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Kathleen Spicer
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Kathleen Spicer
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Kathleen Spicer |
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ARTIST STATEMENT
I build things.
I make sculpture that is painted. The work is abstract with reference to nature. It is a combination of many parts that come together in one image. My sculptures are organic, mathematical, animated, sensual, and analytic—and have a bit of humor. I seem to have developed work over the years that bridges the gap between painting and object and therefore defies category.
These recent sculptures flow like drawings in space. They are made of oil paint on wood and they are wall hung, free form and usually about six inches deep. My sculptures are intentionally fluid and lively. I try to make them dance. There is a charge of energy and life in each piece—an energy usually found in living things. Shapes pass through each other and are interwoven, activating each other. I often use forms abstracted from nature. I also use spiral forms which represent endlessness. There is no starting point or ending point. My work is usually wall hung. The positive and negative spaces are equally important.
Color is key in every sculpture. I use thin layers over each other creating light from below the surface. The edges are often painted solidly to re-emphasize the shapes. Each final piece has a sense of energy that comes from inside the structure and breathes outwardly. There is color beneath the surface.
I am committed to creating work that conveys a sense of positive energy and feels alive. The work does not sit still but activates the space it occupies.
RESUME
Education
1984-85 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York
1981-83 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1980-81 Community College of Philadelphia, PA
Solo Exhibitions
2007 The Shape of Things, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2006 Fluid Form, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Breathing Lessons, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Affirmations, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 Interactions, June Kelly Gallery, New York
Interventions, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1999 Botanical Extracts, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Apports, Gallery Luscombe, San Francisco, CA
1997 Botanica, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996 Harvest, The Showroom, New York (two person)
1995 Future Primitive, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Heads Up, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
1994 Museum of the State of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (two Person)
1993 Outside Insights, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Spicer, Westminster Gallery at Bloomfield College, NJ
Group Exhibitions
2007 Affordable Art Fare, New York, NY
Pencil to Public, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg NY
Pencil to Public, Liberty Museum, Liberty, NY
2006 7 Voices - 7 Views, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, New York, NY
Away From the Figure, Gallery Chi, Brooklyn, NY
Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY, represented by Chi Contemporary and the G.R. N'namdi Gallery
2005 SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il represented by G.R. N'Namdi Gallery
US Artists, ADAA Art Show, The Armory, Philadelphia, PA
Sculpt Something, G.R. N'Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI
2004 US Artists, The Armory, Philadelphia, PA
PaxAmericana, Lake Huntington Arts Center, Lake Huntington, NY
Small Works, Creative Center for People with Cancer, New York, NY
2003 Nature Hanging by a Thread, Queens Theatre in the Park, Queens, NY
Group Show, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2002 Out of the Woods, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
ADAA, the ART SHOW, the Armory New York, NY
2001 Cross Cultural Gems, Tribes Gallery, New York, NY
Women in Solidarity with Afghan Women's Mission, Gallery 128, New York, NY
2000 In Process, Educational Alliance, New York, NY
Absence of Color, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Women's Visions, Rowan University, Glassboro, NH
Silver Select, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1999 FUNKSHUN, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1998 Pedestals and Stretchers, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
1997 New Mission Visions, Gallery Luscombe, San Francisco, CA
1996 ECHO-a show of Multiples, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Introductions, Cortland Jessup Gallery, Provincetown, NMA
Earth Day Celebrations, AFA Gallery, Scranton, PA
Fresh A.I.R. at 20, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1995 Perceptions/Reflections, Nutshell Gallery, Lake Huntington, NY
1994 Anniversary, Westminster Gallery, Bloomfield, NJ
A Group of Grids, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Catskills Connection, Nutshell Gallery, Lake Huntington, NY
1992 Reinventing the Wheel, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Animal Magic, Nexus Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
1991 Review/Preview, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
Gallery Salon Show, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Selections, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1990 Rising Starts, Sande Webster4 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Teachers Views, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
1989 Spirit Within, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1988 Fresh A.I.R., Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1987 Powerful Little Stuff, 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
International Group Show, Gallery Salon, Philadelphia, PA
Progressions, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1986 Dimensional Cut-Outs, Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curve of a Plane 2, 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
Art Against Apartheid, Boricua College, Brooklyn, NY
Affirmations of Life, Kenkeleba House, New York, NY
Publications and Reviews
2007 ARTSLETTER, Volume XXXL, Number 3, DVAA, May/June Issue 2007
2005 Hankanson Colby, Joyce "Contemporary Sculptors..," The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
2002 Israel, Stephen, "Art is Thriving ...," Times Herald Record, Middletown, NY
Gref, Barbara, "In Brief," Towne Crier, Sullivan County, NY
2001 Johnson, Kenneth, "Art Guide," New York Times
Sozanski, Edward, "Botanical Plowshares," Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
1999 Rice, Robin, "The Secret Life of Plants," Philadelphia City Paper
1997 Rice, Robin, "Critical Mass, Kathleen Spicer: Botanica," Philadelphia City Paper
1995 "Unmasking the Artist," The Times Herald Record, New York, NY
"Kathleen Spicer at D.V.A.A., "River Reporter, New York, NY
"Interview," JUMP TV
1994 "Contemporary Art," APPRISE
1993 "Art with Evoking Spice," Collective Voice, Bloomfield, NJ
"Manhattan Profile," New York Newsday
1988 "Five Views in One,' New York's DOWNTOWN
1984 "Sculpture Throws a Curve," ARTSPEAK
Selected Public Collections
United States Embassy in Togo, West Africa
Public School 28, Queens, NY
ARCO Chemical, Newtown, PA
Citibank NA, New York
Wiley and Company, Hoboken, NJ
Cyberlogic Inc., New York
Diamond State Port Corporation, Wilmington, DE
Merc Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Westpoint, PA
Phillip Morris, Inc., New York, NY
VCA/Deloitte and Touche, Elkins Park, PA
Awards
2001 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
1999 Craft Alliance Grant for New York State
1991 Alumni Award, Community College of Philadelphia
Special Editions, Lower East Side Print Shop
1988-87 Artist-in-Residence, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1987-86 Artist-in-Residence, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1985 Graduate with Honors, Parsons School of Design
Commissions
2007 City of Chicago Police Department, 3 large wall hung relief sculptures in community room and hallway
2003 20 wall hung wood sculptures for John Wiley and Company, Hoboken, NJ
2002 Small works for Deloitte and Touche to replace works destroyed in World Trade Center, NYC
2000 Series of painted aluminum wall sculptures and design for terrazzo floor design for P.S. 28, Queens, New York. Commissioned by the New York Department of Cultural Affairs and New York Board of Education.
1999 Series of wall hung wood sculptures for Deloitte and Touche, Elkins Park, PA
1990 Large mural on canvas and wall designs for Citibank, NA, New York, NY
Curatorial Experience
2004 Compilation, Formation, Sensation, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, NY
2003 Uncommon Threads, Delaware Valley Arts Allliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2002 Out of the Woods, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
1997 Stitches, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1996 Echo:a Show of Multiples, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1995 Perceptions/Reflections, Nutshell Gallery, Lake Huntington, NY
Fresh A.I.R. at 20, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Catskill Connection (inaugural exhibition), Nutshell Gallery, Lake Huntington
1989 Spirit Within, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
1987 Powerful Little Stuff, 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
1986 Spring Collection, 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY
Related Experience
Guest Lecturer, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, the artistic relationship between husband (Charles Searles) and wife (Kathleen Spicer) 2006
Guest Lecturer, Nassau County Community College Art Forums, slide presentation, lecture and demonstration, 2005
Guest Lecturer, Creative Center for People with Cancer, slide presentation and workshop, 2003
Currently - Presently self-employed part time
Muralist / faux finisher and decorative painter. Employ two part-time assistants.
Have hired students from Pratt Manhattan as interns that receive 3 credits per semester. Maintained business (while continuing my own work) since 1989.
Mostly residential work, but also include public works including murals for:
PT's Country Kitchen, Mount Kisco, NY
Citicorp, NA, New York, NY
Doctors Cooper and Hochberg, New York, NY
Doctor Sharon Essner, Hicksville, New York, NY
Childrens Blood Foundation at Cornell Hospital, New York, NY
Global Pediatrics, New York, NY
New York Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Red Robin Restaurants, Sayerville, NJ and Hicksville, NY
Cinco De Mayo Restaurant, New York, NY
Timber Town, New Haven, CT
2003 Instructor, Creative Center for People with Cancer
Taught session (4 weeks) adults decorative painting and Faux finishing. Hands on experience on large boards and on walls.
2002 Instructor, Creative Center for People with Cancer Session on making small wood sculptures.
1985-1995 teacher, Henry Street Settlement. Taught all ages, kindergarten through senior citizen. Helped develop gallery program plans. Gallery docent for several years. Also taught at several lower east side schools. Developed art classes and art "gallery" in the halls of PS 63. Developed and complete large murals in cafeteria with a group of 5th and 6th grade students over an eight week period.
Taught nature science through art and developed art gallery for student art at PS 188 for 6 years. Also developed large scale murals with a group of students after school at PS 188.
1993 Instructor at Bloomfield College, NJ. Taught art class and designed stage sets and props for the school's Circus / Theater class.
1989 - 1991 Teacher, YMHCA, 92nd Stsreet, New York, NY
Taught painting and produced a teen magazine with groups of students over course of two years. Also taught young children with their mothers.
1987 - 1988 Teacher, Senior citizen class at Russel Sage High School, Queens, NY.
Taught basic water color class.
Contact:
917-575-7553
spikat@gmail.com
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