Meet the Artist
ARTIST BIO​
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Precious Burger is an American artist whose vibrant, intuitive works celebrate the profound power of storytelling and the enduring resilience of the human spirit. After a fulfilling career as an elementary art teacher spanning nearly three decades, she now creates from a place of wonder and play, a spirit she cultivated in her classroom. Her work is driven by a deep-seated passion to bring light, love, wonder, joy, and connection to the world.
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Drawing on the organic shapes and beauty of the world around her, Burger’s art is infused with themes of authenticity and transformation. She paints daily, seeking to create work that allows viewers to see themselves more clearly and feel in ways that help them understand our shared humanity. For Precious, art is a powerful practice of healing—a space where she navigates her own journey with multiple chronic illnesses—and a vibrant expression of our shared humanity.
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Burger’s work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions and publications. Most recently, she held a solo exhibition at the Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. Her work has also been featured in international publications, including Circle Arts' EuropArtFair in Amsterdam, Novum Artis, and Arts to Hearts, Women Artists on the Rise. She received recognition in the Circle Foundation’s Group Exhibit Contest (Masterful Mind Award) and Biafarin's Exhibizone Grand Prize (Public Choice Award).
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ARTIST STATEMENT​
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My art is a visual language woven from personal narratives and universal themes, exploring resilience, transformation, and our shared humanity. Primarily working in acrylics and mixed media, I use bold brushstrokes, dynamic compositions, and vibrant color palettes to abstract emotions, the world, and stories. I love using mark making and glazing to create layers of texture, luminosity, and history, embracing an intuitive process that prioritizes "call and response" and celebrates playful experiments and happy accidents.
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The core of my work is a celebration of the human spirit. My purpose as an artist is to cultivate and share feelings of light, love, wonder, joy, and profound connection. Each piece tells a visual story, fostering emotional connection and inviting viewers to find their own narratives within the work. My art is an exploration of what it means to be human in a world of both challenges and wonder.
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