Oil paintings by Pamela Barrios · Exhibit runs from Feb 1 - Mar 6
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Along northern Utah’s scenic byways, crowded woodlands create mysterious color contrasts and compositions. Northern Utah has many gardens, with flowers and bricks articulated together.
My work is inspired by the repetition of shapes, especially in nature, and the rhythm and symmetry these produce. These paintings are responses to observing nature. My responses are recorded and reflected in the paint.
I think of them as portraits, recording the personalities of the scenes I choose to copy. Perhaps the viewer will recall a memory or story in looking at my paintings.
ARTIST BIO:
Pamela grew up in Mobile, Alabama. She moved to New York City in her early twenties and completed a BA in English at the City University of NY. She trained and worked in rare book conservation and book arts at the NY Botanical Gardens, the NY Public Library, Yale University Conservation Lab, and the NY Academy of Medicine. As part of her conservation training she learned traditional leather binding and decoration and paper-making.
She moved to Provo UT to assume the position of rare book conservator at Brigham Young University and held this position for 20 years. She also taught book arts for 6 years at the University of Utah. At Utah Valley University she earned a BS in Art and Visual Communications. At King’s Gallery and Academy of Art, she attended classes with Susan Gallacher.
She now focuses on oil painting.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |
The Salt Lake City Public Library's Marmalade Branch is the anchor of a mixed-use project developed as a key part of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City's master plan for the Marmalade/West Capitol Hill area of the city. The neighborhood serves as a gateway to Salt Lake City from the north, and the Marmalade Branch is both a hub for neighborhood gatherings and an important welcome for visitors, highlighting a focus on development in the area. On-street parking is available on 500 North and 300 West, and UTA routes offer service with stops immediately in front of the Library on 300 West.
The two-story Marmalade Branch, designed by Blalock & Partners Architectural Design Studio and completed in early 2016, provides 18,600 square feet of new construction to support a thriving and growing community. The first floor includes the Moka Cafe, featuring local coffee and chocolate; a Creative Lab with the latest maker technologies like 3D printing and music-making software as well as "old school" tech such as sewing machines and a turntable; a flexible Children's area; and the very popular Music and Movies collection. The second floor includes the Adult collection, study rooms for a range of group sizes, and a large, flexible multi-purpose room with tiered seating to allow for a wide variety of events. The multi-purpose room has already been very popular with the community, hosting community feedback sessions, film screenings, TEDx events, music recitals, and the highly-popular Coffee and Chocolate Society. The second floor also features a wrap-around terrace offering views of the Capitol Building to the east, Salt Lake City's picturesque skyline and landscape to the south and, to the north, views to a public plaza and open green space as part of a new mixed-use development.
The project utilizes an exterior shading device along the west-facing glass to minimize solar heat gain yet still promote a dynamic interaction with the street and passersby. Its compact footprint reduces land use and allows for a high-performance building envelope. The use of LED lights, lighting control systems, occupancy sensors, and daylight harvesting reduce the amount of electrical energy consumption while the flood of natural light creates an inviting interior environment for patrons and an efficient, balanced workplace for staff. In honor of these sustainability features, the Marmalade Branch was awarded the LEED Silver certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC).
