BiographyThomas Mcknight is a prominent figure in the fine art world. His paintings, limited edition Ilene Meyer is an internationally published artist who has received critical acclaim since the mid 80’s. She was born in Seattle, Washington. After studying painting and drawing technique, she made her debut in 1979 in solo gallery shows in Washington.

Extraordinarily rich and expressively rendered, Ilene Meyer's oil paintings and prints wrap viewers in the mists and myths of creation, exploring fantastical creatures and imaginary landscapes with piercing clarity and passion.

As surreal as Picasso or Dali, as evocative as Georgia O'Keeffe, this glossy gallery introduces sci-fi and New Age visualists to the first full-scale retrospective collection of Meyer's work. Invoking themes of ecology, conservation, culture, and civilization, Meyer's paintings pronounce that all existence is interconnected and that all souls are intertwined.

Based on her own imagination, boundless creativity, and precise detail, her paintings cover a wide variety of subjects both created and real: man, animals, plants, still life, and the universe, all encompassing science, philosophy and cultures fused with a profound understanding of the earth. She depicts her subjects in rich and clear colors encompassing a broad range of events on earth from past, present and future, inviting us into her imaginary world carrying message which vary according to the viewer.

Already a cultural sensation in Japan and the subject of numerous articles and interviews and a documentary film, Meyer is perfectly primed to enchant America with her bold, painterly style. This is the first collection of Ilene Meyer paintings to be published in the U.S.

Exhibitions
1991-98- Art Obsession Inc. Numerous solo exhibitions in museums, Tokyo, Japan
1991-94-Underwood Publishing: Numerous Paintings used for collectors editions of works by Phillip K. Dick
1992-93- F.X.Shmid ,U.S.A., Germany: images used for puzzles
1993-Publishers Group West: Painting used for catalog cover
1992-93 -NHK { Japan Broadcasting} Interviews and art used for Save the World Campaign. (aired .., , three times daily on Public Television)
1993- Seibu Museum: solo exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1993- Kryzler & Company: Cover art for CD album. Tokyo, Japan
1994-97 -Fuji Sankei Group {Fuji T .V} : Virtual Museum /Blooming Planet / World of Ilene Meyer .Solo Exhibitions. Tokyo, Japan
1996 -Hanshin Museum: Solo show. Osaka, Japan
J996-7-JVC: Painting used for calendar and advertising
1997- Fuji Sankei Group {Fuji T. V. }: Huis Ten Boch Museum: Solo Exhibition. Nagasaki, Japan.
1998-2003 Art Brillant Galleries: Solo and Group Shows. Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai, Japan
1999-2006- Art Brillant Gallery , Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA
2003-2006 Kaleidoscope Gallery, Mission Veijo, CA
2005- "Perceptions" Art book by Underwood Publishers
2005- "Fantasy Landscapes" book by Rob Alexander
2006- Paintings and Designs for Disney Tokyo Parade . Hired by Disney Creative Entertainment
2006 Bella Creo Gallery, Boerne, Texas group shows
2006 "The World Below" Childrens book by D. Michael Tomkins and Ilene Meyer. (All artistic creations Covers and interior by Ilene Meyer)

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