ARTIST'S STATEMENT
As I have evolved as an artist, I have gone through various transitions, building on what I have just learned and then working through my newfound curiosity. Currently, I am exploring the human form attempting to break it down to its more simple abstract self.
For the past several years, the 2 dimensional canvas has really been my muse with color being the true subject and my subject matter being the introductory form that leads the viewer through the journey of each painting. My paintings are neither representational nor abstract but somewhere in the middle. And, what I have ultimately created is quite simply the emotion behind whatever it is I am expressing.
Loose black and white sketches are the bases for all my paintings. I copy them onto each canvas that I have already given a wash of colors from my entire palette. With a thorough, thoughtful, daring and intense exploration of color, I work with my subject matter and deconstruct it and add to it over and over until the entire painting comes together as whatever it is I am feeling and then expressing. I choreograph a harmonious, graceful dance allowing the viewer to freely meander through each painting guided by all the elements; color, emotion, line and shape, paint application, light and depth, subject and mood.
My inspirations are many; the beauty I see in nature, the serenity I feel when observing a Still Life or the intrinsic nature of the human spirit. Whether my subject matter is lost in complex abstraction or broken down to its abstract simpler planes, the journey on each canvas allows me to express the essence of whatever it is, what it feels to me.
My goal with each painting is for it to be rich and thought provoking and emotionally stimulating. There should be moments of excitement, a rush as well as moments of calm and familiarity with a continual discovery of something new.
Solo Exhibitions:
2011 * Knapp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 * American Art Gallery, New York, NY
*American Art Gallery at the Path Cafe, New York, NY
2009 *Mather Art Space, Homecoming 2009, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
*Fashion District Space for Public Art, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions:
2010 *Narrowland Gallery, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA
* S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Burlington, VT
2009 * HK:ArtiST-09, Hell’s Kitchen Artists in Studio Tour ’09, New York, NY
*Gallery 8, New York, NY
*GalleryFresca.com, International Online Gallery
*SOLO at Artexpo New York 2009, New York, NY
*Fashion District Arts Festival, New York, NY
2008 *Fashion District Arts Festival, New York, NY
*Spring Juried Show, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
*Pedro Ruivo Foundation, Faro, Portugal
*Guilford Art Center, Guilford, CT
*Galeria de Arte Pintor Samora Barros, Albufeira, Portugal
*Red Gate Gallery, London, England
2007 *Fashion District Arts Festival, New York, NY
*Arts Alive 21st Annual Juried Fine Art Gallery Show, Kennedy-Douglas
Center for the Arts, Florence, Alabama
*Sylvester & Co., Amagansett, NY
2006 *The Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY
2005 *75th Anniversary Juried Exhibition, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
2004 *Art Lovers, New York, NY
2003 *Community Options, Inc., New York, NY
*Art Lovers, New York, NY
2002 *Art Lovers, New York, NY
2001 *Guild Hall through The Artists' Alliance of the Hamptons, East Hampton, NY
*Art Lovers, New York, NY
2000 *Nightingale Gallery, Water Mill, NY
1998 *Nightingale Gallery, Water Mill, NY
*Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY
1997 *The Water Mill Museum, Water Mill, NY
1996 *Ansonia Gallery, New York, NY
*Ashawagh Hall, Springs, East Hampton, NY
*The Broome Street Gallery through the Contemporary Artists Guild, New York, NY
1995 *The Ansonia Gallery, New York, NY
*The Broadway Mall Community Center through
the Westside Arts Coalition, New York, NY
*The 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
1994 *The 92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Art Related Events & Positions
2010
*Interviewed for Art BLOG http://tinyurl.com/3absfej
* Artist's online Interview, http://whopple.blogspot.com/
* KHND 1470 AM Radio Interview, program, "Into the Night"
* Artist's Interview through Art Re-Source www.stevegray.com
2009
* Artwork featured in film, “I Want You to Love Me,” produced by Lotus & Phoenix Productions
LLC and aired through Centric, a merger with VH1 Soul
* Keynote Speaker, Homecoming weekend, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
* Artwork featured on Poster promoting Art at Fashion District Arts Festival and
Gallery 8 Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
* Artwork featured on Invitation for Gallery 8 juried exhibition, New York, NY
* “Gatherers of Scattered Goods” Exhibition in conjunction with the play “Give Us Bread”
by the Anthrolpogists, Clemente Soto Velez Center, New York, NY
* Interview with Margaret Zox Brown, given by Fresca Gallery at
http://frescagallery.blogspot.com/
2008
* Artwork featured on banners around New York City during 2008
Fashion District Arts Festival http://fashioncenter.com/DDistrictArtists.html
2007
* Cover Spot used in promotional piece for www.juriedartcomp.com
2003
* Painting Featured in MGM’s movie “Uptown Girls”
2002
* Participating artist in RXArt Ball's holiday auction, Barneys New York Co-Op, New York, NY
* Paintings Featured in episodes of NBC's TV Show "Ed"
Awards
2010 Showcase Winner, Artslant.com
1999/1998/1997/1996 Award of Excellence Manhattan Arts International's Annual Cover Competition
Collections
Les Chipies, New York, NY
The Marena Studios, New York, NY
Brill Securities, Inc., New York, NY
Publications
Best of American Oil Volume II
New Haven Register, Page D1 4/13/2008
Connecticut Art Scene, CTArtScene.Blogspot.com, By Hank Hoffman, 3/19/2008
Guilford Courier, Front Page, Living Section, 3/27/2008
New York Resident, Cover, 5/28/2001, 3/26/2001
The East Hampton Star, 5/4/2000
Dan's Papers, 12/4/1998, 11/27/1998
The Southampton Press, 11/19/1998
The East Hampton Star, 11/19/1998
Education
1987 – Present, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY, Advanced Painting class
1976-1980, Trinity College, Hartford, CT, B.S. Psychology
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