Hello to all...
I am back in my native mile high city where I’ve recently finished applying (finally!) for MFA programs, and am playing at the art-world game...
I’ve had some wonderful opportunities since returning from Ireland, including a teaching internship in Telluride, CO and a few artist residencies. I had one at the Science Museum of Minnesota where I was given a cabin in the forest for three weeks, and another on a tiny, private island off the coast of Maine with one other artist and eight writers. I stayed in a wonderful studio/room in a giant barn out in the woods where I had all the time and quiet one could want.
Since then I've been working at a few mind-numbing jobs in Denver to pay the bills while I continue to spend time in the studio and work towards the next phase of my life. I have had two solo shows and a couple of group shows. They were both well-attended and well-received, and very instrumental in helping me get my foot in the door in Denver.
I have signed with a gallery here called Walker Fine Art, a large, contemporary space in the museum district. I'm very excited about that relationship; it's owned by a wonderful, fiery woman who knows her business very well. Also, she's looking for it to be a long-term relationship, and is willing to follow me and continue to show my work through and after graduate school. Just since signing on about six weeks ago, they’ve sold eight of my pieces and are anxious for more! (kind of a lot of pressure though...) I’ve had quite a number of other sales recently as well, through prior or additional outlets, much to my surprise and excitement, and just in time to give me a little boost while trying to compose daunting application essays about artistic worth.
My work continues to focus primarily on the natural world, and I still consider drawing to be my main medium, though I have branched out a bit with painting and printmaking over the past year. I have continued to work on both large and small scales, usually simultaneously, which I find to be beneficial. My time in nature and the devotion to my subject matter have both continued to grow, and benefit immensely from opportunities such as residencies that allow for the “time, space, and inspiration” we all know and love from BCA.
Lastly...I’ve finally gotten a website up and running, which for someone as web-handicapped as I am (hence the long delay in my blogging) is a pretty major accomplishment. :)
www.noctua-creative.com
