About the Artist:  

Ms. DeSaix's three years in Tokyo, Japan, have influenced her recent work. Since returning to the U.S. in 2002, she has focused on printmaking including etchings, lithography, linocuts and woodcuts. Themes include animals and hunt country, abstract mixed media, people depicted in atmospheric compositions, and social topics. She continues to experiment with an environmentally-friendly etching tank using electrolysis to etch zinc plates and is achieving excellent results. Before moving to Tokyo, she conducted a successful art program at local community centers for school-aged children that included drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking.

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

Ms. DeSaix has degrees in Sociology and Fine Art. She has studied also at the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC and participated in printmaking workshops at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD.

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

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