Artist Eileen P. Goldenberg

Eileen P. Goldenberg - Artist Statement

I paint because I have to. Daily expression is necessary and the meditative repetition informs my work. I paint intuitively, building layers of color, conjuring in a palette of rich vermillion, magenta, yellow and shades of white. The loose organization emerges from the whole, shifting the eye from the details to the whole and back. I strive for complexity within the simple constraint of form and color. This allows me to fully expand my vision.

My medium is tempered beeswax with pigments for color. I paint many layers of wax and then carve back, excavating into the work. The surface is waxy and lush, similar to human skin. Because I use tempered beeswax (tree resin is added) this makes the work very durable.

The “Tea House” series was inspired by the book The Tea House Fire, by Ellis Avery (I listen to books while I paint) that describes in detail the ancient Japanese ceremony of Chado, or Tea. The serenity of the tea ceremony is very close to what I try to convey with my art.

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Education

2002 Encaustic workshop, R&F paints, San Francisco

1997 San Francisco Renaissance, Small Business Course

1977 MFA, MA University of Iowa

1974 BFA, Alfred University

1969-70 Brooklyn Museum Art School

1969-70 New York University

Exhibitions

Solo:

2010 Solo Show at Hallway Gallery

2008 Salon Show, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento

2003 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2003 Alta Bates Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1999 Featured Artist, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA

1997 Insight Gallery, San Francisco

1998 Insight Gallery, San Francisco

1995 Hanson Art Source, Knoxville, TN

1992 Artisan Gallery, Great Neck NY

1993 Artisan Gallery, Great Neck, NY

1990 Ruby O’ Burke Gallery, SF, CA

2009 Waxing Philosophically, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA

2009 32nd Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square Galleries New York, NY

2009 Tangible Wax, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL

2009 Metamorphosis, Contemporary Works in Wax, at the Haydon Art Center, Lincoln NB Sponsored in part by International Encaustic Artists

2008 Small Works, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael

2008 Art In the Pearl, Portland, OR

2008 Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue WA

2008 Looking Forward, at Himmelberger Gallery SF

2008 Translucent: Contemporary Works In Wax, Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 14th Annual National Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY

2008 31st Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY

2008 Summer Show, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue, WA

2008 Summer Salon Show, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2008 Art For Your Home, Coupa Cosas Gallery, Palo Alto, CA

2008 Bay Area Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

2008 Mill Valley Art Fair, Mill Valley, CA

2008 Wish You Were Here, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY

2007 12 x 12, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2007 Relative Geometries, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2007 Encaustic Works 2007, R&F Gallery, Kingston, NY

2007 Encaustic artists, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2007 Abstract and Geometric, Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL

2007 National Annual Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2007 Group 9, Venus Gallery, Butte, MO

2007 Textures, Group 9, at the Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, NV

2006 Opening of “Walls”, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2006 Wax Works, West Coast Encaustic Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

2006 Hot Wax, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006 Encaustic Paintings, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005 In the Abstract, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

2005 de Young Museum, Ceramics in the museum store, San Francisco, CA

2005 Ceramics in the Museum Store, San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA

2005 Oil and Wax, A National Exhibition of Encaustic Art, Art League of Northern California, Novato, CA

2005 Underworld #1, Falkirk Art Center, San Rafael, CA

2005 Blue Fence #10, Woman Made Gallery, Annual Show, Chicago, IL

Professional Experience

1999-Present Ceramics for children and adults, Burlingame Rec. Center, Burlingame CA

2005-Present Encaustic Workshops, private studio, San Francisco

2009 “Teaching the Teachers” at the Third National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA

2008 “The Tea House Project” at the Second National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA

2007 “Materials” Moderator for Panel Discussion, First National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA

2007 Panel Moderator, panel on encaustic materials

2007 Panel Moderator, National Encaustic Conference

2007 Panel Moderator, Montserrat School of Art

1980-1990 Ceramics, Ruby O’ Burke’s Clay Studio, San Francisco

2007 Morris James, law firm, Philadelphia, PA

2007 San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist’s Grant, Tea House Project, San Francisco, CA

1997 First Place prize for Business plan



	Eileen P. Goldenberg - Artist Statement I paint because I have to. Daily expression is necessary and the meditative repetition informs my work. I paint intuitively, building layers of color, conjuring in a palette of rich vermillion, magenta, yellow and shades of white. The loose organization emerges from the whole, shifting the eye from the details to the whole and back. I strive for complexity within the simple constraint of form and color. This allows me to fully expand my vision. My medium is tempered beeswax with pigments for color. I paint many layers of wax and then carve back, excavating into the work. The surface is waxy and lush, similar to human skin. Because I use tempered beeswax (tree resin is added) this makes the work very durable. The “Tea House” series was inspired by the book The Tea House Fire, by Ellis Avery (I listen to books while I paint) that describes in detail the ancient Japanese ceremony of Chado, or Tea. The serenity of the tea ceremony is very close to what I try to convey with my art. Resume Education 2002 Encaustic workshop, R&F paints, San Francisco 1997 San Francisco Renaissance, Small Business Course 1977 MFA, MA University of Iowa 1974 BFA, Alfred University 1969-70 Brooklyn Museum Art School 1969-70 New York University Exhibitions Solo: 2010 Solo Show at Hallway Gallery 2009 Propeller, San Francisco, CA 2008 Salon Show, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento 2003 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA 2003 Alta Bates Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1999 Featured Artist, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA 1997 Insight Gallery, San Francisco 1998 Insight Gallery, San Francisco 1995 Hanson Art Source, Knoxville, TN 1992 Artisan Gallery, Great Neck NY 1993 Artisan Gallery, Great Neck, NY 1990 Ruby O’ Burke Gallery, SF, CA Group: 2009 Waxing Philosophically, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA 2009 225 F: Encaustic Encounters, Turchin Center for the visual Arts, Boone NC 2009 32nd Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square Galleries New York, NY 2009 Tangible Wax, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL 2009 Metamorphosis, Contemporary Works in Wax, at the Haydon Art Center, Lincoln NB Sponsored in part by International Encaustic Artists 2008 Small Works, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael 2008 Art In the Pearl, Portland, OR 2008 Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue WA 2008 Looking Forward, at Himmelberger Gallery SF 2008 Translucent: Contemporary Works In Wax, Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2008 14th Annual National Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY 2008 31st Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY 2008 Summer Show, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2008 Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue, WA 2008 Summer Salon Show, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2008 Art For Your Home, Coupa Cosas Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 2008 Bay Area Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA 2008 Mill Valley Art Fair, Mill Valley, CA 2008 Wish You Were Here, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY 2007 12 x 12, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Relative Geometries, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Encaustic Works 2007, R&F Gallery, Kingston, NY 2007 Encaustic artists, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2007 Abstract and Geometric, Woman Made Gallery Chicago, IL 2007 National Annual Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2007 Group 9, Venus Gallery, Butte, MO 2007 Textures, Group 9, at the Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, NV 2006 Opening of “Walls”, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2006 Wax Works, West Coast Encaustic Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA 2006 Hot Wax, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 Encaustic Paintings, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 In the Abstract, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA 2005 de Young Museum, Ceramics in the museum store, San Francisco, CA 2005 Ceramics in the Museum Store, San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA 2005 Oil and Wax, A National Exhibition of Encaustic Art, Art League of Northern California, Novato, CA 2005 Underworld #1, Falkirk Art Center, San Rafael, CA 2005 Blue Fence #10, Woman Made Gallery, Annual Show, Chicago, IL Professional Experience 1999-Present Ceramics for children and adults, Burlingame Rec. Center, Burlingame CA 2005-Present Encaustic Workshops, private studio, San Francisco 2009 “Teaching the Teachers” at the Third National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA 2008 “The Tea House Project” at the Second National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA 2007 “Materials” Moderator for Panel Discussion, First National Encaustic Conference, Beverly, MA 2007 Panel Moderator, panel on encaustic materials 2007 Panel Moderator, National Encaustic Conference 2007 Panel Moderator, Montserrat School of Art 1980-1990 Ceramics, Ruby O’ Burke’s Clay Studio, San Francisco Collections 2007 Morris James, law firm, Philadelphia, PA Awards 2007 San Francisco Arts Commission Individual Artist’s Grant, Tea House Project, San Francisco, CA 1997 First Place prize for Business plan





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