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I currently maintain two separate studios:
9 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls, MA
01370
Cottage Street Studios
1 Cottage Street
Easthampton, MA
Suite 320
by appointment, please
413 - 489 - 1213
lgoddard@lauriegoddard.com
Lyrical Abstraction
This body of abstract landscapes comprises reflections of time spent in Italy, Japan and Western Massachusetts as well as distillations of their cultures. My favorite materials are encaustics, water based paints and varnishes, oxidized semi-precious leaf and charcoal on both hardboard panels and 300 lb. paper. The result can be seen as a cool amalgam of both a moment or a lifetime. This process, the addition and subtraction of color and the manipulation of the leaf through patination, pushes the limits of water based mediums, and forces their compatibility with metals. Through this tension and transformation the work becomes a travelogue of modern and antique imagery. The Asian influence on my work comes from study of Japanese architecture and calligraphy. The Italian influence is from a few wonderful years living in Milan, and subsequent return visits. Western Massachusetts, where I now live, provides inspiration in the form of ever changing beauty and urgency. In my attempt to reveal underlying structures and reconnect eras, I have come to realize that these three references are wonderfully compatible.
I am influenced by the great Modernists and the Abstract Expressionists, as well as recorded music and poetry. Gesture, serenity, memory, elegance and the thrill of the hunt are my main motives in painting.
The imaginary game board series is a work in progress. I am developing these paintings and cubes in encaustic and mixed media, and telling their stories, rules and histories via the written word.
Degree:
1977, BFA Printmaking Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
studied with Leonard Nelson, Charles Fallon, Chen Lok Lee, Wm. Walton
Published :
The Flag Book, by Kit Hinrichs, Delphine Hirasuna, Chronicle Books
Gilding, Lark Books
Studio Visit, Volumes Two, Six and Nine
Open Studios Press
Collections:
In the private collections of Eli Lily Corp., Ven. Piyatassi Bhikkhu, Sargent Shriver, Emerson College, Donna Karan, Raymond S. Hartman, Dwight Emanuelson, Gwenn Carr, Claude Picasso, Gregory Maguire, Amherst College, Mme. Lavinia Samuel, the Consulate of the Netherlands.
Art in the Embassies, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Cameroon.
Permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Exhibitions:
2009
Spring
group show, Vivid Wonders of a Startled Imagination; Gallery 51, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA.
June
CCNS annual invitational show, Rowayton, CT
July
solo show, Blue Stone Gallery, Milford, PA
October
solo show, Hewar Gallery, Kingdom Tower, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2008
Redmondbennett Gallery, Dublin, NH, group show
Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah, 2 person show
Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, MA, solo show
Kebanu Gallery, Bend, OR, solo show
Bruce Museum Fine Art Show, Greenwich,CT
Wunderarts Small 2008 invitational show, Amherst, MA
2007
Kebanu Gallery - Bend, OR
The Brigham Galleries - Nantucket, MA
Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
Hoadley Gallery - Lenox, MA
Lyons View Gallery - Knoxville, TN
Mimosa - Saratoga Springs, NY
Wunderarts, Amherst, MA;
2006 - Hoadley Gallery, Lenox MA, solo show
Guilford Art Show, Guilford CT.
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet MA. 2 person show
2005 - John Slade Ely House, New Haven, Ct
The Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
Kebanu, Bend OR - solo show
Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, MA - solo show
Shaw-Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
The Brigham Galleries, Nantucket, MA
2004 - Kebanu, Bend, OR - solo show
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Wave Gallery, New Haven, CT. - solo show
Milward Farrell Fine Art, Madison, WI
2003 - Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. solo show
2002 - Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - solo show
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. group show
9 Bridge Street
Shelburne Falls, MA
01370
Cottage Street Studios
1 Cottage Street
Easthampton, MA
Suite 320
by appointment, please
413 - 489 - 1213
lgoddard@lauriegoddard.com
Lyrical Abstraction
This body of abstract landscapes comprises reflections of time spent in Italy, Japan and Western Massachusetts as well as distillations of their cultures. My favorite materials are encaustics, water based paints and varnishes, oxidized semi-precious leaf and charcoal on both hardboard panels and 300 lb. paper. The result can be seen as a cool amalgam of both a moment or a lifetime. This process, the addition and subtraction of color and the manipulation of the leaf through patination, pushes the limits of water based mediums, and forces their compatibility with metals. Through this tension and transformation the work becomes a travelogue of modern and antique imagery. The Asian influence on my work comes from study of Japanese architecture and calligraphy. The Italian influence is from a few wonderful years living in Milan, and subsequent return visits. Western Massachusetts, where I now live, provides inspiration in the form of ever changing beauty and urgency. In my attempt to reveal underlying structures and reconnect eras, I have come to realize that these three references are wonderfully compatible.
I am influenced by the great Modernists and the Abstract Expressionists, as well as recorded music and poetry. Gesture, serenity, memory, elegance and the thrill of the hunt are my main motives in painting.
The imaginary game board series is a work in progress. I am developing these paintings and cubes in encaustic and mixed media, and telling their stories, rules and histories via the written word.
Degree:
1977, BFA Printmaking Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
studied with Leonard Nelson, Charles Fallon, Chen Lok Lee, Wm. Walton
Published :
The Flag Book, by Kit Hinrichs, Delphine Hirasuna, Chronicle Books
Gilding, Lark Books
Studio Visit, Volumes Two, Six and Nine
Open Studios Press
Collections:
In the private collections of Eli Lily Corp., Ven. Piyatassi Bhikkhu, Sargent Shriver, Emerson College, Donna Karan, Raymond S. Hartman, Dwight Emanuelson, Gwenn Carr, Claude Picasso, Gregory Maguire, Amherst College, Mme. Lavinia Samuel, the Consulate of the Netherlands.
Art in the Embassies, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Cameroon.
Permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Exhibitions:
2009
Spring
group show, Vivid Wonders of a Startled Imagination; Gallery 51, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, MA.
June
CCNS annual invitational show, Rowayton, CT
July
solo show, Blue Stone Gallery, Milford, PA
October
solo show, Hewar Gallery, Kingdom Tower, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2008
Redmondbennett Gallery, Dublin, NH, group show
Meyer Gallery, Park City, Utah, 2 person show
Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, MA, solo show
Kebanu Gallery, Bend, OR, solo show
Bruce Museum Fine Art Show, Greenwich,CT
Wunderarts Small 2008 invitational show, Amherst, MA
2007
Kebanu Gallery - Bend, OR
The Brigham Galleries - Nantucket, MA
Katie Gingrass Gallery - Milwaukee, WI
Hoadley Gallery - Lenox, MA
Lyons View Gallery - Knoxville, TN
Mimosa - Saratoga Springs, NY
Wunderarts, Amherst, MA;
2006 - Hoadley Gallery, Lenox MA, solo show
Guilford Art Show, Guilford CT.
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet MA. 2 person show
2005 - John Slade Ely House, New Haven, Ct
The Martin Gallery, Charleston, SC
Kebanu, Bend OR - solo show
Hoadley Gallery, Lenox, MA - solo show
Shaw-Cramer Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA
The Brigham Galleries, Nantucket, MA
2004 - Kebanu, Bend, OR - solo show
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Wave Gallery, New Haven, CT. - solo show
Milward Farrell Fine Art, Madison, WI
2003 - Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. solo show
2002 - Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - solo show
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt. group show