Edith Baumann is an abstract artist based in Santa Monica, California. Her paintings are minimalist and include geometric repetition and patterns, often presented in intense colors. Baumann was born in Ames, Iowa in 1948. She received her BFA from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1975 and an MFA from the University of Southern California in 1985. Throughout her career, Baumann has created several series of paintings, including "Bar Paintings", "Spiral Paintings", and "Randomness and Structure Paintings". Her most recent, are raw pigment acrylic paintings on canvas. In 2014 Baumann was interviewed by Joan Quinn on “The Joan Quinn Profiles” on DoubleGTV Baumann's work is in the public collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). SELECT EXHIBITIONSLindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CALos Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, CAArt Center College, Pasadena, CAUniversity Art Museum, Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara, CALaguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CAChapman Univ. Guggenheim Gallery, Orange, CAThe Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CAWoodbury University, Burbank, CAArt 1307, Napoli, Italy