Marybeth Rothman – Artist Statement
My collection of orphaned photographs is the catalyst for my encaustic mixed media paintings. I am intrigued by the conflicting, reciprocal, and parallel relationships of people, objects and environment created by the click of the shutter. I deconstruct photographic imagery through a fusion of encaustic paint and a vocabulary of drawings, marks and color. This many layered process makes all imbedded material integral to the encaustic structure as well as creating a visual depth that is unique to this medium. The interplay of opacity and translucency in my paintings is also an essential element in revealing the story that I have found.
Resume
Education
1981 BFA in Illustration, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Solo:
- 2008 Interchurch Center Treasure Room Gallery, New York, NY
Group:
- 2009 Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
- 2009 Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 Midday Gallery, Englewood, NJ
- 2008 Midday Gallery, Englewood, NJ
- 2008 Arts Guild of Rahway, NJ
- 2008 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2007 Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
- 2007 Broome Street Gallery, New York, NY
- 2007 Pen and Brush Gallery, New York, NY
- 2007 Monroe Center for the Arts, Hoboken, NJ
- 2006 Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
- 2006 Frost & Reed Gallery, New York, NY
- 2006 Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
- 2006 Pen & Brush Gallery, New York, NY
- 2006 Harriman Mason Gallery, New York, NY
- 2005 Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
- 2005 Pen & Brush Gallery, New York, NY
- 2005 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC.
- 2005 Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2005 The Salmagundi Club New York, NY
- 2005 Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
- 2005 National Association of Women Artists Gallery, New York, NY
- 2005 Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
- 2005 Bergen Performing Arts Center, Englewood, NJ
- 2005 Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
- 2005 Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY
- 2004 Pen & Brush Gallery, New York, NY
- 2004 Red Dot Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
- 2004 Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
- 2003 Limner Gallery, New York, NY
- 2003 Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
- 2001 Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
- 2000 Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
- 2000 Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
- 1999 Art Center of Northern NJ, New Milford, NJ
- 1996 Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
Awards
- 2005 First Prize, All Brush Exhibition, Pen & Brush Inc., New York, NY
- 2005 Third Prize, Ninth Annual Georgetown International Art Competition, Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC
- 2005 Artist of the Month, ManhattanArts.com
- 2005 Artist’s Profile Award, Manhattan Arts International Small Works, New York, NY
- 2005 Award of Excellence, 16th New Jersey Small Works Show, Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
- 2004 Two Awards of Honorable Mention, 13th National Juried Art Exhibition,
- 2004 Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
- 2000 Award of Merit, 9th Annual Cover Art Competition, Manhattan Arts International Magazine, New York, NY
- 1996 Merit Award, Member’s Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ
- 1996 Honorable Mention, New York Art Review, New York, NY
- 1985 New Illustrators Merit Award, Society of Illustrators and Portfolio Show, Society of Publication Designers, Inc, New York, NY
Professional Experience
- 2006-08 Member, International Encaustic Artists, Novato, CA
- 2006-08 Member, Pen & Brush Inc., New York, NY
- 2005-08 Member, New York Society of Women Artists, New York, NY
- 2005-08 Member, National Association of Women Artists, Inc., New York, NY
- 2001-05 Resident, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 1981-93 Illustrator, New York, NY
Publications
- 2008 Embracing Encaustic, Portland, Oregon
- 2006 Her Mark 2006, Chicago, IL
- 2005 The Artrepeneur Newsletter, Cover, March/April New York, NY
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