The Southwest is a never-ending source of excitement and ideas as Justine Mantor is continually challenged to find new methods to illustrate the mysterious and changing desert. "Varied colored clayboards provide exciting surfaces for experimentation. I texture the surfaces by etching through the colored surface to the white clay below to create rhythmic, linear effects. Using ink for painting, I have developed techniques that create layers of iridescent ink bubbling up through transparent colored inks that produce a shimmering, magical landscape: the desert alive with color and movement. Juried Competition", Fountain Hills, AriCave Creek, Arizona, catalog included
After earning a BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago and MA & BFA from Northern Illinois University, Justine taught Printmaking, Drawing, and Color Theory as an Associate Professor at Loyola University of Chicago for 22 years. In 1989 she moved to Arizona to be near its varied earth textures and sky atmospheres, sources of artistic inspiration for her mixed-media landscapes. Her teaching experience includes: 1999-to present Adjunct Professor, Mesa Community College, Arizona 1996-99-Artist in Residence, Phoenix Performing and Visual Arts Center, Phoenix, Arizona Justine also teaches her painting, etching, and collage techniques at workshops.
Please call Justine: 480.837.2681 or send an email See more of her work at her web site
