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Through sequential and perceptual landscape painting, my work creates a record of my experience of sustained engagement with perpetually fluctuating environments.
In an outdoor setting there is so much information and many variables that are beyond my control. What does it mean to engage with how these observations add to my understanding and attune my senses to the nuances of the scene? Standing in the same spot, I paint the same space again and again over hours, weeks, months and even years. Returning to each site multiple times builds an intimacy from which I can personally and intuitively respond to fluctuating conditions.
Finding a format best suited for each site, I embrace that I am not a machine and I do not register changes the same way that a machine would. I paint what first captures my attention, therefore, directing the viewer to my individual impression. Whenever there is a noticeable change in its appearance, I put the work aside and begin a new panel. I cannot and do not want to capture every detail. I am interested in the shape shifts within my subject, as well as the freshness, decisiveness and immediacy of my response. The result of this process corresponds with the pace at which changes occur. Endurance leads to a rhythmic quality in the physical act of painting. It becomes a flow that is indicative of my immersion.
Over time possibilities open up to me as an artist. The nameable objects disappear and are replaced by shifts of colors and abstract shapes vying for my attention before nestling back into obscurity. Sustained engagement through painting allows me to be open and ready to respond to the unexpected in seemingly mundane or cliché subjects. The arrangement and balance of little and big shapes constantly changes, providing new paintings from the same landscape motif.
As I work, I do not compare the current painting to the previous one. I am fully absorbed in the present. I have faith that the process will result in a genuine record of my experience however subtle or dramatic the visual shifts.
Painting the same size within a series guarantees that there is minimal disruption to the narrative flow and read when I present these landscapes in their entirety as a story of my encounters with a particular place. Series are installed chronologically as a singular piece - often in grid-like formats contrasting the irregularity of nature.
In an outdoor setting there is so much information and many variables that are beyond my control. What does it mean to engage with how these observations add to my understanding and attune my senses to the nuances of the scene? Standing in the same spot, I paint the same space again and again over hours, weeks, months and even years. Returning to each site multiple times builds an intimacy from which I can personally and intuitively respond to fluctuating conditions.
Finding a format best suited for each site, I embrace that I am not a machine and I do not register changes the same way that a machine would. I paint what first captures my attention, therefore, directing the viewer to my individual impression. Whenever there is a noticeable change in its appearance, I put the work aside and begin a new panel. I cannot and do not want to capture every detail. I am interested in the shape shifts within my subject, as well as the freshness, decisiveness and immediacy of my response. The result of this process corresponds with the pace at which changes occur. Endurance leads to a rhythmic quality in the physical act of painting. It becomes a flow that is indicative of my immersion.
Over time possibilities open up to me as an artist. The nameable objects disappear and are replaced by shifts of colors and abstract shapes vying for my attention before nestling back into obscurity. Sustained engagement through painting allows me to be open and ready to respond to the unexpected in seemingly mundane or cliché subjects. The arrangement and balance of little and big shapes constantly changes, providing new paintings from the same landscape motif.
As I work, I do not compare the current painting to the previous one. I am fully absorbed in the present. I have faith that the process will result in a genuine record of my experience however subtle or dramatic the visual shifts.
Painting the same size within a series guarantees that there is minimal disruption to the narrative flow and read when I present these landscapes in their entirety as a story of my encounters with a particular place. Series are installed chronologically as a singular piece - often in grid-like formats contrasting the irregularity of nature.
C.V.
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
M.F.A., Concentration in painting, May 2018
Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA, Summer Program 2015
Union College, Schenectady, NY
B.A. Studio Fine Arts; minors in Art History and French, June 2012
M.F.A., Concentration in painting, May 2018
Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA, Summer Program 2015
Union College, Schenectady, NY
B.A. Studio Fine Arts; minors in Art History and French, June 2012
Exhibition/Recognition History
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
2018
Prolonged Encounters, Individual Thesis Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2012
Landscape Impressions: Chasing the Light, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
2018
Prolonged Encounters, Individual Thesis Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2012
Landscape Impressions: Chasing the Light, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Group Exhibitions
2022
Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (Upcoming)
2021
7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA,
Juror - Charles Goolsby
Painting, 2011-2021, Juried Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn, New York, NY (Online)
Juror - Peter Frank
Chasing Light, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA (Online)
Juror - Leah Triplett Harrington
The Green Show, National Juried Exhibition, CORE: New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
Backroads, National Juried Exhibition, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Fresh Works, Invitational Exhibition, The Galleries, Concord, NC (Online)
2020
6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA
Juror - Steven Harvey
Twelfth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
Juror - Susan Lichtman
2019
Plein-Air Paintings and Drawings, Juried Exhibition, Lancaster Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
Juror - Ann Meisinger
2018
PLEIN AIR, International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2018 UNCG MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2017
Collateral Events: Catologo Attivo, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
Drawing Marathon Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2016
Visual Union: The Homecoming Show, The Crowell and West Galleries at Union College Visual Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
PAAC 20th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
2015
PAAC 19th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Mount Gretna School of Art Student Exhibition, Mount Gretna, PA
2014
Colorado Plein-Air Festival Exhibition, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
Artist Choice Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Little Picture in Summer Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Spring Fling, Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO
2013
South County Art Association Members Invitational, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
Members A-Z, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 102nd Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
Print, Paint & Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
Open Media, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
Elected Artist Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
2012
22nd “Les Petites Oeuvre" Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Little Picture Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
smallWORK, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
26th Annual Rhode Island Open, Juried Show, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI
American Pastoral: A Landscape Show, Juried Show, Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT
It's Up to You, Juried Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
'Art in the Open' Juried Show 2012, Greenacres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
Fresh Summer Picks, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Student Invitational, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Senior Exhibition, Wide Open Spaces, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
4th Annual College Photography Competition and Exhibit, Photo Center, Troy, NY
2009-2011
Steinmetz Symposium, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2009
A Perfect Press: Prints by Union Students, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Union College Art Show, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, NY
Drawn to Print: Impressions of the Louvre, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (Upcoming)
2021
7th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA,
Juror - Charles Goolsby
Painting, 2011-2021, Juried Exhibition, Site:Brooklyn, New York, NY (Online)
Juror - Peter Frank
Chasing Light, Juried Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA (Online)
Juror - Leah Triplett Harrington
The Green Show, National Juried Exhibition, CORE: New Art Space, Lakewood, CO
Backroads, National Juried Exhibition, Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Fresh Works, Invitational Exhibition, The Galleries, Concord, NC (Online)
2020
6th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford, PA
Juror - Steven Harvey
Twelfth Annual National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
Juror - Susan Lichtman
2019
Plein-Air Paintings and Drawings, Juried Exhibition, Lancaster Gallery, Lancaster, PA
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
Juror - Ann Meisinger
2018
PLEIN AIR, International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2018 UNCG MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
2017
Collateral Events: Catologo Attivo, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
Drawing Marathon Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
2016
Visual Union: The Homecoming Show, The Crowell and West Galleries at Union College Visual Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
PAAC 20th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
2015
PAAC 19th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Mount Gretna School of Art Student Exhibition, Mount Gretna, PA
2014
Colorado Plein-Air Festival Exhibition, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
Artist Choice Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Little Picture in Summer Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Spring Fling, Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO
2013
South County Art Association Members Invitational, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
Members A-Z, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 102nd Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
Print, Paint & Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
Open Media, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
Elected Artist Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
2012
22nd “Les Petites Oeuvre" Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Little Picture Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
smallWORK, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
26th Annual Rhode Island Open, Juried Show, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI
American Pastoral: A Landscape Show, Juried Show, Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT
It's Up to You, Juried Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
'Art in the Open' Juried Show 2012, Greenacres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
Fresh Summer Picks, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Student Invitational, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Senior Exhibition, Wide Open Spaces, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
4th Annual College Photography Competition and Exhibit, Photo Center, Troy, NY
2009-2011
Steinmetz Symposium, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2009
A Perfect Press: Prints by Union Students, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Union College Art Show, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, NY
Drawn to Print: Impressions of the Louvre, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Awards/Recognition
2020
Fellowship, Four Pillars Residency, Mount Gretna, PA
2016-2018
Thrush Fund Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2017
Summer Research Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2014
"Honorable Mention" Colorado Plein-Air Festival, Emerging Artist, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
2013
"Honorable Mention" Print, Paint and Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
2012
"Judges Award", Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
"Highly Commended" Award, 'Art in the Open' Exhibition at Green Acres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
Jerry Markham and Doug Swinton Plein-Air Workshop Scholarship Recipient
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2011
Watson Fellowship Finalist, Union College, Schenectady, NY, (proposal to travel the world studying plein-air and landscape paintings across various cultures)
Beyond the Gates Grant, Union College, Schenectady, NY (funding for summer workshops)
Fellowship, Four Pillars Residency, Mount Gretna, PA
2016-2018
Thrush Fund Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2017
Summer Research Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2014
"Honorable Mention" Colorado Plein-Air Festival, Emerging Artist, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
2013
"Honorable Mention" Print, Paint and Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
2012
"Judges Award", Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
"Highly Commended" Award, 'Art in the Open' Exhibition at Green Acres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
Jerry Markham and Doug Swinton Plein-Air Workshop Scholarship Recipient
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
2011
Watson Fellowship Finalist, Union College, Schenectady, NY, (proposal to travel the world studying plein-air and landscape paintings across various cultures)
Beyond the Gates Grant, Union College, Schenectady, NY (funding for summer workshops)
Citations and Reviews
2021
“Fresh Works has given us a fresh view,” Independent Tribune
2018
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015,” Southwest Art Magazine
“Fresh Works has given us a fresh view,” Independent Tribune
2018
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015,” Southwest Art Magazine
Presentations/Lectures
2022
Artist Lecture, Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (Upcoming)
2020
Artist Lecture, Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
Invited Speaker, In An Experience: A Conversation About Painting and Landscape, Greensboro, NC
Four Pillars Artist Lecture, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA (online)
2018
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2017
Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
Artist Lecture, Contemporary Landscape, (Two-person Exhibition), Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA (Upcoming)
2020
Artist Lecture, Local Sequence, Hastings Gallery, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
Invited Speaker, In An Experience: A Conversation About Painting and Landscape, Greensboro, NC
Four Pillars Artist Lecture, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA (online)
2018
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2017
Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
Residencies
2020
Four Pillars, Mount Gretna, PA
2018
Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
Four Pillars, Mount Gretna, PA
2018
Salem Art Works, Salem, NY
Permanent Collections
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Juror
April 6, 2017
Student Showcase, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Student Showcase, Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
Teaching Experience
Workshops/Demos
2022
Sawtooth School for Visual Art - Instructor
Introduction to Oil Painting Workshop, Introduction to Landscape Painting Workshop (Upcoming)
2020
Surface Prep, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
Sawtooth School for Visual Art - Instructor
Introduction to Oil Painting Workshop, Introduction to Landscape Painting Workshop (Upcoming)
2020
Surface Prep, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
University/College Level Teaching
Spring 2022
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Intermediate Drawing (Upcoming)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor
Basic Drawing and Composition, Color Theory, Painting Techniques (Upcoming)
Fall 2021
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor
Anatomy and Figure Drawing, Color Theory, Seminar in Art (400 Level)
Spring 2021
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Basic Drawing and Composition (Online), Color Theory (Online), Seminar - Art (Online)
Fall 2020
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I (Two Sections, Hybrid)
Spring 2020
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing II
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I, Drawing II
Fall 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections), Drawing II
Spring 2019
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC and Concord, NC - Adjunct Professor
Art Appreciation (Two Sections), Art History Survey II
Fall 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Life Drawing I, Intermediate Drawing, Painting 2/3, (Tenured - Faculty Replacement)
2017 - 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Instructor on Record
Foundations of Drawing (Academic Year)
Fall 2017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Abstraction in the Landscape
Spring 2017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Painting I
Fall 2016
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Foundations of Drawing
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Intermediate Drawing (Upcoming)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor
Basic Drawing and Composition, Color Theory, Painting Techniques (Upcoming)
Fall 2021
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Instructor
Anatomy and Figure Drawing, Color Theory, Seminar in Art (400 Level)
Spring 2021
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Basic Drawing and Composition (Online), Color Theory (Online), Seminar - Art (Online)
Fall 2020
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I (Two Sections, Hybrid)
Spring 2020
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing II
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I, Drawing II
Fall 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Foundations of Drawing (Two Sections), Drawing II
Spring 2019
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC - Adjunct Professor
Drawing I
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, NC and Concord, NC - Adjunct Professor
Art Appreciation (Two Sections), Art History Survey II
Fall 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Adjunct Professor
Life Drawing I, Intermediate Drawing, Painting 2/3, (Tenured - Faculty Replacement)
2017 - 2018
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Instructor on Record
Foundations of Drawing (Academic Year)
Fall 2017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Abstraction in the Landscape
Spring 2017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Painting I
Fall 2016
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC - Teaching Assistant
Foundations of Drawing