Melodies that Linger

Résumé

      Chinta McCollum

      jerrchint@yahoo.com

       775-200-4401

Education

Associates of Fine arts – Truckee Meadows Community College Reno Nevada

(expected graduation date : 2012)

Art, Batik and Tye Dye techniques – Melbourn Art School – Colombo Sri Lanka.

Diploma in Travel trade – The Polytechnic Institute, Colombo Sri Lanka.

Montessori method of Education, Colombo Sri Lanka.

Trinity College of Music London, UK.

 Methodist College, Colombo Sri Lanka.

Grants/Awards

Member of the International Honors Society

Student Art show (2009)- Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada. Awarded 3^rd prize.

Student Art show (2010)- Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada. Awarded- Honorable Mention.

Art show – (2010) Nevada State Fair- Awarded 1^st prize. (Water color)

Art show – (2010) Nevada State Fair- Awarded 1^st prize. (Charcoals.)

Group Exhibitions

Student show – (May 2011), Strega Gallery, Reno Nevada.

Student show – (Spring 2011), Meadowood center, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada.

Student show – (Spring 2011), Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada.

Gallery Interns Art show- (Fall 2010), Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada.

Student show- (Spring 2010), Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada.

Student show- (Spring 2009), Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno Nevada.

Artist's Bio

       Chinta McCollum was born and raised in the Island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Art and music has been a prime interest in her life. By profession she is a Pianist and a certified Montessori Educator. However, she is very interested in being involved with a college program to further her education in art. After moving  to the United States of America, an opportunity arose at Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada where she has been working with different mediums in painting and drawing, including print making, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture. She is working towards her Associates Degree in Fine arts. She has participated in the student art shows, and has been awarded recognition. She is a member of the International Honors Society.  

My Artist Statement

       Color intrigues me. Nature as how I wish to vision it, is with beauty. It allows me to capture movement and stillness all at the same instant. Varying with the different aspects of God’s creation, and the uniqueness of its existence, I’m driven to bring it to life by using my paints and expressing my ideas. It inspires me to work with the different climatic seasons where rapid changes take place and nature blossoms to reality. Snow capped mountains in the winter, colorful flowers and green during spring and summer, and changing colors in the fall. All this unfolds to the wonders of nature.

       I use water color to capture nature. It is with colors I see and imagine. Creativity is such, and I feel free to experience the outcome.