BJ BIGWOOD
CULTUREEDIT ART AUCTION #8
BJ BIGWOOD, TIANANMEN SQUARE, 1989
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BJ BIGWOOD
I received a full 3-year scholarship to the School of the Worcester Art Museum when I was 17. It was very prestigious at the time, but I ended up moving to New York City. Massachusetts was boring. I studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and almost signed a contract with Zoli Modeling Agency but decided art was the life I wanted. I had a one person show at the Angus J. Bruce Gallery in Soho, attended by Ahmet Ertegun and Sam Speigel. And I met Henry Geldzahler who was no longer mayor but the head of Cultural Commissions. I gifted him a pastel portrait from an interview with Diana Vreeland in Interview Magazine. Then I moved to Los Angels. Met Wolfgang Puck and did a portrait of him like Jesus at the last supper but the backdrop was the Spago pizza ovens, and a crazy celebrity filled crowd up front. It hung in the original restaurant for 18 years. I've shown in 100s of galleries, been collector by everyone, married twice. Had 2 fabulous Afghan/ Belgian sheepdogs - Bentley and Zabu. Survived heart break and cancer and still believe that love is the most important thing.