Daisy Craddock Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
American, b. 1949
Daisy Craddock (b.1949, Memphis,TN) received a BA in Fine Arts from Rhodes College and an MFA in Painting from the University of Georgia. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States. Recent one person shows include John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY and Fischbach Gallery, New York City. Her work has been reviewed in Art in America, The New York Times, Art & Antiques, American Artist, Art News, and Arts Magazine. Public collections include the Anderson Museum, the Newark Museum, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Milwaukee Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum, the Roswell Museum, the Rubin Museum of Art, Tuscon Museum of Art, and the Weatherspoon Museum. She is the recipient of a Roswell Artist in Residency and a 2002 New York Foundation for the Arts, New York Arts Recovery Grant. The artist lives and works both New York City.(Biography provided by Garvey|Simon)
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Artist: Daisy Craddock
First Heirloom (cherry tomato), abstract pastel fruit still life
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