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Artist Statement |
Through sequential landscape painting, my work creates a record of my experience of sustained engagement with consistently 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.
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 cannot and do not want to capture every detail in a painting. 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 record the time, put the painting aside and begin a new panel.
The resolution of the images becomes a direct indication of 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 in a fluctuating environment. Evidence of this flow is shown not only through levels of resolution within a particular day, but also through increasingly decisive brushstrokes as projects continue.
Series are installed as a singular piece often in grid-like formats contrasting the irregularity of nature.
Over time possibilities open up to me as an artist. With immersion a field transcends dirt and grass. The nameable objects disappear and are replaced by shifts of colors and abstract shapes vying for my attention before nestling back into obscurity.
Whether it is the color of a tree as the sun rises, the rhythm of sunlight through a forest, a puddle evaporating, or the veil of rain over the landscape, sustained engagement through painting allows me to be open and ready to respond to the unexpected.
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. Each moment a piece in a greater puzzle.
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.
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 cannot and do not want to capture every detail in a painting. 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 record the time, put the painting aside and begin a new panel.
The resolution of the images becomes a direct indication of 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 in a fluctuating environment. Evidence of this flow is shown not only through levels of resolution within a particular day, but also through increasingly decisive brushstrokes as projects continue.
Series are installed as a singular piece often in grid-like formats contrasting the irregularity of nature.
Over time possibilities open up to me as an artist. With immersion a field transcends dirt and grass. The nameable objects disappear and are replaced by shifts of colors and abstract shapes vying for my attention before nestling back into obscurity.
Whether it is the color of a tree as the sun rises, the rhythm of sunlight through a forest, a puddle evaporating, or the veil of rain over the landscape, sustained engagement through painting allows me to be open and ready to respond to the unexpected.
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. Each moment a piece in a greater puzzle.
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 2015
Union College, Schenectady, NY
B.A., cum laude, 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 2015
Union College, Schenectady, NY
B.A., cum laude, Studio Fine Arts; minors in Art History and French, June 2012
Exhibition/Recognition History
Solo Exhibitions
2020 (upcoming)
Local Sequence, Hasting Galleries, 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, Hasting Galleries, 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
2019
Plein-Air Paintings and Drawings, Lancaster Gallery, Juried Exhibition
Lancaster, PA
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
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 Grenta 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
Holiday Fine Art Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, 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
Plein-Air Paintings and Drawings, Lancaster Gallery, Juried Exhibition
Lancaster, PA
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
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 Grenta 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
Holiday Fine Art Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, 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
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)
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)
Bibliography
2018
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015” Southwest Art Magazine
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015” Southwest Art Magazine
Presentations
2018
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2017
Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
2017
Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
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
Residencies
Salem Art Works, Salem, NY (Summer 2018)
Teaching Experience
Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC, Adjunct Instructor - Drawing I, Spring 2019
Rowan - Cabarrus Community College, Concord and Salisbury, NC, Adjunct Instructor - Art Appreciation, Art History Survey II, Spring 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Adjunct Instructor - Intermediate Drawing, Painting 2/3, Life Drawing I, Fall 2018, Drawing I and II, Fall 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Instructor - Foundations of Drawing, 2017-2018 Academic year
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Teaching Assistant - Foundations of Drawing (Fall 2016), Painting I (Spring 2017), Abstraction in the Landscape (Fall 2017)
Rowan - Cabarrus Community College, Concord and Salisbury, NC, Adjunct Instructor - Art Appreciation, Art History Survey II, Spring 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Adjunct Instructor - Intermediate Drawing, Painting 2/3, Life Drawing I, Fall 2018, Drawing I and II, Fall 2019
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Instructor - Foundations of Drawing, 2017-2018 Academic year
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, Teaching Assistant - Foundations of Drawing (Fall 2016), Painting I (Spring 2017), Abstraction in the Landscape (Fall 2017)