SPERIER born in Lafayette, Louisiana, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Louisiana State University in 1994 with a major in graphic design and minor in painting.
Sperier worked in advertising for 10 years as a graphic designer & has focused on her painting career since 2003. Her work is currently carried by residential & corporate designers in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas & Florida, her work is in public and private collections throughout the United States & Europe.
She currently resides & works out of her studio in Covington outside of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Artist Statement
I have grown up with an appreciation for art. My mother is an artist and as a young child I would watch her paint. She remembers on family beach trips I would draw in the sand for hours and knew one day that I would become an artist. Now my appreciation has turned into my passion & career that I love.
Inspired by the legacies of abstract expressionist (Georgia O’Keefe), French Post-Impressionist (Paul Gaugain), Italian portrait painter (Amedeo Modigliani) & Austrian symbolist painter (Gustav Klimt). I am also continually inspired by environment & rhythms of nature, my work explores abstracts, abstract landscapes & figure work, communicating in a ethereal refined manner, creating glowing illumination of color & use of variety of texture giving pieces dimension.
Depending on what I am working on decides my mindset. For my figure work the process is more precise, for my abstracts and landscapes blending, layering of colors and the use of texture is a big proponent of my process.
In the end I want the painting to illuminate & glow.
Education
1994 Louisiana State University
BFA Graphic Design
Minor Painting & Drawing
Currently showing / Represented by
THE FRENCH MIX - COVINGTON LA
WHERE Y'ART - NEW ORLEANS LA
MISSISSIPPI ART & DESIGN CONSULTANTS - JACKSON MS
TAYLOR DESIGN GROUP - ROSEMARY BEACH FL
Selected public/corporate collections
St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington, LA
University Medical Center UMC Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Omni Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Pan American Building, New Orleans, LA
Horne CPA, Jackson, MS
Ochnser High Grove Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
Ochsner Shreveport Hospital, Shreveprot, LA
Ochsner Brent House, New Orleans, LA
Ochsner Conceirge Clinic, Covington, LA
Ochsner SICU Waiting Room, New Orleans, LA