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Siddartha Beth Pierce is a Mother, poet, artist, teacher and humanitarian.\u00a0 She published her first book of poetry and art, In the Beginning and the End, on August 31, 2012 with Writing Knights Press.\u00a0 Her second book, I Do, was published by inner child press in November 2013.\u00a0 Her third book, Ripple, based on nature and growing up in the state of Virginia is expected to be released in March 2014.\u00a0 Currently, she is working on a book of love poems entitled Fit Me Like a Glove.<\/p>\n

Ms. Pierce has shown her artwork internationally.\u00a0 Likewise, her poetry has been published internationally in India, England, Australia, New Zealand, Africa and the United States.\u00a0 She is included in an anthology honoring the late Nelson Mandela out of Nigeria which will be published in April 2014.\u00a0 Additionally, she has a poem forthcoming in the anthology World Healing, World Peace.<\/p>\n

She has won numerous awards for her art and poetry.<\/p>\n

Ms. Pierce received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art from George Mason University.\u00a0 She continued her studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, receiving her Masters Degree in Art Education with concentrations in Sculpture, Printmaking and Computer Graphics.\u00a0 Currently,\u00a0Ms. Pierce is All but Dissertation (ABD) in a PhD. in Philosophy of Art History with majors in African and Contemporary Art from Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.<\/p>\n

Ms. Pierce is the Director of Poetry and Secretary at The Urban Individualists Art Gallery located in the Art Works Building in Richmond, Virginia located along the historic James River.<\/p>\n

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View Siddartha Beth Pierce’s Portfolio below:
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Bluebird, Pastel and Charcoal, 18\u201d x 24\u201d <\/div>
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Bluebird for Bukowski is a series of many bird and animal drawings the Artist has completed. Animals are extremely peaceful by nature. They do not take or use what they do not need, they do not war and they only fight for survival or for the minimal of food. There is much the human race can learn from them. This work is in the collection of Mr. Harold Calhoun. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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We are Seven: For William Wordsworth, Collage, 18\u201d x 12\u201d<\/div>
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We are Seven is a reference to the poem of the same name by William Wordsworth in which a small cottage girl explains to a passerby that regardless of the fact that two of her siblings are dead, they are still seven in number. It is one of the Artist\u2019s favorite works of literature. It inspired this collage wherein her one of a kind monotypes and etchings are surrounded by the words of the Wordsworth as well as a butterfly drawing by her son entitled, To Mom in the middle right hand corner. It is also layered with ink splatters and scented wax. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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Roar, Forged and Welded Steel, Rope and Scented Wax 5.5\u2019<\/div>
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This sculpture took five years to complete. It was moved using a dolly from her art studio to the Meredith Gallery at Virginia State University in 2001. It was later shown at the Artemis Gallery in 2004 in Richmond, Virginia and featured in an article, Creation Story, in Style Weekly magazine. Roar is a conundrum. There are many layers of imagery hidden within its confines. Music, mathematics, science, Nature. There are twin figures in the bottom right section that represent to the Artist the Ire Ibeji twin figures common to Nigeria. The hat shape at the top and the nameless face are reminiscent of Van Gogh\u2019s self-portraits. In addition, the sculpture is scented with vanilla and coffee wax which truly illicits an olfactory response of memory for the viewers. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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L\u2019Enfant: A Foreshadow, Collograph, 18\u201d x 24\u201d<\/div>
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L\u2019Enfant is a painting utilizing a palette knife and caulk as the base. It was then covered with printing ink and run through a printing press. It is a representation of a child in utero \u2013 the inner child. It was completed in 1995. Three years later, the Artist gave birth to her son, Pierce Emery, via an emergency C-Section due to his breech status. This is why the work is now called A Foreshadow. This work not only depicts the inner child within a woman\u2019s womb but also the feelings and expressions that a human being has in their lives and experiences as they grow. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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L\u2019arbre de Famille, Forged and Welded Iron, Rope and Beeswax<\/div>
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L\u2019arbre de Famille is one of the many iron, rope and scented wax sculptures the Artist has made. This work was featured on PBS, Around the Appomatox in 2001 from her Virginia State University Artist-in-Residence and Assistant Professorship. This sculptures title is translated from French to mean \u2018My Family Tree\u2019. In 2000, the Artist\u2019s grandmother, Siddartha Staley Mahaffey, died unexpectedly. Siddartha Beth Pierce, her namesake, was quite stricken with grief even preparing and reading her late grandmother\u2019s Eulogy. The following year with Ms. Pierce\u2019s award as Artist-in Residence, she completed the creation of this sculpture. Underneath the sculpture are approximately 3000 pennies which came to represent in the money and objects fought over after her Mrs. Mahaffey\u2019s passing. Instead, the Artist chose to tie and wax the family together in a cohesive family unit, hence the title: L\u2019arbre de Famille. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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Fibonacci numbers<\/div>
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The above photograph is from a felled tree found along the Shenandoah River near Massanutten Mountain in the Virginia woods. Its title represents the Artist\u2019s interest in mathematics. Specifically, Fibonacci numbers appear not only in Mathematics but also in the biological settings of the growth of trees, leaves and spiraling ferns. This represent the connection between a world order in which there is congruency with the growth of various life forms on Earth. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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Dogwood Dell, Mixed Media on Canvas, 18\u201d x 24\u201d<\/div>
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Dogwood Dell is a compilations of various colors of acrylic paint as well as dogwood petals which is the state flower of Virginia. They were collected from the ground below the shedding tree. Also, included are bluebells, leaves and grasses. This painting represents the Beauty and serenity of the Virginia country landscape. A recall of Nature\u2019s splendor. The artist created this work while sitting in the grass on a farm near the Shenandoah River. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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A Modest Proposal, Giclee Print, 3\u2019 x 4\u2019 <\/div>
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This computer painting\/giclee print was first begun in 1996 in Loughborough, England where the Artist studied during her Master\u2019s Degree at the sister school of Virginia Commonwealth University. It is taken from the satire by the author Jonathon Swift regarding the Irish Potato Famine. Wherein, the English were starving the Irish and the author responded, \u2018What are we to do, eat our children?\u2019 It is a statement about the ravages of war and famine played lightly with a dose of satire. Copyright \u00a9 Siddartha Beth Pierce - All rights reserved. <\/div>
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Buy Siddartha’s book Ripple.<\/p>\n