collage materials, including rice papers, transfers, tissue paper, vellum, etc.
Much of my work is based on ideas of survival and transformation, focusing on the simple yet complex nature of organisms and how species evolve and exist. I’m interested in exploring the interrelationships between humans and our natural environments. Issues of transition and mortality are central. I am drawn to the use of multiple images that printmaking offers. By making numerous small plates, I’m able to carry through with a continuity of imagery and concepts in my studio. The processes of ordering and arrangement, patterning, and surface- layering are integral to my work.