Happy Valley, OR
About Eileen Downes:
Portland, Oregon collage painter, Eileen Downes is known as the artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper for a palette. She has developed a unique artistic style utilizing the medium of collage and specific layering techniques. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art from California State University, Sacramento, and a Graphic Design Certificate from the University of California at Davis. She married her high school sweetheart, and they have three daughters and two granddaughters. Eileen comments upon her personal life: "It is the process of creating visually pleasing or intellectually stimulating artwork that is most personally, fulfilling for me as an artist; likewise, it is the process of experiencing a creative life as a woman, wife, mother, and grandmother that is the most fulfilling for me in spirit. I thank the Lord for giving me
the gift to create artwork and to share it with others." Her work can be found in galleries across the US, the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas TX, and in various corporate and private collections.
Education
- California State University Sacramento, BA in Fine Art / Studio Art - Sacramento, CA,2003
- University of California at Davis, Graphic Design / Illustration Certificate - Davis, CA,1986