Aimee Cardoso
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​Bio

Aimee Cardoso (b. 1990, Texas) is a painter documenting the warmth of domestic life. Her techniques reference old masters while investigating contemporary notions of sanctuary found within familiar objects and domestic spaces. She received her Bachelor’s in Studio Art from Messiah College in 2013 and has since returned to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Currently, Cardoso works at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and is the Executive Director of Art Tooth, a nonprofit she co-founded that works to foster a healthy regional arts economy, and solidifying Fort Worth's reputation as an art destination. In her spare time, Aimee loves to study art history, read a good mystery novel, and throw weights around at Crossfit.

​Artist Statement

“Employing traditional techniques in the genre of still life painting, my paintings conjure notions of intimacy on both personal and universal levels. The images I create are poetically rendered yet narratively vague, linking personal fragments of my memories to the universal act of finding sanctuary within domestic spaces. Each still life is covered in a way to suggest a form underneath, where I find aesthetic pleasure in the way fabric weaves in and out of itself. The fabrics selected each hold specific memories and a familiarity which bring comfort into the creation process.”

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-Aimee Cardoso, 2016

Education
2013         BA in Studio Art (Two-Dimensional Concentration) Minor in Art History Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
2011          Gordon in Orvieto Study Abroad Art Intensive Semester, Orvieto, Italy
 
Solo Exhibitions2016          Aimee Cardoso: Envelop, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
 
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016          Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2016          The Last Pop-Up Show, Fort Works Art, Fort Worth, TX
2016          100x100, Shipping & Receiving, Fort Worth, TX
 
2015          Exhibitionists: Selected Works, Artspace 111, Fort Worth, TX
2015          Exhibitionists Fort Worth, Shipping & Receiving, Fort Worth, TX
2015          Ye’ Old $50 Show, Bobby on Drums Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2015          Ben’s Gold Teeth, Bobby on Drums Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2015          CHAOS! III, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2014          CHAOS! II, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013          CHAOS! I, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013          Senior Exhibition, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
 
2012          Messiah College Juried Exhibition, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA
 
Professional Experiences2016          Co-Founder and Curator at ArtTooth
2015          Co-Founder, Organizer, and Lead Curator of Exhibitionists Fort Worth
2014          Director of Communications & Social Media, Interviewer at ArtThisWeek

Selected Available Works
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