Oceana Rain Stuart

As a Figurative Sculptor from San Francisco and California native I find inspiration from the diversity of the people who live here as well as the ocean and nature. To me Sculpture is a gesture frozen in time. Subtle. Overt. Alive. It becomes a language written by the sculptor and interpreted by the audience in an infinite number of ways. In my work I try to bring to life an emotional vibrance, through the power of the human form. My muse if love and I am a romantic. I sculpt from from the live model and express myself through the mediums of clay and bronze. My passion is to express the particular qualities that provoked my feeling of anticipation during their molding. I search for a deeper reality combining the mysterious to a world of subtleties that express beauty, through vulnerability, strength and love. Most of my pieces are figurative and nude, some incorporate drapery and clothing. I have fifteen years of experience as a high end contemporary apparel designer and as a successful high fashion retailer in San Francisco, California. I have been an artist my entire life and am constantly humbled by the beauty and grace of the human form. I am fascinated by how each face shares a unique lifetime of stories, to me this is true beauty.

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Artist: Oceana Rain Stuart

Sculpture: Reminiscence- Woman from the Moon

Medium: cast bronze

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Award-winning figurative bronze sculpture artist. Artwork in collection of 1st women artists on the moon. Elected member of National Sculpture Society

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Eternal Bliss Please vote for my "Eternal Bliss" bronze sculpture for the People's Choice award!!! I need your vote <3 Click on the images to enter and vote. I am so honored and excited that my bronze sculpture was one of only 56 works that were juried into the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art's (WMOCA) International Biennial Portrait Competition 2019!! Please come and see this exhibition if you can. The exhibition dates are April 9- JUne 29th at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art in Wausau Wisconsin.#peopleschoiceaward #sculpturebust #sculptureportrait #artcollector#figurativeart #figurativesculpture #art #californiaartclub#americanwomenartists #portraitsocietyofamerica #poetsandartists#californiaartist #sausalitoartist #artgallery #artmuseum #internationalart#sculpture #oceanarainstuart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture#representationalart #realism #beautifulbizarremagazine #bronzesculpture#californiaart #artexhibitions #alliedartists #thenationalsculpturesociety#wausaumuseumofart www.oceanarainstuart.com

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I’m so honored and excited that my bronze sculpture “Eternal Bliss” was accepted into the California Art Club 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, Ca. The exhibition dates are June 10-July 1, 2018. www.oceanarainstuart.com #representationalart #bronzesculpture #oceanarainstuart #californiartclub #art #artcollector #instagood #instaart ##portrait ##naturalhistorymuseum #goldmedalexhibition #contemporaryart #representationalart

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“The Elusive Masterpiece Resides Deep in My Soul. I have yet to Sculpt it”: Oceana Rain Stuart

Born in Forest Knolls, California, Oceana Rain Stuart is a figurative sculptor and poet currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her atelier in Sausalito, California. Through her work…

Thank you “On Art and Aesthetics” for doing this write up on me. 

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I’m so honored and excited that my bronze sculpture “Reflection” was accepted into the California Art Club 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, Ca. The exhibition dates are June 1-July 1, 2018. www.oceanarainstuart.com #representationalart #bronzesculpture #oceanarainstuart #californiartclub #art #artcollector #instagood #instaart ##portrait ##naturalhistorymuseum #goldmedalexhibition #contemporaryart #blackpatina

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Thank you California Art Club and Peninsula Museum for selecting my “A Love Remembered” bronze sculpture for the “In Between The Lines” exhibition which will be held at the Peninsula Museum in Burlingame, California. I am very honored for this opportunity. This exhibition will be from April 29-July 8, 2018. #oceanarainstuart #bayareaart #californiaartclub #art #artcollector #artinvestor #femaleartist #contemporaryart #metalart #sculpture #peninsulamuseum #figurativeart #figurativesculpture #nudeart #americanartist #artexhibition www.oceanarainstuart.com

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I am so thrilled to be the Sculptor of the month and to have a 10 page spread in the February 2018 The Guide Artists magazine. Thank you for this wonderful honor. Here is a link to where you can purchase one: https://theguideartists.com/ Their website will be updated next week. www.oceanarainstuart.com #oceanarainstuart #figurativeart #figurativesculpture #contemporarysculpture #contemporaryart #artcollector #artinvestors #bronzesculpture #metalart #fineart

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“A Love Remembered” bronze sculpture (limited edition) got a new patina. www.oceanarainstuart.com #figurativesculpture #figurativeart #art #contemporaryart #sculpture #figurativesculpture #fineart #representationalart

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“A Love Remembered” bronze sculpture (limited edition) got a new patina. www.oceanarainstuart.com #figurativeart #figurativesculpture #art #contemporaryart #sculpture #representationalart

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Now that I am working on my new series I'm reminded of the journey of my last body of work; the seven piece (9 figures) bronze Eternity series. Many people don't know that I sculpted the Eternity series a second time after it melted due to a heat wave ((2 days before I had planned to deliver them to the foundry). And since I work in oil base plasteline just imagine the consistency of the medium of wax and how heavy clay is. So when it softened (like butter) due to the heat wave some of my pieces due to gravity collapsed and others dripped down the armatures. The next day I began the 6 month process of resculpting all seven pieces of the Eternity series. (Photo is of me with the Eternity series just before it was completed the second time) #figurativesculpture #figurativeart #fineart #artiststudio #sculpture www.oceanarainstuart.com (at Sausalito, California)

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I’m so honored that the Italian Consul General, Lorenzo Ortona himself (who is speaking in this video) came to my lecture and exhibition last night at the Italian Institute of culture. It was hosted by the Leonardo Da Vinci Society. He was so very kind in what he said about my art. I’m deeply touched. Leonardo Da Vinci Society Istituto Italiano Cultura SF #italianconsulstesanfrancisco #italianconsulgeneral #fineart #sculpture #italy #sanfrancisco wwwoceanarainstuart.com (at Istituto Italiano Cultura SF)

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Thank you National Sculpture Society and Brookgreen Gardens for this wonderful honor and experience, and for including my “Eternal Bliss” bronze sculpture in the 84th annual National Sculpture Society exhibition. #nationalsculpturesociety #brookgreengardens #oceanarainstuartsculpture #figurativesculpture #fineart Oceana Rain Stuart Sculpture www.oceanarainstuart.com

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Thank you “Art Comes Alive” and the jury for selecting my “Eternal Embrace” bronze sculpture out of 2000 works of art for an award. I look forward to meeting everyone at the award ceremony on 10/14/17. www.oceanarainstuart.com #bronzesculpture #fineart #sculpture #artcomesalive #oceanarainstuart #cincinnati #awardsceremony

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Thank you MEAM · Museu Europeu d'Art Modern · Museum of Modern Art of Barcelona, Spain for preselecting me for this wonderful opportunity at your museum!! I am deeply honored. #meam #museueurope #barcelona #spain #sculpture #figurativeart #fineart #oceanarainstuart www.oceanarainstuart.com

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Im so thrilled and honored to announce that my "Eternal Bliss" bronze bust has been accepted into the National Sculpture Society's 84th Annual Awards Exhibition. August 5-October 29th, 2017. www.oceanarainstuart.com #nationalsculpturesociety #bronzestatue #bronzesculpture #figurativesculpture #figurativeart #fineart #representationalart #bust #bronzebust #bronzeportrait #portraits #sculpture #art

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I enjoyed a beautiful long walk along the canals of Amsterdam after my visit at the amazing Rijks museum. I took a few days to explore Europe after my exhibition at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris France in October 2016. I exhibited 14 of my bronze sculptures. www.oceanarainstuart.com #louvre #sculpture #bronze #bronzesculpture #fineart #contemporaryart #oceanarainstuart #americanartist #californiaart #sanfranciscoart #figurativeart #nudeart #nudesculpture #statue #bronzestatue #artexhibition