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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
Group Exhibitions
January 28 - February 22, 2019
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
November 9 - December 7, 2018
PLEIN AIR, International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
April 21 - May 27, 2018
2018 UNCG MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
November 13 - December 1, 2017
Collateral Events: Catologo Attivo, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
October 21 - December 1, 2016
Visual Union: The Homecoming Show, The Crowell and West Galleries at Union College Visual Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
September 1 - 30, 2016
PAAC 20th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
July 30 - August 30, 2015
PAAC 19th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
November 18 - December 28, 2014
Colorado Plein-Air Festival Exhibition, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
August 2 - 31, 2014
Artist Choice Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
July 5 - July 31, 2014
Little Picture in Summer Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
April 26 - 27, 2014
Spring Fling, Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO
June 20 - July 13, 2013
South County Art Association Members Invitational, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
April 5 - 21, 2013
Members A-Z, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
March 29 - May 4, 2013
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 102nd Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
February 14 - March 17, 2013
Print, Paint & Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
February 1 - 17, 2013
Open Media, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
January 11 - February 9, 2013
Elected Artist Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
December 1 - 31, 2012
22nd “Les Petites Oeuvre" Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
November 25 - December 19, 2012
Little Picture Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
November 23 - December 9, 2012
42nd Holiday Pottery and Art Sale, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
November 21 - December 23, 2012
smallWORK, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
November 16 - December 29, 2012
Holiday Fine Art Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
October 4 - November 17, 2012
26th Annual Rhode Island Open, Juried Show, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI
October 4 - November 11, 2012
American Pastoral: A Landscape Show, Juried Show, Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT
September 1 - 30, 2012
It's Up to You, Juried Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
August 31 - September 16, 2012
Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
August 2012
'Art in the Open' Juried Show 2012, Greenacres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
June - August 2012
Fresh Summer Picks, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
May - June 2012
Student Invitational, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
May 2012
Senior Exhibition, Wide Open Spaces, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
March - April 2012
4th Annual College Photography Competition and Exhibit, Photo Center, Troy, NY
August 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
'Wet Paint', Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
May 2011, 2010, 2009
Steinmetz Symposium, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
June - September 2009
A Perfect Press: Prints by Union Students, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
June 2009
Union College Art Show, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, NY
March - April 2009
Drawn to Print: Impressions of the Louvre, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Positive/Negative, National Juried Exhibition, Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, TN
November 9 - December 7, 2018
PLEIN AIR, International Juried Exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
April 21 - May 27, 2018
2018 UNCG MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
November 13 - December 1, 2017
Collateral Events: Catologo Attivo, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
October 21 - December 1, 2016
Visual Union: The Homecoming Show, The Crowell and West Galleries at Union College Visual Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
September 1 - 30, 2016
PAAC 20th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
July 30 - August 30, 2015
PAAC 19th Annual National Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
November 18 - December 28, 2014
Colorado Plein-Air Festival Exhibition, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
August 2 - 31, 2014
Artist Choice Juried Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
July 5 - July 31, 2014
Little Picture in Summer Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
April 26 - 27, 2014
Spring Fling, Wilderness Place, Boulder, CO
June 20 - July 13, 2013
South County Art Association Members Invitational, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
April 5 - 21, 2013
Members A-Z, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
March 29 - May 4, 2013
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 102nd Annual Juried Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
February 14 - March 17, 2013
Print, Paint & Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
February 1 - 17, 2013
Open Media, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
January 11 - February 9, 2013
Elected Artist Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
December 1 - 31, 2012
22nd “Les Petites Oeuvre" Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
November 25 - December 19, 2012
Little Picture Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
November 23 - December 9, 2012
42nd Holiday Pottery and Art Sale, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
November 21 - December 23, 2012
smallWORK, Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
November 16 - December 29, 2012
Holiday Fine Art Show, Mystic Arts Center, Mystic, CT
October 4 - November 17, 2012
26th Annual Rhode Island Open, Juried Show, Warwick Museum of Art, Warwick, RI
October 4 - November 11, 2012
American Pastoral: A Landscape Show, Juried Show, Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT
September 1 - 30, 2012
It's Up to You, Juried Show, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI
August 31 - September 16, 2012
Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
August 2012
'Art in the Open' Juried Show 2012, Greenacres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland
June - August 2012
Fresh Summer Picks, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
May - June 2012
Student Invitational, Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
May 2012
Senior Exhibition, Wide Open Spaces, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
March - April 2012
4th Annual College Photography Competition and Exhibit, Photo Center, Troy, NY
August 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008,
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
'Wet Paint', Newport Art Museum, Newport, RI
May 2011, 2010, 2009
Steinmetz Symposium, Arts Atrium Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
June - September 2009
A Perfect Press: Prints by Union Students, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
June 2009
Union College Art Show, Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady, NY
March - April 2009
Drawn to Print: Impressions of the Louvre, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Solo Exhibitions
May 19 - May 23, 2018
Prolonged Encounters, Individual Thesis Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
January - February 2012
Landscape Impressions: Chasing the Light, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Prolonged Encounters, Individual Thesis Exhibition, Greensboro Project Space, Greensboro, NC
January - February 2012
Landscape Impressions: Chasing the Light, Wikoff Student Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY
Awards/Recognition
Summer 2017
Summer Research Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
November 2014
"Honorable Mention" Colorado Plein-Air Festival, Emerging Artist, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
February 2013
"Honorable Mention" Print, Paint and Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
September 2012
"Judges Award", Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
August 2012
"Highly Commended" Award, 'Art in the Open' Exhibition at Green Acres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland (exhibition for the largest plein-air festival in Europe)
July 2012
Jerry Markham and Doug Swinton Plein-Air Workshop Scholarship Recipient
May 2012
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
November 2011
Watson Fellowship Finalist, Union College, Schenectady, NY, (proposal to travel the world studying plein-air and landscape paintings across various cultures)
Winter 2011
Beyond the Gates Grant, Union College, Schenectady, NY (funding for summer workshops)
Summer Research Assistantship, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
November 2014
"Honorable Mention" Colorado Plein-Air Festival, Emerging Artist, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
February 2013
"Honorable Mention" Print, Paint and Pastel, Juried Show, South County Art Association, Kingston, RI
September 2012
"Judges Award", Nature, Juried Show, Wickford Art Association, Wickford, RI
August 2012
"Highly Commended" Award, 'Art in the Open' Exhibition at Green Acres Gallery in Wexford, Ireland (exhibition for the largest plein-air festival in Europe)
July 2012
Jerry Markham and Doug Swinton Plein-Air Workshop Scholarship Recipient
May 2012
Charles Alexander Richmond Prize in Fine Arts, Union College, Schenectady, NY
November 2011
Watson Fellowship Finalist, Union College, Schenectady, NY, (proposal to travel the world studying plein-air and landscape paintings across various cultures)
Winter 2011
Beyond the Gates Grant, Union College, Schenectady, NY (funding for summer workshops)
Publications
November 2018
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
September 2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015” Southwest Art Magazine
"PLEIN AIR: Art Made Outdoors," by Marlene Steele, AEQAI
September 2015
“21 Under 31: Artists to Watch in 2015” Southwest Art Magazine
Presentations
April 2018
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
December 2017
Collateral Events: Catalog Attivo, Greensboro Project Space
2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Weatherspoon Art Museum
December 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
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
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)