Approved: 14.07.2009

Carol Denn

Artist

Approved: 14.07.2009

ARTIST STATEMENT

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Artist Statement

ARTIST STATEMENT

I create contemporary oil paintings with collage on linen canvas and illustrations on paper and products. I invent visual narratives with paint, gold leaf and collage relating to themes around nature, identity and travel to places like Japan and coastal regions around the world.

The sandy-colored raw linen and any collage elements are fully protected with a clear primer which allows it to remain visible and a feature in this work. You can get a sense of the scale of my paintings with the exhibition images of my artwork on my exhibitions page on my website.

Negative space or space between elements is featured in my art. It is not only what you add but also what you choose to leave out that makes a seemingly simple artwork complex in the planning and execution process.

References to nature can be found throughout my work and one example is a painting depicting antlers in paint in response to the growing concern the world is facing with regards to the environment. I also explore themes around identity when representing people.

I am inspired by my travels in my area and also around the world to places such as Japan. Seeing Japanese art first hand and the culture in Japan helped my practice as an artist and more fully understand the influence Japan has had on my art. I was able to study with 5 different master artists in Kyoto, Japan. The Japanese origami washi paper and marbled paper I use in my collage in my paintings bring a sense of pattern, texture, handmade craft, tradition and history to the work.

CV & Education

EDUCATION

2015 Shillington College Graphic Design, London

2007- 2008 MA in Fine Art from Bath Spa University, England resulting in sell out show followed by sales, commissions & exhibitions

2003-5 Three years of figure/life drawing study at the Lycee Henri IV Paris, ADAC studio, working in oil, pastels and charcoal

2003-4 Attended weekly Art History Conferences at L’Ecole du Louvre Paris

2003 Semester of oil painting at the Ecole de Beaux Arts Paris

2000 BA in Art History minor in Communications
University of Georgia, USA

1998 Study Abroad in Paris through Wells College, Life Drawing and photography at Parsons College, Paris

EXHIBITIONS

2021 

Master’s Circle, Exhibition, Salem Arts Association, Salem, MA, USA, May 1 to June 25th 2021

Primavera, Exhibition, Salem Arts Association, Salem, MA, USA, May 1 to June 25th 2021

Imagination, Exhibition, Salem Arts Association, Salem, MA, USA, May 1 to June 25th 2021

2020
Holiday Showcase and Heart of History 7 Gables Exhibitions, Salem Arts Association, Salem, MA, USA Nov 9 – Dec. 20th 2020
2018
Right Angle Picture Framing, Corsham, UK September 24 – Oct 7th
2014
Alice 3.0 Exhibition, Museum of Oxford, Oxford, UK June 7 – Sept 6th,
RUH Hospital in Bath Art Exhibition, Bath, UK July 25 – Oct 16th,
Black Swan Arts, Divas Gallery, Frome, UK Jan. – Feb 8th, 2014,
2013
Fringe Arts Festival Bath, England Bloodlines exhibition
Black Swan Arts, Divas Gallery, Frome, UK Dec. 2013
2012
Black Swan Arts, Frome, UK August 2012
Fringe Arts Festival Bath, UK
Open Competition chosen by Art in England magazine
Open Studios Art Trail, Frome Festival, Frome, UK
2011
Cameron Contemporary Art, Affordable Art Fair Bristol, UK
Open Studios Art Trail, Frome Festival, Frome, UK
Rook Lane Retro, Rook Lane Arts, Frome, UK
2010
Retro Rook Lane Art Fair, Frome, UK
Rook Lane Arts, Frome, UK
Autumn Art Exhibition RUH hospital in Bath, UK
Consuming Nature, The Octagon, Milsom Place, Bath, UK
2009
6@TheOctagon, Fringe Arts Festival Bath, UK
2008
Masters of Fine Art Exhibition, Bath Spa University, resulting in a sell-out show
MA Interim Show, School Gallery, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
2007 L’Horizon, Monaco