About the Artist:  

My travels abroad and several years living in Tokyo influence my more recent work.  Since returning to the U.S. in 2002, I have focused on printmaking, including etchings, lithography, linocuts and woodcuts. My themes include animals and nature, abstract mixed media, and sociopolitical topics.  I etch my zinc plates in an environmentally-friendly etching tank using electrolysis rather than toxic acids.

ART AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS

Her art has been in area juried shows, including Gallery 222 in Leesburg, Reston League of Artists, the Aldie Art Show and the Northern Virginia Community College. Paintings and etchings are included in private collections in the U.S. and Japan and in the NVCC permanent collection.

The Loudoun County Arts in the Libraries program featured her work in 2004. Her printmaking studio was first featured on the Western Loudoun Artists Studio Tour in Summer 2007. During the 1990's, Ms. DeSaix participated in poets and painters collaborations at Borders Books in Maryland and Virginia. These events featured poetry readings paired with visual art displays.

EDUCATION
I have a BA in Sociology and an AA in Fine Arts.  I have also studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. and participated in workshops at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD.  Currently, I am a graduate student at George Mason University working on my MFA in Printmaking.

ASSOCIATIONS

Eye-Saw Art Exhibition, selection committee member, LeDeco Gallery, Tokyo, 2001

Saiyukai, member (Japanese artist group), Tokyo, 2000-2002

Loudoun Sketch Club and Loudoun Arts Council