Artist Statement
Flowers of Hope and Sorrow
Norma Jean Moore formally studied at the University of New Mexico, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Art Education. She continued her education by earning a Master of Art Education from Texas Tech University. After a career of teaching art in the public schools for 24 years, Norma Jean Moore pursued her passion to paint. Her involvement in local ecology groups has deepened her understanding of the land and how, as humans, we are physically and psychologically intertwined. She has nurtured a wild-scape at her home. These plantings bring deep ecology to her doorstep. They are a rich resource for her paintings.
Moore’s work can be found in both museums and private collections. Some of these locations are: University Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Alamo Colleges District, Art Museum of South Texas, the Mexic-Arte Museum Austin, the Institute for Latin Studies at Norte Dame University, the Southwest School of Art, and the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.