ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
For me, art is a searching process. Once I am drawn to an image I will begin a lengthy investigation which may take shifting and changing paths. It is this deep exploration which allows me to deal with the complexities of seeing.
I try to invent shapes, rhythmical structures and color conversations which will bring out the poetic rather than the purely literal elements in the subject. And, in this process, I strive to combine personal expression and insight with real observation and abstraction.
EDUCATION:
B.A. Art, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont, 1988; Columbia University, Russian literature and Art studies, New York, 1966-68; Boston Museum Fine Arts School, Boston, MA , 1963-1964
AWARDS:
- Scholarship, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont, 1988
- Best in Show, 47th Annual Juried Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, Maine, 2004
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
- Gibbs Library, Washington, ME, 2001
- Eliza Sweet Gallery, Waldoboro, ME, 1998
- Le Va Tout Gallery, Waldoboro, ME, 1994
- Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME, 1992
- Harlow Gallery, Kennebec Valley Arts Association, Hallowell, ME 1989
- College Hall Art Center, Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont, 1987
- Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME 1985
- Christine York Gallery, Augusta, ME, 1984
- Waldoboro Art Gallery, Waldoboro, ME, 1982
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS,GALLERY EXHIBITIONS AND INVITATIONALS:
- Contemporary Women, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME, 2004
- 47th Annual Juried Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME, 2004
- Encounters and Reflections, Downtown Gallery, Washington, ME 2002
- Le Va Tout Gallery, Waldoboro, ME, 1992
- Figure Exhibition Invitational, Midcoast Maine, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME 1991
- 34th Annual Juried Summer Exhibition, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME, 1991
- Images of Maine, Wyomissing Institute of Fine Arts, Wyomissing, PA, 1990
- Social Concerns in America, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME, 1989
- Bank of Artists, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME, 1988
- Celebrating Living Artists, Franciska Needham Gallery, Damariscotta, ME, 1986
- Annual Juried Exhibition, Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, ME, 1984
- 26th Juried Show, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset, ME,1983
- Spectra II (Juried Show), Carnegie Gallery, Universty of Maine, Orono, ME, 1982
- Spectra I (Juried Show), Westbrook College, Portland, ME, 1979
All images © Suzanne Phillips
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