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	For Mamie, the very basic elements of line, space and color are essential ingredients in her art. How these elemts react with one another is always her major concern in every piece of art she does. Her primary effort is directed toward studying the interrelationship of positive and negative spaces while giving more emphasis on composition. Mamie is determined to work toward solidifying her work by using high contrast as well as various textures, while continuing to manifest sensitivity. She employs symbols, which have special meanings that relate to her own childhood. Her art has always reflected the cultural complexities of her family's traditional Chinese backgorund with her upbringing in the south. *Schools Attended* Delta State University BA Degree in Fine Arts - University of Mississippi *Professional Background* Over 300 one and two person shows since 1970 Has devoted full time to painting, drawing and graphics Conducted numerous printmaking workshops *Museums and Galleries Exhibited* High Museum - Atlanta, GA Mint Museum, NC Southeastern Center for Contemporary art, NC Lamar Dodd Art Center, Lagrange, GA Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Columbus Museum, Albany, GA Delta State University *Juried Exhibitions* Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Print & Drawing Competition Fifth Alabama International Invitational Exhibition New York Arts Festival Atlanta Arts Festival Winter Park Arts Festival Coconut Grove Arts Festival Lakefront Arts Festival Cherry Creek Arts Festival Ann Arbor Street Art Fair Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair Long's Park Art Festival Plaza Art Fair St. Louis Art Fair Columbus Art Festival Boco Museum Art Festival *Awards* Award of Distinction - Lakefront Arts Festival Award of Distinction - Naples National Art Festival First Place Painting - Old Orchard Art Festival Best Printed Image - Ocala Arts Festival Purchase and Merit Award - Atlanta Arts Festival Merit Award in Drawing - Coconut Grove Arts Festival Merit Award - Creative Art Guild, Dalton, GA Merit Award in Printmaking - Greater Gulf Coast Arts Festival, FL *Permanent Collections* New Orleans Museum of Art Lamar Dodd Art Center, Lagrange, GA Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS Delta State University Arts Festival of Atlanta University of Mississippi Emory University