Carolyn Naiman
Artist Statement:
In my attempt to depict abstract forms of nature, I have discovered that nature is not solely visible to the eye, it also includes the inner ruminations of our souls. We have our own, quite personal and extraordinary, inner landscapes. My hope is to encourage the viewer to look within, and break free from the outside constructs we use to define ourselves.
Biography:
Largely influenced by the color field movement, Naiman began exploring the atmospheric effects of vast expanses of color. She became particularly interested in color relationships and how color stimulates the inner emotional landscape. By 2005, Naiman changed her approach from the non-objective to a more literal approach to the landscape. Her goal was to capture the mood provoking elements of the color field artists with the mystical qualities of earlier schools of landscape painters such as the Hudson River School artists, the Barbizon artists and the Tonalists. Although still abstract in approach, Naiman’s intention is to depict the landscape as a luminous, and awe-inspiring force that she believes has a tremendous impact on our inner experiences and how we relate to the world around us.
Education:
2000-2002 Otis School of Art & Design
1996- 1998 Antioch University: MA Clinical Psychology
1989-1992 New York University: BFA Visual Arts
Selected Group Exhibitions and Invitationals:
| 3/02 |
NOHO Gallery Stroll
|
North Hollywood, CA |
Group Show
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| 1/03 |
Boulder Arts Association
|
Boulder, CO |
Annual Juried Art Show |
| 5/03 |
EP2 Gallery
|
Boulder, CO |
Group Show |
| 7/03 |
The Annex
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 9/03 |
Santa Fe Arts
Assembly
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 9/03 |
Colorado Athletic Club
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
10/03
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Santa Fe Arts Assembly
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 11/03 |
The Annex
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 11/04 |
The Den Gallery
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 4/05 |
Soke Fine Art
|
Vail Valley, CO
|
Group Show |
| 4/05 |
The Den Gallery
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 5/05 |
The Collection
|
Denver, CO |
Featured Artist |
| 6/05 |
Cache Fine Art @ Pirate
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 12/05 |
REMMI Fine Art
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 2/06 |
The Collection
|
Denver, CO |
Featured Artist |
| 7/06 |
REMMI Fine Art
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 9/06 |
The Denver Public Library
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 11/06 |
Square Deal Gallery
|
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
11/06
|
Michael Newton Gallery
|
Copper Mountain, CO |
Group Show |
| 7/07 |
Remmi Fine Art |
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 8/07 |
Robischon Gallery |
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
| 11/07 |
Gallery 1261 |
Denver, CO |
Group Show |
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Selected Sole Exhibitions:
| 1/04 |
Santa Fe Arts Assembly
|
Denver, CO
|
Solo Show |
The Reality of Color |
| 7/04 |
The Annex
|
Denver, CO
|
Two-person Show |
Speaking in Rhythms
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| 3/05 |
The Den Gallery
|
Denver, CO |
Solo Show |
Through The Doorway
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| 7/05 |
Kevin Saehlenou Gallery
|
Denver, CO |
Solo Show |
Forces of Nature |
11/05
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REMMI Fine Art
|
Denver, CO |
Solo Show |
New Works |
8/06
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REMMI Fine Art |
Denver, CO |
Solo Show |
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Corporate Collections:
AREDEV: American Real Estate Development, San Diego, CA
Lydia Dody Breast Care Foundation, Denver, CO
The Law Offices of Darling, Bergstrom, & Milligan, LLC, Denver, CO
Olson, Reyes, & Sauerwein, P.C., Denver, CO
Kelly Executive Suites, Denver, CO
Holland & Hart, Denver, CO
The Law Offices of Lasater & Allen, Littleton, CO
Hexagon Investments, Denver, CO
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co., Denver, CO
Publications:
Chimera Review
Spring Issue, Vol. IV
The UCD Advocate
Nov. 12, 2003
“Scene, Not Herd”
Art District on Santa Fe Magazine
June, 2005 Featured artist of the DEN Gallery
“The Den”
STC Magazine
2005, Savoring the City:
Published Annually by Pearl Publishing Media
Featured Artist of THE COLLECTION
Denver Post, Your Hub
Thursday, March 2nd 2006
Bob L. Thomas, “50 years of Painting” by Carolyn Naiman
“Treasures of Colorado”
Published by Morgan & Chase Publishers, 2007
“Remmi Fine Art, Featured Artist”
Landscapes of Colorado
Written by Ann S. Daley & Michael Paglia
Published by Fresco Publications, 2007
Southwest Art Magazine
“Best of the West”
July, 2007 |
