Ginger Van Hook 2010
Biography and Artist Statement
Ginger Van Hook was born in Argentina and raised in Los Angeles, California. She developed her love of art from the rich cultural heritage of art she inherited from her grandparents and parents from four corners of the world, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. She married Luke Van Hook, a fine arts painter and both are working artists in Los Angeles. Ginger Van Hook has been working in photography for twenty years. She works in traditional darkroom 35 mm and 4 x 5 media. Almost 10 years ago, she also embraced the new digital medium. As a photographer and writer Ginger has exhibited photographs in genres ranging from Still-Life such as flowers and vegetables to Landscapes and Cityscapes of Los Angeles and cities that she and her husband have traveled in. Ginger also created several short films, documentaries, music journals and visual film poetry to investigate the current digital technologies.
As part of her artistic practice she explores local contemporary artists and has generated numerous blogs. The Van Hooks also network using various social networking sites such as FaceBook, Utube, and Twitter. Ginger Van Hook created an online art magazine forum where she promotes both the visual fine arts of painting, photography and sculpture as well as the literary arts of text, poetry, fiction, print-media, and book making. Thanks to the participating artists who have given her permission to photograph their works, these blogs have become informative and artistic digital photo-journals documenting and featuring local artists called the “finearttrekkin” series. For example: one of 30 blogs is: (http://finearttrekkinInglewood.blogspot.com)
Currently Ginger Van Hook teaches Color Photography and the History of Photography at Otis College of Art and Design. This is where Ginger Van Hook credits her mentors. She mentored with Ysamur Flores-Peña as a teaching assistant where she earned her MFA Degree in writing and was mentored by Paul Vangelisti, Benjamin Weisman and Mary Waranov. Additional teaching experiences from Pasadena City College include assisting black and white photographer Vicky Martin. Photography and art mentors include Color Photographer, Michael Mimms of Pasadena, California, Black and White Photographer Linda Hoover of Covina and Fine Artist, Jim Morphesis of Los Angeles. Prior to her work in the photographic and film mediums, Ginger Van Hook worked as a radio broadcaster in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Reno and Gardnerville and published poetry and fiction. In addition to a busy artist practice, Ginger Van Hook gives back to her artist community by doing volunteer work to support other artists and states she believes volunteer work is good for the soul and art is good for the community.
“My work is often informed by incorporating the inspiration I derive from my volunteer experience into my photographic landscapes and still life’s. Currently I volunteer in an artist community garden with a Beverly Hills artist, Linda Kunik for a project called “Plant It Forward”. This part of my practice is in collaboration with my husband, Luke Van Hook, and I document this artistic journey in photography and text on Gingers Art Journal.” (http://gingersartjournal.blogspot.c...)
Additional non-profit organizations Ginger Van Hook does volunteer work for include the Monrovia Association of Fine Arts, Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, The Greater Los Angeles Writers Association and Inglewood Open Studios. “I started volunteer work at the age of 14 for the City of Hope in Duarte, California and have volunteered in my community in one way or another ever since.”
Ginger Van Hook Art Shows 2002 - 2010
- 2010 Celebrate the Arts, October Festival, Monrovia Featured Artist, Digital Photography Still Life & Landscapes
- 2010 Focus One Gallery, Monrovia Group Show: Sustainable Nourishment and Nourishment for the Soul
- 2009 Inglewood Open Studios, Inglewood Open Studio Exhibition Group Show 16 artists, Digital Photography & Darkroom prints
- 2009 Los Angeles Center For Digital Art December Group Show
- 2009 ArtSlant, Inglewood Open Studios Online Group Show
- 2009 Shizuko Greenblatt, Gallery 825 Documentation of Artist Practice
- 2009 Plant It Forward: The Starving Artist Project Documentation of Artist Practice Linda Kunik’s Garden, Beverly Hills
- 2009 Paint N Play Art Gallery, Monrovia California Digital Photography, Flowers
- 2009 West Hollywood Festival of Books “The Kingdom of Nuts and Bolts”
- 2008 Los Angeles Times/UCLA Festival of Books “The Kingdom of Nuts and Bolts”
- 2008 West Hollywood Festival of Books “The Kingdom of Nuts and Bolts"
- 2008 Focus One Gallery, Monrovia, California Digital Photography, Flowers
- 2008 Focus One Gallery, Monrovia, California Digital Photography, Angels
- 2008 Monrovia October Festival of the Arts Digital Photography, Collage
- 2007 Monrovia October Festival of the Arts Digital Photography, Collage
- 2006 Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts Digital Photography, Abstract
- 2006 Royal Cup Art Gallery, Long Beach, California Digital Photography, Animals
- 2005 Picture This Gallery, Long Beach, California Digital Photography, ‘La Virgen’
- 2004 The Bolsky Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design Photography Collage
- 2004 Senior Show: Otis College of Art & Design Bookmaking: Handmade Books
- 2002 “Van Hook Colors: A Husband and Wife Show” Pasadena City College Gallery, Paintings and Photographs
- 2002 Pasadena City College Scholarship Show Award Winning Color Photography
Works on Film and Digital video, Los Angeles, California
By Ginger Enilde Van Hook
2007
Archimedes Van Hook U-tube Artist Video 1:00 min
The Kingdom of Nuts and Bolts U-tube Artist Video 1:00 min
Dog Love
VHS format
Short film, romance blooms between a dognap per and a dog owner
2:36 min
Dog Days of an Artist
VHS format
Film short, portrays the challenges facing a painter
5:48 min
The Conga Tree
VHS format
Short film portrays poet under musical tree describing life before and after 9-11
30:00 min
Bobby Bradford
VHS format
Trumpet Legend, Music Documentary about P.C.C. Music Instructor
43:29
Susie the Spy
VHS format
Film short, promo using Mission Impossible theme music
2:30 min
Fishy Date
VHS format
Film short, comedy-man in love with fish; takes fish on date
3:00 min
The Art of Chaos
VHS format
Film short, comedy- filmmakers struggle with making one movie from 5 scripts
5:30 min
CREATIVE WORK ACCOMPLISHED 1990 – 2010
Written works by Ginger Enilde Van Hook
Waiting in the Wings Poetry 1991
Published, Carpentaria, California
The Trilogy of Private Showings: Poetry 1992
Published, Gardnerville, Nevada
I. Gypsy Spurs -cowboy Poetry
II. Twisted Rainbow -social justice poetry
III. The Haughty Naughty Tipsy Gypsy-romantic
A Magnetic Attraction Poetry 2004
By Ginger & Luke Van Hook
Published, Los Angeles, California
The Kingdom of Nuts & Bolts a novel 2004
Published, Los Angeles, California
A Sliver of My Private Thoughts 2007
Published, Los Angeles, California
Epublishing: Van Hook Fine Arts
http://gingersartjournal.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinInglewood.blogspot.com
www.gingervanhook.com
www.enildeingelsvanhook.com
www.lukevanhook.com
www.ingelsengineeringinc.com
Published creative, press and community service announcement stories
In print, Internet sites and newsletters
“Plant It Forward” Beverly Hills, Artist Project 2010
Core Media Group, Arcadia, CA 2009
Westside Today, Los Angeles, A 2009
Pasadena Now, Pasadena, CA 2009
The San Gabriel Valley Weekly, SG, CA 2008
The Arcadia Weekly, Arcadia, CA 2007
Mountain views, Monrovia, CA 2006
The Penguin Political 2004
The Otis Review History & Fiction 2004
Pasadena City College Courier 2000-2002
Record-Courier Gardnerville, Nevada 1993-1996
Ginger Van Hook, Photographer/Writer/Artist
Fine Arts Journalism, Press Liaison
Promoting Local Fine Artists in the Community
(enilde@sprintmail.com 310-671-9348)
http://gingersartjournal.blogspot.com/
http://finearttrekkinmonrovia.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinlosangeles.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinculvercity.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinmiraclemilela.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinInglewood.blogspot.com
http://finearttrekkinatusc.blogspot...
Websites:
www.gingervanhook.com
www.lukevanhook.com
www.enildeingelsvanhook.com
Ginger Van Hook
Leadership Awards, Community Service
Non-Profit Organizations and Volunteer Service
1970-2010
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D), Reader, Hollywood, California, 2009
The Greater Los Angeles Writers Society, Photographer & on Board of Directors, ‘08 – ‘09
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts, Photographer, Press Liaison & on Board of Directors ‘05 – ‘09
(Featured Artist for 2010)
Otis College of Art and Design, Masters of Fine Arts, Writing/photo Graduated with Honors, 2004
Wicker Vocational Scholarship in Photography, awarded by the Pasadena Art Alliance, P.C.C., 2002
President, Hollywood Junior Chamber of Commerce, public service1985-1987
Woman of the Year, Awarded by the Hollywood Junior Chamber of Commerce 1986-1987
USC Dance Theater, dancer, assistant stage manager, publicity 1987
Mayor Bradley Citation, awarded & presented by Councilman Mike Woo 1986
Founder, Chairperson, Hollywood Easter Parade 1985-1986
USC Dance Team, Ballroom dancing, Awards: Bronze, Silver: Samba, Cha-cha, Rumba, 1980
City of Hope, Volunteer 1974-1976 200 hours awarded gold pin
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