Chains of Love (2009) Painting by Lucy Baker

Lucy Baker
born 1955, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Education
1969-1972 High School, Cambridge School of Weston,Weston, Massachusetts,diploma(majored in silkscreen and woodblock printing).
1972-1975 Goddard College, Plainfield , Vermont,graduated with Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)degree in Fine Art, majored in sculpture,graphics(drawing) and painting. Studied with Peter Ruddick-student of Henry Moore,Pat and James Gahagan,students of Hans Hofmann,Paul Cooper(Sculptor)
1976 attended Life Drawing classes with King Coffin (private instruction)at Methodist Church, Wellesley, Massachusetts
1977 Platt Technical School, Milford ,Ct. received Certificate of Welding , and took machine shop classes
1980 attended Emma Lake workshop as a guest of Kenworth W.Moffett.

Organizations
1975-1976 member, Wellesley Art Club- classes with King Coffin,participated in exhibitions
1976 member, New England Sculptors association, Wellesley, Massachusetts
1977 member, Milford Art Club, Milford , Connecticut
1979 Founder and President "Boston Painters and Sculptors"a group of 30 artists officially formed and critiquing each other in their studios by 1981, with Marjorie Minkin,and ran until 1985 with final large scale exhibition at The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, included 78 very large scale works (Baker moved to Connecticut in 1983 but returned to produce this exhibition and video)was instantly a success and collectors from Boston and New York purchased many of the artworks,Jon Swan wrote about "The Group" at it was more commonly referred to, in "Art New England Magazine" establishing "The Group" as a major force in Contemporary Art in New England. Some of the visitors to "The Group" were Kenworth W. Moffett(Curator Boston Museum of Fine Arts/Professor at Wellesley College/author of "Jules Olitski""Kenneth Noland"published by Harry Abrams "Fairfield Porter"published by The Boston Museum/Whitney Museum)Moffett also wrote extensively in all of the major art magazines about "Color Field Painting" and Abstraction, later he became Director of The Ft. Lauderdale Museum, then Director of Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver Colo...

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1955
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary American Artists