Statement

My paintings are a work in progress.
Influenced by my history and evolving around my thoughts and emotions,
my artwork represents a visual interpretation of people and places that inspire me.

Painting lets me create something new, something that wasn’t there before,
something that I miss when it is gone.

In my compositions, reality and imagination co-exist.
Not everything has to make sense and not everything has to be explained.
The unexplained is far more intriguing and resides beyond the picture plane.

My paintings are a work in progress.
Just like myself.

PETRA Bernstein
Petra Bernstein
About PETRA
Born in Germany 1967
Relocation to the US Resides in Salisbury, Maryland 1994
Education
BFA from Salisbury University 2007
Instrument license for single engine airplane 2007
Private Pilot’s license for single engine airplane 2005
Enrollment at Salisbury University for a BFA program 2000
International Sales of Electronic Components 1994 - 2004
School teacher in Bavaria, Germany 1991 - 1994
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education University of Regensburg in Germany 1991
Awards/Show Participation
Solo Show Bishop's Stock Gallery, Snow Hill, MD 2011
Honorable Mention Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2011
Foyer Gallery Solo Exhibit, Salisbury, MD 2010
2010 - People's Choice Award at National Juried Show Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2010
Special Award at the "BIG" Show Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2010
Best in show at National Juried Show Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2009
Foyer Gallery Solo Exhibit, Salisbury, MD 2007
Figurative Show participation - Honorable Mention Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2006
National Juried Show participation Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD 2005
Group exhibits at Cool Bean Gallery and at The Gallery at Fulton Hall at Salisbury University During the course of BFA track